2021 was a very optimistic and hopeful year, after a tough 2020 ... it was like a calm between the storms ... especially around the time Squid Game S1 came, plus Stray Kids Thunderous/Cheese/Domino ....
2022 and onwards have felt darker, with all the wars, politics, high prices, AI etc ... and even though concerts came back, but at much higher prices .... and lack of etiquette https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concert_abuse_in_the_2020s