• @EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world
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        27 months ago

        Apply the same critique to anything someone hopes.

        I hope Santa brings me a bike this year!

        I hope my cancer goes into remission.

        I hope I get to see them in heaven someday.

        • Zuberi 👀
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          57 months ago

          The presence of hope doesn’t necessarily mean the person believes their statement is going to happen though. On the tangent of Walmart, I hope Amazon Fails too :).

          • @EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world
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            47 months ago

            No I’m just saying it’s a funny thing to say to someone saying “I hope” I think hope’s just an unrealistic distraction, but I also hope big box stores get collapsed.