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The Worst Parts of 2020
Saying goodbye to one of the worst years in recent memory
Today is New Year’s Eve, and as far as I am concerned midnight can’t get here fast enough. In a myriad of ways this year has been one of the worst years of my life, and I am certain that many people feel the same way. From the seemingly endless weeks and months spent in near-complete isolation, to the round-the-clock news reel of bad event upon bad event, 2020 is not a year I will be looking back upon with fond memories. I plan to send it off in a blaze of glory by drinking myself into such a stupor I practically erase it from my brain.
Having said that, in my mind there are a list of things that made this year such a complete and utter shitshow. Here they are, in no particular order:
The Year of Conspiratorial Thinking:
2020 was the year the world decided to go full Alex Jones. It was the year that all the misinformation and bot networks on social media finally proved their value to the world, by convincing hundreds of thousands of people to join a cult that wears tin foil instead of white robes. It was the year of QAnon. The year of the Anti-Masker and the Covid Denier. The year of Plandemic. The year of Demon Sex and of hating Bill Gates. Finally, it was the year of Stop the Steal, where we have Donald…
