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Best ofs that will not be covered in this topic

In the spirit of making this topic as fair as possible, I have to first admit a few shortcomings on my part that will preclude me from an all-encompassing list. While I have attempted to stay abreast to the barrage of media we consume daily, I have admittedly fallen short (sometimes very short) in certain channels. So it's simply not right for me to rank the following:

Best Book (Fiction) of the 2010s: I am shamefully not as much of a reader as I used to be, and most of my time that I do have for reading is usually dedicated to catching up on the historically-regarded classics--books that have reached such a critical consensus that they supersede any recent novel on my backlog. This probably could serve as a microcosm for the current state of literature, but here we are. I won't be able to rank the best novels of the decade.

Best Book (Nonfiction) of the 2010s: Ditto for this one. I think the only nonfiction book I read this decade was George W. Bush's Decision Points, and that would probably invalidate this entire topic if I ranked it the #1 nonfiction book of the past ten years >_>

Best Play of the 2010s: I really do enjoy dramatic theater, but I couldn't even name an original play written this decade, and I won't pretend like I know which ones are the best.

Best Video Game of the 2010s: Now this is probably going to drive away a bunch of people from this topic. But I can't in good conscience pick the best video game of the decade when I haven't played Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Skyrim, Xenoblade, or any of the other games that I know are contenders for that title. For what little it's worth, my favorite game released in the 2010s (of the maybe ten or so I've beaten) is Mass Effect 3 (post-patch).

With those out of the way, we're off to the races!
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