Depends on how you look at it. If I choose 1968, is it with the knowledge that the years ahead are going to get progressively worse, or am I blissfully ignorant? Anyway, let's say it's an informed decision, and I'll take 2018, hoping things will have to get better eventually. How's that for misguided optimism?
Ketchup or mustard?
Ketchup or mustard?