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Man that reminds me, I went back and looked for this. One of the promos for Portlandia which they still clearly try to make it a bit funny but now just comes off as really nostalgic and quaint to me. God I miss that time.

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Quang* @currentlyquang.xyz · 14h

Who can forget the classic Legend critically acclaimed poster.

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Quang* @currentlyquang.xyz · 15h

Can't believe I had to do this but I have to call this one out #stopbullying

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Quang* @currentlyquang.xyz · 21h

Those teenagers in that movie:

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Quang* @currentlyquang.xyz · 23h

You're not gonna be happy with this one. Energy prices has essentially increased 10 fold since March 2020, with a massive spike following the Ukraine war and a smaller bump after Trump's Iran operations. Same story with inflation.

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Quang* @currentlyquang.xyz · 23h

And of course, to cap off this list, here are the US president during March 2020, January 2021, and now :)

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Quang* @currentlyquang.xyz · 17/10/2026

Websites, we still go to them right? Clearly by March 2020, most people have fell into the same roughly few websites we all use now. By January 2021, clearly people were still very horny and frustrated. And in October 2026, with the current bastardized web, it's goodbye to porn and hello to AI.

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Quang* @currentlyquang.xyz · 17/10/2026

Nobody really likes this one, but podcasts! Following Podtrac, COVID-19 information was top of everyone's minds in March 2020. By January 2021, We can unfortunately see the rot seeping into our information ecosystem. And things have stayed roughly the same since, with some minor differences.

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Quang* @currentlyquang.xyz · 17/10/2026

Next up, video games! Not surprising here, video game consumption didn't change that much throughout the years. March 2020 comprised of titles most of you probably are familiar with. January 2021 gave us more looter shooters and the Cyberpunk appearance. Now? Kinda the same, but there's Bongo Cat.

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Quang* @currentlyquang.xyz · 17/10/2026

This is a depressing one, YouTube. By March 2020, the kids YouTube channel craze has only gotten even more intense, with news channels getting a nice bump from the COVID-19 action. By January 2021, you really see how Indian creators were dominating watch time. And for now? The story stays the same.

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Quang* @currentlyquang.xyz · 17/10/2026

Television, this one took a bit of investigating due to Nielsen's paywalling. When the pandemic kicked in 2020, people were looking for comfort shows and escapist programs. By January 2021? Lucifer and Squid Game were topping the charts. And now, it's business as usual, for better and worse.

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Quang* @currentlyquang.xyz · 17/10/2026

Next up, the movies! Definitely a very dry month back in March 2020, even before the pandemic fully kicked in. By January 2021, it was still pretty dry all things considered. Thankfully, despite everything, the movies are more back than they've ever been.

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Quang* @currentlyquang.xyz · 17/10/2026

This was the Billboards Top 10 on the week of March 14th, 2020 (when the US officially announced that COVID-19 was a pandemic), the Top 10 on the week of January 9, 2021 (the supposed peak of COVID-19 in the US), and of course the Top 10 now.