“Netflix and kill baby Hitler”: A massive Twitter pile-on mocks the New York Times’ time-travel vigilante poll

On this sunny Friday afternoon, The New York Times Magazine inexplicably decided to poll its readers on whether or not they would go back and kill Hitler as a baby, given the option (worst "Back to the Future" brand tie-in ever). Ultimately, 42 percent of readers said they would, 30 percent said they wouldn't, and 28 percent said they weren't sure. Meanwhile, a seeming 100 percent of Twitter users found the whole proposition ridiculous, and chimed in with droll 140-character rebuttals to that effect. Take a look! https://twitter.com/THEKIDMERO/status... https://twitter.com/joshgondelman/sta... https://twitter.com/samfbiddle/status... https://twitter.com/AdamWeinstein/sta... https://twitter.com/marmolheater/stat... https://twitter.com/IAmSpilly/status/... https://twitter.com/trillotto/status/... https://twitter.com/atotalmonet/statu... https://twitter.com/Olivianuzzi/statu... https://twitter.com/jaypugz/status/65... https://twitter.com/delrayser/status/... https://twitter.com/tut___/status/657... https://twitter.com/mariabustillos/st... https://twitter.com/lindsayism/status... https://twitter.com/poniewozik/status... https://twitter.com/jonathanchait/sta... https://twitter.com/SimonMaloy/status... https://twitter.com/pourmecoffee/stat... https://twitter.com/jbouie/status/657... https://twitter.com/bad_garrett/statu... https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/... https://twitter.com/marklisanti/statu... https://twitter.com/the818/status/657... https://twitter.com/NickTavares/statu... https://twitter.com/Bencjacobs/status... https://twitter.com/Smorgasboredom/st... https://twitter.com/robdelaney/status... [image error]On this sunny Friday afternoon, The New York Times Magazine inexplicably decided to poll its readers on whether or not they would go back and kill Hitler as a baby, given the option (worst "Back to the Future" brand tie-in ever). Ultimately, 42 percent of readers said they would, 30 percent said they wouldn't, and 28 percent said they weren't sure. Meanwhile, a seeming 100 percent of Twitter users found the whole proposition ridiculous, and chimed in with droll 140-character rebuttals to that effect. Take a look! https://twitter.com/THEKIDMERO/status... https://twitter.com/joshgondelman/sta... https://twitter.com/samfbiddle/status... https://twitter.com/AdamWeinstein/sta... https://twitter.com/marmolheater/stat... https://twitter.com/IAmSpilly/status/... https://twitter.com/trillotto/status/... https://twitter.com/atotalmonet/statu... https://twitter.com/Olivianuzzi/statu... https://twitter.com/jaypugz/status/65... https://twitter.com/delrayser/status/... https://twitter.com/tut___/status/657... https://twitter.com/mariabustillos/st... https://twitter.com/lindsayism/status... https://twitter.com/poniewozik/status... https://twitter.com/jonathanchait/sta... https://twitter.com/SimonMaloy/status... https://twitter.com/pourmecoffee/stat... https://twitter.com/jbouie/status/657... https://twitter.com/bad_garrett/statu... https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/... https://twitter.com/marklisanti/statu... https://twitter.com/the818/status/657... https://twitter.com/NickTavares/statu... https://twitter.com/Bencjacobs/status... https://twitter.com/Smorgasboredom/st... https://twitter.com/robdelaney/status... [image error]

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