by extraqc
I’m not saying timelines merged or we slipped into another dimension or whatever. I’m not even trying to be dramatic. I just can’t shake the feeling that something… shifted after like 2019/2020.
Ever since then, time feels fake. Weeks disappear but somehow nothing actually happens. People seem more irritable, more checked out, or just permanently exhausted. Culture feels hollow. Everything is a remake, sequel, reboot, or corporate sludge with a different logo slapped on it.
And we’re constantly in “huge event” mode. Wars, scandals, crises, breaking news every five minutes. Yet none of it feels real or resolved. It’s like we’re watching the world through a screen that’s slightly lagging.
What’s weird is bringing this up in real life. Half the people immediately go “yeah, I’ve felt that too,” and then get quiet. The other half laugh it off and change the subject like you just brought up something awkward at dinner.
I’m not even blaming COVID itself. It just feels like a turning point where everything stopped improving and started quietly degrading. Prices up, quality down, standards gone. Corporations don’t even pretend to care anymore. Surveillance isn’t subtle. Politics feels like bad theater. Media contradicts itself week to week and nobody bats an eye.
It doesn’t feel like collapse. Collapse would be honest. This feels more like the system knows it’s broken and is just dragging itself forward anyway.
Maybe it’s just aging. Maybe social media melted everyone’s brain. Maybe I’m overthinking it. But when this many people feel the same thing and nobody really wants to talk about it, that’s the part that sticks with me.
So yeah. When did you start noticing it? Or am I just losing it like everyone else?