Write Club Prompt #29

Sixteen Years

When I was sixteen I was mostly focused on what video games were coming out. I don’t recall having any plans for the adult life that awaited me. I’m not even sure I was thinking about college yet.

What would sixteen year old me think if he was shown my life right now? I don’t think he would believe it. I can afford any game I want and I just don’t care? Inconceivable. The explanation is that the world has changed so much that the things I used to think of as relevant and important to life have faded in importance. Things I didn’t even know existed are important to me now.

I’m mostly drawing a blank at this point but now I wonder how much the world will change in the next decade and beyond. What will I think of my future self?