Remember fun? Evil Knievel jumping 14 Greyhound buses on October 5, 1975 was fun. More recently, Barbie was fairly fun… But the world has recently become less fun.
Google search trends illustrate that something happened over the last decade that put a damper on fun. Since 2012 “panache” has declined by a calamitous 50%. “Sexy” is down 70% since 2015. “Ribald” is down 40% since 2014. “How to tango” is — tragically — down 70% since 2014. “Sailing lesson” is down 70% since 2004. “Tennis lesson” is down more than 50% since 2005. Perhaps most sadly of all, “wedding toast” is down 75% since 2004. Even “fun” itself is down 30% since 2012.
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