# Time Magazine 2018 Person of the Year **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 6, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586 "2018-10-06T23:28:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/21 "2018-10-31T21:40:20Z")
If I were placing a bet today, it would be on Putin. But to offer up a name I haven’t seen yet, how about Elon Musk? ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/22 "2018-10-31T22:04:19Z")
I just can’t see AOC/Pressley winning because this election isn’t anything like 2010 and the Tea Party. The Democrats are running an election based on the right candidates for the district. AOC’s win took place in a very thin primary right smack in the worst of the family separation news. Yes, you couldn’t avoid her on tv news for about 3 weeks after, but myself and many others think she showed that she wasn’t quite ready for prime time. If Beto pulls a victory, then he’ll be in consideration. But, I still think it’ll be something related to Parkland as that’s been in the news as well as affecting policy most of the year. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/23 "2018-10-31T22:26:50Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > It’ll be David Hogg, the Parkland high school student who became a gun control activist and political activist. I think it’ll be the Parkland kids, with David Hogg in the center of the picture. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/24 "2018-10-31T23:02:52Z")
> [@ISiddiqui](#): > > I think it’ll be the Parkland kids, with David Hogg in the center of the picture. I’d put Emma Gonzalez in the center with him. And my nomination goes to “The Peaceful Protester”. This is apolitical, nonracial, nonreligious, etc. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/25 "2018-10-31T23:54:38Z")
> [@AskNott](#): > > Keep in mind, TIME’s person of the year is not the _ **best** _ person, but the one who did the most to affect the course of events in the year. For that reason, the POTY is sometimes a real jerk. _ **Was** _ not the best person. Since 2001, when they chose Giuliani over Bin Laden, they have almost exclusively chosen heroes (the one exception being Putin, who was not exactly a hero in 2007, but also not such a villain that people would have cancelled their subscriptions over the choice). ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/26 "2018-11-01T00:25:40Z")
Um. The caravan? ---
**Author:** ![Asuka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/27 "2018-11-01T00:34:29Z")
It’s going to be Jamal Khashoggi since people in these topics usually post the last important newsmaker they remember. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/28 "2018-11-01T00:53:29Z")
I’d wager someone who represents the rise of (college educated) women in politics. I’m not sure if it’ll be Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, but it’ll probably be some college educated woman involved in politics, or a bunch of them. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/29 "2018-11-01T12:46:43Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > What about Robert Mueller? > > I’m not saying this to be sarcastic. I think the ongoing investigation has been one of the top stories of the year. One sad thing is that Mueller’s people have been deliberately extra quiet during the run up to the election. They don’t want to be accused of trying to influence it. Hence, no new indictments, etc. Shoot, this is info the voters _should have_. Anyway, after next week expect a new wave of stuff out of the investigation, which would be good timing for TMPotY. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/30 "2018-11-01T13:27:28Z")
> [@Asuka](#): > > It’s going to be Jamal Khashoggi since people in these topics usually post the last important newsmaker they remember. Yeah, I thought about him along with Elon Musk as my suggestion. But I’m not super familiar with Khashoggi story so I’m not sure it’s really “Person of the Year” material. It may very well be, but all I know is he was killed in the Saudi consulate. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/31 "2018-11-01T15:24:52Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > I’d put Emma Gonzalez in the center with him. > > And my nomination goes to “The Peaceful Protester”. This is apolitical, nonracial, nonreligious, etc. I’m really hoping for Emma Gonzalez. Put all the Parkland kids on the cover, her in the center, with a nice big “WE CALL B S” overlay. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/32 "2018-12-11T13:33:43Z")
It’s Khashoggi and other murdered journalists. > I may be incorrect, but I don’t think Khashoggi was an “option” when this thread started. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/33 "2018-12-11T13:35:20Z")
> [@Asuka](#): > > It’s going to be Jamal Khashoggi since people in these topics usually post the last important newsmaker they remember. I stand corrected. Good call! ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/34 "2018-12-11T13:41:07Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > It’s Khashoggi and other murdered journalists. > > [https://twitter.com/TIME/status/1072474968078893056?s=19](https://twitter.com/TIME/status/1072474968078893056?s=19) > > I may be incorrect, but I don’t think Khashoggi was an “option” when this thread started. Not all of them are dead. Of the ones named, only Khashoggi and the Capital Gazette victims are. Apparently (and, surprisingly, at least to me), they are the first posthumous Persons of the Year. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/35 "2018-12-11T13:58:07Z")
Thanks for the correction. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/36 "2018-12-11T14:45:57Z")
It won’t be Trump, because it would feed his ego too much. Also, they look for something that will sell well. Time will go for a generic category, like they have several times in the past.\* My guess: the Me Too movement, or trans people. \*“the Whistleblowers” 2002, “the soldier” 2003, "the computer"1982 , and even “You, the public” 2006 ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/37 "2018-12-11T14:51:15Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > It won’t be Trump, because it would feed his ego too much. > Also, they look for something that will sell well. > Time will go for a generic category, like they have several times in the past.\* > > My guess: the Me Too movement, or trans people. > > \*“the Whistleblowers” 2002, > “the soldier” 2003, > "the computer"1982 , > and even “You, the public” 2006 You’re too late: It’s killed and imprisoned journalists. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/38 "2018-12-11T15:08:56Z")
When was the last time it was a single person instead of a group of people? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/39 "2018-12-11T15:12:00Z")
[2016: Donald J. Trump.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Person_of_the_Year) ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586/40 "2018-12-11T15:23:57Z")
OK, it just seems like a cop out when they choose a group. They been doing that a lot lately, Trump notwithstanding. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-magazine-2018-person-of-the-year/822586.md?page=3)