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Post by mc98 on Jan 17, 2021 14:17:42 GMT 10
The more I think about, the year 2015 is kinda transitional. Looking back, there were many things in 2015 that were popping up that seemed alien in the first half of the 2010s. In 2014, there was political polarization brewing up but in 2015, it was 2x than the previous; there was legalization of gay marriage, Donald Trump, and Black Lives Matter. Internet memes went from image macros to dank memes/MLG in 2015. Music felt very different from 2013 and before. Does anyone else think so?
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Post by slashpop on Jan 17, 2021 14:42:36 GMT 10
Yes I consider the second half almost like the first year or base year for the late 2010s.
I find it be more like late 2012 or spring 2013 to early 2015 are the mid 2010s.
Spring/summer 2015 to winter maybe spring 2017 are the transitional years. You can call them mid to late 2010s or transitional mid 2010s.
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Post by mc98 on Jan 17, 2021 14:48:44 GMT 10
Yes I consider the second half almost like the first year or base year for the late 2010s. I find it be more like late 2012 or spring 2013 to early 2015 are the mid 2010s. Spring/summer 2015 to winter maybe spring 2017 are the transitional years. You can call them mid to late 2010s or transitional mid 2010s. I feel like mid 2015 through early 2017 has it's own vibe, I don't know how to describe it but it's there.
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Post by longaotian on Jan 17, 2021 17:02:02 GMT 10
Guys I have always said this, it was almost like there were two mid 2010's:
Mid 2013 - Mid 2015
Mid 2015 - Mid 2017
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Post by slashpop on Jan 17, 2021 18:40:39 GMT 10
The more I think about, the year 2015 is kinda transitional. Looking back, there were many things in 2015 that were popping up that seemed alien in the first half of the 2010s. In 2014, there was political polarization brewing up but in 2015, it was 2x than the previous; there was legalization of gay marriage, Donald Trump, and Black Lives Matter. Internet memes went from image macros to dank memes/MLG in 2015. Music felt very different from 2013 and before. Does anyone else think so? Legalization of gay marriage seems to go with the late 12-early to mid 15 zeitgeist. Tbh spring 2015 to August 2016 mostly had the late 10s elements that late 2016 to early 2017 had, just a bit less not by much. I don’t know why so many people think it’s foreign world because the number of the year, the vibe was literally the same in period like August 2015 or April 2016 and in Feb 2017, exception of a slight increase of just hearing about trump, some Internet personalities ex jordan Peterson and SJWs vs Alt right.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2021 19:48:27 GMT 10
The more I think about, the year 2015 is kinda transitional. Looking back, there were many things in 2015 that were popping up that seemed alien in the first half of the 2010s. In 2014, there was political polarization brewing up but in 2015, it was 2x than the previous; there was legalization of gay marriage, Donald Trump, and Black Lives Matter. Internet memes went from image macros to dank memes/MLG in 2015. Music felt very different from 2013 and before. Does anyone else think so? Legalization of gay marriage seems to go with the late 12-early to mid 15 zeitgeist. Tbh spring 2015 to August 2016 mostly had the late 10s elements that late 2016 to early 2017 had, just a bit less not by much. I don’t know why so many people think it’s foreign world because the number of the year, the vibe was literally the same in period like August 2015 or April 2016 and in Feb 2017, exception of a slight increase of just hearing about trump, some Internet personalities ex jordan Peterson and SJWs vs Alt right. I worry that 2015 will be the most progressive and forward-thinking year that I will ever live to see. 2018 will be the best economy until I'm old. 2015 was the peak of Obama-era liberalism. In 2016, the fundamentalist Christian backlash began and that has dominated our politics and current events ever since.
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Post by slashpop on Jan 17, 2021 22:29:24 GMT 10
Legalization of gay marriage seems to go with the late 12-early to mid 15 zeitgeist. Tbh spring 2015 to August 2016 mostly had the late 10s elements that late 2016 to early 2017 had, just a bit less not by much. I don’t know why so many people think it’s foreign world because the number of the year, the vibe was literally the same in period like August 2015 or April 2016 and in Feb 2017, exception of a slight increase of just hearing about trump, some Internet personalities ex jordan Peterson and SJWs vs Alt right. I worry that 2015 will be the most progressive and forward-thinking year that I will ever live to see. 2018 will be the best economy until I'm old. 2015 was the peak of Obama-era liberalism. In 2016, the fundamentalist Christian backlash began and that has dominated our politics and current events ever since. I’m not sure what fundamentalist Christian backlash you are talking about. I felt like 80s to early to mid 2000s had the last lingering or subtle influence of right wing christian culture. With openly gay alt right figures like Milo and Richard Spencer having an semi effeminate personality and trump supporting LBGT groups on some level and a lot of left and liberal viewpoints adopted by fringe and similar right groups, I wouldn’t lump all of the modern right as being led by fundamentalist Christians and neo cons of the 2000s and earlier. Late 2015 and 2016 felt the mid 2010s were slowly losing steam and fading. Alt right viewpoints had greater mainstream influence by mid to late 2017 compared to earlier where it was more fringe.I remember hipster feeling old in late 2015 then and yuccie and whatever remaining of hipster fashion gradually getting more subdued by the month ever since.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2021 1:46:38 GMT 10
I worry that 2015 will be the most progressive and forward-thinking year that I will ever live to see. 2018 will be the best economy until I'm old. 2015 was the peak of Obama-era liberalism. In 2016, the fundamentalist Christian backlash began and that has dominated our politics and current events ever since. I’m not sure what fundamentalist Christian backlash you are talking about. I felt like 80s to early to mid 2000s had the last lingering or subtle influence of right wing christian culture. You don't think that the Trump era has been defined by a resurgence? I don't know if I'd agree that right-wing populism isn't as defined by Christian nationalism. I think that's a very big component of it, though there's certainly other components as well.
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Post by mc98 on Jan 18, 2021 1:53:39 GMT 10
The “alt-right/sjw” drama got its start in late 2014 but it was more mainstream in 2015.
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Post by slashpop on Jan 18, 2021 4:54:38 GMT 10
I’m not sure what fundamentalist Christian backlash you are talking about. I felt like 80s to early to mid 2000s had the last lingering or subtle influence of right wing christian culture. You don't think that the Trump era has been defined by a resurgence? I don't know if I'd agree that right-wing populism isn't as defined by Christian nationalism. I think that's a very big component of it, though there's certainly other components as well. I think the modern right is more centered on pragmatic populist patriotism with more libertarian and liberal leanings. There are some christian elements but more like an identity thing I wouldn’t say it’s like the fox newsy 80s-00s boomer conservatism with had much more traditional christian influence. Christianity influence in pop culture seems to be weakening over time.
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Post by slashpop on Jan 18, 2021 4:56:02 GMT 10
The “alt-right/sjw” drama got its start in late 2014 but it was more mainstream in 2015. I guess. mid to late 2015 and 2016-2017 are inseparable though
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Post by rainbow on Jan 18, 2021 7:55:31 GMT 10
No, 2015 wasn’t a transitional year at all IMO. That title belongs to 2016.
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Post by dudewitdausername on Jan 18, 2021 12:07:03 GMT 10
Honestly, every year can be looked at as transitional. Transitions are always happening in the world.
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Post by ItsMichael on Jan 19, 2021 4:07:44 GMT 10
I don’t think so. 2015 still had the same vibe 2014 had. Hipster trend was going strong, EDM rocking the charts, vine was still around, etc. I view 2016 as the transitional year especially after the election.
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Post by sman12 on Jan 19, 2021 6:51:33 GMT 10
No, 2015 wasn’t a transitional year at all IMO. That title belongs to 2016. I agree. In fact, 2015 is pretty much peak-mid 2010s with things like EDM, emerging trap, "hoverboards", Whip/Nae Nae, etc.
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