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Post by SharksFan99 on Oct 6, 2019 17:23:34 GMT 10
Looking at these photos just reiterates why I've never really cared for 2005 or the Mid 2000s in general. It was a very flashy, over-materialistic era and the aesthetic of the time has simply never appealed to me. I think that's actually part of the reason as to why I tend to look back on the Late 2000s much more fondly, even though I was a child of both eras. Whenever I think back to the culture of 2005, some of the first things that come to mind are "Crazy Frog", Jay-Z, Paris Hilton and "trashy" ilk such as "My Humps" and "Hollaback Girl". Yuck.  I can remember 2005 pretty well as I was 6 at the time, but I wouldn't have liked to have been any older. I'm glad that I didn't experience 2005 as an older child (e.g a 10 year old) or especially as a teen. The only redeeming feature of the pop culture of 2005 to me is the release of System of a Down's double-album. I still remember when Mezmerize came out and I absolutely loved it, so much so that I have it as my profile picture. 
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2019 0:26:27 GMT 10
Looking at these photos just reiterates why I've never really cared for 2005 or the Mid 2000s in general. It was a very flashy, over-materialistic era and the aesthetic of the time has simply never appealed to me. I think that's actually part of the reason as to why I tend to look back on the Late 2000s much more fondly, even though I was a child of both eras. Whenever I think back to the culture of 2005, some of the first things that come to mind are "Crazy Frog", Jay-Z, Paris Hilton and "trashy" ilk such as "My Humps" and "Hollaback Girl". Yuck. I can remember 2005 pretty well as I was 6 at the time, but I wouldn't have liked to have been any older. I'm glad that I didn't experience 2005 as an older child (e.g a 10 year old) or especially as a teen. The only redeeming feature of the pop culture of 2005 to me is the release of System of a Down's double-album. I still remember when Mezmerize came out and I absolutely loved it, so much so that I have it as my profile picture. Somewhat the opposite for me. I rather enjoy the mid- to late 2000s because of its flashiness and excess. It’s like a guilty pleasure: I revel in the ridiculousness of 2004-2009, even though I know it wasn’t necessarily a “healthy” state of being.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2019 0:55:15 GMT 10
I hated 2005 but this is still very nostalgic. I find it weird that most of this stuff is now gone, when back then I considered it so "normal".
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Post by John Titor on Oct 7, 2019 3:51:36 GMT 10
Looking at these photos just reiterates why I've never really cared for 2005 or the Mid 2000s in general. It was a very flashy, over-materialistic era and the aesthetic of the time has simply never appealed to me. I think that's actually part of the reason as to why I tend to look back on the Late 2000s much more fondly, even though I was a child of both eras. Whenever I think back to the culture of 2005, some of the first things that come to mind are "Crazy Frog", Jay-Z, Paris Hilton and "trashy" ilk such as "My Humps" and "Hollaback Girl". Yuck. I can remember 2005 pretty well as I was 6 at the time, but I wouldn't have liked to have been any older. I'm glad that I didn't experience 2005 as an older child (e.g a 10 year old) or especially as a teen. The only redeeming feature of the pop culture of 2005 to me is the release of System of a Down's double-album. I still remember when Mezmerize came out and I absolutely loved it, so much so that I have it as my profile picture. Having been a teen I can tell you its def an era aimed at teens
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2019 4:40:32 GMT 10
Looking at these photos just reiterates why I've never really cared for 2005 or the Mid 2000s in general. It was a very flashy, over-materialistic era and the aesthetic of the time has simply never appealed to me. I think that's actually part of the reason as to why I tend to look back on the Late 2000s much more fondly, even though I was a child of both eras. Whenever I think back to the culture of 2005, some of the first things that come to mind are "Crazy Frog", Jay-Z, Paris Hilton and "trashy" ilk such as "My Humps" and "Hollaback Girl". Yuck. I can remember 2005 pretty well as I was 6 at the time, but I wouldn't have liked to have been any older. I'm glad that I didn't experience 2005 as an older child (e.g a 10 year old) or especially as a teen. The only redeeming feature of the pop culture of 2005 to me is the release of System of a Down's double-album. I still remember when Mezmerize came out and I absolutely loved it, so much so that I have it as my profile picture. Having been a teen I can tell you its def an era aimed at teens I was 12 at the time and I'd have to agree with that. All the movies and songs at the time were too Satanic for someone my age to be listening to (but I did anyway). I'm thinking songs like My Humps, Candy Shop etc.
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Post by John Titor on Oct 7, 2019 5:39:57 GMT 10
Having been a teen I can tell you its def an era aimed at teens I was 12 at the time and I'd have to agree with that. All the movies and songs at the time were too Satanic for someone my age to be listening to (but I did anyway). I'm thinking songs like My Humps, Candy Shop etc. this, almost every song on the radio in 2005 was SEX focused
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Post by SharksFan99 on Oct 7, 2019 20:58:20 GMT 10
Somewhat the opposite for me. I rather enjoy the mid- to late 2000s because of its flashiness and excess. It’s like a guilty pleasure: I revel in the ridiculousness of 2004-2009, even though I know it wasn’t necessarily a “healthy” state of being. That's fair enough, each to their own. I would argue that the "excess" quality of core 2000s pop culture died down a bit by the time we got to 2007 though. You're right about how there was still that element to pop culture right up until the end of the decade and you could consider it as having defined both the Mid and Late 2000s, however I feel as though things began to tone down once Emo had reached it's peak in popularity (which I consider to have been 2007) and electropop began to emerge onto the scene. Having been a teen I can tell you its def an era aimed at teens Yep. To me, the issue isn't the fact that the pop culture of 2005 was heavily geared towards teens. The Late-2000s were very teen-orientated as well, yet I love the pop culture of 2007 and 2008. I just don't particularly like how a lot of the trends and releases from 2005 (and the Mid 2000s in general) had a real "sleazy" quality to them. It was very sexualised. There are quite a lot of things from 2005 which I am nostalgic for, especially with having started Kindergarten that year and being 6 at the time. As an overall era, however, the Mid 2000s are just not a period of time which I look back on with much fondness. People who were too young to have properly experienced the era really didn't miss out on much.
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Post by John Titor on Oct 8, 2019 1:18:07 GMT 10
Somewhat the opposite for me. I rather enjoy the mid- to late 2000s because of its flashiness and excess. It’s like a guilty pleasure: I revel in the ridiculousness of 2004-2009, even though I know it wasn’t necessarily a “healthy” state of being. That's fair enough, each to their own. I would argue that the "excess" quality of core 2000s pop culture died down a bit by the time we got to 2007 though. You're right about how there was still that element to pop culture right up until the end of the decade and you could consider it as having defined both the Mid and Late 2000s, however I feel as though things began to tone down once Emo had reached it's peak in popularity (which I consider to have been 2007) and electropop began to emerge onto the scene. Having been a teen I can tell you its def an era aimed at teens Yep. To me, the issue isn't the fact that the pop culture of 2005 was heavily geared towards teens. The Late-2000s were very teen-orientated as well, yet I love the pop culture of 2007 and 2008. I just don't particularly like how a lot of the trends and releases from 2005 (and the Mid 2000s in general) had a real "sleazy" quality to them. It was very sexualised. There are quite a lot of things from 2005 which I am nostalgic for, especially with having started Kindergarten that year and being 6 at the time. As an overall era, however, the Mid 2000s are just not a period of time which I look back on with much fondness. People who were too young to have properly experienced the era really didn't miss out on much. Well that depends, I think if you are a teen and the culture is aimed at you it is a win win culture wise vs someone who was a child. The era was very over sexualized as you said, I think of the song Buttons by Pussy Cat dolls and how EVERYONE was singing it and it was all over the radio. Nothing from that era was classy everything had to be over the top and messy. As far as 2007 goes yeah pop culture of the 2000s was winding down, I like to think of early 2007 when TMZ the show launched as well as Britney Spears shaving her head as the peak of the 2000s culture.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2019 11:51:59 GMT 10
This is when I started forming my first memories. Around this time, I went along with my family to see the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for my brother's 10th birthday, very nostalgic.
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Post by dount2005 on Oct 27, 2019 12:03:27 GMT 10
A month after I was born. Wow.
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Post by ItsMichael on Oct 28, 2019 6:34:53 GMT 10
Ah the first year I have vivid memories of.
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Post by y2kbaby on Jul 10, 2021 10:54:57 GMT 10
I turned 6 during that time. I do remember the vibe of 2005 very well. 2005 overall is 100% disconnected with the current world. No Social Media (though MySpace was getting popular), YouTube was a newborn baby. no modern smartphones. Less "woke" society/culture. A lot has changed since 2005.
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Post by astropoug on Jul 10, 2021 11:19:41 GMT 10
I turned 6 during that time. I do remember the vibe of 2005 very well. 2005 overall is 100% disconnected with the current world. No Social Media (though MySpace was getting popular), YouTube was a newborn baby. no modern smartphones. Less "woke" society/culture. A lot has changed since 2005. That's one thing I do like about 2005: no woke culture. Although you can say that about the entire 2000s. Personally, I'd rather experience 2008 to experience a pre-woke world, as that was the year Tropic Thunder came out, which is still one of my favorite movies of all time, not to mention, no obnoxious McBling celebrity crap (probably the best aspect of the recession tbh), and MUCH more well-developed internet culture that was simultaneously not corporate yet.
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