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Valdamier t1_j8f002p wrote

Nope, no they wouldn't, but at least I've learned some things.

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imtoofargone12345 t1_j8fccs8 wrote

As someone who just got out of a 5 year beautiful relationship with someone that I wanted to spend my dying dies with, no, my past self would be scared

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SunChipMan t1_j8fjgvj wrote

comments are better motivation than the OP

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Mugwumpen t1_j8fne6o wrote

No, they would not; in fact, 5 years ago I was at the brink of going down the path that would lead me to where I am today and had I forseen my current position I would have made some different choices. 5 years of my life. Gone. I can only hope they have prepared me for the 5 years that are to come, and that they will be better.

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JoosyLuicer t1_j8fpj7n wrote

Proud? Nah they'd laugh at me (but keeping a straight face, to respect elders). Then they (I) would realise it's silly to take offence from myself, young-me would grab old-me's hat and run away knowing how slow and weak I am.

Still, maybe the effect is the same. I need to train more, to chase myself down.

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hearnia_2k t1_j8fryin wrote

I very highly doubt it.

This is the opposite of motivating.

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yahoo14life t1_j8fyb9k wrote

I would be amazed :) even more proud of myself even more today

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Babock93 t1_j8g164i wrote

Tell that to John Tory . This is dumb

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Accomplished_Ad2599 t1_j8g2f5s wrote

5 year younger me would say “damn dude buy some hair dye” but other than that yeah he’d be proud! 😀

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al3237 t1_j8g539a wrote

Nop, sadly. My life aince born was always a sliding down so it never "got better"

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HeftySkirt617 t1_j8g9fcy wrote

Eh. I'm still exactly where I was 5 years ago... plus some medical debt that won't be paid off for another 9-18 years. Appreciate the meme but you gotta put more effort into it than that.

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2milkshakes1straw t1_j8gbr50 wrote

If my life were actually better now then I wouldn't be on a motivation sub trying to get through each day. Bit of a paradox I guess

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GAAPInMyWorkHistory t1_j8gk5dr wrote

I make way more money than I did 5 years ago but I’ve gained a ton of weight. I call bullshit on this post lol

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mudokin t1_j8gkklx wrote

My older version would not be proud, he would understand, but proud? No sir.

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bigedthebad t1_j8gm8bm wrote

I’ve been retired for 7 years, still doing great.

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Blankmindplasty t1_j8gpk2m wrote

No version of me is ever proud of any other version of me. I only stay alive because I have children to raise.

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analogista t1_j8grlln wrote

This is one of those pseudo-motivations that will apply to some people and will decidedly NOT apply to many. In fact, it can be so perfectly wrong that I can imagine some people being positively discouraged by it. Geez, I hate these things when they do that.

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Sandpaper_Pants t1_j8gsmab wrote

If teen Ted Cruz saw himself today, teen Ted Cruz would end his life.

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LeCordonB1eu t1_j8gunwo wrote

Honestly if I went back 5 years and saw my present self, I'd be pretty disappointed 😞

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wtf_eli t1_j8gxyvi wrote

They very much wouldn’t

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Safe_Reporter_8259 t1_j8gyf1m wrote

Nah, they’d be 1. Laughing their heads off or 2. Very disappointed.

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TwoAndAHalfQueefs t1_j8gyzyx wrote

The opposite actually, otherwise I wouldn't be on reddit. Oops.

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Netroth t1_j8gziq6 wrote

These ones are so demotivational.

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Mr_Drowser t1_j8h08lz wrote

Lmao fuk NO . This post did the opposite of inspire me

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UsernameIn3and20 t1_j8h1b8h wrote

The version of me 5 years ago would probably become depressed more than I could be right now.

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agent_wolfe t1_j8h1e5l wrote

He'd be like "What the h**k happened?" Weren't you going to start dating? And travelling? And earning lots of money?

And lose some weight? And not lose any hair? And not lose any hearing? And ... etc.

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ArcerPL t1_j8h2l9b wrote

Nah, the me 5 years ago would be dissapointed I don't do anything because my perfectionism keeps setting higher and higher unreachable expectations that I literally cannot get shit done like at all

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32mafiaman t1_j8h3zo9 wrote

The version of me 5 years ago was doing the exact same shit I’m doing now. He’ll be very disappointed

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alexsimi t1_j8h6cmj wrote

They would be TERRIFIED of how much I’ve ruined our lives lmao

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Sprinkle_Puff t1_j8hcx5d wrote

Maybe if Covid never happened. But cest la vie.

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BobbyTheDude t1_j8he2he wrote

If the version of me from 5 years ago could see me now, they would have pulled the trigger.

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CesareBach t1_j8hf70x wrote

5 years ago me would be shocked how my health has deteriorated.

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TheKinkyGuy t1_j8hfq9a wrote

In my case that, sadly, isnt true.

But happy for everybody else who is

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Syhkane t1_j8hihf5 wrote

Oh boy, they'd be terrified.

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Bchulo t1_j8hj4vf wrote

pretty sure he'd cry

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CleverHoovyMan t1_j8hl3dk wrote

Nope im pretty sure he would be pissed and disapointed

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No-Ask-3268 t1_j8hmbwf wrote

Imagine putting this up in the McDonald’s break room.

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Get_your_grape_juice t1_j8hmkjo wrote

No they wouldn’t. I’m at the same job, doing the same thing, making negligibly more money, losing my fucking mind.

5 years ago me isn’t surprised at my current state, but he sure is disappointed.

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KonataYumi t1_j8hn19h wrote

I don’t like posters that lie to me

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hershko t1_j8ho9vd wrote

They absolute wouldn’t. So perhaps to put it correctly - keep going so that the future you, in 5 years, will be proud of you.

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Antaries9000 t1_j8ht5e2 wrote

But they would laugh at the fashions you're wearing, (Hey this is a clothes shop after all)

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Littleman88 t1_j8hu19c wrote

My 5-years ago self would be disappointed, just as his 5-years prior self was disappointed, just as that one's 5-years prior self was disappointed.

I've practically done nothing worth remembering since I turned 18.

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Evil_Bere t1_j8hywk6 wrote

No they wouldn't. The only thing I accomplished is staying alive.

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ShruteFarms4L t1_j8i4tq5 wrote

No they wouldn't....now at that age they would say " wtf is all this broke shit goin...my guy you work?? Wtf where the Camaro at?...THIS IS WHAT U HAVE NOW what happened to the drop top?"....and probably try to fuck my gf

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e_smith338 t1_j8ii19s wrote

Hmmm….not sure about that one but thanks I guess 👍🏻

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Drrragon_Boy t1_j8iignp wrote

I don't think so I feel like 5yr ago me is more than me now in every fuckin way 😣 starting to improve myself ,beat my past and create a future

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al3237 t1_j8ikd9a wrote

Replying to Blackrain1299 (#1,807,154)

As someone who reached 25 last month, that was exactly the same for me lol. I never wished to be born and never consented to it, now the ones that made me act like i always wanted it and they had nothing to do with it. This is shit bro...

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oO0-__-0Oo t1_j8immtz wrote

tell that to a recently addicted and homeless person

"VAPID ADVICE" /thread

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ChibsMcGee275 t1_j8inhz0 wrote

5 years ago I left a well paid job to start a business, that was doing very well. Last year I was forced to admit defeat and had to shut the business down, with a mountain of personally guaranteed debt due to covid. I lost my life savings plus the new debt and any chance of getting on the property ladder within the next 8 years.

I am not proud. I am broken.

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jaydeflaux t1_j8j80zb wrote

Ha! Reddit isn't the place to post this, we're all worse off than we were yesterday.

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CM_Bison t1_j8jp6ag wrote

I mean.....when I was 5 I pictured myself working in the building from Gremlins 2.

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Glowshroom t1_j8rhnk1 wrote

Replying to Netroth (#1,804,855)

Not for me! I worked my way up from a small mobile game studio to one of the top AAA studios in the world in that time. Just gotta apply yourself. And trust me, I'm lazier than you.

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DrownmeinIslay t1_j8v9wlq wrote

I've learned how to make the same mistake but in fun new ways. The me from 5 years ago would walk into the room and bitch about how I was sitting in his seat.

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[deleted] t1_j8zip4m wrote

They’d be confused since I’m a guy now

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