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Teddy’s Mom's avatar

One thing I’ve learned in the Trump years is the ASTONISHING amount of wishful thinking that seemingly reasonable people can have. Over and over I find myself saying “Well, what did you think was going to happen?”

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R Mercer's avatar

They have forgotten or are ignorant of Finagle's law, one version of which goes:

The perversity of the universe tends to the maximum.

This is related to Murphy's Law:

What can go wrong, will--at the worst possible time, in the worst possible way.

Which in turn is related to/inspired by the laws of thermodynamics

Always start working from the basic understanding that the universe is going to screw you over. You end up with more pleasant surprises than unpleasant ones that way.

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Mary's avatar

Exactly! After a while it gets astonishlyvapid.

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