[StavrosK]

"Person of the year 2013" isn't "person we're hoping will make a difference in 2014", it's "person who has made a difference".

The pope can pretty much do nothing that will affect me, but the bullshit the NSA pulls affect me every day.

[k-mcgrady]

>> "The pope can pretty much do nothing that will affect me, but the bullshit the NSA pulls affect me every day."

So Time should have checked with you first? I don't really care who they voted as person of the year (it really doesn't matter) but being annoyed they picked someone who doesn't effect you (but can effect millions of others) is pretty dumb and selfish reasoning.

[StavrosK]

Well, I was either using myself as a data point, or I meant that, since the pope can't affect me specifically, Time shouldn't have chosen him.

I'm glad you picked the more reasonable of the two options.