Letters From the Time Traveler: 2026
My dearest Edith,
How are you? How are the children? As you would expect, I went ahead with the Family Experiment. The results were not what I was expecting. In fact, it was the opposite.
I had lived in 2022 for almost a year, blending into society, dodging those who got too nosey for my liking. For historical and future purposes, I decided to report back on two families in my neighborhood. I wanted to detail how (if) they survived until 2030. How they were economically, medically, and socially.
After my much-failed trip to 2040, that ghastly trip must be forgotten, I decided to focus on two years- 2022 and then 2026. Both seemed like pivotal years for this experiment.
As you know, I have tried for years to save people. But I have come to the conclusion some do not want help. You can lead a horse to water but can’t make him drink, right? That kind of thing.
So I decided to go from trying to change people to observing their behavior to be able to report back on what NOT to do.
You will also see I included as they call them “screenshots” of items from Twitter, their communication tool, of the general mood of 2022. It is quite bleak to be sure.
