• EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world
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    7 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 👀@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      7 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 :).

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        7 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.