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Tim Cook Nominated for TIME's 2014 Person of the Year
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The Ebola caregivers. They don't ask for recognition or celebrity status. For the most part they're volunteers, risking their lives every day to help others. Some have died delivering that help - more will die in the days and months to come. That's where my vote goes.
Don't forget that the profit shifting countermeasures are starting to shape up globally this year.
All my respect (there wasn't much left to be honest) for Time magazine is now gone
Even if it's by influence, not likability (Hitler won in 1938 for example), Swift is not an influential musician. She is yet another bland pop artist of the last few years. She has absolutely nothing to contribute musically, her lyrics are entirely concerning superficial personal matters, and she hasn't done anything remarkable outside of her successful career.
I mean, how could she be nominated for person of the year when people like Richard D. James, Thom Yorke or Marshal Mathers never having won in the past? Love them or hate them, artists like these have had profound influence on contemporary music as a whole.
It would be an embarrassment to humanity to give someone so disposable such high praise.
People cared for, what, 20 ebola victims? What Jobs does effects millions and millions of people. It's about people that effect many people.
Those 20 Ebola patients could turn into 200 then 2000 pretty quick. They sacrifice their own life just so the virus stays where it began. I dunno I find that pretty damn impressive.
In terms of total societal impact I agree but Putin is very much in the running. For bad reasons.
One vote for the Doge over here...such laughter...much deserving...
I, seriously, would like to see the ebola caregivers win, people who are making important differences in the world.
I, seriously, would like to see the ebola caregivers win, people who are making important differences in the world.
Swift is not influential musically. She is another bland pop artist in a sea of bland pop artists.
Richard D James? Thom Yorke? Marshal Mathers? Andre 3000? Kanye West?
I don't even like all of those artists but I'll be damned if I didn't admit that they have been hugely influential musically.
Swift does not even deserve to be in the same category as game changers like these.
20, really? Obviously you only read about it when it's about a patient treated in a developed country.
4 pages of replies and the vast majority have zero understanding of what the "TIME person of the year " even is. So many people seem to think it's some kind of award for doing something good?
It's not. It goes to the most newsworthy person/group/story of the year. That's it. Putin is probably the logical choice in that respect.
It's not. It goes to the most newsworthy person/group/story of the year. That's it. Putin is probably the logical choice in that respect.
I find the list very underwhelming.
Maybe that's a good sign.
Despots haven't had their normal impact.
Maybe that's a good sign.
Despots haven't had their normal impact.
Ferguson protesters? You mean the tactless, classless asshats that thought that the best way to rally support for your cause was to occupy freeways during rush hour like ****ing idiots?
To hell with Ferguson protesters, there's a time and a place and on the freeway during rush hour ain't it.
To hell with Ferguson protesters, there's a time and a place and on the freeway during rush hour ain't it.
Besides some teeny boppers, precisely who has Taylor Swift influenced? I do not understand her inclusion in this list.
Every single year people have the same reaction.
Again, Time's Person of the Year has no relevance to who is good, beneficial, made a good impact, etc. It is solely about influence and impact on the global stage within a years time.
Putin and Swift are among the most impactful within their respective worlds -- Swift in the music industry and Putin in world politics. It has nothing to do with how "good" they are.
Again, Time's Person of the Year has no relevance to who is good, beneficial, made a good impact, etc. It is solely about influence and impact on the global stage within a years time.
Putin and Swift are among the most impactful within their respective worlds -- Swift in the music industry and Putin in world politics. It has nothing to do with how "good" they are.
If it were someone you cared and loved that got shot and killed by a LEO, would you think the same?
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It might have something to do with what happened with Spotify.
Good question. Even following Time's guidelines it makes no sense to have her on the list. Maybe a People Magazine best of list, but not Time's person of the year.
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Who cares?