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Post by SharksFan99 on Aug 7, 2019 16:23:21 GMT 10
We're now in August 2019, less than 5 months away from the start of the 2020s, but you wouldn't think so judging by the complete silence from the general population. There doesn't seem to be any eagerness or anticipation over the idea that we are about to enter a new decade. If you search for the "2020s" on Google, you'll find links to forum threads like this one where members can make their own predictions for the future, yet there are little to no articles about the 2020s from magazine publishers or major websites. Where's the "next trends in music to look out for" article from Rolling Stone or Time Magazine? It's as if we're about to enter into the new decade without any fuss or fan fare whatsoever.
What is your opinion on this? Do you believe there is truly a lack of anticipation for the 2020s?
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Post by smartboi on Aug 7, 2019 16:56:16 GMT 10
We're now in August 2019, less than 5 months away from the start of the 2020s, but you wouldn't think so judging by the complete silence from the general population. There doesn't seem to be any eagerness or anticipation over the idea that we are about to enter a new decade. If you search for the "2020s" on Google, you'll find links to forum threads like this one where members can make their own predictions for the future, yet there are little to no articles about the 2020s from magazine publishers or major websites. Where's the "next trends in music to look out for" article from Rolling Stone or Time Magazine? It's as if we're about to enter into the new decade without any fuss or fan fare whatsoever. What is your opinion on this? Do you believe there is truly a lack of anticipation for the 2020s? Most people are probably so caught up in current events that they don't really care about the next decade.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Aug 7, 2019 17:05:47 GMT 10
Most people are probably so caught up in current events that they don't really care about the next decade. Perhaps, but if there are people out there who are going through some hardships or are dissatisfied with the current state of the world, it wouldn't be unrealistic for them to have hope that the 2020s will be a better decade.
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Post by longaotian on Aug 7, 2019 18:46:53 GMT 10
Ikr! People are being boring af....thought there was gonna be more hype.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Aug 7, 2019 19:16:47 GMT 10
Ikr! People are being boring af....thought there was gonna be more hype. Yep. Obviously it's not something that i'm going to lose sleep over, but it's pretty disappointing that there has been no hype at all, IMO. 2020 used to sound like such a "futuristic" year and I think it would have been great if there was genuine anticipation for it.
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Post by al on Aug 7, 2019 23:49:41 GMT 10
Ok I’ve noticed this too. People I’ve tried mentioning it to irl haven’t been interested either. Part of me is wondering if we’re kinda jaded with technology and feeling pretty advanced anyway. Right now things like AI, microchips, flying cars, etc. are still a little ominous and maybe it’s hard to look forward to the way we could in the past. Meanwhile, existing things like smart phones haven’t improved much for the past five-ish years. Clothing styles haven’t been as decade definitive and an increasing amount of people are getting disenchanted by modern mainstream music. There’s not a lot of optimism in general and I think that might be subconsciously affecting people’s excitement. It’s sort of a shame though, because I do think there have been some beneficial changes going on, and predictions at the very last are fun to look back on and talk about later.
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Post by rainbow on Aug 8, 2019 0:21:31 GMT 10
I think we need to wait until like November or December for there to be more anticipation.
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Post by John Titor on Aug 8, 2019 2:33:18 GMT 10
I think there is a lot of BS going on right now in peoples lives and we are just focused on now at the moment.
For example I was dating a crazy person who had TONS of mental issues, the last thing on my mind is 2020.
Maybe in November or December like the other poster said we will be excited.
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Post by mc98 on Aug 8, 2019 4:25:57 GMT 10
The reason why there was so much hype of the Y2K in 1999 is because they were entering in the new millennium. There wasn't a lot of hype when the 80s turned into the 90s or the 00s turned into the 10s. Around Fall 2019, people will look back at the decade in retrospect and anticipate on what is to come in the 2020s.
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Post by dount2005 on Aug 8, 2019 8:13:51 GMT 10
The excitement for the new decade is overshadowed by current events. The most you will hear about 2020 is the 2020 election (in which case many think Trump will win).
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Post by SharksFan99 on Aug 8, 2019 10:15:32 GMT 10
Ok I’ve noticed this too. People I’ve tried mentioning it to irl haven’t been interested either. Part of me is wondering if we’re kinda jaded with technology and feeling pretty advanced anyway. Right now things like AI, microchips, flying cars, etc. are still a little ominous and maybe it’s hard to look forward to the way we could in the past. Meanwhile, existing things like smart phones haven’t improved much for the past five-ish years. Clothing styles haven’t been as decade definitive and an increasing amount of people are getting disenchanted by modern mainstream music. There’s not a lot of optimism in general and I think that might be subconsciously affecting people’s excitement. It’s sort of a shame though, because I do think there have been some beneficial changes going on, and predictions at the very last are fun to look back on and talk about later. I feel as though this is truly the first time in our history where as a society, we are overall content with the current advancement of technology. We're completely satisfied with owning/using smartphones, iPads, streaming services etc; we want nothing more. Of course, not everyone has held the mindset of wanting to further progress technology, but if you look back at the Mid-Late 20th Century decades, many people held the conscious desire to progress the rate of technology so that we could one day live in a utopian, sci-fi like environment and even colonise the Moon. Everyday people truly planned ahead for the future and were optimistic about what was to come. Unfortunately, that mindset seems to have withered away as the years have gone on, especially within the last ten years or so. It makes you wonder if people would look more fondly at the future if we were given the promise that virtual reality worlds, self-driving cars and home-assistant robots never comes to fruition. Maybe if we were told that instead, we would witness further advancements in smartphone technology and streaming, the future wouldn't seem so daunting.
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Post by rainbow on Aug 8, 2019 10:19:32 GMT 10
Ok I’ve noticed this too. People I’ve tried mentioning it to irl haven’t been interested either. Part of me is wondering if we’re kinda jaded with technology and feeling pretty advanced anyway. Right now things like AI, microchips, flying cars, etc. are still a little ominous and maybe it’s hard to look forward to the way we could in the past. Meanwhile, existing things like smart phones haven’t improved much for the past five-ish years. Clothing styles haven’t been as decade definitive and an increasing amount of people are getting disenchanted by modern mainstream music. There’s not a lot of optimism in general and I think that might be subconsciously affecting people’s excitement. It’s sort of a shame though, because I do think there have been some beneficial changes going on, and predictions at the very last are fun to look back on and talk about later. I feel as though this is truly the first time in our history where as a society, we are overall content with the current advancement of technology. We're completely satisfied with owning/using smartphones, iPads, streaming services etc; we want nothing more. Of course, not everyone has held the mindset of wanting to further progress technology, but if you look back at the Mid-Late 20th Century decades, many people held the conscious desire to progress the rate of technology so that we could one day live in a utopian, sci-fi like environment and even colonise the Moon. Everyday people truly planned ahead for the future and were optimistic about what was to come. Unfortunately, that mindset seems to have withered away as the years have gone on, especially within the last ten years or so. It makes you wonder if people would look more fondly at the future if we were given the promise that virtual reality worlds, self-driving cars and home-assistant robots never comes to fruition. Maybe if we were told that instead, we would witness further advancements in smartphone technology and streaming, the future wouldn't seem so daunting. I've always wanted with all this technology we have right now, how different technology will be ten years from now. I mean we have smartphones, iPads, iPhones that can scan your face, and Airpods. How are we going to "improve"? This seems like the most advanced technology we will ever have. 
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Post by SharksFan99 on Aug 8, 2019 10:25:19 GMT 10
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Post by SharksFan99 on Aug 8, 2019 10:31:55 GMT 10
I've always wanted with all this technology we have right now, how different technology will be ten years from now. I mean we have smartphones, iPads, iPhones that can scan your face, and Airpods. How are we going to "improve"? This seems like the most advanced technology we will ever have. Haha, yeah I know what you mean.  I tend to think that the biggest advancements in technology over the next ten years will be in Artificial Intelligence and autonomy. We won't be using the same smartphone and tablet devices as we are using now, but on the same token, I don't think the handheld smartphone devices of the Late 2020s will be drastically different in functionality. Maybe they might have the ability to create holograph projections above our smartphone screens? Who knows.
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Post by єяиα on Aug 8, 2019 10:35:48 GMT 10
Idk about you but I'm pretty excited for the 2020s
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I tend to think that the biggest advancements in technology over the next ten years will be in Artificial Intelligence and autonomy. We won't be using the same smartphone and tablet devices as we are using now, but on the same token, I don't think the handheld smartphone devices of the Late 2020s will be drastically different in functionality. Maybe they might have the ability to create holograph projections above our smartphone screens? Who knows. 
