nothing annoys me more than the notion of an "expectations game." there is no rule that says journalists must evaluate political events on the basis of expectations set by party apparatchiks. edition.cnn.com/2024/06/26/p...
I'll also never understand it in business either.
"We expected to a profit of $3 billion this year. We only profited $2.99 billion. Since we didn't meet expectations, our stock price dropped. We must now fire hundreds of workers."
