You pass the perception check and spot the mimic.

Isn’t ‘quarter of’ 10:15?

(I always use “quarter to” or “quarter til”, but never “quarter of”)

It made the world weird - especially politics. I still attribute the extreme polarization that we see today to the aftermath of 9/11.

Don’t get me wrong, I know people had strong opinions before 2001, but it didn’t seem like political party was as significant a part of the average person’s identity like it is now.

They talk about a few causes, but this is the gist of it for anyone who doesn’t want to click:

Researchers cited the pandemic as the biggest factor in the widening gender gap; it took a heavier toll on men. Unintentional injuries and poisonings (mostly drug overdoses), accidents and suicide were other contributors.

My disappointment when they don’t. It feels like that scene when they changed something in the matrix.