THB #40: Thankful 2021

I am thankful to be healthy, COVID-free, and relatively sane after the last 19 months of madness.

I thank Netflix for launching into streaming, even before it made a ton of sense. Obviously, the technology has evolved quite remarkably (authored by many), but most importantly, it is making and will keep making the world smaller. This is a huge step for the filmed entertainment industry. But it is also a step for mankind… one that remains hopeful and hard to measure. While children are using weapons of war to kill strangers at protests and getting away with zero consequences, we still must acknowledge that the boundaries that separate us are getting smaller. The next generation will be better than the last. And the more that is shared, the harder it is to keep hate alive. Or… we can kill each other off more quickly. Let’s hope for the former.

Thanks for all the great work we got to experience this year. In spite of COVID and a quickly changing landscape, there was a lot of really fine wo…