One Month Left in the Decade

Submission 9,323

About

One Month Left in the Decade is a social game in which people online share their accomplishments in their years between 2010 and 2020, both sincerely and ironically.

Origin

On November 11th, 2019, Twitter ^[1] user @stfutony tweeted, "there’s only ONE MONTH left in the decade. what have you accomplished?" The tweet received more than 28,000 likes and 3,500 retweets in less than three days.

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The following day, the @stfutony tweeted,^[2] "in no particular order i: -graduated high school -got into stanford (& am graduating with FOUR degrees) -survived depression, anxiety, and disordered eating -ended my first abusive relationship -became a better person -found my soulmate." The tweet received more than 7,800 lies and 140 retweets in less than two days (shown below, left).

Throughout the week, others shared their achievements from the decade. For example, Twitter^[3] user @hollyshortall tweeted, "didn’t go to college, didn’t get married, didn’t learn to drive, didn’t have kids, didn’t buy a house but, at 30 years old, I’m finally HAPPY w my life & myself 💓 and I think that’s an accomp in itself x." The tweet received more than 1,300 likes in less than 24 hours (shown below, center). Twitter^[4] user @writerkmc tweeted, "-Grieved the loss of my partner -Raised a great kid from toddler to teen -Decided to try writing again -Sold 4 books -Spent 2 years on the NYT bestseller list -Translated into 40 languages -1st book greenlit to TV pilot -About to visit that set. You just never know." The tweet received more than 1,700 likes in less than 24 hours (shown below, right).

Some plotted popular pieces of culture using the format. For example, Twitter^[6] user @karenyhan tweeted the plot to the The Lord of the Rings book and film series within the format. The post received more than 1,100 likes and 100 retweets in less than one week (shown below).

On November 13th, The Daily Dot ^[5] published a report on the meme.