- Obi Wan Stevobi
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- Exalted Mythic Member
Time's person of the year is about who makes the news. Doesn't matter the context. Previous people of the year has included everyone from Hitler to Gandhi. Naming someone person of the year isn't sucking up to them, it is just pointing out they were very talked about that year. In an election year, it is usually the US president, many of which have been named twice, including Nixon, Johnson, Reagan, Clinton, and Bush Jr.
Anyone ranting about bias or complaining because they don't personally like the person of the year has no understanding what the point of it is. It's simply a measure of who made the most headlines.