What would you do if you woke up in good ol' 1985?

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Cynicaldreamer · Accepted Answer

Ah, the year I was born: good year indeed...

Considering the 80s had less tension and stress in the world than we do now, probably enjoy a carefree, not as stressful life.
Think about it: no technology or social media!

... I know that scares some of y'all, but believe it or not, the world really wasn't as bad before those concepts came about.
Because you were forced to talk to people without a barrier. More accountability for your actions and what you said to people rather than hiding behind a screen or phone. You were forced to talk to people in person or over the phone if you wanted or needed something... or heaven forbid, wanted to ask them out on a date!

Yeah, someone hurry up and invent that time machine please. Hell I'll even take the early 90s if that's asking too much! My early childhood wasn't bad either!

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Knowing what I know now? I would follow Microsoft and Apple and get prepared to buy up as many of those shares of stock as I can when they go public. I would also be prepared to buy domain names like, internet, hotel, carinsurance, vacationrentals, movies, beer, sex, casino, slots, bacon, bitcoin, etc, dot com once the World Wide Web is invented and goes public.

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Accepted Answer

Well, I would be back in 11th grade waiting for 1986 coming my Senior year and 1985 I was a Junior I managed to lose a lot of weight from 1985-86 went from 259 lbs down to 160 lbs when I reached that weight the nurse at the doctors told me to stop losing weight that I looked good enough also back in 1985 my maternal grandparents were alive I remember going to their house for Sunday meals, Holiday meals and my grandma's great cooking she welcomed anyone to come to eat we lived in a
the neighborhood where there was all race of people and sadly they passed all
of them but their all in Heaven with grandma and grand-dad :(

Miristheiss · Accepted Answer

I'd bet on all the sports and make money.
I know Villanova will win the NCAA title, upsetting the huge favorite Georgetown.
The 49ers will dominate Miami to win the Super Bowl
The Lakers will beat the Celtics in 6 games. I know Boston murders L. A. in game one and they have the home court advantage so I bet the odds will be longer after game one so I can bet a lot on the Lakers after that game.
I know Kansas City beats St. Louis in 7 games... etc.

I would invest everything I had on Apple computer stock and IBM.

I'm sure some other stuff would come to me.

MTC29 · Answer

Wow, 1985. I was 25, I had finished with grad school and had my first (and it turned out only) job. I had passed the Fundamentals of Engineering exam and the Principles and Practice of Engineering exam and was a newly licensed civil engineer. I had a pile of student debt, but I had plenty of time to pay it off.

Back in 1985 an entire lifetime was ahead of me, and I was excited to get started living it.

NamerOfStars · Answer

Be grateful I know how to use a payphone, and ALWAYS make a point of carrying one of the old $20 bills with me (after I saw someone sent back in time tripped up with one of them in a movie). My list of memorized lottery numbers wouldn't start for another seven years, but I've got family who were up and about, and with whom I could crash while I figured out the situation.

Then I'd go and buy some plutonium from the corner store, 'cause it's 1985.

FunkyMonkee · Answer

It depends on what part of `85. In the first half, I was just kinda floatin' around. The band kinda broke up a few months before and not much of anything was going on in my life. In mid `85, I started taking a class in college. By late `85, I was going to college full time where I made LOTS of good friends, the band was back together and we were about to start recording our first album.

Phoenix-gb · Answer

Invest in Apple (keeping an eye out for Tesla and SpaceX when they launch) but also probably be happy as I might actually have a chance dating wise without the current social media looksist world we've created.

Cherry234 · Answer

I would be confused because I wasn't even born yet. I'd try to find my mom and warn her not to marry my father. It would be a big shock to her lol.

Chattyguy44 · Answer

Hmmmmm 1985 where I was dang, I was 8 years old at the time IRL, but it would be cool to go back and tell my youngerself what not to do and ask out my sweetheart or any girl I liked back then out as I missed my chance.

EnglishArtsteacher · Answer

Explore, and see the world.  I was born in 1990, so I've never lived in a world in the 1980s, let alone be old enough to be aware of it.

RolandCuthbert · Answer

I would fall to my knees, thanking God.

n4meAL · Answer

I will travel the world and maybe I will bring my talent which maybe in the past not many people had this talent to rent out to people.

Jadethedream · Answer

Well one thing for sure I get the lottery numbers recognised lol 😆

bolverk · Answer

Those were the days, working at a holiday centre working the boating lake during the day and security at night, not the best wages but fun none the less

homegardenerisback · Answer

Work as a 5'2 indian janitor as usual since there wouldn't be any job as IT support @pex1994

befuddle · Answer

I woke up in 1985 at least 365 times. I did a lot of different things.

HotPinkDominatrxSlut · Answer

In 1985 I was only 2 years old. I was born January 22 1983.

SweetFyter · Answer

First thing is I'd tell my mom that now *I* am the boss because she'd only be like FIVE!

Sour-rose · Answer

... my mom ain't even an adult yet. So probably scared out of my mind.

Juxtapose · Answer

Besides the obvious answers pertaining to making more money, I would just do what I always do but with less technological capability and a lot more boredom.

jshm2 · Answer

Old fashioned Ultrasonic concerts!  Fucking ace!

gfedcba · Answer

Attempt to create a circumstance where the iPhone is unable to ever be invented so today people would still be using flip phones.

MrtoddsWildRide · Answer

Go to the house I grew up in. Sit my thirteen year old self down and have a serious talk about some things

InferiorElegy · Answer

Easy, I'd kill myself. No record of me ever existing. I'd also make sure that my parents aborted their 3rd born (me) by showing them the one family picture I was in as a young child.

Likes2drive · Answer

It would interesting, it was a good time for me with good cars , movies , music and my mom was still alive

Andres77 · Answer

Just repeat my life again and don't make any more of my huge mistakes.

joeldalton · Answer

Invest in apple, wait to invest in bitcoin and amazon.

OddBeMe · Answer

Is Lea Thomson there?

Anonymous · Answer

Write the movie "die hard" and cast a young Jim Carrey as John McClane just to f*** with Bruce Willis.

driven159 · Answer

not repeat the same mistakes and bet on things I already know

dolemite89 · Answer

go look up doc browns address in a phone book at the diner 😝

Anonymous · Answer

Tickle and help raise my mom because she had cute baby pictures

douride2 · Answer

I would try to enjoy the 80s.

Becky316 · Answer

Freak out cause I wasn't born yet

BellaB8466 · Answer

I would be screaming for my bottle of milk

Logan_V96 · Answer

I would invest in Blackrock, Google, and Apple.

exitseven · Answer

I would fix a lot of things.

Jamie05rhs · Answer

I didn't even exist back then.

Angeliki1996 · Answer

I be wondering why my cell not working.

Mangospacho · Answer

Buy stock in Microsoft. A LOT of it.

SomeoneRandom06 · Answer

Go find my grandfather to spend more time with him

DWornock · Answer

I would buy Microsoft.

chulo1992 · Answer

I would go out and party like it's 1999

Hellraiser1984 · Answer

Get a job, and enjoy the next 5 years.

Waldoe · Answer

I would be 35 and still stupid or Wise?

Fuentes · Answer

Invest in everything i know that makes it

QuietRunner · Answer

Get a job, and buy stock in Microsoft

Phoenix98 · Answer

Time to get rich.

jimmy2 · Answer

Credit card abuse lwts party Regan encomics

skyeee_ · Answer

check the calendar

Drumlin2001 · Answer

Invest in apple

TheSpaceGnome · Answer

Enjoy my life.

HeartFullOfGlue · Answer

Spy on my parents

jamesgoldman · Answer

Invest

bamesjond0069 · Answer

Stock market time.

tponderingundead · Answer

enjoy not existing.

legalboxers · Answer

hard no for me.. lol

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