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There is an Assassin after you and you will almost certainly die within the next 7 days if the timeline remains unchanged. Your phone can now send messages back in time; How do you save yourself? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 days ago by throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Rules:

The messages can go as far back as the beginning of the 7 day period (the moment you found out about your assassin is after you)
You can only send the messages if you have cell signal (maybe don't hide in the woods, you assassin might be there, and you don't get a do-over 🙃)
Your phone is immune to damage and malware (although spyware and keyloggers can still be on there, but they can't affect the system, just on "read only" mode). Auto-updates are now disabled by default
If assassin got your phone, they could send false messages to trick your past self. (Don't lose your phone!)
At the end of 7 days, the Assassin will just drop dead due to time travel limitations, time travelers cannot survive longer than 7 days in the past (yes, the assassin is a time traveler 😉)

[P.S: El Psy Congroo]

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[–] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

No, you get to send unlimited number of messages, but the furthest back is at the beginning of this 7 days. You could send it to day 2, day 3, or even exactly at 12:34 on day 4.

[–] VeganCheesecake@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 days ago

OK, but what happens to current me if it sends a message that leads past me on a course that will not lead to it's current state?

Does it create multiple time lines? Might that lead to a near infinite amount of messages received at the beginning of the period?

[–] rollmagma@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

But then that's me sending a message to past me and the messages can only go as far back as today, so that's like me writing a message right now and then reading it right now.

So I need to be able to meet with the assassin and somehow send a message with location and date so that past me can avoid it. Repeat until the 7 days end.

I guess I'm also not smart enough. Sigh.. Past self, I tried, but I don't understand the rules, so we're dead now.