I’m the Year 2021, and I’m Begging You to Keep Your Expectations in Check

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Hey everyone.

It’s me, 2021.

I understand many of you have concerns. In fact, some of you have taken the time to unearth my private Facebook account and spam my inbox with inquiries and aggressive put-downs.

For future reference, if you’re not a member of the Gregorian Calendar Society, please refrain from messaging my private social media accounts. In regards to the harassment, I won’t be engaging with any of it. I saw what meme culture did to 2020, and frankly, I’m disgusted.

Folks, try to remember that I’m just a measurement of time. I can’t solve your problems.

Granted, I’m not entirely useless. I do have the power to see into the future, and boy howdy, are you all in for some shit. Due to the rules within The Gregorian Calendar Society, I cannot give away any specific details. But for the love of God, I’m begging you to keep your expectations in check.

If you thought COVID would be gone within the first few months of my existence, congratulations, you’re a crazy person.

If you had hopes that racism, sexism, and homophobia would magically disappear with my arrival, I’ve got some bad news for you.

If you thought Trump would vanish from the public eye, I implore you to look up the word “ego” in the dictionary.

Forgive me if I’m coming across as irritable… I’ll try to be more diplomatic.

I’m well aware of the notion that time brings forth change. But dear readers, this just isn’t true! Time doesn’t bring change; effort brings change. If you want life to be less shitty, do something about it. Wear a mask, take part in local politics, stay informed, but don’t just sit around and assume I’ll make things better. That’s not going to happen.

I have absolutely zero control over the events that will occur in the upcoming months. But you do. So do something about it.

Finally, quit harassing 2020 with those degrading memes. Haven’t they endured enough cruelty?

And yes, I referred to 2020 as “they.” We years identify as non-binary.

Deal with it, mother-fuckers.