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TopicTHE Snake Ranks Anything Horror Related (Vol. 5) *5th Anniversary* *RANKINGS*
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10/25/20 1:54:11 AM
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35. 2020 (20 points)
Nominated by: NFUN (0/5 remaining)


Importance: 10
Fear: 7
Snake: 3

I was pretty excited for this year. Our home business was just starting to take off, I was feeling energized, creative, and inspired perhaps more than I ever was, and there were plenty of awesome games, shows and movies to look forward to as well. Sure, things started off rough with threats of World War III, and the unfortunate passing of sports legend Kobe Bryant, but boy were we really in for it after that. Rumblings of coronavirus reaching the US started to take hold from February into March, and suddenly the country, hell, the world, was on total lockdown and in quarantine. I'll admit, I'm not usually one to let life's problems keep me down or frighten me, but this virus and lockdown really did me in, in that span of March-May especially. I just felt totally drained and hopeless, and every day there seemed to be some new terrible story like murder hornets or Australian wildfires to just compound matters. However, bigger than me, bigger than any of us, perhaps even bigger than COVID were the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, sparking a wave of protests, both peaceful and violent, around the world as an attempt to put an end to police brutality and racial injustice. Though I may personally disagree with the senseless breaking, entering, and looting of businesses, I feel like there did come a genuine change this year, a small but powerful step we need to keep working on in the years to come. See, I think it's easy to just focus on all the horrible things that have happened this year. Whether it's spending more time with family, learning new skills or hobbies in quarantine, being out on the streets in peaceful protests, or just doing your duty and staying home safe from COVID, we should use this year as a lesson in taking better charge & accountability in our lives, to learn to rely on and trust our fellow man, and to band together to solve a common problem. Hardship is just as important as the seemingly easy years, and I for one have learned that this year and I'm sure so have many of you. With one of our most important elections ever coming up in just over a week, this year could be the turning point many of us need to actually make our lives better than it ever has been before!

(And I know there's like a billion things I didn't touch on, but why go through that misery parade again?)

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