If you're active on social media, you're aware of the controversy and panic that rules the Internet right now. From news articles to sarcastic memes to conspiracy theories, many people are acting as if 2020 is the worst year in the history of the world. We've had celebrity deaths, race riots, and a plague! Certainly these are signs of the Apocalypse, right?! Today, however, I want to ask one question: "Is 2020 really that bad?" Think about it for a moment. Consider all that we've endured this year. Is 2020 really as bad as the Internet would have us believe? No. It's really not that bad. "You're blind!" you say. "You're in denial!" you insist. Nah. Think about it. What have we experienced in 2020 that hasn't occurred before? A pandemic? The COVID-19 pandemic has consistently been blown out of proportion due to incorrect assumptions about transmission and the subsequent manipulation of statistics. Manki...