@jeffjarvis I often think I would like to roll back time and re-do my childhood - this time with access to Wikipedia, Google maps/streetview, and all the online courses available in philosophy, maths and so many other things.

Then, unlike now, I would be able to identify different tree and bird species. My French would be a lot better than it is. When travelling, I would not miss so many imp/intr'ing things due to the poverty of paper maps. I'd be better at fractions.

@jeffjarvis Although you are constantly critical of the New York Times, surely you realize that you are promoting folks to subscribe by linking to paywalled content.