I think it is crucial to identify such turning points in one's life to better understand where one is (or should be) heading. An idea by @Vesuvius, who studies etymology, is that the mess one creates is a message to oneself for finding the right direction.

I've made a plot of my most important decisions like they did in the World Decision Map in Adjustment Bureau. If you haven't seen the movie, every 90° turn on the map is a decision in life and there are people who control the decisions of all people on the planet. Sometimes, due to the unpredictable nature of people, everything doesn't go along the plan an in come the Adjusters, a special force brigade that make you take the right decision without you even noticing. So such a map is quite cool to make yourself and see how it intertwines with the lives of others :)

What is the state of Esperanto on the internet today, has it changed from the time you mention?