At the tail end of the astonishingly depressing year that was 2020, a faint ray of hope could be found on social media.
"There are some things to be thankful for amid the coronavirus pandemic,” @fuwarin wrote on Twitter. “For one thing, I don't have to visit my in-laws.”
Indeed, a number of people probably heaved a sigh of relief upon receiving news that annual family gatherings, company-sponsored drinking parties, year-end social events and other stressful new year activities were being canceled in response to COVID-19.