Do you think people underestimating 2020 or think its a year with no impact is just recency bias or nah?

I have seen some people saying that 2020 was shifty or impactful compared to years like 2008 or 2016. I also have heard that people think 2020 was not as big compared to 2001 because they think the aftermath of COVID is just "short term."

Do you think its just a case of recency bias or no?