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Sunday, February 9, 2020

From the day

Perspective: The Anxious Local · Sight

The neon glow of the gas pump flickers $2.17—expensive enough to make me wince—as that "eee-er" squeak of *The Box* thumps from a passing sedan for the tenth time today. I tighten my oversized tie-dye hoodie, staring at the newspaper stand where headlines about Egypt losing control of the Nile make the world feel like it’s teetering on a jagged edge. Between the rising price of bread and these rumors of a spreading sickness, I’m losing my rizz and my nerves; even the wide-eyed stare of that animatronic Grogu toy in the shop window feels more ominous than cute. Everything feels like it’s about to break, and I’m just trying to keep my head down before the bill comes due.

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

The Box

Roddy Ricch

The must-have

Star Wars: The Child (Grogu) Animatronic

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

doomscrollingvibe checkrizz

Pandemic

social distancingnew normalflatten the curve

Gen Z Alpha

no capsusbussincheugyskibidi

Catchphrases of 2020

  • You're on mute
  • Tiger King

Tech Check

Zoom (Mass Adoption), Apple M1 Chip & mRNA Vaccines.

Style of 2020

Silhouette: Comfort-first and oversized (Pandemic)

Material: Sweatpants and tie-dye

  • Masks
  • Matching lounge sets
  • Cottagecore

Cost of Living (2020)

Loaf of Bread

$1.55

Gallon of Gas

$2.17

Average Home

$336,900

New Car

$39,750

Meanwhile

  • COVID-19 RecessionShortest but sharpest recession in history; global lockdowns.

Time Elapsed

2,308 days ago

(6 years, 118 days)