Your predictions for 2018

brianlux

HughFreakingDillon said:

the Canadian political system was a two party system for eons. Now we are what....5? 6? who knows. but it still hasn't really changed anything. the NDP has never won a federal election and neither the Greens have won maybe one federal seat. doesn't change much except more mouths bitching. 

The other thing to remember is that the parties do change some over time.  But we know who really runs the show, right?!  Kaching!

OK, so back to our predictions.  Got any, anyone?

brianlux

F Me In The Brain said:

Best Picture - Dunkirk
Record of The Year - Bruno Mars, 24K Magic
Super Bowl - New England Patriots
World Series - Cleveland Indians
Stanley Cup - Las Vegas Golden Showers (biggest fan, DT)
NBA Championship - Golden State Warriors
CFP - Georgia Bulldogs
NCAA Basketball - Duke Blue Devils
Game of Thrones doesn't air until 2019, pissing the world off
Highest Grossing Film Of 2018 -Avengers, Infinity Wars
Biggest Dud Film of 2018 - Pacific Rim - Who Cares What  the Sequel is Called
# of Pearl Jam US Shows -- 6 (NYx2, Philly x2, Boston x2)

What no west coast shows? 

F Me In The Brain

brianlux said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Best Picture - Dunkirk
Record of The Year - Bruno Mars, 24K Magic
Super Bowl - New England Patriots
World Series - Cleveland Indians
Stanley Cup - Las Vegas Golden Showers (biggest fan, DT)
NBA Championship - Golden State Warriors
CFP - Georgia Bulldogs
NCAA Basketball - Duke Blue Devils
Game of Thrones doesn't air until 2019, pissing the world off
Highest Grossing Film Of 2018 -Avengers, Infinity Wars
Biggest Dud Film of 2018 - Pacific Rim - Who Cares What  the Sequel is Called
# of Pearl Jam US Shows -- 6 (NYx2, Philly x2, Boston x2)

What no west coast shows? 

I was joking for many of them but I think this might be the most probably prediction to make -- no west coast shows. 

Sorry for those who live out west!  (Next year?)

Go Beavers

F Me In The Brain said:

brianlux said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Best Picture - Dunkirk
Record of The Year - Bruno Mars, 24K Magic
Super Bowl - New England Patriots
World Series - Cleveland Indians
Stanley Cup - Las Vegas Golden Showers (biggest fan, DT)
NBA Championship - Golden State Warriors
CFP - Georgia Bulldogs
NCAA Basketball - Duke Blue Devils
Game of Thrones doesn't air until 2019, pissing the world off
Highest Grossing Film Of 2018 -Avengers, Infinity Wars
Biggest Dud Film of 2018 - Pacific Rim - Who Cares What  the Sequel is Called
# of Pearl Jam US Shows -- 6 (NYx2, Philly x2, Boston x2)

What no west coast shows? 

I was joking for many of them but I think this might be the most probably prediction to make -- no west coast shows. 

Sorry for those who live out west!  (Next year?)

I’ve heard west coast shows and baseball stadium show rumors. 

brianlux

F Me In The Brain said:

brianlux said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Best Picture - Dunkirk
Record of The Year - Bruno Mars, 24K Magic
Super Bowl - New England Patriots
World Series - Cleveland Indians
Stanley Cup - Las Vegas Golden Showers (biggest fan, DT)
NBA Championship - Golden State Warriors
CFP - Georgia Bulldogs
NCAA Basketball - Duke Blue Devils
Game of Thrones doesn't air until 2019, pissing the world off
Highest Grossing Film Of 2018 -Avengers, Infinity Wars
Biggest Dud Film of 2018 - Pacific Rim - Who Cares What  the Sequel is Called
# of Pearl Jam US Shows -- 6 (NYx2, Philly x2, Boston x2)

What no west coast shows? 

I was joking for many of them but I think this might be the most probably prediction to make -- no west coast shows. 

Sorry for those who live out west!  (Next year?)

I think they're doing more gigs in South America this year than in the U.S., correct?

Kev - Coat and Keys

I am in the UK.
2018 prediction... things are gonna have to start changing or they are gonna get really bad.
Issues with health funding, education, transport infrastructure... even before the leaving EU self-inflicted issues.

We need to start electing fewer dumb, self-serving politicians...
But, I predict we will just end up being shite in the football world cup. And just complain about it all up the pub.

brianlux

Kev - Coat and Keys said:

I am in the UK.
2018 prediction... things are gonna have to start changing or they are gonna get really bad.
Issues with health funding, education, transport infrastructure... even before the leaving EU self-inflicted issues.

We need to start electing fewer dumb, self-serving politicians...
But, I predict we will just end up being shite in the football world cup. And just complain about it all up the pub.

Great!  Some non-U.S. predictions, thanks!  What about Brexit, immigration issues, and other issues related to the UK and Europe?

And other parts of the world?

F Me In The Brain

brianlux said:

F Me In The Brain said:

brianlux said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Best Picture - Dunkirk
Record of The Year - Bruno Mars, 24K Magic
Super Bowl - New England Patriots
World Series - Cleveland Indians
Stanley Cup - Las Vegas Golden Showers (biggest fan, DT)
NBA Championship - Golden State Warriors
CFP - Georgia Bulldogs
NCAA Basketball - Duke Blue Devils
Game of Thrones doesn't air until 2019, pissing the world off
Highest Grossing Film Of 2018 -Avengers, Infinity Wars
Biggest Dud Film of 2018 - Pacific Rim - Who Cares What  the Sequel is Called
# of Pearl Jam US Shows -- 6 (NYx2, Philly x2, Boston x2)

What no west coast shows? 

I was joking for many of them but I think this might be the most probably prediction to make -- no west coast shows. 

Sorry for those who live out west!  (Next year?)

I think they're doing more gigs in South America this year than in the U.S., correct?

I would predict that but they have not announced the whole year's plans & I hope that I am incorrect.
They should play 14x in Philly and 2 in NYC, 2 in Boston.

Go Beavers

We should hear US show announcements in February. 

benjs

I’m predicting that we maintain our current trajectory towards disaster (be it socioeconomic, political, environmental, or military), stemming from selfish people continuing to only show concern for ourselves, neglecting empathy or knowledge that says that what is best for the collective is typically best for us as individuals. We will continue to be close-minded and ignorant, except for those of us who are righteous but ineffective against such a massive and unwavering amount of ignorance. The aliens who hold the keys to enlightenment will move on to causes with probabilities of change that merit their presence.

HughFreakingDillon

benjs said:

I’m predicting that we maintain our current trajectory towards disaster (be it socioeconomic, political, environmental, or military), stemming from selfish people continuing to only show concern for ourselves, neglecting empathy or knowledge that says that what is best for the collective is typically best for us as individuals. We will continue to be close-minded and ignorant, except for those of us who are righteous but ineffective against such a massive and unwavering amount of ignorance. The aliens who hold the keys to enlightenment will move on to causes with probabilities of change that merit their presence.

there are aliens who hold the keys to enlightenment?

Go Beavers

People have predicted societial collapse since we’ve had a society. 

brianlux

benjs said:

I’m predicting that we maintain our current trajectory towards disaster (be it socioeconomic, political, environmental, or military), stemming from selfish people continuing to only show concern for ourselves, neglecting empathy or knowledge that says that what is best for the collective is typically best for us as individuals. We will continue to be close-minded and ignorant, except for those of us who are righteous but ineffective against such a massive and unwavering amount of ignorance. The aliens who hold the keys to enlightenment will move on to causes with probabilities of change that merit their presence.

I hold to a similar view.  I was talking to a friend about this topic (he, too, holds similar views) and I said, "At the risk of sounding like a pessimist and cynic, I don't hold out a lot of hope that humanity will change and begin to make choices that are good for the planet or even own species."  My friend responded strongly with some ire (not toward me but rather toward the response he gets from some people), "I'm not a cynic or pessimist, I'm a realist.  I tell it like I see it."  I agreed.

I still hold to the idea that hope is doing what makes sense no matter how things turn out, but if I had to predict how things turn out, I predict we will, as you so well put it, Ben, "maintain our current trajectory towards disaster". 

If I were to offer advice with respect to all this it would be: learn some useful skills (besides how to work a computer or playing video games, etc.), develop a close circle of people you trust, plant a garden, develop your creative talents, use critical thinking, keep a sense of humor and don't forget to have some fun.

brianlux

Go Beavers said:

People have predicted societial collapse since we’ve had a society. 

True GB, but we've never been so well equipped to make that happen and so poorly prepared to deal with hard times.  Never before have people (especially here in the fist world) been so deficient in basic skills.

HughFreakingDillon

brianlux said:

benjs said:

I’m predicting that we maintain our current trajectory towards disaster (be it socioeconomic, political, environmental, or military), stemming from selfish people continuing to only show concern for ourselves, neglecting empathy or knowledge that says that what is best for the collective is typically best for us as individuals. We will continue to be close-minded and ignorant, except for those of us who are righteous but ineffective against such a massive and unwavering amount of ignorance. The aliens who hold the keys to enlightenment will move on to causes with probabilities of change that merit their presence.

I hold to a similar view.  I was talking to a friend about this topic (he, too, holds similar views) and I said, "At the risk of sounding like a pessimist and cynic, I don't hold out a lot of hope that humanity will change and begin to make choices that are good for the planet or even own species."  My friend responded strongly with some ire (not toward me but rather toward the response he gets from some people), "I'm not a cynic or pessimist, I'm a realist.  I tell it like I see it."  I agreed.

I still hold to the idea that hope is doing what makes sense no matter how things turn out, but if I had to predict how things turn out, I predict we will, as you so well put it, Ben, "maintain our current trajectory towards disaster". 

If I were to offer advice with respect to all this it would be: learn some useful skills (besides how to work a computer or playing video games, etc.), develop a close circle of people you trust, plant a garden, develop your creative talents, use critical thinking, keep a sense of humor and don't forget to have some fun.

you know, at the risk of sounding like a kook, I often worry about how I would survive if left to my own devices. I know how to do little if any real grunt work; how to build anything that won't collapse, any skills on surviving in the wild (hunting, fishing), even knowing what fucking berries to eat and what will poison me. I didn't grow up like that. My dad grew up silver-spoonish and learned none of this stuff from his dad. And we didn't have silver spoons, but he didn't have the skills to teach us. And growing up, I had little interest in learning this stuff from my friends at the time. 

I have never caught a fish in my life. I wouldn't know the first thing about not only filleting it for consumption, but barely even baiting a hook. 

In short: if the apocalypse hits, I hope I'm the only funny guy in the group. 

brianlux

HughFreakingDillon said:

brianlux said:

benjs said:

I’m predicting that we maintain our current trajectory towards disaster (be it socioeconomic, political, environmental, or military), stemming from selfish people continuing to only show concern for ourselves, neglecting empathy or knowledge that says that what is best for the collective is typically best for us as individuals. We will continue to be close-minded and ignorant, except for those of us who are righteous but ineffective against such a massive and unwavering amount of ignorance. The aliens who hold the keys to enlightenment will move on to causes with probabilities of change that merit their presence.

I hold to a similar view.  I was talking to a friend about this topic (he, too, holds similar views) and I said, "At the risk of sounding like a pessimist and cynic, I don't hold out a lot of hope that humanity will change and begin to make choices that are good for the planet or even own species."  My friend responded strongly with some ire (not toward me but rather toward the response he gets from some people), "I'm not a cynic or pessimist, I'm a realist.  I tell it like I see it."  I agreed.

I still hold to the idea that hope is doing what makes sense no matter how things turn out, but if I had to predict how things turn out, I predict we will, as you so well put it, Ben, "maintain our current trajectory towards disaster". 

If I were to offer advice with respect to all this it would be: learn some useful skills (besides how to work a computer or playing video games, etc.), develop a close circle of people you trust, plant a garden, develop your creative talents, use critical thinking, keep a sense of humor and don't forget to have some fun.

you know, at the risk of sounding like a kook, I often worry about how I would survive if left to my own devices. I know how to do little if any real grunt work; how to build anything that won't collapse, any skills on surviving in the wild (hunting, fishing), even knowing what fucking berries to eat and what will poison me. I didn't grow up like that. My dad grew up silver-spoonish and learned none of this stuff from his dad. And we didn't have silver spoons, but he didn't have the skills to teach us. And growing up, I had little interest in learning this stuff from my friends at the time. 

I have never caught a fish in my life. I wouldn't know the first thing about not only filleting it for consumption, but barely even baiting a hook. 

In short: if the apocalypse hits, I hope I'm the only funny guy in the group. 

It's (almost) never too late to learn some skills.  If nothing else, maybe consider keeping a good basic skills book in hand.  Here are a few I keep in our library:




Besides that, humor is a great gift- keep your friends amused and they'll do the fishing!

F Me In The Brain

HughFreakingDillon said:

brianlux said:

benjs said:

I’m predicting that we maintain our current trajectory towards disaster (be it socioeconomic, political, environmental, or military), stemming from selfish people continuing to only show concern for ourselves, neglecting empathy or knowledge that says that what is best for the collective is typically best for us as individuals. We will continue to be close-minded and ignorant, except for those of us who are righteous but ineffective against such a massive and unwavering amount of ignorance. The aliens who hold the keys to enlightenment will move on to causes with probabilities of change that merit their presence.

I hold to a similar view.  I was talking to a friend about this topic (he, too, holds similar views) and I said, "At the risk of sounding like a pessimist and cynic, I don't hold out a lot of hope that humanity will change and begin to make choices that are good for the planet or even own species."  My friend responded strongly with some ire (not toward me but rather toward the response he gets from some people), "I'm not a cynic or pessimist, I'm a realist.  I tell it like I see it."  I agreed.

I still hold to the idea that hope is doing what makes sense no matter how things turn out, but if I had to predict how things turn out, I predict we will, as you so well put it, Ben, "maintain our current trajectory towards disaster". 

If I were to offer advice with respect to all this it would be: learn some useful skills (besides how to work a computer or playing video games, etc.), develop a close circle of people you trust, plant a garden, develop your creative talents, use critical thinking, keep a sense of humor and don't forget to have some fun.

you know, at the risk of sounding like a kook, I often worry about how I would survive if left to my own devices. I know how to do little if any real grunt work; how to build anything that won't collapse, any skills on surviving in the wild (hunting, fishing), even knowing what fucking berries to eat and what will poison me. I didn't grow up like that. My dad grew up silver-spoonish and learned none of this stuff from his dad. And we didn't have silver spoons, but he didn't have the skills to teach us. And growing up, I had little interest in learning this stuff from my friends at the time. 

I have never caught a fish in my life. I wouldn't know the first thing about not only filleting it for consumption, but barely even baiting a hook. 

In short: if the apocalypse hits, I hope I'm the only funny guy in the group. 

You could be food. 

I chuckle at the same time every time I go fishing in the Bayou down Louisiana way OR when I go up to Vermont to hang out with some folks who really know how to live off the land. 
When I was a kid I knew far more than I know now -- I certainly could shoot and fish and stuff like that...but how well would I do it?  Would it be enough to survive?  Guess I would need to adapt.  Some people would build their own home, create alternatives to electricity, grow and store their own food, etc -- I am missing lots of what people used to think of as basic knowledge.  (I know far more than most city raised people, being country raised, but I am out of practice!)

PJ_Soul

Yeah Hugh, if you have no survival skills, I agree just getting a few books about it and keeping them with your emergency supplies, and bringing one with you when you go into nature (and are therefore at risk of getting lost or something), is a really good idea! Can't hurt!

HughFreakingDillon

e...mer.....gen....cy....sup.....plies? what are those?

HughFreakingDillon

if I had been the subject of Into The Wild, it would have been the shortest movie of all time. 

"dude dies of starvation in back lane of own house-backpack full of cd's and marijuana".