I would teach other 8 year olds how to butcher a hog.

I wouldn’t spend so much fucking time on a fucking computer… maybe.

Do I keep my language skills?

Then have a normal childhood with normal social interactions in Canada instead of the awkward immigrant who can barely speak. Also potentially get diagnosed with autism as a kid because I kind of the language barrier masked some of the symptoms.

Fix my education path. No compromises. No getting gaslighted.

If they won’t officially give me my classes, I’ll sit in the right ones until they either give them to me or kick me out.

Edit: Also, try and stop the Brook Brothers Riots.

Take a water bottle on an airplane, buy stock in apple, and send the money to the PFLP

Transition at 10, as soon as the egg cracks.

Graduate early and then use my future knowledge to make a shit ton of money as early as I can, Then retire and finally relax for once in my two lives

Invest in bitcoin

I used to think about this a lot and, despite having largely resolved my relevant trauma now, I think my answer is still the same.

I would try to convince my parents that I’m the Antichrist, and if that didn’t work, I’d just stab my dad

Holy heck, I’d be highly aware of being somewhere on the autism/add spectrum. That would change everything even if I just knew that.

An example: I actually mined bitcoin when I was a kid, on 2x HD 6850s.

And… lost it, in the depths of some old partition with files everywhere :/. I didn’t take any of that seriously.

I’d have kept a bunch of friends too.

Probably aquire as much money as I could because money = power. I’d hide it from my parents because i know they would take it(they needed it more than 8yr me)

With all the knowledge i have now i cant go back to being a kid. I’d have to try my best to make use of the unique position and influence the future as best I can.

I’d probably spend my money trying to run political advertising to prevent the conservatives from getting into power. Using knowledge of the new mediums and how grass roots the internet is.

Transition decades earlier. Or more precisely have the courage, vocabulary and fortitude to stand up to my religious mother and bigoted father. I always knew what I wanted, but they both insisted on doing football and weight lifting, no matter how out of place and unnatural those environments felt to me.

Scream.

Depends on whether that’s 8yo now or back when I was 8.

In either case, a lot more fucking around as a teenager and a lot less fucking around in my 20’s.

1. Be intellectually ahead of everyone my age
2. Become an outcast
3. Become depressed 😭

More optimistically, I would stop complaining about my bedtime, take better care of my teeth, and join a sports program. Try not to be a perfectionist and put more time toward proper hobbies instead of wasting away on the internet. I’d also treasure my time with my parents a lot more than I did back when I was 8. They’re still around for me, but man do I wish I had more time to spend with them.