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| MLA Full: | "The Last Normal Year." YouTube, uploaded by vlogbrothers, 30 October 2026, www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvikGCepgNY. |
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| APA Full: | vlogbrothers. (2026, October 30). The Last Normal Year [Video]. YouTube. https://youtube.com/watch?v=AvikGCepgNY |
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vlogbrothers, "The Last Normal Year.", October 30, 2026, YouTube, 09:15, https://youtube.com/watch?v=AvikGCepgNY. |
I just keep thinking, holy crap...we're in it...and we've been in it for a while now.
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"Dumpster fire": https://www.americandialect.org/dumpster-fire-is-2016-american-dialect-society-word-of-the-year
US digital ad revenue passed TV: https://www.cio.com/article/234901/digital-advertising-surpassed-tv-ads-in-2016.html
Mobile internet use passed desktop worldwidee: https://gs.statcounter.com/press/mobile-and-tablet-internet-usage-exceeds-desktop-for-first-time-worldwide
Twitter launched its algorithm: https://m.csmonitor.com/Technology/2016/0210/To-keep-the-network-growing-Twitter-revamps-people-s-timelines
Instagram went algorithmic: https://tubefilter.com/2016/03/16/instagram-will-ditch-reverse-chronological-feeds-for-algorithm/
Facebook use among online US adults over 65: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2016/11/11/social-media-update-2016/
Fake election stories got more engagement: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/craigsilverman/viral-fake-election-news-outperformed-real-news-on-facebook
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Some sources
"Dumpster fire": https://www.americandialect.org/dumpster-fire-is-2016-american-dialect-society-word-of-the-year
US digital ad revenue passed TV: https://www.cio.com/article/234901/digital-advertising-surpassed-tv-ads-in-2016.html
Mobile internet use passed desktop worldwidee: https://gs.statcounter.com/press/mobile-and-tablet-internet-usage-exceeds-desktop-for-first-time-worldwide
Twitter launched its algorithm: https://m.csmonitor.com/Technology/2016/0210/To-keep-the-network-growing-Twitter-revamps-people-s-timelines
Instagram went algorithmic: https://tubefilter.com/2016/03/16/instagram-will-ditch-reverse-chronological-feeds-for-algorithm/
Facebook use among online US adults over 65: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2016/11/11/social-media-update-2016/
Fake election stories got more engagement: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/craigsilverman/viral-fake-election-news-outperformed-real-news-on-facebook
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If you're in Canada, you can donate here: https://pihcanada.org/hankandjohn
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