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[StayDead]

If I kill 7 year old me, could I have ever gone to the past in the first place?

It would depend on what theory of time travel you believe in. If you believe in the multiple worldline theory then yes you could.

 

[daripad]

My 7 year old would say that I'm too boring and unhappy. He would cry all the time at how all turned out to be in the future.

 

[terrisus]

Well, my 7-year-old self would see that where I ended up was basically nowhere near where I wanted to be. So, even if I didn't have a chance to tell my 7-year-old self anything, my 7-year-old self could at least figure out that anything he feels like would be a good thing to do - not to do that, and so something else instead. Since, things really couldn't have ended up much worse.

Except for my wife. That's a good thing.

 

[SmithnCo]

I'd be pretty underwhelmed.

 

[plasmasd]

To impress my 7 year old self I'd have to arrive in a DeLorean, rappel from a hole in the ceiling with some bros and kill the music teacher during the Christmas play before I had to sing in public. That and stop the fifth graders from destroying our fort during recess.

 

[Cloud Strife]

"Wow you got tall"

I was very short growing up but now I'm 6'3.

 

[ThLunarian]

When I was 7, I had no idea what I wanted to do in life. That wasn't long after I realized I couldn't ACTUALLY grow into the real Michael Jordan, so I was kind of a blank slate.

I think 7 year old me would think I was pretty awesome. Independent, check. Job, check. Going to college, sure okay. Still smart, check. Still optimistic, check. The only possible issue is No Girlfriend, but that was only a minor concern of mine back then so no big deal.

 

[Winterfang]

I'll just showing some drawings, I surprisingly haven't changed that much.

 

[Forceatowulf]

I think 7 me would be disappointed. My image of what I thought I'd look like at mid 20's was ridiculous though. Thought I'd be on some Schwarzenegger shit. lol

13 year old me though? Probably just a shoulder shrug "this is acceptable, I guess.".

 

[so1337]

I don't know what my 7-year old self would say but I'd probably tell him not to pick on that one kid in elementary school. "In 10 years he'll be one of your best friends."

 

[Freaky Fred]

He'd call me an asshole

And I'd call him an idiot

 

[GK86]

"Son, I'm disappointed."

 

[OrlanisWorks]

I would lie my ass of so much, creating a grand sense of confidence in his/my future and thus actually erasing my current self and being replaced by one who is more awesome.

That would probably create just another alternative universe. But still, he'd probably think my facial hair was pretty awesome.

 

[Erin S Kittens]

I think my younger self would be absolutely astonished at how comfortable I've become with myself, and ask me all the crazy questions about mtf transition that they had at that age. They'd also ask me how I managed to reach a DD-bust without augmentation surgery (I was a little bookwork back then), to which I'd smile and reply, 'attitude'.

 

[beril]

My 7 year old self would be blown away to hear that I'm making successful games for Nintendo handhelds. enough to overlook my appearance and lacking personal life hopefully. A few years later and the smug little overconfident bastard would probably just be disappointed that it took me this long to get here though.

 

[WaffleTaco]

I was a happy oblivious seven year old...probably make the seven year old depressed by what I have become...now I'm depressed.

 

[rokkerkory]

'You mean i grow up to be a stud???'

 

[Mango The Magician]

7-year-old-me would be impressed no matter what, even if I told him I still didn't have a job, tons of friends, or a girlfriend; I was pretty oblivious and innocent back then.


I'd persuade him to play Sonic Generations instead of Sonic Adventure 2, and watch his mind melt.

 

[Manu]

He'd probably think I look cool, maybe a bit fat.

The first thing he would ask is "do you still like dinosaurs?" and if I became a paleontologist. Or he could think I did become one because of my looks.

 

[Tashi]

"You're big! You're bald! What's Halo?"

Most likely lol

 

[teh_pwn]

Probably we'd get along well. I've made it with my career, and I'm traveling and doing more fun things.

25 year old teh_pwn would scare the shit out of 7 year old teh_pwn. I was sheltered, overweight, probably depressed, and struggling with my career.

 

[segasonic]

You've got all of these consoles and games but never play them? What the fuck is wrong with you?

Also, slim down, you fat fuck.

 

[Thoraxes]

"Holy crap i'm gonna grow a bear that full? Dad can't even grow one like that. Also you aren't fat anymore and have glasses that make me think I go blind.

You have friends now too? And a master's degree? I'm gonna be cool."

 

[Colorful Vocabulary]

"So you're saying I give up on following my dreams in life...?"

 

[SDBurton]

"Ewww! How can you read this stuff?! It's so weird!"

"It's called yuri, and it is ART!"

 

[Pyccko]

"Gross."

To every criteria.

 

[Shaanyboi]

I draw superheroes for a living. 7 year old me would be pretty damn happy with that.

 

[SolVanderlyn]

Holy crap i'm gonna grow a bear that full?

Please teach me how to grow a bear.

 

[CadetMahoney]

I'd be like

for real.

 

[acheron_xl]

I'd love the toys I have now. That much is certain. 7 year old me would lose his shit at the sight of an iPad or smartphone.

 

[Ultimadrago]

"Ewww! How can you read this stuff?! It's so weird!"

"It's called yuri, and it is ART!"

I'm with your 7-year old self.

"Garbage! "

 

[rtcn63]

"We're still alive?"

 

[Viewt]

7: I thought you'd be taller...
Me: Yeah, that was kind of a drag. No worries, though, you'll still get girlfriends and such.
7: What about Natasha?
Me: Hah, nah, man, give up on that one. She's pretty much gonna kiss all of your friends BUT you.
7: Ouch.
Me: Yeah, but hey, you'll be fine.

7: Do you have your own house?
Me: Not my own house, per se, but I have an apartment.
7: Is it near the beach?
Me: No, you're gonna leave Florida eventually. You'll move to Chicago.
7: Oh, cool, winters! Snow!
Me: Hahaha yeah... About that...

7: Are video games even more awesome now?
Me: Well, video games are still pretty awesome, but I don't play them as much anymore.
7: What, why not?!
Me: Well, you're just going to have other things going on in your life. A job, a girlfriend, a circle of friends who're gonna wanna go out and do stuff, etc. You don't have as much time to just hang out at home.
7: That sucks.
Me: Eh, it's not so bad. Your priorities will change, that's all.
7: Do I ever make a video game?
Me: You do! Though you work on a lot of other kinds of projects, too.
7: Are you rich?
Me: I do all right. We don't really have to stress out about money, but we don't live like kings, either. It's a good middle ground.

7: Does anyone die?
Me: Abuelo is gonna die in about eight years. Make sure you see him in the hospital.
7: Okay...

7: What else should I know?
Me: Don't be afraid to talk to girls in middle school - it turns out some of them liked us the whole time. And be less of a dick to Skyla - she actually really liked us a lot and I wasn't kind to her.
7: What's middle school going to be like?
Me: Hard. You'll be going through a lot of changes and it'll be hard for you to deal with what's going on. But after three short years, you'll be out, and high school will be way better. And college is even better after that. And then you'll start your actual life, which is fantastic.
7: So are you happy?
Me: Hmm. Yeah, I think so. I mean, there are still things that make me angry or sad, but I have a lot to be happy about.
7: You wanna play Mortal Kombat III?
Me: Sure. Dibs on Raiden.

 

[Malreyn]

My 7 yo self would throw a tantrum at just about anything, and I'd say "calm the fuck down"...(I've mellowed out a lot)

 

[NaughtyCalibur]

MY 7 year old self would kick my ass for all the bad decisions I've made -- the very ones 7 year old me said he'd never make.

He'd also be pissed that I'm not a rich scientist/inventor who changed the world.

 

[Rikkun]

"what happened to our face?"
"nothing special, you just wake up one day in middle school and you're like this"


I wouldn't want to meet my 7year old self.

 

[Daingurse]

Fuck me, have no interest in delivering such a crushing disappointment.

"I finally have a beard."

Finally recognize one of your avatars.

 

[JordanN]

"I finally have a beard."

 

[Manmademan]

Probably slightly dissapointed, but he would be dissapointed in the whole world. Since visible techprogress pretty much stoped in mid 90s.

At the same time he would also be extactic about adult him making his living as game journalist.

is that neogaf shit posts twitter still around?

 

[doctorcdcs]

He'd cry.


That's for sure.

 

[mreddie]

Me at 7: You're me? You're skinnier!
Me now, Appendix surgery and constant walking will do that.
Me at 7: How's the future?
Me now: Same ol', same ol' Just better tech, no jetpacks, no flying cars.
Me at 7: Do Playstation and Sega still exist?
Me now: One of them still exists, the other...kinda. Do me a favor. Don't be a teachers pet, it doesn't work well at all. Stop eating a lot. Save your money. Tell your dad to invest in Apple. Don't listen to your brothers. And stay away from Ms. Keegan, she's gonna ruin one of your days so badly.
Me at 7: Anything else?
Me now: Be ready for the Pokemon craze just avoid the trading cards.
Me at 7: Oooh.
Me now: And try to connect with people...and talk to that one girl in art class...something tells me you 2 will be friends...
Me at 7: Why?
Me now: Just be friends. I can't say anything else...but Sonic 2 is on top of the hallway closet. It'll be there.

 

[WorldStar]

Was a baller then, is a baller now

 

[Cassius]

"Why aren't you a millionaire yet?"

 

[Rayis]

I'd be like "you managed to lose all the energy, creativity and love for life you use to have, I wonder what happened to make that happen" and then be scared of the future.

 

[lifa-cobex]

Food goes in here...

It sure does.

 

[Octavia]

I doubt 7 year old me would be able to comprehend much of the situation of where I am and how things turned out. I mean, that's like what, ~1st grade? In 1st grade I wanted to be a dog astronaut writer fireman.

Then I'd give him a sealed envelope of the winning lottery numbers for that huge jackpot when nobody won a few years back obviously.