There is a non-zero chance humans may have already gone back in time to keep humanity from suffering worse historical and current events than we already have, and this is actually the brightest timeline.

[u/Nagi21]

[u/Gilpif]

In the grand scheme of things Trump is unlikely to be that bad. Him being president is horrible for the people who live in the world right now, but I doubt his legacy will be that significant in 300 years.

[u/Theron3206 → u/Gilpif]

Frankly, there are several worse leaders right now, doing far worse things to large groups of people (just look at Africa for several examples).

The US is only in a poor state compared to its very recent period of unprecedented peace and prosperity, it's nothing like places like Uganda or Haiti.

[u/PolarBailey_ → u/Gilpif]

We just won't know. Ghengis khan's legacy has been significant centuries later. Thomas midgley Jr's legacy will be significant until at least the last person born before 2000 is dead. If you contribute advancements in microplastics as a branch off his technology then it'll be significant for millennia