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Post by 10slover on Jul 17, 2021 8:46:01 GMT 10
In retrospect, the 80s actually weren't that consistent. There were no mobile phones whatsoever in the early 80s, video games were still perceived as a fad, and mostly dominated by American companies, not to mention generally lasting less than 10 minutes, and computers all ran command-lines, whilst home computers were the most popular type of computer. By the late 80s, video games were a firmly established industry ran mostly by Japanese companies and generally lasting a few hours, rich people and professionals already had cellphones (though they weren't popular amongst the general public until the late 90s), and PCs and GUI-based home computers were now the norm in computing. The 2010s on the other hand are consistent to an almost boring degree. Go back and play games like Jetpack Joyride (released in 2011), and tell me it's not similar to the modern ad-infused mobile games of today. Video games between 2010 and 2019 isn't a drastic leap like 1970 to 1979, 1980 to 1989, 2000 to 2009, or ESPECIALLY 1990 to 1999. FFS many of us are still playing Minecraft like it's 2012. Not to mention all the frachsies and TV shows that have maintained popularity throughout the decade. Notch aside, the iPhone 4 isn't that different from the iPhone 11 or 12, unlike say, the Nokia 3310 to iPhone 3GS for example. I'd say people think the 80s were consistent because they compare them to the 70s and 90s. Also, i wonder if the 20s will be a changeful decade
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Post by astropoug on Jul 17, 2021 10:04:17 GMT 10
In retrospect, the 80s actually weren't that consistent. There were no mobile phones whatsoever in the early 80s, video games were still perceived as a fad, and mostly dominated by American companies, not to mention generally lasting less than 10 minutes, and computers all ran command-lines, whilst home computers were the most popular type of computer. By the late 80s, video games were a firmly established industry ran mostly by Japanese companies and generally lasting a few hours, rich people and professionals already had cellphones (though they weren't popular amongst the general public until the late 90s), and PCs and GUI-based home computers were now the norm in computing. The 2010s on the other hand are consistent to an almost boring degree. Go back and play games like Jetpack Joyride (released in 2011), and tell me it's not similar to the modern ad-infused mobile games of today. Video games between 2010 and 2019 isn't a drastic leap like 1970 to 1979, 1980 to 1989, 2000 to 2009, or ESPECIALLY 1990 to 1999. FFS many of us are still playing Minecraft like it's 2012. Not to mention all the frachsies and TV shows that have maintained popularity throughout the decade. Notch aside, the iPhone 4 isn't that different from the iPhone 11 or 12, unlike say, the Nokia 3310 to iPhone 3GS for example. I'd say people think the 80s were consistent because they compare them to the 70s and 90s. Also, i wonder if the 20s will be a changeful decade I mean, yes, compared to the 70s and 90s, they arguably were more consistent, but people can also choose the 2000s and 2010s, and in that regard, I'd argue they were less changeful than the 2010s. 80s would probably be the 2nd most consistent decade, 70s the 3rd most, 00s the 4th most, and the least consistent decade of all time, the 90s.
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Post by 10slover on Jul 17, 2021 10:32:22 GMT 10
I'd say people think the 80s were consistent because they compare them to the 70s and 90s. Also, i wonder if the 20s will be a changeful decade I mean, yes, compared to the 70s and 90s, they arguably were more consistent, but people can also choose the 2000s and 2010s, and in that regard, I'd argue they were less changeful than the 2010s. 80s would probably be the 2nd most consistent decade, 70s the 3rd most, 00s the 4th most, and the least consistent decade of all time, the 90s. I'd say the 60s were the least consistent decade, and so where the 1930s and 1900s, 1910s.
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Post by astropoug on Jul 17, 2021 10:59:06 GMT 10
I mean, yes, compared to the 70s and 90s, they arguably were more consistent, but people can also choose the 2000s and 2010s, and in that regard, I'd argue they were less changeful than the 2010s. 80s would probably be the 2nd most consistent decade, 70s the 3rd most, 00s the 4th most, and the least consistent decade of all time, the 90s. I'd say the 60s were the least consistent decade, and so where the 1930s and 1900s, 1910s. 1930s were actually pretty consistent unless you lived in Germany. 1940s were FAR more inconsistent.
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Post by jaydawg89 on Jul 17, 2021 14:30:24 GMT 10
I'd say the 60s were the least consistent decade, and so where the 1930s and 1900s, 1910s. 1930s were actually pretty consistent unless you lived in Germany. 1940s were FAR more inconsistent. The 1900s, 1910s, 1940s, 1960s, 1990s and 2000s are all decades that come off as very changeful to me.
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Post by 10slover on Jul 17, 2021 14:37:26 GMT 10
1930s were actually pretty consistent unless you lived in Germany. 1940s were FAR more inconsistent. The 1900s, 1910s, 1940s, 1960s, 1990s and 2000s are all decades that come off as very changeful to me. Yup, just compare the world in 1890 with the world in 1920, huge leap forward. Same thing with the world in 1950 vs 1970, 1980 vs 2000.
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Post by 10slover on Dec 24, 2021 4:21:11 GMT 10
Bump
So do we still believe the 10s were a very consistent decade
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Post by nightmarefarm on Dec 24, 2021 4:23:59 GMT 10
Bump So do we still believe the 10s were a very consistent decade Relatively consistent? Yes. Legitimately consistent? Nope.
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Post by Telso on Dec 24, 2021 4:46:50 GMT 10
Ugh @ those poll results
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2021 20:15:18 GMT 10
The 1970s or 1980s.
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Post by slashpop on Dec 24, 2021 20:51:21 GMT 10
Most to least:
1.1920s/1930s/1940s (most consistent)
2.1950s (just some point in the mid 50s)
3.2010s (just a few light decade divisions and general changes but base culture is very similar throughout)
4.2000s (despite lots of era shifts, it is somewhat consistent except parts of 2000 and 2009)
5.1970s/1980s (72, 76-77, 79 changed a lot) (81, 83-84, and 88-89 changed a lot)
5.1960s ( biggest cultural differences within a decade when you look at 1960 to 1969)
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Post by carcar on Dec 25, 2021 9:03:50 GMT 10
The only thing consistent about the 2010s were smartphones, next question please
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Post by carcar on Dec 25, 2021 9:06:41 GMT 10
The 80s had synthpop, new wave, perm hair, VHS tapes, and Reagan-era politics throughout the decade, so I would go with the 80s. They didn't tho? Synthpop and new wave weren't the main charting genres after 1985, instead it was freestyle, arena rock/pop, adult contemporary and general dance-pop from there on. Heavily permed hair was nowhere near dominant in the early 1980s than after (heck it was way bigger in the early 1990s than 10 years before). VHS was indeed around the whole decade, but that's scraping the bottom of the barrel a bit? It's like saying the 1990s were consistent because you had CDs the whole decade. Plus the early part of the 1980s had Betamax still being relevant, which were dead by the end of it. The 1990s is kinda a mesh of that, I associate CDs more with the 2000s, with they’re decline in the 2010s when mainstream became more available because of faster internet. They’re not exactly in the coffin yet 6 feet underground but they’re not as necessary as they used to be, some laptops don’t even have CD openers(sorry idk the correct term for them). The 90s were the last decade when VHS was there from beginning to end
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Post by John Titor on Dec 25, 2021 9:25:12 GMT 10
They didn't tho? Synthpop and new wave weren't the main charting genres after 1985, instead it was freestyle, arena rock/pop, adult contemporary and general dance-pop from there on. Heavily permed hair was nowhere near dominant in the early 1980s than after (heck it was way bigger in the early 1990s than 10 years before). VHS was indeed around the whole decade, but that's scraping the bottom of the barrel a bit? It's like saying the 1990s were consistent because you had CDs the whole decade. Plus the early part of the 1980s had Betamax still being relevant, which were dead by the end of it. The 1990s is kinda a mesh of that, I associate CDs more with the 2000s, with they’re decline in the 2010s when mainstream became more available because of faster internet. They’re not exactly in the coffin yet 6 feet underground but they’re not as necessary as they used to be, some laptops don’t even have CD openers(sorry idk the correct term for them). The 90s were the last decade when VHS was there from beginning to end Cd's started declining way before the 2010s, LimeWire is one of the biggest factors, from 2002 to 2008 CD's were pretty much backseat. So much that singles became the new thing instead with itunes giving it the biggest push.
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Post by carcar on Dec 25, 2021 16:34:49 GMT 10
The 1990s is kinda a mesh of that, I associate CDs more with the 2000s, with they’re decline in the 2010s when mainstream became more available because of faster internet. They’re not exactly in the coffin yet 6 feet underground but they’re not as necessary as they used to be, some laptops don’t even have CD openers(sorry idk the correct term for them). The 90s were the last decade when VHS was there from beginning to end Cd's started declining way before the 2010s, LimeWire is one of the biggest factors, from 2002 to 2008 CD's were pretty much backseat. So much that singles became the new thing instead with itunes giving it the biggest push. I’m talking about movies, go to rentals at planet Hollywood, DVDs replaced VHS even at Best Buy during the 2000s when internet access wasn’t as fast yet until the 2010s, even bootleg DVDs of recent movies were popular
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