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Post by karlpalaka on Nov 19, 2019 10:47:06 GMT 10
It's amazing to me that kids/teens are now arguing with 20-somethings about who had the true "2000's experience". I remember in 2009, exactly a decade ago, where similar discussions were held about 90s kids. It's nice to see a new appreciation about the 2000s decade, but I also think it should be reasonable, I still want it to be an underdog/underrated decade as that makes it easier to really appreciate the obscure pieces of pop culture from this era. I honestly think 90s babies had the true 00s experience but that’s just my opinion. I would say if you were at least 10 or older, you got to experience the year better, since before the age of 10, it is hard to form lifelong memories that vividly. Before age 10, you were too busy trying to learn to be a person and adjust to school and life away from your family, and you were not that interested in any of the trends as a teenager would be.
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Post by karlpalaka on Nov 19, 2019 10:48:33 GMT 10
Gen Z (going by 2000 onwards) as of now makes up more than 34% of the world population, and by the early 30s, those born from 2000 onwards will make up at least half of the world population.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2019 22:37:13 GMT 10
Minecraft also seems to be a common "only 2000s kids remember" thing, which is stupid as the game came out in 2011. By "2000s kids" most assume that it's anyone born in the 2000s, when it's not. Those born in 2004-2009 are definitely not 2000s kids whatsoever. Plus, now Minecraft is having a huge revival and people are really starting to play again, and i'm sure those born from 2010-2012 have some experience in the game. My cousin who was born in 2012 has played it. And you can go back to a previous version of Minecraft, so even then people who say that only "2000s kids" will remember are wrong. Personally, I think that 2003-2009 babies (yes, 2009 babies) are trying to fit in with the "old school" group, which to them is anything before 2010 I would assume, and by calling theirselves 2000s kids they feel "retro" or something when they really aren't. I find it absurd to see 2005-09 babies calling themselves 2000s kids...... Its flattering to know late 2000s borns will try to relate to the era as someone who literally grew up through the decade. My biggest fear really, I really don't want 2000s nostalgia to be milked. I want 2000s nostalgia to keep that underrated feel, that's how it felt in 2015. I think the early 2000s will always remain "niche" since it got swept under 90s nostalgia. "2000s nostalgia" will be more focus on 2006-2013 I bet.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Nov 22, 2019 21:05:09 GMT 10
My local radio station this morning had a flashback segment where they played some of the biggest hits from 2006 for half an hour and shortly after I got home, I noticed that one of the morning breakfast shows were interviewing Melanie from The Pussycat Dolls. The point i'm getting at is that as the year 2000 approaches 20 years ago, the amount of nostalgia for the 2000s is only going to ramp-up and increasingly influence current pop culture trends. Whether it's through Gen Z coming of age or not, it's inevitable. The 2000s are almost a generation ago now. What I am skeptical about is the idea that Gen Z are the ones who will be at the forefront of the '00s nostalgia wave. Most members of Gen Z will have a distorted view of what the 2000s actually were. If we use the C/2020 as an example (as they are commonly cited as Early Gen Z), 2006 would probably be the first year that they have vivid recollections of and even then, they were still just 4 years old at the time and in pre-school. That's not even taking into account the members of Gen Z who actually were born in the Late 2000s and will experience the 2020s as teenagers. You can't expect them to talk about having nostalgia for the 2000s with any degree of validity. Like what @slowpoke1993 alluded to, I think what you will see instead is the "2000s" label being applied to things namely released between 2008-2013. I've actually come across something similar to this already. I can remember seeing a post on Instagram or Reddit not long back which had songs such as "Gives You Hell", "Grenade" and "Pumped Up Kicks" as a '2000s Gen Z Kids starter-pack' type thing. Of course, this isn't to say that members of Gen Z can't have any nostalgia for the 2000s. It's just that their perception of it will likely have got it's basis from the pop culture right at the end of the decade, in which things like Windows 7, electropop and indie were all starting to pick-up steam. It won't be of the emo, Myspace years of 2004-2008. In any case, i'm of the opinion that the 2010s are going to be the most definitive decade for Gen Z as a generation anyway and this is the decade in which the Gen Z will have the most nostalgia for, not the 2000s. I think it's a shame in a way that the Mid 2000s most likely won't receive a lot of attention when it comes to the '00s nostalgia wave. The Early 2000s will either be recognised in their own right or be lumped in with the '90s, while the Late 2000s and Early 2010s will combine to form a "faux-'00s era" for younger people. The Mid 2000s are kind of left in the middle when you think of it that way. I've always been a bit of a critic when it comes to liking the Mid 2000s as a cultural period, but seeing as how I was 5-7 years old during the era, I would be lying if I said that I have no fondness for those years whatsoever. I don't understand why they aren't the subject of more nostalgia and appreciation even now. Those of us born in the Mid-Late '90s should be the ones talking about the era with the most fondness since we were kids then, but it just doesn't seem to be the case. Where's the nostalgia for things like Chicken Little, "The Grim Adventures of Bill and Mandy" or Crazy Frog? You know, real 2000s nostalgia. 
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