2021, in 6 minutes

Year two of the coronavirus pandemic was filled with vaccines and variants, summer Olympics, joys, and sorrows.
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[@Vox]

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[@ruirblx_yt4654]

Finally u respond

[@NiteStorm324]

Let's go brandon

[@galileogaming.5606]

Let’s see how many subs I can gain from this comment

[@niekaspilkas]

Noice

[@ruirblx_yt4654]

A

[@areebah8297]

watching this in 2023 and i actually have no memory of 2021 ever happening. everything in this video just feels like it happened in 2022

[@wanagop]

Bro I can believe that we survive a near world ending

[@calebnick.6098]

same

[@Manursrs]

Same bro

[@bryanbonifacio2271]

Me too.

[@eko9554]

I still have memories of 2021

[@kaen_tqk3918]

2020 felt like an endless year, 2021 felt too short to begin with.

[@TheLondonSystem]

Ironic because 2020 was a leap year, it had an extra day...

[@ryleem371]

Right? HUGE things happened to me in 2021, but it all went by in the blink of eye

[@eIa5091]

ikr, everything was so moving so quickly last year

[@simonakhter1919]

I'm going to become the pirate king!

[@dog8862]

@@TheLondonSystem that dY was endless

[@sirswagger21]

It's chilling to know that people in the future will be studying past history in videos like these, without truly understanding the impacts on everyone living during these times

[@400cabal]

That's literally history in a nutshell. Entire centuries have to be summarised to be taught easily so we pick out the ones that have been the most impactful but even then, the emotional scope of everything that occured will be difficult to relay through pixels or pages.

[@zachwieczorek2082]

Yeah it’s like being a teenager now that wasn’t around for 9/11 or columbine and they’ll never exactly know the emotions behind events of the past but they can understand them for what they are

[@lildog8749]

True but the Black Plague is millions times worse

[@ONshark]

Soon there won't be no people to study.

[@gourgeistz]

@@zachwieczorek2082 like me lol

[@naz943]

Honestly, 2021 just felt like a sequel to 2020. Didn't feel like another years gone by

[@JupiterKnight]

kyle rittenhouse did nothing wrong

[@MilesRobinson2001]

@@JupiterKnight he didn't he had his gun 🔫

[@shallowbay3624]

2022: may I introduce myself?

[@cain_chamomille]

2022 : about that...

[@elitegamer7414]

And now 2022 is ending in 2 days😔

[@quirkless_]

Tbh, 2021 felt like a speedrun of a year in one's life

[@vibhanshuchauhan3328]

Yeah me too is it common occurrence is there any scientific explanation for it

[@lariozavc7828]

Pretty much

[@sudhanshugupta3969]

Lol yep...

[@amanitusm.9437]

@@vibhanshuchauhan3328 I saw somewhere that our perception of time depends on how many different things we did in a given period of time (not how much fun we had). So for me 2021 is being endless, since I've been doing so much new things this year

[@muhammadwalid8440]

For me 2020 is the fastest year of my life, 2021 is still feel so fast but not as fast as 2020

[@MaybeDay4]

2021 went by fast and it also feels like all those things that happened wasn’t in just 1 year.

[@DeLantis]

Isn't that true about every year though?

[@nloc1929]

2020 and 2021 just blurred together for me

[@hank561]

@@DeLantis for me 2021 passed even faster than any other year..

[@DeLantis]

@@hank561 I do actually agree with you. I just don't know how reliable my perception of time is. Because I'm 22, so I probably just feel that way cause I'm getting older.

[@cupcakemcsparklebutt9051]

Agreed

[@ipettynote]

Doesn’t even feel like 2021 happened ;-;

[@z.b.8168]

It's all prologued March 2020 How it felt: March 2020 March 2020 March 2020 March 2020 Summer 2020 March 2020 March 2020 March 2020 March 2020 Chrismas 2020 March 2020 March 2020 March 2020 March 2020 March 2020 March 2020 March 2020 March 2020 March 2020 March 2020 March 2020 Christmas 2021 March 2020 (even if it is January 2022)

[@xjlonelystar]

@@z.b.8168 for real, it feels like this is all a dream, life was paused on that moment :(

[@mhatopzz4098]

It feels like we are trapped in 2020

[@dharmaperoni719]

yh go tell that to an afghan

[@JupiterKnight]

kyle rittenhouse did nothing wrong

[@jay2neak]

I genuinely lost all memory of 2021 it feels like 2021 and 2022 were the same year

[@BellaBella-uo3hd]

I am glad I am not alone

[@kanitatanjo6936]

This feels like a trailer to a dystopian movie whose society is on the verge of a rebellion, like, this is our reality

[@MeganStoughton]

What a time to be alive! Let’s build a better future

[@somerandomintrovert8159]

1984

[@Wooplot]

r/antiwork

[@iLoveBiebs196]

Megan Stoughton I love that

[@tonalddrump7225]

I hope this all falls apart and chaos arises

[@AMANKUMAR-oh1zt]

That second wave in India was the most horrifying experience of my life. Lost some dear ones. I can never forget 2021. The scar is too deep.

[@theniceperson2298]

be safe on next wave that might be bigger than the last one.

[@maknyc1539]

rip

[@realShikha885]

Same here

[@Vandematram000]

@@realShikha885 yes dear

[@theagresticreader]

Same herr

[@sohelchoqdhury8088]

dude, I don't understand how so many other people are feeling the same way. 2021 felt so fast that I still mix up things that happened in 2021 to be in 2020, and i have a chilling feeling 2022 will be the same

[@candysparkles5016]

and now january is almost over... time freakin' flies 🙁

[@nenmaster5218]

@sehhi vooty Quoting the facts: Six months after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, women’s rights are rapidly eroding. Please.... please inform yourself and dont forget. Theres a ‚new N-Korea’ as some have fittingly described it; so you should maybe learn about it.

[@misstree2604]

its hecking july already I still sometimes confuse in 2021 and 2022

[@3mkStore]

@@misstree2604 literally 1 day before AUGUST

[@Katya__.]

@@3mkStore it’s OCTOBER how is this year almost over!!

[@iLuvCats]

Welp. I cried. I'm tired. I'm tired of being stressed and worrying every day. I'm ready for this to be over even though it never will be.

[@JupiterKnight]

kyle rittenhouse did nothing wrong

[@Nicolas-of6li]

stressed over what?

[@__GOD__000]

@@Nicolas-of6li Oronavirus

[@juanchoresultay2704]

@@Nicolas-of6li life and chaos

[@willm3856]

"They're making all of us, our worst selves" And then Zuckerberg's grinning face came up lol

[@SparrowIZ]

pls delete this comment you conspiracy theory fool

[@nicstar7764]

@@SparrowIZ I don’t see a problem with the comment Also what do you mean theory

[@richardsampras4574]

yeah that was kinda funny hahaha

[@treelife365]

That was a smooth edit!!!

[@crmb]

@@SparrowIZ i don't see any theory.

[@maryaetayeb5143]

This taught me a lot. 2021 and 2020 were hard years for everyone. This video made me cry. When I think about these two years I think of some of the most happy moments of my life and some of the worst too.

[@pandaking8495]

This video made me realize what we are dealing with and that I have been avoiding it for so long.

[@beth4858]

Same, 2021 has been the best and worst year of my life

[@pandaking8495]

@Michelle I just never really paid attention and acted like it wasn’t there I believe it of course but never gave it attention

[@alex_h2957]

2021 was the hardest for me and my family. also sad for the rest of familys that went through alot these past years.

[@alecdorasandler6690]

Wait till you see 2022...

[@imposingmedicine1925]

2021 flew quickly but left a scar on me, i got health issues, got obese and kinda depressed when my university didn't even bother to call us until now. But this video told it's never the end for everything, it's a new beginning for me to get back everything I had, my hobbies, my health, my studies. To go beyond catastrope is what makes us a stronger version of ourselves, giving up was never an option but to find solutions for it is the the thing we should commit to, disasters will occur every year but to cope from it is what makes us amazing beings of earth.

[@JupiterKnight]

kyle rittenhouse did nothing wrong

[@Atzee]

Love the way that how this video started with pandemic stuff, politics in middle and ended with heartwarming scenarios. 2021 was not less then a short film.

[@flo12325]

I love this format- it shows the worst and the best of humanity. It made me tear up just like last years video.

[@SparrowIZ]

who cares?

[@SparrowIZ]

instead of crying over "year" go work and do something useful for once

[@rayanne1100]

@@SparrowIZ why reply if you don’t care?

[@honeybdream]

I also got emotional 💛🌎

[@makkaroon9]

@@SparrowIZ instead of leaving this comment go do something useful for once.

[@StellarLane-qu5qi]

I think 2021 will the most forgotten year of the early 2020s

[@hayamirin6795]

Honestly yeah

[@Jeoffrey1409]

2023 is there..

[@Mr.Scootini]

As an F1 fan I appreciate that it had a cameo. This year in the F1 season was arguably one of the best seasons since 2012

[@chrisfreds6797]

This season was the most entertaining I have ever seen

[@Mr.Scootini]

@@chrisfreds6797 RIGHT!

[@nakibsayyed4999]

2021 must be a year that passed away so quickly in everyone's life.

[@A_name_is_a_name]

Trying to restart engines. Having a hard time from the look of it in America.

[@micro11.]

2 people in my big family is gone in the same month, not due to covid, but still sad

[@mike04574]

Seems pretty insignificant compared to most recent years. A lot of the things from 2020 carrying over

[@Hoodman345]

Yuuuup

[@karimalramlawi7228]

To me It's Opposite I thought white house raid was in 2020 This year has been alot to me

[@mexicanbanjo9325]

These past 2 years have felt like the fastest yet longest years of my life.

[@heisen-bones]

I know right?!

[@alpineiii7933]

true

[@mohammedjafer9265]

Very weird

[@hajiraimran5115]

Right it’s been 2 years hard to believe wow

[@Snowmeus]

These 2 years were horrible, I hope this year will be better

[@eccentricbubbles3322]

Who else is watching this after they watched 2022 In 7 Minutes?

[@ashukothari1412]

This was such a wholesome video. Each one us can relate to this as we have experienced all the events together globally.

[@christian_swjy]

Kudos to the vox team for not making this year's recap too american centric. The 6 minutes really does recap what most of the world are doing.

[@chickendumpling242]

Well, looks like nothing happened in China...I remember their Mars rover landed in 2021? Maybe I am a tech nerd but this should make to the rewind.

[@WalkerBikes]

@@chickendumpling242 5:42 *wrong rover*

[@Mr_MikeMikeMike]

@@WalkerBikes That's NASA's rover, not China's

[@erican9194]

China does not exist, according to vox and other mainstream western media🤣

[@uja2183]

They are american news agency.

[@tedhammigthecampaign268]

I don't think I fully realized how traumatic this year has been until I saw this video. There has been mass trauma, and we must find a way to promote mass healing.

[@jeremyp4768]

Marianne Williamson go brr

[@SparrowIZ]

shut up bro

[@Fylmxd]

@@SparrowIZ You know, it's really people like you who have nothing better to do with their lives than to spread negativity and damage yourself internally. Spread positivity for once! It'll make a difference, trust me

[@bottlecap6763]

@@Snowmeus did read, I care

[@HEYYOUGOTMYGAWDDAMNFOODKAMEHAM]

@@Snowmeus Oh so he reminded your reality.

[@yaelovesdietcoke]

I am 19. In 2021, i deleted my multiple social media accounts and cut off those who aren’t good for me. I now only have a couple with the same group of friends/mutual friends. I graduated high school after being a drop out for years, moved into my first apartment with my first serious girlfriend, and we got two cats. I am going back to school to upgrade some more of my credits to go into trades. I was depressed and suicidal, i still have my bad days, but 2021 was a glimmer of hope for me and proof that it continues to get better.

[@random23287]

These recaps never fail to give me chills. As always, great job to the Vox team!

[@JupiterKnight]

kyle rittenhouse did nothing wrong

[@somespecies]

Made me a bit teary at the end. It's like realizing that another year in history has passed again. Whatever the upcoming year holds for us, I wish that we can get through it and make something good out of it. To 2022 🥂

[@hermeslein6614]

America is a reason why the world is chaotic

[@awsomemodels]

@Daniel Berger Nah maybe it'll just stay the same kinda how 2021 was more of 2020 .

[@somespecies]

@Daniel Berger it's subjective tbh. I had the worst year so far. Lost one of the most important persons in my life and my family having health issues rn. 2021 has been so rough for me so I think 2022 will only get better :)

[@pasdpasse439]

This guy next year: 2022 was so horrible, let's hope 2023 is gonna be better

[@idontmakecontent4870]

2022’s gonna be so bad with Omicron

[@TmasterinoYT]

When KZbin doesn't deliver, we can always trust Vox for a good rewind.

[@ruirblx_yt4654]

Yup

[@fayizahmed7281]

Agree

[@SuperPrem]

This is facts

[@SamuelKissinger]

Honestly still better than KZbin's rewind.

[@literallylikedude9814]

😂😂😂

[@jullyxiao814]

Everyone in 2019: I can't wait for 2020 2020: Covid. Everyone: Phew, 2020 is over. 2021: 2020 was just the practice mode. Everyone: Phew, 2021 is over. 2022:

[@Sammy_01]

2021 never happened it was just 2020 continued

[@sawdqefijmwegjn34fwef]

December 31st 2022 11:16am. 2021 feels so recent and it feels like it was just days ago but in reality 2022 is about to end in just a few hours... Its unbelievable how quickly 2020, 2021 and 2022 has passed. Covid 19 really just paused everything... I am doing the same thing i was last year and its just so sad... I am waiting for a US visa and life is on pause since 2020. I hope i can get my visa and start life soon

[@theAcePictures]

The third year in which the vox recap is making me cry. It will always be alot to process, but you manage to bring it down to a few minutes of breathtaking storytelling

[@DKMetcaIf]

How does this make you cry? 😂

[@SparrowIZ]

you need mommy? lol

[@honeybdream]

I agree! So many highs & lows in 2021. Definitely emotional 💛🌎

[@Grocvieac]

Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved-Matthew 24 This is happening Right now we’re in the last days repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand

[@ruok5953]

🍼

[@vince_c]

It really scares me how fast time is, 2020 went by like a blink of an eye, 2021 is too, yet, so much happened in those 2 years, it's just... scary.

[@scholaroftheworldalternatehist]

That's what happens when one is cooped up in the house most days. Our brain consolidates repetitive memories

[@heroray87]

For me 2020 was wicked long but 2021 was fast

[@Daydreamerr13]

@@heroray87 yes!!!!

[@RobertSalas]

@@heroray87 Actually, I feel like 2020 is just like 3 months since I was indoors for the rest of the year.

[@lunaluna6474]

yeah i was just turning 21 when this all happened and im about to turn 23. feel like i missed out on the prime years of my life all because of this. and its so sad cause theres no end even close to near

[@now_chemical]

i truly loved the poet lauriets speech they closed out with. “how could catastrophe possibly prevail over us?”

[@shreya09884]

this is cinematic. as the year went by, i didn't realise so much happened. it's also like a reminder to keep working on society to make it a better place. thank you vox, this is truly amazing.

[@TheLolle97]

"While once we asked: How could we possibly prevail over catastrophe? Now we assert: How could catastrophe possibly prevail over us?" Those last few words really gave me some perspective on the troubling last two years we all had, as well as a bit of hope. Thank you.

[@selenacordeiro1458]

This wasn’t catastrophic though. Every other plague we’ve had was, but not this one. Not yet anyway.

[@raspberrytaegi]

@@selenacordeiro1458 that is a pretty insensitive comment. covid-19 isn't the only thing that has made these past few years catastrophic, there have also been -- as the video shows -- deadly conflicts, record-breaking natural disasters, and a breakdown of the global supply chain. that being said, covid-19 is clearly catastrophic as well. many health systems/hospitals have been overwhelmed, and millions of people on every continent have lost love ones to the virus. whatever idea you're trying to spread about covid being "just a flu", you should stop, because it's unkind to all those people

[@selenacordeiro1458]

@@davidfelts5150 No my family’s been through the wringer as well. 2 deaths from the shot a week before Christmas, job losses and illnesses. This still wasn’t catastrophic, it was sad. Catastrophic would be a death rate higher than 1%, like the plague or tuberculosis. Or another world war. Or Pompeii. Those are catastrophic events

[@nursararaudhah4303]

@@selenacordeiro1458 pompeii didn't even have a death rate over 1%... the affected were only about 2000 people

[@selenacordeiro1458]

@@nursararaudhah4303 I can see how you confused that last comment but I wasn’t speaking about Pompeii’s death rate 🤦‍♀️.

[@Batmann29]

I usually don't cry easily but man these Vox end of the year recaps always hit me hard for reason. Always feel emotional watching everything that has happened in the year. Thank you Vox team.

[@zzoskij]

Bruh 100000000% me

[@hero4life338]

Same, wiping my tears as I write this

[@NightOfCrystals]

@@zzoskij same. It is overwhelming

[@anir_2022]

Yall probably real sensitive ppl but happy new year guys!

[@anagha337]

i cry for everything but same :)

[@annabellesmith125]

Thank you for talking about Myanmar, it’s so strange and saddening to talk to my relatives living through a military coup during covid while I’m on the other side of the world, it deserves more awareness

[@nayu7267]

Wow, I feel like I’ve become desensitized to so many things by the end of this year, and I’ve blocked so many things from my memory that I forgot a lot of this happened. Seeing the recap of the first half was so depressing, but then when the clips of the glimmers of hope and strength throughout the year started playing, I teared up. I can’t believe all of this happened in one year. It feels like so long ago and at the same time like all of this happened so quickly.

[@iifi]

oh god

[@JupiterKnight]

kyle rittenhouse did nothing wrong

[@magsgraff486]

It wasn’t the horrific events this year that made me cry-it was seeing that many people still have hope and joy in their lives. Wishing everyone at Vox and beyond a happy new year. God knows we all need one.

[@JupiterKnight]

kyle rittenhouse did nothing wrong

[@mymixedbiscuit9159]

@@JupiterKnight ok boomer

[@JupiterKnight]

@@mymixedbiscuit9159 no

[@JulianaSantos-oo6ij]

these vox retrospectives never fail to make me cry and have goosebumps.

[@berlgebra]

This year is memorable for me. It gives me a lot of emotions. From grief, exhaustion and hope.

[@somespecies]

I can't stress this enough, *I FREAKIN LOVE THE EDITING*

[@jager4508]

Eh, the music was a bit too loud

[@jacob5728]

Agreed, hats to the editor

[@jk-gb4et]

@@jager4508 For u

[@Yaboi2190]

@@Spearca doesn’t mean it’s not good, y’know

[@SL4PSH0CK]

nice fishing for likes tho

[@ziqi92]

Thought this year went by fast and wasn’t great, I firmly believe 2021 was better than 2020. Full stop. Hope 2022 will decent. Happy New Year to all you wonderful people scrolling the comments.

[@att1917]

Nope 2021 was so much worse than 2020. Infact it was the worst year for me.

[@blazeofficial6292]

I'm saying 2021 went by so quickly what the heck. But this year wasn't that great. Better than 2020 thought 100% lol.

[@sararistictodorovic2100]

Nah, 2021 was worse. At least in 2020, the first 3 months were normal, and COVID/lockdowns were more of a novelty and were a bit more bearable. In 2021, it was just a tedious, depressing replay of 2020. Completely predictable. Especially if you live in Melbourne, like me, which takes the cake for being the city with the longest lockdown.

[@Blastof-ob2zb]

My town burned down, not really liking 2021

[@JupiterVortex]

I agree, 2021 wasn’t that good, but its better than 2020 for most people, some people probably felt worst, that’s understandable

[@unknowndesi_07]

3:54 gave me goosebumps As a person who survived covid at its peak in DELHI The deaths were so heartbreaking i have no words

[@aidenfrederic6409]

so far the 2020s have been one never ending year

[@johnnyharris]

Great video. Happy New Year everyone!!

[@SHAILESH506]

I would love to have you put out content similar to McDonald's topic. Loved the recent series. HNY!!

[@snxw69420]

Happy new year Johnny~

[@lenny7822]

You too Friend!

Happy New Year too. 🎉

[@newgeneration474]

Thanks for the awesome informational videos

[@ALaughingWolf2188]

Usually every New Year’s Eve my godfather, godmother and their children sleepover at my house to watch the ball drop, last year we couldn’t do it because of Covid, so I was really looking forward to doing it to end 2021 but my sister tested positive on Christmas day so yeah, even if she has no symptoms all of our plans are canceled for five days while we quarantine. So I guess I’ll be spending another New Year’s Eve by myself, and I gotta be honest, it kind of just feels . . . Mentally draining to say the least. spending such a big thing with only two other people, sure you can call other people but it’s just not the same. Last new year’s I legitimately cried in my room, it just takes such a heavy toll on your brain that it just . . . Comes out . . . and I think the same thing goes for a lot of people. But let’s hope that 2022 will be the end of this god forsaken virus, for everyone’s sake. Happy holidays and Happy New Year everyone. Stay strong, be happy or something like that, I dunno. Just don’t cry like a wuss like me. Here’s to 2022. And hearing a glockenspiel playing the last few notes of Lang Syne while a crowd counts down at the end of the video hits hard too. It just makes a bittersweet smile form on your face. whenever I hear that song, especially right now on New Years Eve, it just makes me cry. Again, Happy New Year everyone, I wish the best for all of you.

[@komyn27]

Hey. You aren't a wuss at all. Most people in your situation would cry. Refusing to let it out would be more cowardly because it means refusing to acknowledge your own pain.

[@p1no842]

I feel u. My mom got a positive test just before Christmas eve. So we couldn’t be with the rest of our family. Yesterday I got an positive test so we can’t celebrate the new year. I would also go to Barcelona in the new year, I can’t go cause I will still be in quarantaine by then.

[@markvitale9780]

Sameee last new years even I was exposed and had to quarantine this year my grandmother was exposed and we can't go out my aunts housr like every year 🙄🙄🙄

[@labsciescorned]

I cry like a wuss like you. So I guess it’s okay! Here’s to beautiful 2022 ahead! 🥂🎉

[@ALaughingWolf2188]

@@komyn27 Thanks, that means a lot. And your right, it’s 100 times better to let it out rather than hold it in, Happy New Year to you.

[@Smalls-eye24]

I work in retail.. seeing this video made me burst in tears because, now I know I’m not alone in how I’ve felt

[@Naycomm]

This is the first year recap video I’ve ever cried to, it’s literally a masterpiece

[@wilsondarkey5696]

Yes I got emotional watching it

[@TheMohammadDanish]

Never thought a rewind video could make me cry. Put together very well. This was such a tough year indeed. Wishing everyone lots of good health and happiness in the new year

[@Aya-pr2vv]

you too friend

[@29subhra]

You too my friend ❤️ i cried too

[@evangentry7140]

It feels like a big year for the Philippines with Ressa’s (Nobel) and Diaz (gold -Olympics) achievement. Much more these milestones being recognized by foreign media such as Vox is an amazing feat. Proud to be a Filipino here! 🇵🇭

[@daevidabalos5096]

Vox recognized us, nays!!

[@Ian-dl2vz]

Hey I’m proud of Diaz but not for ressa! What a joke!

[@evangentry7140]

@@Ian-dl2vz An achievement is an achievement nevertheless. I just don’t get it why some people for once can’t just be happy for their fellow Filipino regardless of one’s affiliation.

[@jomilchristianliza7043]

🇵🇭 ressa 3:13 Diaz 4:39

[@yukiimaru2493]

idc what political affiliation they stood with but I am proud on them 💙

[@bangyedamsvocalcords8086]

2020 feels like it's a decade and 2021 felt like 2 seconds.

[@soulassassin0g]

2021 was a blur to me, like literally, I can't remember anything important happening in 2021. It's like 2020 ended and 2022 started.

[@jkigtehuioropsdfjoaw]

Same feelings bro

[@TomJohnson67]

Because 2020 was so bad, this is the first year in a long time that I have felt like things are improving. IMO 2021 was better than 2020. Let's make 2022 better than 2021! Happy new year everybody.

[@ThatNerdAlbert]

the start of 2021 up until september still felt like 2020

[@kingt2olase94]

2020-2 the sequel

[@vitalityraider650]

famous last words... i dont feel so good about next year

[@wollau1980]

2020 was chaotically bad and 2021 was neutrally bad

[@philmkraken150]

i blame china

[@luchadorito]

Thanks for toning down the America-centrism, it's great to have a better understanding of global events especially nowadays!

[@priyachoudhary9896]

I am seeing lot of people here realising that it wasn't just them and choas of higher magnitude is going around all over the world so it's really nice to know that they get it

[@TheIllSc]

It's still very much America-centric though. Seems last year was less American-centric than this year.

[@sashhhaa4874]

I don’t even watch these usually, I watch the google year in searchs every year but today i decided to watch this one and I did notice how america-centic it was 😅😅 but I guess that’s inevitable in the world that we live in where America basically runs the world.

[@klutzyblubber9877]

Yeah I expected the Euro 2020 and the Max-Lewis Formula 1 title rivalry in this video; they're both missing.

[@amobilway1032]

@@TheIllSc doesn't matter.

[@stascool]

miss online school😭

[@zhyjamv9897]

I've seen my life in 2021 as something in anxiety. I only thought that 2021 is like the yesterday and not much to remember but the video speaks the world - a recap of everything.

[@sunandmoon139]

Makes me somehow nostalgic looking at this video cuz 2020 seemed like a blink of an eye, yet so many things happened this year. Typo: it's *2021* someone on the reply section corrected me 😂 I'm still living in 2020 😂

[@ruirblx_yt4654]

Yup

[@ricardoferreiradecastro8420]

You mean 2021?

[@hermeslein6614]

America is collapsig and decline while China is now the richest country

[@buzztube1738]

@@hermeslein6614 That's good

[@MrCarpelan]

@@ricardoferreiradecastro8420 I cannot tell the difference tbh

[@soda-eg4jm]

I feel like I had watched the 2020 one just last month. Time went by so fast, hopefully 2022 is a good year for everyone! Happy new year to everyone!! 🤗🎊💞

[@Sirzhenshinzxc7199]

Ok, I'll saved this video and comes back if your comment aged well 🤣

[@Sirzhenshinzxc7199]

2022 will be a carnage!!! 😈😈😈😈

[@jewelqueen5949]

@@Sirzhenshinzxc7199 🤣🤣🤣

[@Sirzhenshinzxc7199]

@@jewelqueen5949 what's so funny? 😐

[@blazeofficial6292]

I pray 2022 is good.

[@Someone-ro5ct]

2021 **blink** 2022

[@slevinchannel7589]

2021 saw a NEW N-Korea be founded, so to speak, as the Barbarians named Taliban are now in Charge of a Real Nation.

[@axeblue]

Really? I slept through the Trump yrs after he signed the Tariffs into place. I'm actually active.

[@MuchCow9000]

There is no way 2021 will go by faster than 2020... Lol it's already 2022

[@FernandoGranco]

I never imagine I would get so emotional watching this video. The happiness I had when my parents got the vaccine was just unexplicable, I'm sure it gave my dad a few more months with us before his passing of cancer.

[@KarateLauren]

I'm really sorry for your loss.

[@moramento22]

I'm so sorry to hear this. I feel the same way too. The summary of the year is soooo emotional. This year was definitely too much to handle

[@jeandeleon1692]

I'm sorry for your loss. Sending virtual hugs.

[@Idiosyncrasy]

I made my own rewind video and i want people to watch it (i’m new to making videos) Idk sorry for bothering u

[@unliving_ball_of_gas]

@@cyberverse9141 👎 when just disliking is not enough

[@sarahd.4916]

“They’re making all of us, our worst selves.” One thing I truly wish for 2022 is that people will be more educated and open-minded when using social media platforms. Majority seem to underestimate the power of the Internet of how misinformation can cause distrust and destruction among everyone. Also, to dear old Zuckerberg, why do you have to make the Metaverse when you should be prioritize fixing safety restrictions in Facebook?

[@chittasenapati1430]

For the money.

[@jmachero5852]

Who’s making doing what?

[@plaguedoc7727]

Well, how did it go?

[@mukta4689]

2022 is over, what's your observation?

[@paanomonasabi3879]

2021 felt so fast yet so much happened.

[@axeblue]

Some ppl have trouble accepting that a 4 by 3 piece of cake is the same size of a 6 by 2 piece cake. What does that mean? Events versus time it took.

[@samscecilio]

What happened from 2020 to 2021 already felt like a decade.

[@benfarryt]

Super well put together. Sadly a relatively dystopian look back on the year

[@lif6737]

Just wait until we're wrapping up 2022!

[@asiansushiamv835]

I think 2021 really showcased humanity’s resilience. Sure, there were bad times we all went through, some worse than others, but in the end: *we made it* We lived to see the year change once more, so let’s keep pushing forward - for the ones we lost, for the ones we love, and most importantly, for ourselves.

[@nenmaster5218]

Uhm, no, it stress-tested (as pandemics do) various Systems... who all failed... hard...

[@herisuryadi6885]

​@@nenmaster5218 Atleast we survived

[@nenmaster5218]

@@herisuryadi6885 ...But i still hope you support 'Telltale Atheist' so Trumpism dies out.

[@herisuryadi6885]

@@nenmaster5218 I never heard of it

[@V12509]

Tell me you’re a liberal without telling me you’re a liberal. “We made it” “Most importantly, for ourselves” this toxic selfish liberal mentality

[@metallightning55]

I really don’t remember what I did in 2021

[@electron2601]

This video has phenomenal editing. The Vox team does amazing work.

[@davidsawyer3945]

theme of 2021 "rich people get richer while the rest of us get sicker making their riches"

[@jacobmcneight110]

I can't believe how we are living through a huge historical event right now

[@muskansiddikee2171]

We can tell our grand kids about this historic period.

[@user-oo2mw7ts4d]

@@muskansiddikee2171 if we’re able to save our earth we can!

[@nikhilkamble7585]

@@user-oo2mw7ts4d earth is not gonna get destroyed atleast our grand kids have great grand kids

[@biohazard737]

@@muskansiddikee2171 "u see, timmy, humans can do anything if they come together and..." oops, wrong story!!

[@definitelymdt]

Why does 2021 feel like 2020 and 2022 feels like 2021?

[@rajveerkanojiya2985]

here I am in January 2023 watching 2021 rewind just after watching 2022 one

[@Kunoichi4ever4]

2021 was horrible, especially the past few months where every second week I have heard of sb I knew dying. Seeing the mourning families, the closed businesses nearing their bankrupcy, the division between people regarding vaccination...honestly I am more mentally tired than I have ever been. I lost my closest person in 2019, yet I cannot say that year was as bad as this one. A person can process horrific stuff with the right support system, but processing stuff alone in isolation really takes a toll.

[@SparrowIZ]

THIS IS IT, TIME IS UP! WHERE'S THE DREAM?! DON'T GIVE UP!!!! DREAM, DREAM, DREAAAM, DREAAAM, DREAAAM!!! DREAAAM! DREAAM!!

[@mousethehuman7179]

I agree. this isolation is another level. We as humans are born as social beings, losing or being separated from loved ones hurts. Living alone is so hard and heavy because we need other people. I wish you the best and hope you'll find wonderful people in your life again

[@tickleberry3610]

That's true my neighborhood is destroyed by a category 5 tyhpoon here in Philippines my Christmas and new year is ruined

[@reyrio6034]

Where are you from?

[@frommarkham424]

You're just too negative

[@toffermyc1999]

Reading the comments here made me realize I’m not the only one who thought 2021 flew by fast. All along I thought I’ve been doing something wrong cause “last week seems like yesterday” all year long but relieved that we all somehow experienced the same thing. If there’s a word to describe 2021 that would be a “blur”. Everything happened so freaking fast that I have no time to react or recover from it. Still grateful for every little thing tho but yeah not the same anymore. Anyways I’m already crying writing this so happy new year everyone!! 💓

[@SparrowIZ]

ok now shove THIS COMMENT UP YOUR BASS

[@estevezalexa]

right! this year felt like a recover from 2020 but we're still facing the repercussions of the pandemic and there is too much going on around the world that we feel we are not doing enough but we also cannot worry about everything.

[@toffermyc1999]

@@estevezalexa yeah exactly. so sad 🥲

[@lava5936]

Time flying fast is one of the signs of the akhira😔

[@imosdefinite]

my year went by so slow

[@michaeldecoste1560]

Obviously this year had many problems but personally it was alright. I just hope to god everything (or at least a lot of things) improves next year.

[@ghjpkshdgtjdgvbzm]

It was just really boring for me

[@michaeldecoste1560]

@@ghjpkshdgtjdgvbzm yeah I can kinda see that but 2021 was way better than 2020

[@wilsondarkey5696]

The beginning stages of this video made me emotional.... this is a masterpiece vox

[@alfonsoparedes322]

Im re-watching this 2021 review once again and look forward for the edition of 2022.

[@diwanrayamajhi7943]

I am from India and the 6 min moment makes me realize in the nick of the year how too many things occurred and what sort of things people went through. It makes me cry. My sincere condolences to everyone to lose their near and dear ones. Stay strong 💪 time is the eternal healer of the infinite world

[@JupiterKnight]

kyle rittenhouse did nothing wrong

[@jimh781]

I’ve been crying over these yearly since 2015. Well done yet again, peace to all people. Good luck next year.

[@edeliteedelite1961]

do you have a soul or are you an android?

[@jimh781]

@@edeliteedelite1961 what’s it to ya?

[@kayleejohnson10]

Thank you to whoever edited this, they did an amazing job!

[@mz6367]

2021 was too fast I feel like we are still in 2020

[@yashrajsomvanshi128]

Looks like a sequel to "2020, in 6 minutes".

[@Dampasertheman]

Well man every year is sorta getting worse.

[@christian_swjy]

2021 is a sequel to 2020, wdym? 😂

[@jerrygil1965]

@@Dampasertheman Yea but it was a great year for me

[@maitriroy5626]

i almost cried...we went through a catastrophe BUT THIS YEAR...We will live for those we have, not for those who are lost. HAPPY NEW YEAR

[@saisatwik8945]

These past two years just passed in a blink of an eye. Even though these two years may not have been the best experience, lets be glad that nothing worse have happened. Let's hope to have an amazing year ahead of us.

[@JupiterKnight]

kyle rittenhouse did nothing wrong

[@sihaamyusuf5099]

Bruh my kid was born in 2021 he's already moved out of the house

[@wolfgang5496]

Hey, I’m proud of you for going through this year. It hasn’t been easy but you did it. :>

[@millionaireno1382]

Pretty easy for me. I got covid and nothing happened. And I'm pretty good in health still.

[@toffermyc1999]

thank you. you too!

[@wolfgang5496]

@@millionaireno1382 glad to hear ! hope 2022 has in store for you excellent health always ;D

[@wolfgang5496]

@@toffermyc1999 ♡ !!

[@IvyandCJsGarden]

Who needs youtube rewind when you got Vox? This put me through a roller coaster of emotions!

[@liamveary]

F1 this year was amazing though!

[@pandapapa1282]

This 6 minutes video brought me to tears, everyone has been through some much and I am so glad we survived another year and looking forward for a better year.

[@bombat44]

This is a video has a lot of sadness, fear and hurt , Yet it`s a wholesome video whith love, goodness and hope at the same time. Thank you Vox!

[@celebration__overlay3956]

This video made me cry while remembering everything, all of this was only in one year, but know that it will get better for all of us, be with the one you love, take care of yourself and the ones you love, happy new year ❤️

[@strangecharacters139]

Wanda Vision is mentioned, but not Spiderman No way home, the trailer of which became most viewed in the first 24 hours, and the movie release broke pandemic box office records, becoming the first movie to make 1 billion dollars after 2019.

[@albertNealli6986]

Who came here after watching, 2023 in 7 minutes and 2022 in 7 minutes?

[@bcp6086]

Hope 2022 will be known as the year the pandemic ended. Happy New year everyone

[@Sirzhenshinzxc7199]

No

[@sararistictodorovic2100]

As long as politicians have a say, this pandemic will go on for a long time. Maybe not in the sense of lockdowns, but they'll be commenting on daily cases and vaccinations for years to come.

[@Justin87878]

@@sararistictodorovic2100 Politicians don't have control over how the virus spread. It is the policy, healthcare professionals, infrastructure, and most importantly the citizens itself that determine whether we can beat it.

[@sararistictodorovic2100]

@@Justin87878 You've clearly misunderstood what I said. I was speaking from a political perspective, and you from a medical one. Which, no offence, is a bit naive. Let's not pretend that the biggest threat of this virus is not the politicisation of it, and as a result, the politicisation of the vaccine, and passes related to it. There are so many other viruses and diseases worthy of causing pandemics, just by sheer numbers; this one is nothing special, it's just the most novel/recent one. A pandemic is more of a political state in this era - as evidenced by recent pandemic laws passed in the Australian state of Victoria which allows the premier, Dan Andrews, to declare a pandemic whenever he so feels like it, regardless of medical opinion/advice. Yes, that happened in a 21st century "democracy". A pandemic can happen without any serious medical emergency, and can be prolonged by something other than the virus - vaccine inequality in 3rd world countries/vaccine politics is proof of that. There's a lot of geopolitics involved in which countries give which vaccines to other countries. Most world powers aren't donating vaccines from a place of altruism, but because it's a good trade deal - and they're not going to waste their time on a country that can't give anything back. There's also the fact that richer countries are buying more supplies and vaccines than poorer countries just because they simply can. If you've lived through 2020 and 2021 and honestly still believe that politicians have your best interests at heart, take a better look at the world around you and reassess it.

[@Justin87878]

@@sararistictodorovic2100 I would say I can behind your statement about vaccine distribution that is unequal towards poor country, while rich countries hoard mjllions of vaccines that can be distributed through COVAX to African countries. As a result, we see mutations was born from those countries. You are right on that about vaccine inequality.

[@itsDareTV]

Feels like a series recap for one of those Netflix shows where everything goes wrong and season two about to start

[@siennagalvez8671]

Man, these year in review videos take me on an emotional rollercoaster every single time

[@ishisri2011]

This was more heartwarming than I expected..thanks for this vox