2016 Was Not My “Best Year,” Actually

Every so often — and especially in 2026 — I keep seeing this same take float around online: “2016 was the last good year.” People say it like it’s self-evident, like it’s some universally agreed-upon truth carved into the internet’s collective memory. The memes roll in. The nostalgia posts stack up. The playlists get shared. The photos from before everything supposedly went wrong get dusted off and re-uploaded. And every time I see it, I have the same reaction: Bruh. Not for […]

https://jaimedavid.blog/2026/02/05/23/53/27/analysis/jaimedavid327/9610/2016-was-not-my-best-year-actually/

Ah, the internet's favorite pastime: comparing everything to Nazi Germany 🤦‍♂️. Because nothing screams insightful discourse like invoking Godwin's Law faster than you can say "Heil, math!" 📚🔨. Meanwhile, Florida's busy banning math books because, you know, algebra is the real threat to democracy.
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