20 Things That Kept Us Up at Night in 2018
From deepfakes to the technocratic Deep State, this was an extremely anxiety-riddled year.
If 2017 was the year of anger, 2018 will likely go down as the year of anxiety. This was the year when countless dystopian “what if”s came true. What if Donald Trump is amoral enough to lock kids in cages? (He is.) What if mobile apps are tracking your physical movement? (They are.) What if the school shooting epidemic is getting progressively worse? (It is.)
What if the QAnon crazies never log off? (They won’t.)
What if you’re the only one who didn’t like A Star Is Born? (Oh boy.) As we wind down this year and prepare for 2019 — with a market crash looming and an ugly new presidential election already rearing its head — we’re taking a look back at 20 things that caused us palpable anxiety over the past 12 months. Maybe getting it out of our system will help?
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/anxiety-sources-under-trump-771508/