About 2020 Nonsense

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  I am not entirely sure what happened.

  Up until this month, everyone was so excited for 2020. Everything seemed like 2019 would disappear and all of the past would just become a part of history that we all remember and learn from without repeating it. You know, like any other point in history. Oh, wait...

  What is with all of this madness? Two things trending in the first week had me a little confused. Plague and war. Two metaphorical horsemen of a doomsday everyone is familiar with. Personally, I'm not entirely sure that "the end times" will happen on the grand scale everyone thinks it will, but hey ... I'm not writing to share my personal spiritual beliefs. Not this time. Instead, I'm here to comment and ask a question. I've been feeling the need to since I first heard about the trending topics.

  What are y'all so afraid of? These two things are nothing new. So why the new wave of panic?

  Now, my questioning comes from a long practice of stoicism. This does not mean I just want to let this pass by as if it was nothing. I do, however, think the actual by the internet in general was a bit much. And since most of my spare time s spent on the internet, this was in my face a lot. And all I want to say is this: Grow up. To whom? Everyone. A lot of all this frustration and annoyance about everyone either involved or pretending to be involved can be summed up as those two words. Grow up.

  If you don't mind, I'm going back to my 1920s vibe. I'll catch you later with a drink in one hand and fedora in the other.

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