Jason Soroski jasonsoroski.wordpress.com 2020 17 Dec Unprecedented. Unique. Unusual. There is no doubt that 2020 has been all of the above, and these are words we have all heard (and used) to describe it. The entire globe has adapted to situations many of us have never thought about before. We have learned to wear masks, to practice social distancing, to quarantine ourselves, to ‘slow the spread’, and so forth. Yet, we have to ask whether all of this is new, or if it is simply new to us. In the midst of chaotic times such as these, it can be easy to think that what we are experiencing is different than what others have ever experienced. Yet a look at the bigger picture reveals that what we consider unique is not quite as unique as we think and that there truly is nothing new under the sun.