It’s like that was the year where life just turned to s*** for everyone and has gone downhill since

I remember because summer 2015 was lit. IYRTITL just came out and everybody was having a good time

But then 2016 arrived. People soon realized Trump was a serious presidential candidate and for some odd reason gained a huge following very quickly.

The left began growing in huge numbers made up of millennials and minority groups including LGBTQ. Politics has become so ingrained in our daily lives you can’t escape it anymore.

Everyone is offended by something. Everyone has to feel victimized in some way. Everyone is choosing a side. Nobody is getting along. People getting cancelled left and right.

Why has life just gone to s***. The covid pandemic just exacerbated everything x10. People losing jobs. People dying.

Technology went from being this amazing thing to people becoming afraid of it. Automation is a real thing. AI is coming for jobs.

Social media has become such a significant part of society that it’s almost taking over our reality itself. Too many people have voices causing divide. Depression and comparing our lives to one another. Seeing everyone’s highlights and feeling alone because we don’t have that.

I’m afraid to have children for Christ’s sake because politicians and celebrities are making it seem like we are all doomed no matter what. Climate. Social injustice. Equality. Racism.

I’m so tired of it man. What is the root cause of this s***? I know these problems have been around forever. But even as a minority myself, it’s like social media and the politicians are trying so hard to get minorities to feel victimized. We know we don’t have the same privileges, but don’t spoon feed that s*** to us on a daily basis just to get our vote.

Sure I’ve dealt with racism. But damn man I just move on because whit people will always be the most powerful and I’m okay with that. They will always make the decisions. They are 70% of the US population. You can’t represent everyone.

You said it all tbh

Agree with most of ur s*** but i dont think anyone is getting cancelled left and right lol

Keri hilson

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trump winning (amount other factors) divided the country to extreme levels

caused the progressive left to become more intellectually combative, cause the far right to be more outspoken and public

Yep

I like to think that the summer 2016 was the last good time of our culture actually. Sort of a calm before the storm.

The Trump presidency happened (worst years of my life 2017-2020)

Social media became ingrained in our society to the point where people value it over reality

Kids who don't know a world without technology grew up and came of age/are coming of age this decade all they know is a negative world

So lots of s***

Summer of 2016 > Vietnam

Lmaoo this guy really lives in his own bubble if he believes this s***

2016+ is just people realizing that 2015 was a bubble and life isn't all that great

Im not even american and i feel my lifes been pretty s*** and boring since 2015.
Feel like i wasted a lot of my time

i used to be able to live completely without a cell phone just fine. i wanna say this stopped being completely viable around 2017/18 so i completely agree with @op and @DAVIDP

Its cause Trump forced many people to break out their bubble and realise this other side of America they haven't noticed as well as before

same here

american problems

2012 was the goat year for me tho

Nah i needed tunes on the go s/o to streaming

keep reading this an goddamn that's a real powerful and true quote

it actually helped me appreciate music more. when i could only listen to it at home on my nice headphones, s*** used to hit crazy