You do not have to buy the hype and if you decide to do so, don't accuse someone of selling it to you, you bought it.
And what's wrong with that? Don't you get up for a new movie, album from one of your favorite bands, new TV show, new restaurant in your food wheelhouse or anything else you want to look forward to experiencing?
You are not gullible, an easy sell or any negatives because you want to get excited. Give yourself a break.
Damn, let's not beat ourselves up. Wasn't the anticipation of Christmas morning greater than the actual event. when you were young? People focus too much on the disappointment if it's not what they anticipated. What about all of that time spent in anticipation, was that just wasted?
I think there are a hell of a lot more posters here that are jazzed and feeling good than they want to let on about among the "Sam the Eagle's" of the forum.
Been a tough year, you need some joy, you deserve to feel positive about something. If you were too optimistic, that's OK. Be as happy as you can be now, do not put that off to a future time that may not come.
Don't over think it, you are a FAN and you are allowed to be a little wacky because it's all emotion. This is supposed to be fun.