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Post by mc98 on Nov 12, 2019 3:14:09 GMT 10
This might go into centuryology but do you guys think the 1990s decade feels more like the 20th or 21st century.
Even though the 90s is part of the 20th century, I feel like its more like the 21st century. Computers become the norm, Soviet Russia collapsed, and portable technology was standard.
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Post by ItsMichael on Nov 12, 2019 3:48:32 GMT 10
Here is how I see it.
1990-mid 1997 - 20th century
Late 1997-1999 - 21st century mainly because of the Y2K era.
Late 90s and early 00s are basically the same to me...
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Post by Early2010sGuy on Nov 12, 2019 5:19:18 GMT 10
January 1990 to August 1996: 20th century
September 1996 to August 1998: Hybrid between both
September 1998 to December 1999: 21st century because of the Y2K era
This is just based on my opinion...
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Post by Telso on Nov 12, 2019 7:28:39 GMT 10
I find this thread idea pretty ridiculous honestly. We literally only have 19 years as our representation of the 21st century so far which is a mere 1/5. Obviously the first few decades of a century are similar to last decades of the previous one, it figures.
But who knows how far we'll come by the 2050s or later decades and how much of a bygone era the 1990s will seem by then. The 21st century answer this thread would seem silly.
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Post by mc98 on Nov 12, 2019 7:47:46 GMT 10
I find this thread idea pretty ridiculous honestly. We literally only have 19 years as our representation of the 21st century so far which is a mere 1/5. Obviously the first few decades of a century are similar to last decades of the previous one, it figures. But who knows how far we'll come by the 2050s or later decades and how much of a bygone era the 1990s will seem by then. The 21st century answer this thread would seem silly. I probably meant the 1990s had more in common with the first two decades of the 21st century so far than the mid 20th century, even the 1970s.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2019 12:40:51 GMT 10
To me it is more 20th century in its entirety. The Internet had not taken over our lives yet like it did after 2000.
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Post by mh on Nov 14, 2019 1:26:19 GMT 10
Yeah, not only will the '90s be considered more 20th Century, but I'm pretty sure that even the '00s will be more similar to the 20th Century as this century advances. By the time you get to the 2050's, there will have been so many technological advances that the '90s and '00s will be looked at as a totally different era. Particularly when it comes to the always connected online world of our modern era, which will obviously be the standard going forward. The fact that we would actually be away from our computers back during the '90s and early '00s and not have the ability to look up anything we wanted to by using our smartphones the way we can these days will be something that will greatly date that era by then.
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Post by jaydawg89 on Nov 14, 2019 15:30:00 GMT 10
It depends. Though, I will agree that the 1990s are much more like now than the mid 20th century (probably more like now than even the 1970s).
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Post by zeldafan2020 on Nov 23, 2019 23:37:14 GMT 10
Yeah, not only will the '90s be considered more 20th Century, but I'm pretty sure that even the '00s will be more similar to the 20th Century as this century advances. By the time you get to the 2050's, there will have been so many technological advances that the '90s and '00s will be looked at as a totally different era. Particularly when it comes to the always connected online world of our modern era, which will obviously be the standard going forward. The fact that we would actually be away from our computers back during the '90s and early '00s and not have the ability to look up anything we wanted to by using our smartphones the way we can these days will be something that will greatly date that era by then. I was about to say that. The 1890s & 1900s (decade) are both unanimously considered part of the same era: The same will be said of the 1990s & the 2000s (decade).
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Post by al on Nov 25, 2019 7:06:09 GMT 10
There’s something I find pretty post modern about the 90’s in a way that still feels relevant, yet didn’t in the 80’s. Particularly because the drastic aesthetic changes in the prior few decades had finally settled down. There’s something very normcore about the 90’s that keeps it from getting as old. That said, of course we can’t know until we get deeper into this century what it will best convey. We would probably have to become very culturally stagnant for the 1990’s to seem similar to the twenty first century as a whole. However, if we were to say whether the 90’s were more similar to the first two decades of the twenty first century or the twentieth century as a whole, the former would be the obvious choice.
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Post by Telso on Nov 30, 2019 1:52:03 GMT 10
I was about to say that. The 1890s & 1900s (decade) are both unanimously considered part of the same era: This is not true at all, the 1890s are widely known as their cultural distinct part of the Victorian era called "Gay 90s" or "Nifty 90s". While the 1900s overlap with an era rather called the "Edwardian era".
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2020 18:15:55 GMT 10
1990-1992: more like the 20th century
1993-early/mid 1995: cusp between 20th & 21st centuries, leaning 20th century
mid/late 1995-very early 1997: cusp between 20th & 21st centuries, leaning 21st century
early/mid 1997-1999: more like the 21st century
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Post by jaydawg89 on Nov 2, 2020 19:56:43 GMT 10
1990-1992: more like the 20th century 1993-early/mid 1995: cusp between 20th & 21st centuries, leaning 20th century mid/late 1995-very early 1997: cusp between 20th & 21st centuries, leaning 21st century early/mid 1997-1999: more like the 21st century I guess that seems accurate. I always thought 1980 - early/mid 1994 was mostly 20th century but, with touches of the 21st century. The 2000s on the otherhand are absolutely 21st century but, with touches of the 20th century still floating around (same applies to the 2010s too).
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2020 20:13:16 GMT 10
1990-1992: more like the 20th century 1993-early/mid 1995: cusp between 20th & 21st centuries, leaning 20th century mid/late 1995-very early 1997: cusp between 20th & 21st centuries, leaning 21st century early/mid 1997-1999: more like the 21st century I guess that seems accurate. I always thought 1980 - early/mid 1994 was mostly 20th century but, with touches of the 21st century. The 2000s on the otherhand are absolutely 21st century but, with touches of the 20th century still floating around (same applies to the 2010s too). Honestly 1994 is the last full year that leans 20th century to me at least. 1995 is sort of a gray area transition. 1996 is the 1st full year that leans 21st century. I agree with you. I think the reason why I did my chart like that was because Bill Clinton’s presidency began in 1993 & lasted until 2001.
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Post by jaydawg89 on Nov 2, 2020 20:50:54 GMT 10
I guess that seems accurate. I always thought 1980 - early/mid 1994 was mostly 20th century but, with touches of the 21st century. The 2000s on the otherhand are absolutely 21st century but, with touches of the 20th century still floating around (same applies to the 2010s too). Honestly 1994 is the last full year that leans 20th century to me at least. 1995 is sort of a gray area transition. 1996 is the 1st full year that leans 21st century. I agree with you. I think the reason why I did my chart like that was because Bill Clinton’s presidency began in 1993 & lasted until 2001. 1994 is interesting, I think early 94 definitely leans 20th century but, late 94 seems more in the gray area (just like 1995). IMO, I think that the internet and computer tech plays a very big role towards the 20th/21st century shift (along with other things of course).
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