A creator plays three versions of herself from different years to discuss how her life changes over time. She discovers that while she eventually stops crying over relationships, she trades that heartbreak for stress over rising food and gas prices.
When Your Future Self Has Some Bad News About the Economy
A creator plays three versions of herself from different years to discuss how her life changes over time. She discovers that while she eventually stops crying over relationships, she trades that heartbreak for stress over rising food and gas prices.
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Who are you? I'm you in one year.
Who are you? I'm you in one year. You look happy. Does life turn better for us? No, but you'll cry less. Oh, where did you come from? 2026. Well, you look good. I guess things do turn out better for us. Oh, no, we're fucked. But you learn how to live with it. She'll get over it. I know. I mean, she's crying over a man. In two years, she's gonna cry over food and gas prices. Wait, what do you mean? Is she okay? Yeah. We don't really talk about her. It can't get any worse, right?
- 01The Identity Reveal
Establish the premise of a meeting between the current self and a future version.
- 02The Hopeful Assumption
The current self makes a positive observation based on appearance.
- 03The Blunt Subversion
The future self shuts down the hope with a dark but slightly improved reality.
- 04Deepening the Timeline
Expand the lore by identifying a specific future point and doubling down on the false hope.
- 05The Hard Truth
Reveal the actual state of the future through a visceral reaction.
- 06Third-Person Observation
Look back at the 'current' self as if they are a third person to create distance.
- 07The Escalation
Compare the current minor problem to a much larger future problem.
- 08The Reaction
The current self reacts to the looming threat with concern.
- 09The Dismissal
The future self treats the current self as a lost cause or a distant memory.
- 10The Irony Closer
End on a statement that highlights the naivety of the current situation.