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Post by y2kbaby on Mar 3, 2021 11:37:03 GMT 10
I want to say neither. 2005 is unique. It did not have the old school-ness of 1990, but at the same time, it just does not have the technology/modern feel of 2020.
Here's how I see it:
Technology: More like 2020. Internet is common in both 2005 and 2020. Internet was very uncommon in 1990.
Aesthetic: Slightly leaning 2020
Fashion: Leans more towards 2020. If a person wears something from 1990 in 2005, you will get roasted by everybody. But if someone wears something from 2005 in 2020, nobody will harassed you.
Society: Slightly leaning 1990. No Pandemic/Social Distancing in 1990 and 2005.
Geopolitical: More like 2020. 1990 was still facing the Cold War, while 2005 and 2020 faced the War on Terror.
TV/Movies/Music: More like 2020, Artists like PCD, 50 Cent, Nickelback would of looked/sounded out of place in 1990. Movies of 2005 had CGI, rise of digital cinematography, 2005 and 2020 have Reality TV shows, not in 1990. On top of that HDTV exploded during the mid 2000s. HDTV was not existing in 1990.
So 2005 leans more of 2020, but not by a lot however.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2021 15:21:57 GMT 10
I'd say 2005 is more like 2020 by an extremely slim margin.
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Post by slashpop on Mar 3, 2021 17:17:49 GMT 10
2005 is definitely like 2020.
Tech/product design more similar than previous periods.
Early Social media was already a thing
HD tv and thinner screens were starting out
USBs and Dvds still widely used today
Pop songs and movies feel loosely connected to current era even if older.
Pop culture isn’t retro or really old just outdated
Similar patchy slightly grown facial hair trends still visible despite a decrease
Bleached/ripped jeans combinations still popular and the prime variety in most clothing stores and cheesy designer clothing still visible
A lot of casual hairstyles from 2005 would pass today even if they aren’t in style, some wouldn’t look outdated.
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Post by jaydawg89 on Mar 4, 2021 19:01:12 GMT 10
2005 is definitely like 2020. Tech/product design more similar than previous periods. Early Social media was already a thing HD tv and thinner screens were starting out USBs and Dvds still widely used today Pop songs and movies feel loosely connected to current era even if older. Pop culture isn’t retro or really old just outdated Similar patchy slightly grown facial hair trends still visible despite a decrease Bleached/ripped jeans combinations still popular and the prime variety in most clothing stores and cheesy designer clothing still visible A lot of casual hairstyles from 2005 would pass today even if they aren’t in style, some wouldn’t look outdated. Lol, I was just reading my first post on this thread and I don't know what the hell I was smoking (I deleted it). 2005 is easily more like 2020 than 1990.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Mar 5, 2021 8:57:15 GMT 10
I honestly don't think 2005 is as modern as people make it out to be. The social media argument that many people bring up is kind of an irrelevant one to make. Only 7% of American adults used social media back in 2005, and the percentage of internet users in the developed world was just 51%. The majority of people simply weren't using it at the time. It would be like making the point that people went about their lives differently in 1989 (in comparison to how they did earlier in the '80s) simply due to the invention of the World Wide Web. Sorry, but it doesn't work like that.
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Post by slashpop on Mar 5, 2021 12:43:54 GMT 10
I honestly don't think 2005 is as modern as people make it out to be. The social media argument that many people bring up is kind of an irrelevant one to make. Only 7% of American adults used social media back in 2005, and the percentage of internet users in the developed world was just 51%. The majority of people simply weren't using it at the time. It would be like making the point that people went about their lives differently in 1989 (in comparison to how they did earlier in the '80s) simply due to the invention of the World Wide Web. Sorry, but it doesn't work like that. There are both a few things that are old school about the year and a few things that truly haven’t completely expired yet and become retro. The internet had 0 influence in 1989 it wasn’t even fully a thing until 1991-1992 with compuserve and prodigy in universities, labs and select businesses and a limited amount of casual users and very very little entertainment content or content in general. The proto internet option ( BBS and existed since around early to mid 80s to the early 90s on nearly all computers which mostly contained modem ports but was primarily used by nerdy tech kids etc didn’t much mainstream influence. The vast majority of youth (10-33) living in western or developed regions were at least exposed to, starting to engage in or fully embracing early social media primarily MySpace and to some extent Friendster, tribe.net and similar platforms by late 2004 going into 2005, starting around mid 2004. Especially fringe groups like artists, DJs, skaters, punks, alternative people, a huge chunk of people suddenly were on social media and migrated by fall 2004. This is having been part of it and witnessing it myself. It’s definitely not everyone or 2007-2009 amounts but a noticeable amount and there was definitely a game change as early as then. None of this stuff truly caught on early on earlier. This marks the first period compared to age of primitive web 1.0 profile sites, which only a few people used, from 94-early 04 where you would post a short description on yourself in plain text, sometimes a photo with an email and a few favorite things whether for dating or a hobby or for meeting others in a much more primitive manner.
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