Even "stupid" hope is still hope.
Although I suppose it's a prime example of something most people either forget or don't realize about the story of Pandora's box.
Hope was in the box of evils, people.
This has been a completely unhelpful comment, and I would strike it from the record, but I rarely have a "good" seguey segway. Se-youknowwhatImean into pointing out that bit about hope.
*goes back to hoping for e-mails inviting me to wonderful (and do-able) new year's eve exploits*