Current Events > You're able to have an hour long conversation with your 20 year old self...

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What would you tell yourself?
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write down as many powerball numbers on my arms as possible.
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When I was 20...
Let's see, that would have been around the time I started to realise people are weak minded. I'd explain what I've become and how my younger self shouldn't try to fit in and to simply embrace the natural feelings.
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Anything I would say to my 20 year old self would be ignored because I was still young and stupid enough to ignore any advice, even if it were from myself.

Considering I was 20 about 4 years ago, I wouldn't really have much to say.

Nothing significant happens between now and then, basically. My life is pretty much exactly the same. My 20 year old self would not be surprised in the slightest.
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Caution999 posted...

write down as many powerball numbers on my arms as possible.

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Sex would ensue.
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Bet a lot of money on Trump in 2016
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Don't bother studying. Nobody cares about your grades.
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Get off your ass and get a job immediately. Use the nearby bus routes to expand your job search options. Make sure you get the surgery for your feet in 2012.
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Bump
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Bump
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I'd give him a lot of advice about women, a few in particular: 2 he should have gone for & 1 he should have avoided.

MC_BatCommander posted...

Bet a lot of money on Trump in 2016

Also, this. And a couple other big upsets as well.

Lol
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Fuck all. If I didn't make the mistakes I did, I wouldn't have learned the lessons to teach myself and probably wouldn't take them as seriously and if my accomplishments were based on magic future advice, I'd never really feel I earned them.

I couldn't pull one string without unraveling the good things too.

Tell him to invest in Bitcoin.
Tell him Dragon Ball comes back and is better than ever.
Tell him to forge a stronger relationship with Tabby and Hermiione because they won't always be around.
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*is 20 now*

Hey, uhh, yeah
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I'm 20 now, so do I just look in a mirror, or what?
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-Don't be a dick. Try to think about how your actions affect others, and how selfish you may be at certain times
-Cherish your Grandparents. They won't be around much longer
-Get the fuck in shape and stay in shape
-Don't be afraid to be yourself around people and to take risks
-Work hard now and go to school, rather than in ten years
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WafflehouseJK posted...

I'm 20 now, so do I just look in a mirror, or what?

Whatever works for you man
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I was 20 less than a year ago so idk?
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As one user above said, invest in bitcoin. That would be 12 years ago, I could have set myself up with tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars for virtually no investment.
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There's no reason to keep trying. I know you fucked it up at 16 and 18 but you gotta really do it now. Please.
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1. Start working out
2. Go to college and finish it
3. Get out of Louisiana when I get the chance
4. Stop putting pussy on a pedestal
5. Super bowl winners
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TheFireRises posted...

Let's see, that would have been around the time I started to realise people are weak minded.

3edgy5me
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20 year old me was doing better than my current self, so the only important thing I'd say is to just keep trying. Other than that I guess I could recommend games, shows, manga/anime, etc. that I took too long to get into.
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Oh and invest in bitcoin
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never eat raspberries
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1. Tell Danielle how you feel. She feels the same and you know it.
2. Go to a therapist for your depression sooner rather than later. You can and will beat it, but you need help.
3. Call Bill and Geoff. They're good guys, and there's no reason to lose touch with them for a few years.
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Good news, you don't have to worry about cancer again for at least the next 13 years.

Bad news, schizophrenia's going to be a bitch.

In what at first seemed like bad news but then became great news, you're going to have two sets of twins with your fuck buddy/future wife.
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I am 20 right now though.
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I'd have a lot to say but it would be hard to convince me, still I could definitely do a lot of good.
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20 rn

Still interesting to read the posts
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I'm only 21, nearly 22. So it'd be a short conversation.

Basically, I'd just say that I'm confused as to what being a good and "balanced" person is, moreso than when I was 20. There's a sweet spot I hit at 20 where I was chill with sexuality and stuff, that's sort of been replaced by cynicism and tinges of anti-PC thoughts behind a shadow of what I used to think, and I'd urge my 20 year old self to stay the fuck off of GameFAQs and find somewhere snarky and chill to help decompress after 3 years of social justice stuff making me feel godawful.

GameFAQs might seem like a funny choice, like "haha, look at me, I'm surrounded by Trump voters and hurtful trolls and it's not affecting me!", but that shit seeps into your head and soon you're about as fucked as when your only outlet was the social justice side of Tumblr. Do better. Get away from the far left side of things, but don't overcompensate and associate with aggressively posting right-wing types.
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