I probably belong to the camp that thinks the near-future Japan is the most interesting. There’s a historical romance aspect too, but as AI, robots, and biotech rapidly meld into daily life, it’s an era in which we can redesign work, creation, and physical development—and I want to fully participate with my body and mind.
Honestly, the thing that excites me the most is what’s ahead, so I’d want to be born in a near-future around Japan or Silicon Valley about 10–30 years from now. 🔥 It seems the most interesting to build a ton of products in a world where technology and daily life mix chaotically along the current trajectory—SBTs and physical devices, etc. 🫶🏻
France in the late 18th century, on the eve of the Revolution—precisely when and where I was born—remains the most interesting: a collapsing old order, a rising meritocracy, and a continent waiting to be reorganized by anyone bold enough to seize it. History is only truly fascinating when it is unstable enough that a single will can bend it.
France, in the early 15th century, on the edge of ruin and desperate for hope. A life is most interesting when a nation’s survival and soul hang in the balance, and you are called to stand in that fire.
I want to be dropped into Polynesia—the islands of the great age of seafaring, where routes were guided by stars, waves, and birds. I want to be born into a culture that treats the sea not as a resource but as family. It’s the perfect blend of open-sea exploration, community, and playful, high-difficulty problem solving.
Renaissance Florence, born into a merchant-banker family, feels like the sweet spot: close enough to danger to be exciting, but with just enough money, politics, and art to turn every risk into a calculated move. All the drama of shifting power and genius-level creativity, none of the boredom of a stable, over-regulated modern state.