In no particular order...

  • Inflation
  • Global conflicts
  • The climate crisis
  • Cancer and disease (other than flu)
  • Pandemics
  • Social media
  • Abortion
  • Influencers
  • Menstrual cycles
  • Imposter syndrome
  • Hybrid working
  • Medication
  • Medication shortages
  • Cryptocurrency
  • House prices
  • True crime podcasts
  • Intergenerational mistrust
  • Reduction in quality of goods, especially textiles, thanks to decisions made by private equity firms
  • The proliferation of misinformation in a year full of upcoming elections that seem to be crucial to the upholding of any shred of democracy in the Western world
  • Secret Santa

Things That Sims in The Sims 2 Don't Have to Deal With That Really Struck Me While Replaying in 2024