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Post by SharksFan99 on Nov 20, 2017 23:44:17 GMT 10
I thought this might be an interesting topic, since we are all of different ages. What is your favourite cultural era of the 2000s and why?
For me personally, my favourite cultural era of the 2000s would have to be the Early 2000s. Although I was only a toddler for the entire duration of the era, I can remember 2003 really vividly, so I can actually remember what it was like to live in the Early 2000s. Generally speaking, I think it was the best part of the 2000s for pop culture, even if pop culture began to significantly decline by the end of the period.
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Post by longaotian on Nov 21, 2017 16:38:49 GMT 10
Early 2000s for sure. Everything about the mid/late 2000s was just better in the early 2000s from the TV to the music and the movies. Unfortunately, the mid/late 2000s are a lot more relevant to me as I experienced them more. Although, since I was very young at this time I can just remeber 2002/2003.
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Post by longaotian on Nov 21, 2017 16:41:13 GMT 10
If I was to choose out of the mid/late 2000s, I would probably choose mid. They both had equally average music, but I think the mid 2000s have my favourite childhood movies and a lot of the music makes me very nostalgic. My personal life was better during that time aswell so that might be a factor.
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Post by longaotian on Dec 7, 2017 21:42:21 GMT 10
Early 2000s seems to be winning  
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Post by SharksFan99 on Dec 7, 2017 22:09:35 GMT 10
Early 2000s seems to be winning Looks like we're all Early 2000s fanboys/fangirls, lol.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Mar 9, 2018 15:42:53 GMT 10
If I had to choose out of the Mid-Late 2000s (the two eras I experienced my core childhood), I would actually go with the Late 2000s. The Late 2000s certainly weren't without their faults, but I personally believe it was a better era overall, even though i'm not particularly fond of the kids movies and TV shows that were released during that time.
I know that this is slightly off-topic, but i'm a bit surprised that the Mid 2000s don't receive more praise and attention. Is it because the Mid 2000s were generally a lacklustre era for music? With the exception of people born in 2001, everyone who experienced at least one year of their core childhood in the Mid 2000s is a legal adult now. You'd think that the Mid 2000s would be beginning to receive the same amount of nostalgia/appreciation as the Early 2000s.
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Post by #Infinity on Mar 9, 2018 16:17:20 GMT 10
If I had to choose out of the Mid-Late 2000s (the two eras I experienced my core childhood), I would actually go with the Late 2000s. The Late 2000s certainly weren't without their faults, but I personally believe it was a better era overall, even though i'm not particularly fond of the kids movies and TV shows that were released during that time. I know that this is slightly off-topic, but i'm a bit surprised that the Mid 2000s don't receive more praise and attention. Is it because the Mid 2000s were generally a lacklustre era for music? With the exception of people born in 2001, everyone who experienced at least one year of their core childhood in the Mid 2000s is a legal adult now. You'd think that the Mid 2000s would be beginning to receive the same amount of nostalgia/appreciation as the Early 2000s. I think the problem is that most people see it as more of an awkward transitional age between the last vestiges of the flashy Y2K era and the early Web 2.0 era of the late 2000s. Too often, decadeologists will either extend the definition of the early 2000s as late as the first half of 2004 or possibly even up to 2005/2006, while the late 2000s get marked by a certain shift which we will not name. For the most part, there just wasn't as much that really distinguished the mid-2000s for people the way the mid-90s had, say, gangsta rap, pogs, grunge culture, etc. Personally, I really like most of the mid-2000s, but the presence of ringtone rap and certain bad crunk songs hamper its American atmosphere for me. For the most part, the early 2000s just had more of a positive, attractive aura to them. The mid-2000s are great for being the period that defined Rachel Stevens' solo career, though.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Mar 9, 2018 19:55:28 GMT 10
I think the problem is that most people see it as more of an awkward transitional age between the last vestiges of the flashy Y2K era and the early Web 2.0 era of the late 2000s. Too often, decadeologists will either extend the definition of the early 2000s as late as the first half of 2004 or possibly even up to 2005/2006, while the late 2000s get marked by a certain shift which we will not name. For the most part, there just wasn't as much that really distinguished the mid-2000s for people the way the mid-90s had, say, gangsta rap, pogs, grunge culture, etc. Personally, I really like most of the mid-2000s, but the presence of ringtone rap and certain bad crunk songs hamper its American atmosphere for me. For the most part, the early 2000s just had more of a positive, attractive aura to them. The mid-2000s are great for being the period that defined Rachel Stevens' solo career, though. That's a good point. The Mid 2000s don't really have a strong coherent identity, in my opinion, at least not to the same extent as chronologically preceding cultural eras. With that said, it's a shame that the era isn't recognised in it's own right, because it does have quite a number of traits/characteristics which are unique to the era. I have mixed feelings about the Mid 2000s. Because I was 5-7 years old during those years, I have quite a lot of nostalgia for the era. However, I've never really been too fond of the pop culture of the time. I can remember disliking the music at the time, even as a 6/7 year old. In terms of pop culture, the Mid 2000s just felt really average.
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Post by zeldafan2020 on Mar 10, 2018 12:53:21 GMT 10
If I had to choose out of the Mid-Late 2000s (the two eras I experienced my core childhood), I would actually go with the Late 2000s. The Late 2000s certainly weren't without their faults, but I personally believe it was a better era overall, even though i'm not particularly fond of the kids movies and TV shows that were released during that time. I know that this is slightly off-topic, but i'm a bit surprised that the Mid 2000s don't receive more praise and attention. Is it because the Mid 2000s were generally a lacklustre era for music? With the exception of people born in 2001, everyone who experienced at least one year of their core childhood in the Mid 2000s is a legal adult now. You'd think that the Mid 2000s would be beginning to receive the same amount of nostalgia/appreciation as the Early 2000s. I think the problem is that most people see it as more of an awkward transitional age between the last vestiges of the flashy Y2K era and the early Web 2.0 era of the late 2000s. Too often, decadeologists will either extend the definition of the early 2000s as late as the first half of 2004 or possibly even up to 2005/2006, while the late 2000s get marked by a certain shift which we will not name. For the most part, there just wasn't as much that really distinguished the mid-2000s for people the way the mid-90s had, say, gangsta rap, pogs, grunge culture, etc. Personally, I really like most of the mid-2000s, but the presence of ringtone rap and certain bad crunk songs hamper its American atmosphere for me. For the most part, the early 2000s just had more of a positive, attractive aura to them. The mid-2000s are great for being the period that defined Rachel Stevens' solo career, though. I agree. The mid 2000s didn't really have as much as a strong identity than the mid 90s or the mid 80s for instance. However, the mid 2000s was still a pretty good time for pop culture though.
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