People are summing up 2019 in 5 words and honestly nailing it

What a year 2019 has been. From the president of the United States being impeached to Extinction Rebellion going global, even beginning to sum up the past year seems impossible.

But that hasn't stopped everyone from George Takei to TIME's Person of the Year herself, Greta Thunberg, nailing it — in just five words.

People also had something to say about Donald Trump.

And they're pessimistic about the way the world is heading.

Some were just confused by the assignment, tbh.

But others managed to muster some optimism.

Because with so much fear and uncertainty in the world, it's the little victories that count.

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