And that is profound because....?

2018 will be much, much worse.

@2: Pessimism is not a virtue.

@3: Realism is.

@4: As is optimism.

@3/4:

I suppose it depends on who you ask or in which faith you were brought up, but in Judeo-Christian belief at least none of these make the list of either Cardinal, Theological, or Heavenly Virtu…...

2017 got worse as it went on, but it can't hold a candle to the suckage that was 2016. 2016 was a vindictive POS. I have no special optimism for 2018, although maybe November will prove me wrong.