Nobody 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

Nobody 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.