What would you do if you were an 8 year old again, with your current mind (including memories and skills)? (sh.itjust.works)

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Besides the obvious answer of making money, or rather, how would you do it as an 8 year old? What else would you do?

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[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

I would actually follow through with that suicide i was thinking of back in the day. I think about it today also, but I used to as well.

Life ain't worth the squeeze, and im not adding an additional 30 years to my shift on earth.

[-] solidsnake@lemmy.ml 2 points 18 hours ago

Sorry to hear that even if you had the advantage of having the wisdom of a 38 year old at 8 you still don't find life worth living. I disagree, but can sympathize with the cynicism. I hope you find something akin to peace.

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