Complex Numbers

Disappointment?

Sober this time, another "JAFBG"  [XGC] prompt...

What is the most disappointing thing about 2021 so far?

That we're still numbering years and counting dates arbitrarily.

Okay, no, not really; we're too invested in the Gregorian calendar to alter it wholesale, so I just go along with it like anyone else. Still, what I'm pretty sure I said on December 31 of last year still holds true: ain't nothin' gonna change.

I mean, yeah, sure, things have changed; some change is inevitable, and that's how we know we live in reality. But, to coin a cliché, it's the kind of change that's like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

On a personal level, perhaps the most disappointing thing about this year thus far is being unable to continue with my road trip. I was hoping for another two weeks or so, and to see a few other people, but as I said, shit happens.

Globally, it's the realization that no matter what needs to be done for the good of society in general, there's a good chunk of the population that will resist it without question or thought. If you figured we could all band together with a common goal, well, you sweet summer child.

Ain't nothin' gonna change. I'm just glad I didn't have kids so they could be alive when the fecal matter really starts to impact the rotating blades. Me, I hope to be gone before that happens. And it will happen; you can count on it.

Disappointing? Nah. This has been the best slide into oblivion of any doomed culture at any time in history, and I plan to ride this sucker down with a beer in my hand, a smile on my lips, and the hot wind in my hair.

Ain't I just a bundle of joy? I told you I was more fun when I've been drinking.