lowered expectations, pleasant surprises

[ironymaiden]

i was so miserable at the end of 2016, looking into 2017. i didn't write much about it because i couldn't even look at the internet after the US election. everything was ruined forever.

at the end of 2017 we haven't gone to war with a nuclear power. that's a relief.

fingers crossed for a similar status at the end of 2018.

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somewhat related: i stumbled across a post about viewing the trailer for The Force Awakens. at the time, i said that the new Star Wars episodes had two films to win me over (citing the successes of the Star Trek reboot and the failures of Star Trek: Into Darkness). hey, they did the right thing with The Last Jedi - the first film held our hand and told us it was going to be okay, and this second film started telling new stories and subverting our expectations. i'm on board.

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[ivy]

I laughed in disbelief at the "no, mine is bigger and it works" news story that immediately followed it. I hope for the spirit of the Cold War, where everyone was freaked out but no one went over that abyss. I hope we have similar collective restraint.