Your predictions for 2018

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? 

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.

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.

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.