This year. Having near omniscience about recent events would have so many useful applications.
My stock predictions would be crazy accurate if I could observe what decision makers were planning but had not yet implemented or were still in the process of implementing.
Depending on the timing of when this ability takes affect, I might be able to also place wagers on events, like awards shows, that have already been decided but not yet announced.
My ability to solve crimes by observing how they were committed and what happened to the evidence would propel me to Sherlock Holmesian level of noteriety.
I am also sure plenty of influencial people would be willing to do favors for me in exchange for my silence on some of their various recent activities.
This year. Having near omniscience about recent events would have so many useful applications.
Depending on the timing of when this ability takes affect, I might be able to also place wagers on events, like awards shows, that have already been decided but not yet announced.
OP’s rules were “You can skip around in time and space within your chosen year, but not affect anything.” So you couldn’t go back in time to place wagers to collect today. Your changes in the past would not affect the present.
Some events, like the cited example of award shows, have their outcomes decided on before they are announced. If I gain this ability after that the decision is made but before the outcome is announced, then I could place a wager on it now without impacting anything in the past. This is where the “depending on the timing” qualifier comes into play and why I said “already decided but not yet announced”.
This year. Having near omniscience about recent events would have so many useful applications.
My stock predictions would be crazy accurate if I could observe what decision makers were planning but had not yet implemented or were still in the process of implementing.
Depending on the timing of when this ability takes affect, I might be able to also place wagers on events, like awards shows, that have already been decided but not yet announced.
My ability to solve crimes by observing how they were committed and what happened to the evidence would propel me to Sherlock Holmesian level of noteriety.
I am also sure plenty of influencial people would be willing to do favors for me in exchange for my silence on some of their various recent activities.
Those aren’t even the imaginative ideas.
OP’s rules were “You can skip around in time and space within your chosen year, but not affect anything.” So you couldn’t go back in time to place wagers to collect today. Your changes in the past would not affect the present.
Maybe I want clear enough, so allow me to expand.
Some events, like the cited example of award shows, have their outcomes decided on before they are announced. If I gain this ability after that the decision is made but before the outcome is announced, then I could place a wager on it now without impacting anything in the past. This is where the “depending on the timing” qualifier comes into play and why I said “already decided but not yet announced”.