This final note today — which I believe qualifies as this week’s sign the apocalypse is upon us.
My colleague John Moe noted this morning that we — collectively — watched a trillion YouTube videos this year. One trillion. That’s 140 videos for every person on the planet — if all of us actually watched videos.
But here’s the thing. Of those thousand billion videos, this one — this one — was the most watched:
Rebecca Black. “Friday.”
I’m a little embarrased for us, actually.
There’s a lot happening in the world. Through it all, Marketplace is here for you.
You rely on Marketplace to break down the world’s events and tell you how it affects you in a fact-based, approachable way. We rely on your financial support to keep making that possible.
Your donation today powers the independent journalism that you rely on. For just $5/month, you can help sustain Marketplace so we can keep reporting on the things that matter to you.
