Welcome to the first newsletter of the new year. I think we can all agree that 2020 was a fairly exceptional year, and not in a good way. 2021 has rolled around, and the common expectation is that it’s going to be much better than 2020! I feel we’re falling for some cognitive effect that rolling over the calendar provides us - and that maybe it’s not going to turn out that way.
Let’s see what happens…
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Craig Shearer
Craig Shearer - 4 January 2021
At the start of each year, it's common for psychics and mediums to put out a bunch of predictions for the coming year. These predictions generally fall flat, although a common strategy for some psychics is to put out so many, often vaguely worded, so that there's a chance that some of them will actually come true, at which point they capitalise on this, claiming to be the World's Most Accurate Psychic™!
Craig Shearer - 4 January 2021
We're written about the Advance NZ political party in the past, and about their conspiracy-theory-driven policies and public statements.
Craig Shearer - 4 January 2021
As you'll no doubt know, 2020 ended seeing the successful and record-setting development of a range of vaccines for COVID-19 from various companies.
Craig Shearer - 4 January 2021
Around this time of the year it's common to be spending time with extended family and friends.
Craig Shearer - 4 January 2021
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