As the last year of the decade, it's easy to look at 2019 as both an encapsulation of the past 10 years and a bellwether for the next 10. Whether that instills optimism or anxiety depends entirely on who you ask.
This much is for certain: It's been another eventful year on planet Earth. Here is how people tried to sum up 2019.
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Year that tech workers had enough
Year of voice assistant privacy dumpster fires
Year of the gig worker uprising
Year of the satellite megaconstellation
Year of the ill-advised celebrity interview
Year of babymoons and baby showers
Year of the wellness revolution
Year of unstable memes for unstable times
Year women over 50 reclaimed their right to be seen
Year of crossover country collaborations
Year of the horny SpongeBob lyric
Year of 'Okay boomer,' and the generations were at each other's throats
Year everything was Succession
Year of disappointing blockbusters
Year of way too many streaming services
Year of the transfer quarterback in college football
Nearly the year of executing the innocent
Year of bats--t crazy at One America News
Year of the local engagement reporter
Year of whistleblower, once more
Year of the climate strike — and mass demands for action
Year a climate truth bomb dropped
Year of stagnation and tragedy
