Forget Jet2holidays , Labubu or The Rizzler. The new internet fad is the recession.

Specifically, recession indicators. Sure there are the logical ones: the projected economic impacts of Trump's tariffs, jobs reports or production levels.

But more darkly enjoyable are the esoteric: the "vibe shift" indicators that — to those who enjoy gallows humour on social media — seemingly forecast a return to the late 2000s/early 2010s. The general observations can range from a Dunkin' Donuts closing in downtown Boston to "trash assemblage art" to, apparently, basically everything .

But most popular is pop culture — especially the bright, aggressively upbeat "recession pop" that ostensibly bloomed between 2005 and 2015 as a way to escape the nightmare and chaos of an imploding societ

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