One Direction, the boy band of our generation, went on a hiatus in 2016 and since then, the world has fallen apart.
Now, I'm not saying these things have to do with One Direction "breaking up," but it is pretty convenient that the world falling apart coincides with one of the biggest boybands ever breaking up.
For reference here are 9 things that may or may not have to do with the separation of Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, and (I guess) Zayn Malik:
1. Trump being elected to office
"Can't ever get it right / No matter how hard I try," they were right about him.
2. Fake News
"Tell me a lie..."
3. Fidget Spinners
This is not what they mean when they sang, "Circles, we’re going in circles, dizzy’s all it makes us."
4. The Emoji Movie
Enough said.
5. SZA being robbed of a Grammy
"I won't let these little things slip out of my mouth / But if I do, it's you, oh it's you, they add up to," obviously the Recording Academy didn't think so.
6. Mariah Carey's 2016 NYE Performance
All I'm saying is that a duet maybe would've helped things.
7. Kanye and Taylor Swift Drama 2.0
"Katy Perry’s on replay, she's on replay." Yikes.
8. The Snapchat Update
"If we could only turn back time," it's what we all want.
9. 2017 as a whole
"Keep getting the feeling you want to leave this all behind," correct.