A letter from August 24th, 2020

I wanted to send you this because I know you appreciate this kind of thing. This is from Michael at V-Sauce: "That person who will have your name in the very far future will be connected only very tenuously to the present you. The person will remember very few of your current experiences, will be psychologically quite different, will have a body that resembles your present one only a bit, and contains almost none of the same matter. So it seems that this person is the future you only to a small degree. In a way, in terms of memories and experiences and history, you have more in common with a stranger today than you do with yourself ten or twenty years ago. Why be afraid of ***** if the future you who dies will resemble you so little? We are technically different people who know each other but only in one direction and who can help each other but only in the other direction." So you can also read that as: You are connected only very tenuously connected to me. You remember very few of my current experiences, will be psychologically quite different, will have a body that resembles mine only a bit, and contains almost none of the same matter. So it seems that you are me only to a small degree. In a way, in terms of memories and experiences and history, I have more in common with a stranger today than I do with you. Why be afraid of ***** if the future you who dies will resemble me so little? We are technically different people who know each other but only in one direction (you know mw) and who can help each other but only in the other direction (I can help you). So here's my help to you: I'm watching my diet. I'm taking my meds. I'm seeing the doctor. I'm committed and committing to my wife and family. I am a child of God. The investment in these things now are going to help you later. By the time you read this, I'll be long gone. God be with you.