Will 2021 be better than 2020?

@lovebuglena (44721)
Staten Island, New York
August 2, 2020 1:11pm CST
It is already August. Less than half a year to go until 2021. Hopefully, 2021 will be better than 2020. I have a feeling though, that covid will follow us into the new year... And our lives will not go back to normal any time soon...
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@Peppyepi (61)
2 Aug 20
Have a sad feeling this is our new normal....
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
2 Aug 20
Part of me thinks this way too.
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@Namelesss (3365)
• United States
2 Aug 20
I hope all this goes away with the coming elections and 2021 gets on on track for better and greater living.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
2 Aug 20
At least in the United States, some people believe that this covid thing is about the presidential election...
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Aug 20
@anniepa I don't know why people think so. I am not in agreement with what they think. And people think that rioting, looting, protesting, etc. is about the election as well.
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@Namelesss (3365)
• United States
3 Aug 20
@anniepa It's complicated. The virus is real and people do die from it. But there is a lot of misinformation put out with no purpose other than to cause fear and keep the country stirred up about it. What's true, what's not true? Powerful forces at work.
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@moffittjc (121731)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 Aug 20
There's a lot of things that happen in this world that we can't control, so I guess there's no real easy answer to whether 2021 will be better than 2020. But there is one thing we can control, and that is our attitude and how we react to the things that go on around us. We may not be able to change how we reacted to most of the crap that has happened this year, but we can use it as a learning experience to help us weather the storm better in 2021 and have a better attitude about the lemons that life throws at us.
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@moffittjc (121731)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Aug 20
@lovebuglena I'm not so sure 2021 is going to be much different than 2020. Maybe a little better, but this virus is not going away anytime soon. They keep saying a vaccine will be available soon, but it's still going to take a year to roll it out and get everyone vaccinated. So I still think we'll be dealing with this pandemic in 2021.
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
5 Aug 20
@moffittjc Would you take that vaccine? I wouldn't. I never take a flu shot.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Aug 20
I don't think anyone anticipated something like covid to hit us and the rest of the world, or that it will lead to other stuff like looting, rioting, mass killings, etc. And we probably could've handled everything better. It definitely tested all of us in different ways. And we lost a lot of people. Also, people think that they can go back to a normal life and are starting to go out a lot and get together with people in not small numbers, which is the dumbest thing ever, especially since cases are rising. Life in 2021 will not be back as it was before the pandemic but hopefully it will not bring with it another massive thing that will disrupt our lives.
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
2 Aug 20
I have no idea, but am optimistic. I will certainly be more careful where I go and much more cautious.
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
3 Aug 20
@lovebuglena I agree.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
2 Aug 20
These days people seem to be getting together like everything is fine. Not a good idea yet.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Aug 20
@DianneN Hubby told me his mom is doing her birthday celebration (it's this month) at home and inviting a lot of people as a lot of people want to come. I don't know on the exact number of people that wanna come but doing this is the dumbest thing ever right now. And she lives in an apartment not a house. The living room is not huge. I told hubby that if she invites a lot of people I will not go. He said that's fine but I don't know if it will be fine if I don't show up. I can't believe he didn't tell his mom not to do this. I guess he sees nothing wrong with that. If she wants to invite a lot of people to celebrate her birthday she could split it up into a few gatherings.
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@Deepizzaguy (104192)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
3 Aug 20
The fear around my nation is that our freedoms will be taken away like having to wear a mask outdoors and practicing social distancing in the name of safety. I hope I am wrong.
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
4 Aug 20
@lovebuglena I couldn't agree more! There are so many people I care about who are especially vulnerable. My daughter has Crohn's, which is an auto-immune disease. I have relatives with diabetes and COPD, some with both and I have a brother-in-law who recently underwent chemo. He seems to be beating stage 4 cancer, it would be horrible for him to be taken down by covid-19 because some selfish person didn't feel like wearing a mask!
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
5 Aug 20
@anniepa To die all because of some careless or heartless person who doesn't wear a mask because it violates his/her freedom would be a major disappointment. And that might not even be the right word.
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@Deepizzaguy (104192)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
4 Aug 20
@lovebuglena You are right.
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@LindaOHio (181821)
• United States
3 Aug 20
I'm afraid you're right. I don't see anything improving in 2021...except maybe who is in office.
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
4 Aug 20
@lovebuglena I certainly hope not! If we do that will be the end of our democracy.
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
4 Aug 20
LindaOH, I'm with you 100%! The polls are looking pretty good for a President Biden in 2021 so with any luck at all we can be done with Trump for good. I believe his failed leadership is one reason we're in such a mess today. You don't get rid of a pandemic or protect your constituents from it by saying it's going to just disappear one day!
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Aug 20
I have a feeling that we will be seeing Trump for the next four years.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
3 Aug 20
With how 2020 has turned out so far, 2021 will likely be better... provided we get out of 2020!
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
4 Aug 20
@lovebuglena hope is such a big word right now.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Aug 20
Hopefully 2020 will not follow us into 2021 when it was at its worse.
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@dodo19 (47336)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
2 Aug 20
I do hope that 2021 will be better than 2020. It can't be much worse.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
2 Aug 20
Let's hope it won't become worse than this year has been.
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@marguicha (223802)
• Chile
2 Aug 20
Anything will be better than 2020. The only good thing about 2020 is that I´m saving money for my 2021 vacations (if I can have them).
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
2 Aug 20
It is good that you are able to save money these days. Hopefully, your vacation plans will happen.
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@marguicha (223802)
• Chile
2 Aug 20
@lovebuglena Thank you. I´m spending much less as I´m alone at home.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
2 Aug 20
@marguicha You're welcome! I am going grocery shopping less often and do not go shopping at clothing stores or online. And no shows, concerts or movie going. So, I end up spending much less per month.
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@TheHorse (220275)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 Aug 20
I am trying to live as "normal" a life as I can. I have grown used to wearing my mask. I can still write here, play guitar, and visit close friends. But I hope Covid-19 mutates into something that cause a day-long common cold. I want to get back to work.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Aug 20
Are you working from home?
@just4him (317238)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
2 Aug 20
I'm sure you're right. I don't see this ending soon.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
2 Aug 20
Especially now since numbers are on the rise again, and people are starting to get together in large numbers like everything is normal.
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@NJChicaa (120143)
• United States
2 Aug 20
I think this will continue through 2021
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Aug 20
Sure feels that way.
• Philippines
3 Aug 20
I have the same feeling as well.
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@JohnKu (2552)
2 Aug 20
It all depends on how fast the medical companies can produce a reliable vaccine. And the problem of mass producing and distribution of the vaccine.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
2 Aug 20
Is a vaccine necessarily the answer?
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@JohnKu (2552)
2 Aug 20
@lovebuglena Well, the way I see it as long as people are not immune to the virus viral outbreak can still happen, forcing the government to implement harsher measures to prevent the spreading.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
2 Aug 20
@JohnKu There people who take a flu shot and then get terribly sick. And there are those that never take the shot and do not get the flu. I know this is not the same thing as covid but who is to say that the vaccine is not gonna make a person's health worse?
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@JudyEv (342175)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Aug 20
I think you are right. It will be a long time before things are back to normal.
@JudyEv (342175)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Aug 20
@lovebuglena I think you are right unfortunately.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Aug 20
We are now living in the "new normal."
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@thelme55 (77164)
• Germany
2 Aug 20
I hope we will have a better new year 2021.
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
2 Aug 20
We were definitely tested this year. Hopefully, there is lots to look forward to in 2021.
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@thelme55 (77164)
• Germany
2 Aug 20
@lovebuglena I agree with you. Hopefully!
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@fluffy69 (4955)
3 Aug 20
I wish 2021 will be a wonderful year and things back to normal
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Aug 20
I doubt things will be 100% back to normal, at least in the beginning of 2021, but I hope they will be better than they are now or have been this spring/summer.
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
3 Aug 20
it is our hope may it come true
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Aug 20
Hopefully 2021 won't be a big disappointment.
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@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
5 Aug 20
@nawala123 Will it be available around the world?
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
4 Aug 20
@lovebuglena if the vaccine works,it gonna ve a global happiness
@sophie09 (34236)
• Indonesia
3 Aug 20
All we can do is hoping for the best
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Aug 20
Yes. Hopefully, things get better not worse.
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@sophie09 (34236)
• Indonesia
4 Aug 20
@lovebuglena yes lets for the best
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@Adie04 (17360)
3 Aug 20
I'm not sure also. Let's pray so that it will gets better though.
@lovebuglena (44721)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Aug 20
Here's to a better 2021.
@Adie04 (17360)
8 Aug 20
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