There has been a TV commercial running lately featuring people who are visited by their future selves. If such a thing were possible, and I was visited 30 years ago by my current self, I wonder what I would think? For one thing, I'd be surprised that I was involved in Internet technology, since I didn't know anything about it (or its precursor, the ARPAnet), at the time. But more importantly, I was planning on becoming a doctor, so I'd be surprised that I changed career interests. (Why I decided to switch is something that I'll cover on its 30th anniversary. There are some other things I will reflect upon in the days ahead, as I'm coming up on quite a few key anniversaries.)
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There has been a TV commercial running lately featuring people who are visited by their future selves. If such a thing were possible, and I was visited 30 years ago by my current self, I wonder what I would think? For one thing, I'd be surprised that I was involved in Internet technology, since I didn't know anything about it (or its precursor, the ARPAnet), at the time. But more importantly, I was planning on becoming a doctor, so I'd be surprised that I changed career interests. (Why I decided to switch is something that I'll cover on its 30th anniversary. There are some other things I will reflect upon in the days ahead, as I'm coming up on quite a few key anniversaries.)
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