Laughing In Delocalized Electrons

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Laughing In Delocalized Electrons

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The structural formula of hope! This meme brilliantly represents 2020 vs 2021 as a carboxylic acid functional group. The negative charge on 2020 perfectly captures how that year was basically an electron-stealing nightmare, while 2021 sits atop as the carbonyl group—still attached but theoretically more stable. Spoiler alert from the future: turns out both years were part of the same chaotic molecule. Just like in resonance structures, the pain was simply delocalized across time. Chemistry doesn't lie, folks—we're all just atoms trying not to lose our electrons in this crazy reaction called life.

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