TM Readers Time “Person of the Year”; TM author’s 2nd win…
Yes, it’s that time of the year again. The time of year when the over-nostalgic and unoriginal people of this world attempt to come up with best of, worst of, and year-in-review in last minute and lazy attempts at ad revenue.
There was an age, it seems, when these lists and awards meant something. My grandfather can recall sitting with the whole family on New Year’s Eve and listening to a yearly top 25 countdown on the radio. These awards, however, seem to have lost some of their luster over the years. Time’s “Person of the Year” being no exception.
This year, after looking at Time’s annual award, I shook my head. Time’s “Person of the Year” is…You…?
Are there that many uninteresting people that we need another mass awarding? Was there no one that stood out enough to warrant consideration that we need this schlock? Not that I put much faith or any merit in these kinds of things anyway, but I thought it interesting or at least worth considering…have they run out of ideas, or are they just that lazy?
This is, after all, my second win as Time’s “Person of the Year.” “Second,” you say? Yes; second. I also won in 2003.
Too bad I can’t parlay my ever more impressive resume into a better job.
So it comes time for me to hand out my end of the year awards, and with much consideration and deliberation I present…
Ben Allbright’s Idiot of the Year: (tie) Anyone who puts stock in Time’s “Person of the Year” anymore; and person(s) who still believe Iraq poses (/d) a threat to the US.
Ben Allbright’s Person of the Year: Thought Mechanics readers. Hey what do you want me to do, I couldn’t come up with anyone…
