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Post by mc98 on Feb 9, 2021 1:49:53 GMT 10
I'm gonna have to agree with Slashpop. While 2010-2012/13 is dated in their own way, there are still noticeable ties with today. Minecraft got popular in 2011 and it is still being played by millions of people. Instagram started to rise in 2012 and still being used by people as well. Selfies have been a thing in the early 2010s, even in the mid-late 00s, it's just that the "name" is different. Hashtags played a huge role in the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street in 2011. Throughout 2010, I kept hearing so much about apps, especially gaming apps.
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Post by slashpop on Feb 9, 2021 14:46:02 GMT 10
I'm gonna have to agree with Slashpop. While 2010-2012/13 is dated in their own way, there are still noticeable ties with today. Minecraft got popular in 2011 and it is still being played by millions of people. Instagram started to rise in 2012 and still being used by people as well. Selfies have been a thing in the early 2010s, even in the mid-late 00s, it's just that the "name" is different. Hashtags played a huge role in the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street in 2011. Throughout 2010, I kept hearing so much about apps, especially gaming apps. This just reminds me that the 2010s didn’t really have super strong decade and genuinely distinct era divisions even if it seems to be the opposite on the surface. It feels like each period is based on a gimmick or just a small shift or shifts that aren't necessarily new or that in some case don’t have any enough bearing on the heart of pop culture even if they do change things in many ways.
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Post by sman12 on Feb 10, 2021 14:17:38 GMT 10
I'm gonna have to agree with Slashpop. While 2010-2012/13 is dated in their own way, there are still noticeable ties with today. Minecraft got popular in 2011 and it is still being played by millions of people. Instagram started to rise in 2012 and still being used by people as well. Selfies have been a thing in the early 2010s, even in the mid-late 00s, it's just that the "name" is different. Hashtags played a huge role in the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street in 2011. Throughout 2010, I kept hearing so much about apps, especially gaming apps. even if it seems to be the opposite on the surface. It feels like each period is based on a gimmick or just a small shift or shifts that aren't necessarily new or that in some case don’t have any enough bearing on the heart of pop culture even if they do change things in many ways. I see what you mean, especially on the technological side of things. There are a lot less signifcant technological innovations within the 2010s than decades prior (i.e., the differences between early 90s tech with late 90s tech). Smartphones, social media, and high definition television were popularized in the 2000s and began to massively flourish in the 2010s. But I still think the 2010s is a distinct decade on everything else in pop culture like music, streaming services, societal progression of human rights (like LGBTQ+), minimalism design "protest via social media" culture, video game livestreaming, post-ironic/surreal memes, etc. There are a lot of trends that differentiate the 2010s from decades past.
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Post by slashpop on Feb 10, 2021 16:14:15 GMT 10
This just reminds me that the 2010s didn’t really have super strong decade and genuinely distinct era divisions even if it seems to be the opposite on the surface. It feels like each period is based on a gimmick or just a small shift or shifts that aren't necessarily new or that in some case don’t have any enough bearing on the heart of pop culture even if they do change things in many ways. I see what you mean, especially on the technological side of things. There are a lot less signifcant technological innovations within the 2010s than decades prior (i.e., the differences between early 90s tech with late 90s tech). Smartphones, social media, and high definition television were popularized in the 2000s and began to massively flourish in the 2010s. But I still think the 2010s is a distinct decade on everything else in pop culture like music, streaming services, societal progression of human rights (like LGBTQ+), minimalism design "protest via social media" culture, video game livestreaming, post-ironic/surreal memes, etc. There are a lot of trends that differentiate the 2010s from decades past. Yes but what i mean is that the divisions within the decade seem kind trivial beyond the surface. Do you think there would be any real divisions if we took away more excessive hipster fashion and more LGBT acceptance and other mid 10s traits, that era just felt like beefed up early 2010s culture. What about Trump? Who never truly removed or erased the liberal mainstream culture like other presidents, there isn’t much going on for late 10s other than Trump and a gradual watering down of core 2010s identity. The decade seemed mostly similar compared to other ones.
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