2010s VS 2000s (2010s Versus Series Part VI)
Dec 20, 2019 7:38:08 GMT 10
Post by Captain Nemo on Dec 20, 2019 7:38:08 GMT 10
Greetings everyone. This is it, the last of a hexology of threads where I compare the 2010s to each of the six decades preceding it (1950s-2000s).
The first five threads of this series, featuring each of the entire second half of the 20th century, are posted right below;
popedia.boards.net/thread/3086/2010s-1950s-series
popedia.boards.net/thread/3090/2010s-1960s-series-ii
popedia.boards.net/thread/3095/2010s-1970s-series-iii
popedia.boards.net/thread/3096/2010s-1980s-series-iv
popedia.boards.net/thread/3099/2010s-1990s-series
For the closure, we'll be comparing the 2010s to the 2000s, which is a decade that about everyone on Popedia is familiar with. Even most users on this site that were born in the 2000s were born early enough within that decade to be able to have recollection of at least the later years of that decade. As a late 1997 born, the 2000s were my childhood decade, in fact I was already an adolescent by the tail end of the decade. The 2000s were the decade that heavily continued the trend of modernization that the 1980s started and the 1990s heavily improved upon, with the advent of 3G, Windows XP, broadband becoming standard, cellphones becoming standard, social media taking off, the 7th generation of gaming consoles, and Netflix's streaming service. Not only that, but it was also a decade of societal changes marked by events such as 9/11, the Iraq War, the Recession, and the election of the nation's first African American president. Emo music was at its prime within youth culture, rap music became ultra popular among edgy teens thanks to Eminem and his confrontational demeanor, and underground music started gaining far more of a following thanks to the internet. Internet piracy and internet pornography also heavily took off within this decade as well thanks to the advent of faster internet. Despite all these changes, the 2000s were also the last decade where rock music was mainstream, the last decade of a conservative status quo, the last decade where physical media and analog video formats were standard, and was also a decade when social media was still an alternative "wild west" platform used solely by teens and young adults instead of a major platform standardized by those of all ages from children to the elderly. In many ways, one could consider the 2000s to be the last "traditional" decade, if the 2010s are anything to go by for future decades.
So, without further a do, how does this decade compare to the decade that came right after, the 2010s? Has society gotten either much better or much worse in that short span of time?
For the last time let's compare and contrast;
Music
If I were to rank the last seven decades based on music, the 2000s would honestly rank smack dab in the middle. I do think the 2000s for music was a downgrade from the 1990s, as well as not as good as the 1960s and 1970s, but at least better than the 1950s (albeit that's an unfair advantage), 1980s (unpopular opinion, I know), and certainly better than the the 2010s, meaning for this category specifically comparing the 2000s against the 2010s for music, the 2000s wins.
Say what you will about emo music, as well as the alt-rock and nu-metal songs of this decade that technically weren't emo but had huge appeal to that crowd, but at least those songs contained raw emotion and were heartfelt and relatable enough to serve a purpose for those interested in those genres, not only that but I would also argue that "The Black Parade" is a masterpiece even comparable to music from the likes of Queen and the Beatles due to its shift in musical tone and lyrical content, there I said it.
Speaking of metal music, in 2004 Rammstein released Reise, Reise, which I consider to be their best album of all time thanks to epic songs such as "Amerika" and "Moskau". Not only that, but it was also in 2007 when Five Finger Death Punch released their debut album, The Way of the Fist, and later on in 2009 their sophomore album, War is the Answer. The best thing to happen for metal music in this decade however was the internet making way for niche underground metal bands such as Van Canto and Alestorm to gain a following, it also allowed for underground rock and metal music to stay relevant amongst an underground fanbase well into the 2010s after rock music was no longer a mainstream genre anymore.
The best selling artist of this decade was Eminem, and rightfully so. As already mentioned, Eminem heavily expanded the rap music genre unto a white audience, Eminem was basically like an edgy rock musician in all but genre. Eminem's use of rap instead of rock, aka talking instead of singing, allowed his songs to sound more straight-forward, real, and relatable to the white kids listening to it, and the message of these songs was clear; If people hate you, just make them hate you even more. Even emo kids loved Eminem's music, it was a weapon for all the edgy kids to use against the popular kids at their schools. This also helps explain why it was so controversial when Eminem dissed Trump back in 2017, as many of Eminem's fans are in Trump's camp, and many of them share that edgy "fuck the world" point of view. If someone like Vanilla Ice were to diss Trump, practically no one would care, certainly not in the same manner people cared when Eminem did it.
In ska and reggae, you had hits such as No Doubt's "Underneath It All", as well as Shaggy's "Angel" and "It Wasn't Me", plus it was in 2005 when Damien Marley released the album Welcome to Jamrock.
In country music, this decade featured the tail end of Johnny Cash's career before passing away with the hit song "Hurt", which honestly is my favorite song of this decade due to the personal and chilling nature of the song, as well as being the song to cap off the legacy of the greatest country music legend of all time. This was also the decade when the country music comedian Rodney Carrington hit it big in the mainstream, with the album Morning Wood becoming certified gold.
As for the more negative aspects, the 2000s was a continuation of the trend of commercialization that started in the 1980s and continued throughout every decade afterwards, and out of this for this decade specifically came an abundance of hip commercial party anthems, starting with a continuation of the Y2K music trend early within the decade, then onto party rap anthems from artists such as Nelly, Usher, and the Black Eyed Peas, then onto ringtone hip hop, and finally onto the electropop shit from artists such as Lady Gaga and Katy Perry that set the stage for the 2010s. There are some songs out of this I do enjoy such as Outkast's "Hey Ya" and 50 Cent's "Candy Shop", and speaking of Nelly I do enjoy the song "Dilemma" for its more serious personal nature, but other than that, besides with maybe a few other exceptions, the amount of commercial hip party music throughout this decade was a mess.
Still though, despite the flaws, the 2000s for the music industry is far better than the 2010s is. At least for the 2000s, there are still an abundance of mainstream songs that are worth listening to, and at least artistry was also still around in the mainstream and it wasn't like today where about every mainstream musician is a cash-plant.
So overall, the 2000s wins this category.
Society
As already mentioned, the 2000s were a decade of massive technological changes. Societal shifts such as 9/11, the Iraq War, the Recession, and Obama'e election are not to be overlooked either. Yet, despite all this, the 2000s were still a very traditional decade, just as the 1990s and 1980s were. Neo-conservatism was still the status quo, especially with George W. Bush as president of the United States, and with about every major news organization being either right-wing (Fox News) or centrist (CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS), those four networks are certainly more leftist now, but they weren't back then. Political correctness still wasn't as rampant, being homosexual was still far less socially acceptable, offensive slangs such as "faggot" were still far more commonplace, Robert Downy Jr. was able to perform in blackface without receiving mass backlash, and even Barack Obama, the first African American president, opposed homosexual marriage during his initial presidential campaign in 2008. The lack of political correctness in the 2000s compared to the 2010s is even mentioned in a newer episode of Family Guy, where Lois states "Brian, it's not 2005. You can't just go online and say whatever you want." The internet and social media took off in this decade, but this decade was a wild west for this platform. As already mentioned, in this decade, social media was not a standard tool of communication for individuals of all ages from children to the elderly, not only that, but social media also wasn't controlled by a select few corporate companies such as Google, Facebook, and Twitter. Back then, social media was an alternative platform used mostly by those in their teens and 20s, the most popular social media sites were MySpace, Friendster, and Hi-5, which were far more niche and custom than the streamline designs of modern social media sites, they're still around today, but nobody uses them anymore. Gaming forums such as Gamespot, Gamefaqs, Neoskeeker, IGN, and Newgrounds were also far more popular in this decade, and it was also this decade that gave us 4chan, satirical sites such as Urban Dictionary and Encyclopedia Dramatica, and the degenerate paradise known as DeviantArt. The vast majority of these sites nowadays have become either ghost towns or are now relying on pornography to stay relevant. It was also the decade that featured the Golden Age of YouTube, when it was mostly populated by young video makers who wanted to express their creative talents to a worldwide audience in a way never thought of before, before it became a corporate advertiser friendly mess that it is today. Outside of the internet, the 2000s was also the last age of physical and analog media being standard; CRT TVs and therefore video games with a composite analog video format were still standard until late 2007, CDs were still the standard method for music, DVDs and even VHS during the early part of this decade were the standard method for movies, retail stores such as Blockbuster and Hollywood Video were still popular, local multiplayer was still more popular than online multiplayer, and overall, the 2000s were still a very traditional decade.
In the 2010s, on the other hand, social media has gone from being an alternative to a major form of communication that for many dictates their everyday lives, and has garnered a toxic influence over politics and society. Addiction to social media could largely be blamed for the rise of both violent leftist groups such as Antifa as well as those on the alt-right as well, and both sides will attack you on social media for not agreeing with their preferred standard (the alt-right pretend they don't do this and that this issue only applies to the left, but they're bullshitting, I've seen this shit numerous times from alt-right individuals, they're just being dishonest and hypocritical when they say that). Sure, we have a right-wing president right now, but we also have a leftist news media trying to get him, even Fox News just seems like they're playing 4D chess when they act like they support him. It's no wonder that society is behaving in this divisive manner, since both the president and the news media are doing the same, if the adults at the top are doing it, then it must be normal, he he... Society in the 2010s is just a mess, at least in the 2000s, even with the aforementioned political issues such as 9/11, the War on Terror, and the Recession, at least mainstream society was far less divisive than it is now, and at least people were far more free to say what they wanted, regardless of whether it be in public or online.
Society in the 2000s, despite its flaws, was far better than what it has become in the 2010s.
Movies/TV Shows/Games
For movies, I'm actually going to say the 2010s wins for this category. The 2000s were a very mediocre decade for movies, in my opinion, with an abundance of gross raunchy comedies, shitty remakes, and lame CGI animated movies (keep in mind I grew up with those movies), even the good movies from this decade cannot compare to many of the great films the 2010s has to offer, such as Skyfall, Les Miserables, Grand Budapest Hotel, Kingsman, The Imitation Game, and the Revanent.
For sitcoms and other live action TV-shows, I'm going to say the 2000s wins due to It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the later seasons of Friends, and the bulk of That '70s Show.
For cartoons, I'm going to say the 2000s wins due to TV shows such as Invader ZIM, Kim Possible, the Lilo & Stitch series, Danny Phantom, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and the early episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants and Fairly OddParents, but perhaps I'm being biased here since I grew up in this decade.
For televised sports, I'm actually going to say this one's mostly a toss up, and actually I may just give the tiebreaker to the 2010s due to the amounts of legacies of failure being broken (New Orleans Saints, Los Angeles Kings, Seattle Seahawks, Golden State Warriors, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Capitals, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Raptors, Washington Nationals), being the peak of Tom Brady's career (as much as I dislike the Patriots), the peak of LeBron James' career, as well as the peak of the rivalry between Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby in the NHL.
For video games, the 2000s absolutely sweeps the 2010s. The 2000s were hands down the greatest decade for video games. 3D platformers were still in their prime with hits such as the Jak and Daxter, Ratchet & Clank, and Sly Cooper trilogies as well as Banjo Tooie, Spyro: Year of the Dragon, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Super Mario Sunshine, Psychonauts, and Super Mario Galaxy, sandbox games became a massive hit in this decade with the success of Grand Theft Auto III (even though credit for this genre belongs more to Shenmue), The Sims revolutionized simulation games and The Sims 2 improved the formula to a great potential and is still the best in the series due to the lack of DLC which plagued later installments, extreme sports games such as the Tony Hawks Pro Skater series and the SSX games were in their prime, the Guitar Hero and Rock Band games became a massive hit later in this decade, and overall, the video game industry was diverse and booming. The 2007-08 season is hands down the best for video games, I already made a thread about that in the past. Also, this was still a decade when local multiplayer was still standard, and as I said before, local multiplayer is far better than online multiplayer.
The 2010s on the other hand has a corrupted video game industry plagued with DLC, as well as with video game consoles needing too much of your personal information before you could use them, which is bullshit. The 2000s were the peak decade for gaming, the 2010s were the slump.
Aesthetic
Like both the 1990s and the 2010s, the 2000s aesthetic is certainly no where near as obvious as the aesthetic for the 1950s-1980s.
However, I would say that out of those three decades, the 2000s does have a more obvious aesthetic than the 1990s and the 2010s, as the goth-emo fashion of that decade which was popularized by Hot Topic, MySpace, and bands such as Hawthrone Heights and My Chemical Romance at least has more of a "vibe" to it than the grunge fashion of the 1990s or the hispter fashion of the 2010s. At least there's a consistent niche with the emo aesthetic, such as darker clothing and hair and bleak artwork, unlike for grunge or hipster which has a vibe I find very inconsistent.
So, for this category, the 2000s wins.
Overall Conclusion
Predictable, yes, but the 2000s are certainly the better decade. It at least is a decade that has a cultural aesthetic, social media felt far more free and open within that decade, gaming was far better, and society was not the divisive mess that it is today.
It was a decade when technology became nearly identical to what we know today, but society, on the other hand, did not.
What are your thoughts on this topic? Let me know down below.
The first five threads of this series, featuring each of the entire second half of the 20th century, are posted right below;
popedia.boards.net/thread/3086/2010s-1950s-series
popedia.boards.net/thread/3090/2010s-1960s-series-ii
popedia.boards.net/thread/3095/2010s-1970s-series-iii
popedia.boards.net/thread/3096/2010s-1980s-series-iv
popedia.boards.net/thread/3099/2010s-1990s-series
For the closure, we'll be comparing the 2010s to the 2000s, which is a decade that about everyone on Popedia is familiar with. Even most users on this site that were born in the 2000s were born early enough within that decade to be able to have recollection of at least the later years of that decade. As a late 1997 born, the 2000s were my childhood decade, in fact I was already an adolescent by the tail end of the decade. The 2000s were the decade that heavily continued the trend of modernization that the 1980s started and the 1990s heavily improved upon, with the advent of 3G, Windows XP, broadband becoming standard, cellphones becoming standard, social media taking off, the 7th generation of gaming consoles, and Netflix's streaming service. Not only that, but it was also a decade of societal changes marked by events such as 9/11, the Iraq War, the Recession, and the election of the nation's first African American president. Emo music was at its prime within youth culture, rap music became ultra popular among edgy teens thanks to Eminem and his confrontational demeanor, and underground music started gaining far more of a following thanks to the internet. Internet piracy and internet pornography also heavily took off within this decade as well thanks to the advent of faster internet. Despite all these changes, the 2000s were also the last decade where rock music was mainstream, the last decade of a conservative status quo, the last decade where physical media and analog video formats were standard, and was also a decade when social media was still an alternative "wild west" platform used solely by teens and young adults instead of a major platform standardized by those of all ages from children to the elderly. In many ways, one could consider the 2000s to be the last "traditional" decade, if the 2010s are anything to go by for future decades.
So, without further a do, how does this decade compare to the decade that came right after, the 2010s? Has society gotten either much better or much worse in that short span of time?
For the last time let's compare and contrast;
Music
If I were to rank the last seven decades based on music, the 2000s would honestly rank smack dab in the middle. I do think the 2000s for music was a downgrade from the 1990s, as well as not as good as the 1960s and 1970s, but at least better than the 1950s (albeit that's an unfair advantage), 1980s (unpopular opinion, I know), and certainly better than the the 2010s, meaning for this category specifically comparing the 2000s against the 2010s for music, the 2000s wins.
Say what you will about emo music, as well as the alt-rock and nu-metal songs of this decade that technically weren't emo but had huge appeal to that crowd, but at least those songs contained raw emotion and were heartfelt and relatable enough to serve a purpose for those interested in those genres, not only that but I would also argue that "The Black Parade" is a masterpiece even comparable to music from the likes of Queen and the Beatles due to its shift in musical tone and lyrical content, there I said it.
Speaking of metal music, in 2004 Rammstein released Reise, Reise, which I consider to be their best album of all time thanks to epic songs such as "Amerika" and "Moskau". Not only that, but it was also in 2007 when Five Finger Death Punch released their debut album, The Way of the Fist, and later on in 2009 their sophomore album, War is the Answer. The best thing to happen for metal music in this decade however was the internet making way for niche underground metal bands such as Van Canto and Alestorm to gain a following, it also allowed for underground rock and metal music to stay relevant amongst an underground fanbase well into the 2010s after rock music was no longer a mainstream genre anymore.
The best selling artist of this decade was Eminem, and rightfully so. As already mentioned, Eminem heavily expanded the rap music genre unto a white audience, Eminem was basically like an edgy rock musician in all but genre. Eminem's use of rap instead of rock, aka talking instead of singing, allowed his songs to sound more straight-forward, real, and relatable to the white kids listening to it, and the message of these songs was clear; If people hate you, just make them hate you even more. Even emo kids loved Eminem's music, it was a weapon for all the edgy kids to use against the popular kids at their schools. This also helps explain why it was so controversial when Eminem dissed Trump back in 2017, as many of Eminem's fans are in Trump's camp, and many of them share that edgy "fuck the world" point of view. If someone like Vanilla Ice were to diss Trump, practically no one would care, certainly not in the same manner people cared when Eminem did it.
In ska and reggae, you had hits such as No Doubt's "Underneath It All", as well as Shaggy's "Angel" and "It Wasn't Me", plus it was in 2005 when Damien Marley released the album Welcome to Jamrock.
In country music, this decade featured the tail end of Johnny Cash's career before passing away with the hit song "Hurt", which honestly is my favorite song of this decade due to the personal and chilling nature of the song, as well as being the song to cap off the legacy of the greatest country music legend of all time. This was also the decade when the country music comedian Rodney Carrington hit it big in the mainstream, with the album Morning Wood becoming certified gold.
As for the more negative aspects, the 2000s was a continuation of the trend of commercialization that started in the 1980s and continued throughout every decade afterwards, and out of this for this decade specifically came an abundance of hip commercial party anthems, starting with a continuation of the Y2K music trend early within the decade, then onto party rap anthems from artists such as Nelly, Usher, and the Black Eyed Peas, then onto ringtone hip hop, and finally onto the electropop shit from artists such as Lady Gaga and Katy Perry that set the stage for the 2010s. There are some songs out of this I do enjoy such as Outkast's "Hey Ya" and 50 Cent's "Candy Shop", and speaking of Nelly I do enjoy the song "Dilemma" for its more serious personal nature, but other than that, besides with maybe a few other exceptions, the amount of commercial hip party music throughout this decade was a mess.
Still though, despite the flaws, the 2000s for the music industry is far better than the 2010s is. At least for the 2000s, there are still an abundance of mainstream songs that are worth listening to, and at least artistry was also still around in the mainstream and it wasn't like today where about every mainstream musician is a cash-plant.
So overall, the 2000s wins this category.
Society
As already mentioned, the 2000s were a decade of massive technological changes. Societal shifts such as 9/11, the Iraq War, the Recession, and Obama'e election are not to be overlooked either. Yet, despite all this, the 2000s were still a very traditional decade, just as the 1990s and 1980s were. Neo-conservatism was still the status quo, especially with George W. Bush as president of the United States, and with about every major news organization being either right-wing (Fox News) or centrist (CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS), those four networks are certainly more leftist now, but they weren't back then. Political correctness still wasn't as rampant, being homosexual was still far less socially acceptable, offensive slangs such as "faggot" were still far more commonplace, Robert Downy Jr. was able to perform in blackface without receiving mass backlash, and even Barack Obama, the first African American president, opposed homosexual marriage during his initial presidential campaign in 2008. The lack of political correctness in the 2000s compared to the 2010s is even mentioned in a newer episode of Family Guy, where Lois states "Brian, it's not 2005. You can't just go online and say whatever you want." The internet and social media took off in this decade, but this decade was a wild west for this platform. As already mentioned, in this decade, social media was not a standard tool of communication for individuals of all ages from children to the elderly, not only that, but social media also wasn't controlled by a select few corporate companies such as Google, Facebook, and Twitter. Back then, social media was an alternative platform used mostly by those in their teens and 20s, the most popular social media sites were MySpace, Friendster, and Hi-5, which were far more niche and custom than the streamline designs of modern social media sites, they're still around today, but nobody uses them anymore. Gaming forums such as Gamespot, Gamefaqs, Neoskeeker, IGN, and Newgrounds were also far more popular in this decade, and it was also this decade that gave us 4chan, satirical sites such as Urban Dictionary and Encyclopedia Dramatica, and the degenerate paradise known as DeviantArt. The vast majority of these sites nowadays have become either ghost towns or are now relying on pornography to stay relevant. It was also the decade that featured the Golden Age of YouTube, when it was mostly populated by young video makers who wanted to express their creative talents to a worldwide audience in a way never thought of before, before it became a corporate advertiser friendly mess that it is today. Outside of the internet, the 2000s was also the last age of physical and analog media being standard; CRT TVs and therefore video games with a composite analog video format were still standard until late 2007, CDs were still the standard method for music, DVDs and even VHS during the early part of this decade were the standard method for movies, retail stores such as Blockbuster and Hollywood Video were still popular, local multiplayer was still more popular than online multiplayer, and overall, the 2000s were still a very traditional decade.
In the 2010s, on the other hand, social media has gone from being an alternative to a major form of communication that for many dictates their everyday lives, and has garnered a toxic influence over politics and society. Addiction to social media could largely be blamed for the rise of both violent leftist groups such as Antifa as well as those on the alt-right as well, and both sides will attack you on social media for not agreeing with their preferred standard (the alt-right pretend they don't do this and that this issue only applies to the left, but they're bullshitting, I've seen this shit numerous times from alt-right individuals, they're just being dishonest and hypocritical when they say that). Sure, we have a right-wing president right now, but we also have a leftist news media trying to get him, even Fox News just seems like they're playing 4D chess when they act like they support him. It's no wonder that society is behaving in this divisive manner, since both the president and the news media are doing the same, if the adults at the top are doing it, then it must be normal, he he... Society in the 2010s is just a mess, at least in the 2000s, even with the aforementioned political issues such as 9/11, the War on Terror, and the Recession, at least mainstream society was far less divisive than it is now, and at least people were far more free to say what they wanted, regardless of whether it be in public or online.
Society in the 2000s, despite its flaws, was far better than what it has become in the 2010s.
Movies/TV Shows/Games
For movies, I'm actually going to say the 2010s wins for this category. The 2000s were a very mediocre decade for movies, in my opinion, with an abundance of gross raunchy comedies, shitty remakes, and lame CGI animated movies (keep in mind I grew up with those movies), even the good movies from this decade cannot compare to many of the great films the 2010s has to offer, such as Skyfall, Les Miserables, Grand Budapest Hotel, Kingsman, The Imitation Game, and the Revanent.
For sitcoms and other live action TV-shows, I'm going to say the 2000s wins due to It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the later seasons of Friends, and the bulk of That '70s Show.
For cartoons, I'm going to say the 2000s wins due to TV shows such as Invader ZIM, Kim Possible, the Lilo & Stitch series, Danny Phantom, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and the early episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants and Fairly OddParents, but perhaps I'm being biased here since I grew up in this decade.
For televised sports, I'm actually going to say this one's mostly a toss up, and actually I may just give the tiebreaker to the 2010s due to the amounts of legacies of failure being broken (New Orleans Saints, Los Angeles Kings, Seattle Seahawks, Golden State Warriors, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Capitals, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Raptors, Washington Nationals), being the peak of Tom Brady's career (as much as I dislike the Patriots), the peak of LeBron James' career, as well as the peak of the rivalry between Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby in the NHL.
For video games, the 2000s absolutely sweeps the 2010s. The 2000s were hands down the greatest decade for video games. 3D platformers were still in their prime with hits such as the Jak and Daxter, Ratchet & Clank, and Sly Cooper trilogies as well as Banjo Tooie, Spyro: Year of the Dragon, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Super Mario Sunshine, Psychonauts, and Super Mario Galaxy, sandbox games became a massive hit in this decade with the success of Grand Theft Auto III (even though credit for this genre belongs more to Shenmue), The Sims revolutionized simulation games and The Sims 2 improved the formula to a great potential and is still the best in the series due to the lack of DLC which plagued later installments, extreme sports games such as the Tony Hawks Pro Skater series and the SSX games were in their prime, the Guitar Hero and Rock Band games became a massive hit later in this decade, and overall, the video game industry was diverse and booming. The 2007-08 season is hands down the best for video games, I already made a thread about that in the past. Also, this was still a decade when local multiplayer was still standard, and as I said before, local multiplayer is far better than online multiplayer.
The 2010s on the other hand has a corrupted video game industry plagued with DLC, as well as with video game consoles needing too much of your personal information before you could use them, which is bullshit. The 2000s were the peak decade for gaming, the 2010s were the slump.
Aesthetic
Like both the 1990s and the 2010s, the 2000s aesthetic is certainly no where near as obvious as the aesthetic for the 1950s-1980s.
However, I would say that out of those three decades, the 2000s does have a more obvious aesthetic than the 1990s and the 2010s, as the goth-emo fashion of that decade which was popularized by Hot Topic, MySpace, and bands such as Hawthrone Heights and My Chemical Romance at least has more of a "vibe" to it than the grunge fashion of the 1990s or the hispter fashion of the 2010s. At least there's a consistent niche with the emo aesthetic, such as darker clothing and hair and bleak artwork, unlike for grunge or hipster which has a vibe I find very inconsistent.
So, for this category, the 2000s wins.
Overall Conclusion
Predictable, yes, but the 2000s are certainly the better decade. It at least is a decade that has a cultural aesthetic, social media felt far more free and open within that decade, gaming was far better, and society was not the divisive mess that it is today.
It was a decade when technology became nearly identical to what we know today, but society, on the other hand, did not.
What are your thoughts on this topic? Let me know down below.
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