Does anyone else see the Late '10s & Early '20s as one era?

I agree. By then early 2020s culture will peak, making 2022 the quintessential year of the early 2020s. Plus that’s the 1st full school year of Biden’s presidency & 8th gen gaming. Hopefully by then pop culture will be more distinct from the late 2010s & unique 2 the early 2020s. Late 2010s r stale & long in the tooth. 

Ask yourselves this question. What is early 2020s culture? We all know that a lot has changed in the world since the W.H.O declared COVID-19 a pandemic, but what music, TV shows, or movies are unique to the 2020s? 

Think of the differences between 2007 and 2010. By 2010, electropop had become the dominant genre on the charts, TV shows such as "The Walking Dead" and "Adventure Time" had made their debut, the iPad was released to the public and 3D Television became a huge fad. Three years earlier, smartphones hadn't even taken off in popularity, rock was still culturally relevant, baggy clothing and the "emo swoop" were still popular, and people still depended on physical media such as CDs and DVDs. Although the 2010s had yet to fully establish their own cultural identity at that point, the pop culture of 2010 was distinct enough from even 2008 for it to have been noticeably far removed from the 2000s as a decade. That can't be said about 2020. 

COVID-19 aside, people don't go about their lives any differently to what they did back in 2016. Streaming services had already taken off in popularity, mumble-rap emerged onto the charts during the second-half of the year, the Marvel Cinematic Universe was popular. The pop culture really hasn't changed all that much. Sure, many people can't go to the cinemas or out to restaurants like they could even as little as twelve months ago, but the pop culture itself has largely remained the same. We've been in the one era for pop culture since Trump was elected to office back in November 2016. 

Yeah. I understand that, too. Most of 2020 still imo felt like the late 2010s but once we get into 2021, things seem like the early 2020s is starting.

If Biden does nothing that significantly shapes, impacts, or shifts 2010s pop culture towards the 2020s then nothing he does will have any bearing on 2020s pop culture maybe not even on pop culture in general, to be honest he feels like just another president he doesn’t have the never been done before appeal of the last two. Not every president has an impact on pop culture

Obama era had a greater overall influence on 2010s pop culture from start to the current than trump though. Trump barely had much of impact in changing the foundation era for everyone in the same way Obama did. Most Obama era impacts continued on and co existed in the trump era.

I couldn't have said this any better. IMO late 2010s culture began 2 die in spring 2019 with the ending of major 2010s franchises, but the death accelerated throughout 2020 thanks 2 COVID, Biden's win & PS5 release which kickstarted 9th generation gaming, but 2019-2020 leaned late 2010s. Late 2010s culture died on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 on the day of Biden's inauguration. No way can I consider 2021 a cultural late 2010s year, even though late 2010s influences r lingering. 

Totally agree. These are the possible repercussions from COVID that I was talking about. I also saw recent news stories (like this one: www.connecticutchildrens.org/ask-a-pediatrician/ask-a-pediatrician-now-that-theres-a-covid-19-vaccine-when-will-life-go-back-to-normal-for-my-family/#:~:text=Life%20will%20probably%20not%20return) that say that with a more drastically massive vaccination rollout, we'll probably go back to some sort of normalcy by fall or winter 2021 in America.

Also, things like recurring teleworking, frequent/occasional masking in public and major movie releases via streaming services will be probable trends that'll set the 2020s away from 2010s culture.