We are on the cusp of the 21st century's 'Roaring 20s'
A scene from The Great Gatsby.
So here we are, slowly emerging from pandemic jail. Bored to the eyeballs with phrases like ‘new normal’. But like everything else, the current situation is impermanent – so as you stare out your rainy window and long for something as ordinary as a crowded coffee shop, remember this: we are on the cusp of the 21st century’s very own Roaring Twenties. We really are.
According to Yale social epidemiologist Nicholas Christakis, this new era of fun and making up for lost time will be in full swing by 2024. Although we first need to get through the vaccination mission and weather the fiscal fallout, once we are past these not inconsiderable obstacles, says Christakis, the rest of the 2020s promise to be a roaring decade of epic socialising. Flourishing art and cultural events, joyful hedonism and partying, stadiums packed with roaring crowds, overflowing nightclubs, and all the withheld hugs, kisses, and more. We will be licking strangers at bus stops. Just you wait.
