Many feel that the stretch of bad events that kicked 2020 off will tarnish the year as a whole. “We all sort of still have this sense that we want the new year to start well because it heralds a good year to come.”The fear that 2020 is off to a bad start is a common sentiment on social media and that fear only seems to increase every time another bad thing happens. But a question remains: should we be afraid of 2020? Some experts say that while bad events (or a string of bad events) may pop up from time to time, it doesn’t necessarily detract from the overall state of the world. “Most things that happen suddenly are bad: a war, a shooting, an epidemic, a scandal, a financial collapse.

Source: National Post February 04, 2020 16:16 UTC