If you went back in time, what about you would most surprise your past self?

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If you went back in time, what about you would most surprise your past self?

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  2. full_of_ghosts Avatar

    That I was not, in fact, doomed to die a virgin.

    I was a late bloomer, but I got there. And it’s better to be a late bloomer than an early peaker, so all told, no complaints. Life turned out good.

  3. FerSimon1016 Avatar

    We did get the life we thought we’d never have

  4. volcanicpooruption Avatar

    How well we did.

    I started in a village in Alaska with under 300 people where everyones future is about as bleak as you can imagine.

    Moved out to never return, and now i have a good career, own my home, and have a built a loving family with an amazing woman

  5. RelativeSetting8588 Avatar

    I stopped drinking.

  6. iambic_only Avatar

    He’d definitely be shocked by how much weight I’ve gained, but I can only hope that wouldn’t preclude us from having sex with each other.

  7. theguineapigssong Avatar

    5 year old me would be tremendously shocked and disappointed that I grew up to become a pilot instead of my original plan of being a Great White Shark.

  8. AmoebaEmbarrassed Avatar

    Nothing, unfortunately.

  9. catsbuttes Avatar

    my past self would probably be dumbfounded that i had figured out time travel and used it to visit a mentally ill child instead of using it for personal gain

  10. MasonCooper42 Avatar

    How shit life is.

    I’d make sure none of the bad shit that’s happened will happen. I’d 100% arm myself with knowledge so life is better

  11. SadSickSoul Avatar

    He would be surprised and angry I was still alive, and shocked that I, however briefly, actually had a partner. Something very unlikely and disappointing followed by a near impossibility, by past me’s metrics.

  12. Due_Mountain5511 Avatar

    That I stopped playing videogames 🙂

  13. Character-Damage-640 Avatar

    got to compete in muay thai and mma lol

  14. idredd Avatar

    I think in some ways little kid me would be so stunned and impressed with all the awesome shit I’ve done in my life. The places I’ve seen, the people I’ve helped and the overall impact I’ve had in the world would blow little dudes mind entirely. At the same time though I think he’d be really struck by the overwhelming impact of depression and sadness, not a great vibe.

  15. alastor0x Avatar

    My younger self would be flabbergasted that of all the hobbies and things I could have done, Brazilian Jiujitsu is the thing I settled on getting “good” at as I start middle age.

  16. Ill-Ninja-8344 Avatar

    The most surpricing thing about me, is that I have accomplished nothing with my life.