Expectation management for the Jan 6 hearings

[867-5309.]

Expectations are sky high for a lot of folks. Perhaps a bit too high.

We could see some solid work and information and some still feel a bit deflated. I'm not expecting any kind of smoking gun or next level evidence that is well beyond other pieces to the puzzle we have seen. If we get it, fantastic. If not, the wheels still keep turning.

[dem4decades]

1. Those that already care know what happened, those that don't care what happened, will still not care

That's the sad truth.

[Scrivener7]

2. Really, they seem to have been doing the opposite. Everything I have seen is them

saying, "You think you saw something awful, but you have no idea how terrible the behind-the-scenes activity was. And we're going to show you that. You're going to be shocked."

I think they WOULD manage expectations if there was a chance we would respond with, "Well, yes, we all saw that. What else is there?" But I don't see them doing that.

We shall see.

[Kaleva]

3. I haven't watched tv news in years. I'll follow along here at DU.

What happens, happens.

[Whiskeytide]

4. Most on this forum, I suspect, will tend to feel ...

… disappointed because we’ve already heard or read about what they will present, and we’ve already connected the dots.

But the hearings should still be fun. I continue to have overall reservations about whether or not criminal charges can be brought against people close to Тяцмp, but I suspect it will be pretty easy to make the case that they’re assholes.

[MineralMan]

5. My only expectation is that I will watch them and see what happens.

You appear to have already made up your mind about the hearings. You seem to expect that they will offer nothing much at all. Maybe you should just skip watching them, you know...