The instinctual feeling that it is still 2020. Shared by many members of Gen Z, who feel like past events are closer than they actually are; as if it is still 2020. Probably spurred by the pandemic and isolation, but nobody really knows where it comes from.
Most years have a satisfying ending, where after Christmas and New Years you get to reset and to on to the next year. However, COVID didn't care about the holiday season, and the defining characteristic of 2020 was carried on into the following year. In a way, it felt like 2020 never really ended.
"RIP my man Harambe"
"Dude, that meme is like 4 years old."
"I think you mean almost 8 years old."
"wait..."
"that's the 2020 effect"
A period in early 2020 when rumours in Hong Kong of a lack of supply caused panic buying and hoarding of Toilet Rolls.
It was even reported that armed robbers stole hundreds of toilet rolls which were being delivered to a supermarket in Mong Kok.
Chaotic scenes were witnessed at Welcome during the Great Hong Kong Toilet Roll Crisis of 2020
long shaggy-looking haircut, like you’ve been isolated for months and all the barbers and salons are closed.
Damn, Tiffany. You got some 2020 hair today, go fix yourself or put on a hat.
The period of time between 2023 and 2026. It's when the AI Revolution took place, as well as the death of the internet.
It's also where the worst memes in human history originated from.
Oh my god. We're already in the mid 2020s. How the fuck did we get here so fast?
The trauma and mental abuse you have gone through from feeling like life is moving too fast and you just can't catch up. 2012-2017 was your year, some bad things in 2017, 2018 was half good half bad, 2019 was half bad, half good and 2020 was the death of you. People may not show it but they are depressed, wondering where the world is going, if they'll ever be happy again.
"Martin used to be so good at sports but now he just stays at home, in his room crying"
"2020 sickness i guess?"