2016 is not a serial killer. It's a YEAR.

[matt1993]

I am sick and tired of people blaming 2016 for all the bad things that have happened this year.Yes, I get that there were a lot of celebrity deaths this year, people got upset with each other over the election even more so than usual, etc. Those were definitely bad things that happened this year. But the Internet has taken this WAY too far - I'm

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[pathvain_aelien]

Well, 2016 was a pretty crappy year for a lot of people, but that definitely doesn't meant that good things didn't happen or that some people had a great year or that you shouldn't enjoy the year and the things that happened yourself. In my opinion and for me personally, it was a bad year, but there were also lots of good things that happened, too. :)

I personally don't mind it but if you do that's fine, too. Just don't let it make you upset because it's not a big deal and you are allowed to think differently from other people (or have other people think differently than you). :)

[matt1993]

I know it was a bad year for a lot of people, and I'm not saying they should completely forget about or ignore the bad things that happened. But some people are taking it too far and blaming the whole year for it, and I'm like, "Okay, you know that good things happened in 2016 too, right? And that 2016 is not the only year in which celebrities have died?" If it's possible to be prejudiced against days of a year, that's what they're doing about the good days in 2016.

(Actually it's more than just "some" people who do that. If it WERE just "some", I wouldn't be so annoyed by it.)

Hearing people talking about only the bad things that happened makes me feel like I'm not allowed to talk about or enjoy anything good that happened this year (or that if I do, I have to constantly preface it with "2016 was a bad year but..." or something.) In fact, even the fact that you told me "Well, 2016 was a pretty crappy year for a lot of people..." makes me feel like I'm not allowed to think about the good things that happened this year

[pathvain_aelien]

The people who are commenting on that or posting that (like "enough, 2016) mean it as a joke

[matt1993]

The people who are commenting on that or posting that (like "enough, 2016) mean it as a joke.

Yes, I know it's a joke. It's just that I've heard it so many times that I'm getting tired of it.

I've noticed a lot of people making jokes about 2016 but I definitely wouldn't call it a quarter of it.

"A quarter of it" was just a guess as to what fraction it was (that, in fact, I first wrote as "a half of it" and then decided "Nah, it wasn't THAT much..."). I still think it's definitely pretty close to how often I heard people talk about it at our group today.

And Person B isn't going to get mad at person A for not also having a bad year-that would be crazy.

That would be crazy, but I still feel like that's happening. :(

Another example-on 9/11, a lot of people had a very bad day, obviously. For me personally, I hung out with my best friend and went to a nice dinner and we had a really good day-totally fine that we were sad about what happened but also had our own experiences which happened to be good. Except people still complain

[13catswaltz]

I totally agree with you!!!!! I had a great 2016! And awesome rant!!! Hahaha

[matt1993]

:)

[elsieellis]

I have to agree. But also for the people who think 2016 was exclusively terrible, it's helping them set goals and feel good about moving forward. I do think the internet has a lot to answer for though, especially facebook!

[matt1993]

I wouldn't mind people talking about the bad things that happened this year so much if it didn't so often feel like people are refusing to talk about anything else, or at least the good things that happened this year. I hope that was clear earlier...

[wanderipity]

I agree with you! Lets not blame the numbers.

[matt1993]

:)