# 29 things I learned this year (2018)

1. Pret a Manger is an acceptable dining option in the UK.
2. Spotify creates fake songs by fake artists so they don’t have to pay streaming fees… and they are actually pretty good!
3. Virtually all my expenses have become subscriptions
4. Vibe has become the most overused word in the English language
5. Companies with negative gross margins continue to get funded
6. Starbucks opened in Italy and is successful!
7. Since GDPR, using the internet has become a much less pleasant experience
8. The Rolling Stones are still on tour
9. Female funded companies have higher valuations and higher exits
10. Elon Musk and Donald Trump are keeping Twitter alive
11. Tech bros were replaced by crypto enthusiasts in the pantheon of worst dinner table companions
12. Space travel is imminent, but not immediate
13. People are growing up without learning how to spell correctly
14. #love is the most popular hashtag on instagram and that is just great ;)
15. Art continues to outperform as an asset class
16. Single-use plastic reached its tipping point
17. Email is still here
18. Certain schools in Sweden introduced cooking as a mandatory class
19. The Pre-TSA lines have eclipsed regular security check-in on a consistent basis (Clear users rejoice)
20. Walmart is the new music talent hotbed
21. Less people are saying please and thank you
22. A millennial employee asked if they could be paid in followers rather than monetary currency
23. Having meme game is the new cool sneaker
24. There are 6 billionaires under the age of 30
25. #netflixandchill has redefined date night and is often used as a verb
26. Retirement home attire is the en vogue fashion
27. Train travel is increasing
28. 84% of the world’s population lives somewhere where Wifi is available
29. Everyone is a DJ

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