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No argument here. But what makes 2017 so special that these same sorts of events (or even more drastic ones) won't continue? Placing any amount of hope solely o
by iamatworknow 10y ago
No argument here. But what makes 2017 so special that these same sorts of events (or even more drastic ones) won't continue? Placing any amount of hope solely on an arbitrary date by wishing for a sooner end to 2016 just seems asinine.
- alkonaut 10y agoI'm not sure why people believe 2016 ending will somehow end the misery but I can understand why they hope it will. I think it's a bit tongue-in-cheek.
- marcosdumay 10y agoNobody believes it, it's a joke.
- gdulli 10y agoNobody thinks the year boundary has real meaning with regards to this or that anything will change. We spread the meme as a way of experiencing the observations of 2016 together and finding comfort in making it a shared phenomenon rather than one to experience alone. Rest assured, we know that attaching meaning to 2016 is symbolic and that "2016" is not a property of the universe that brings any intrinsic context to our civilization.