Here and Now and Then

by Mike Chen

‘First you code something fun, then you build a world around it to make people care.’”

Did a missing past even matter anymore compared to human touch in the here and now?

“Some chefs like the auto-mincer but it’s too precise. Too perfect. There’s no love in it. I prefer to still cut by hand.”

we’re all different people all through our lives, but that’s okay, as long as you remember all the people you used to be.

We’re all different people all through our lives, but that’s okay, as long as you remember all the people you used to be.’”

Somehow, he’d mistaken her being good at something for really wanting to do it.

“Look, it’s possible to start over. Completely over. You survive, you adapt. You can find love and be happy and live. You can do that while still honoring your past—even when your past is taken from you. The only thing you can do is run with it and turn it into something good.”