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OK. I'm doing a Tournament of Years. I'll do a poll about the last 16 years, scrambled. Winner of each round goes on to a championship at the end. Here are the brackets (randomized):

Bracket A:

2019
2023
2014
2016

Bracket B:

2008
2018
2013
2022

Bracket C:

2010
2015
2012
2021

Bracket D:

2009
2011
2017
2020

Which of these years was the best year?

#EvanPoll #poll #TournamentOfYears

Aviva Gary

@evan How are we judging? For the whole (As in the whole planet) or for yourself personally... 👀

@Aviva_Gary Usually when I do polls, part of the value is starting a discussion about how we answer the question. "What is a good year? What makes one year better than another?" When I over-specify the parameters, it makes for a really frantic process for me, and no fun for everyone else. So, I'd rather leave those things undefined.

@Aviva_Gary that said, some people have a hard time with that kind of open-ended thought process. I understand we all have different kinds of minds, and some aren't going to enjoy questions like that.

@evan True... the only reason I asked is because for example the 1990s were great for me...

But for the planet however...

(So I didn't know if there were rules or what lol) 👀

@evan I try not to be a dick unless someone is realllyyyy asking for it 😁