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It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future. – Yogi Berra
I can make one prediction about 2025 that I am absolutely confident will turn out to be true: 2025 won't turn out the way we expect.
I suppose everything may go as planned. Just as it is possible that you can get a royal flush when dealt a hand of cards. My 50+ years of experience as an adult makes me believe otherwise. Over that entire span of time, things never went as expected for a whole year. It might—maybe—go as expected this year, but I doubt it.
That doesn't mean every unexpected outcome is a disappointment. Let's see the hands of all the Ricochetti who on January 1, 2024, believed Donald Trump would not only win the presidency but win the popular vote and win all the battleground states by a big enough margin for a convincing, crushing victory. Now let's see the hands of everyone lying about that. (Strange, they seem to be mostly the same hands.) For that matter, how many expected Trump would even get the nomination back in December 2023?
Every year sees the appearance of black swans, unicorns, unexpected disappointments, and unexpected triumphs. An old saying applies: "If you want to make God laugh, make a plan." Predicting the future accurately is less important than adapting to it. Accept what you cannot change, improve what you can and keep moving. A former boss put it best: "Hope for the best; plan for the worst."
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"Fasten your seat belts! It's going to be a bumpy ride."
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If 50% of the things that have been made possible by the Trump victory actually happen, I will call that a huge win.
We need to fight for every single one, and not get dismayed or start arguing when some fail. Of course some are going to fail. Let's make sure enough succeed to sustain our precious country and our way of life.
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The next year would be easier to asses, if we didn't have evil people in DC and the media going about trying to create Black Swans .
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Thanks for this evergreen wisdom!
Another great QOTD post by @Seawriter. You too can share some truth here by signing up for a January QOTD.
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