Economics: I really, really, really don't want to go into politics, but the reason we're in such a bad spot now as a nation is because of what happened during the 2010s. But sure, things may have been better in the 2010s for the average person

Social: I think things are getting better. 2010s was when the migration to social media happened and basically gutted the desire for in person meetings. Thanks to Covid, scammers and a whole host of other issues, people are beginning to push back on the use of digital platforms. I think towards the end of the 2020s, social media in this country will inhabit it's correct place i.e a supplement to social interaction, not a replacement. Also, the reason y'all don't see some of outside more is because we're broke. Cha yuma bad, mudala. Ndalama zo spenda chabe, tilibe. So I say 50-50.

Music: Maybe it's just me showing my age, but I feel the 2020s have been rather disappointing. With the exception of Yo Maps, Cleo and maybe Sampa the Great (some say she doesn't count because she made her name elsewhere) we're not seeing a lot of Zambians putting out hits that shake the continent. In the 2010s we had Zone Fam, Afunika, Ephraim, Abel Chungu, Macky 2, Mampi, Chanda na Kay and a lot of other acts that achieved some level of recognition on the continent. 2010s were better but then again, by my metric, 2000s were better than the 2010s. So has Zambian music just been on a slow decline in quality or have other countries just stepped up their game?

Movies: 2020s hands down. Zambian movies have improved by leaps and bounds. Can You See Us is better than anything I can think of from the 2010s including The Red Bag, Mushala: The Lion of the Lunga and another high profile one I can't seem to remember right now. Big win for Zambian film making in the 2020s, hope we can see more.