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Post by jaydawg89 on Apr 26, 2021 19:46:08 GMT 10
Re-do of post-1980 years (finalized):
1982 - 1985
1986 - 1989
1991 - 1994
1995/96 - 1998/99 (this one's the biggest actually, now that I think about it)
2002 - 2005
2007 - 2010
2018 - 2021 (let's be real, this is a big change, it's just too recent for many people to tell)
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Post by #Infinity on Apr 26, 2021 20:09:30 GMT 10
I think liberal and leftist politics and hippy fashion and attitude definitely influenced the common urban zeitgeist of late 1965-1966 to 1970-1971 across the USA and countries around the world. There was a crossover between mod, the older culture and hippy between 1965 to 1967, maybe to some extent early 1968. The large amount of youth were adopting leftist values, free love and engaging in riots, adopting hippy fashion and attending Woodstock even if many weren’t legitimate hippies. The average person in 1969-1970 tended to dress similar to what hippies tended to look like, even if toned down and had drastically different values compare to 1961-1964. In the early 1960s the beatniks were the earliest hippies before it was mainstream. A lot of young people had already adopted the leftist values and free love attitude in the mid 60s. Also, riots were already a lot more common place in the mid 1960s (starting in 1964) compared to say 1962 (where it pretty much didn't happen at all). The Vietnam War already had a lot of attention too in 1965. I definitely know where you're coming from, 1966 and 1969 did have their differences but, they mostly seem like the same era to me. It was a big cultural change that happened largely in layers. It does seem like a dramatic change though to have the charts dominated by songs like "Limbo Rock" and "The Loco-Motion" to "Like a Rolling Stone" and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" in only three years.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Apr 26, 2021 20:22:32 GMT 10
1918 to 1921.
* World War I came to an end as a result of the signing of a truce.
* The outbreak of the Spanish Flu pandemic, which spanned from 1918 to 1920. It was one of the deadliest pandemics in history.
* Prohibition came into effect and women were granted suffrage in the United States.
* The collapse of the German and Austria-Hungary empires, with the former resulting in the rise of Adolf Hitler and Nazism.
* Jazz grew in popularity.
* "Felix The Cat" debuted in 1919, which ultimately helped to kickstart the further development of western animation over the coming years.
* The first commercial radio stations in the US went to air in 1920.
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Post by slashpop on Apr 26, 2021 20:44:00 GMT 10
I think liberal and leftist politics and hippy fashion and attitude definitely influenced the common urban zeitgeist of late 1965-1966 to 1970-1971 across the USA and countries around the world. There was a crossover between mod, the older culture and hippy between 1965 to 1967, maybe to some extent early 1968. The large amount of youth were adopting leftist values, free love and engaging in riots, adopting hippy fashion and attending Woodstock even if many weren’t legitimate hippies. The average person in 1969-1970 tended to dress similar to what hippies tended to look like, even if toned down and had drastically different values compare to 1961-1964. In the early 1960s the beatniks were the earliest hippies before it was mainstream. A lot of young people had already adopted the leftist values and free love attitude in the mid 60s. Also, riots were already a lot more common place in the mid 1960s (starting in 1964) compared to say 1962 (where it pretty much didn't happen at all). The Vietnam War already had a lot of attention too in 1965. I definitely know where you're coming from, 1966 and 1969 did have their differences but, they mostly seem like the same era to me. I did say 1965 to 1971. Beatniks already had it all laid out by the late 1950s. I think 1966 going into 1967 is when the mainstream hippy movement and cultural influence was in full swing on a mainstream level even if a chunk of what gets associated with it was there or brewing in the earlier part of the mid 60s and to some extent the early 1960s.
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Post by jaydawg89 on Apr 26, 2021 22:13:42 GMT 10
A lot of young people had already adopted the leftist values and free love attitude in the mid 60s. Also, riots were already a lot more common place in the mid 1960s (starting in 1964) compared to say 1962 (where it pretty much didn't happen at all). The Vietnam War already had a lot of attention too in 1965. I definitely know where you're coming from, 1966 and 1969 did have their differences but, they mostly seem like the same era to me. I did say 1965 to 1971. Beatniks already had it all laid out by the late 1950s. I think 1966 going into 1967 is when the mainstream hippy movement and cultural influence was in full swing on a mainstream level even if a chunk of what gets associated with it was there or brewing in the earlier part of the mid 60s and to some extent the early 1960s. I definitely see where you're coming at though, don't get me wrong. 1965 is definitely quite different from say 1968. Also, psychedelic culture and the "hippie" aesthetic definitely took off around 1966/67 and had a pretty big impact on the general culture. There was noticably more of a counter-culture influence in the mainstream by the late 60s compared to the mid 60s (an example would be how the Beatles changed their image from the mid 60s to the late 60s).
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Post by jaydawg89 on Apr 26, 2021 22:15:23 GMT 10
A lot of young people had already adopted the leftist values and free love attitude in the mid 60s. Also, riots were already a lot more common place in the mid 1960s (starting in 1964) compared to say 1962 (where it pretty much didn't happen at all). The Vietnam War already had a lot of attention too in 1965. I definitely know where you're coming from, 1966 and 1969 did have their differences but, they mostly seem like the same era to me. It was a big cultural change that happened largely in layers. It does seem like a dramatic change though to have the charts dominated by songs like "Limbo Rock" and "The Loco-Motion" to "Like a Rolling Stone" and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" in only three years. Definitely agree, the 60s kept changing as things went on but, the difference from 1962 - 1965 was definitely the biggest when I look back.
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Post by mc98 on Apr 27, 2021 0:58:23 GMT 10
Here's how I view the 60s: 1960: Still looks 50s. 1961: Minor differences but no changes. 1962: Early 60s starting to take shape. 1963: Already distinct enough from the 50s. 1964: The real 60s began with early 60s/50s remnants. 1965: Swingin 60s with mods/Beatle hair being common. 1966: The peak of mod era and beginning of the psychedelic era. 1967: Hippies appearing. Honestly the peak year of the 60s 1968: Pretty much what everyone thinks about the 60s. 1969: Same with 1968 but early 70s influence creeping in. People overrate how common hippies really were, the only reason they got so much attention is because no one had ever seen anything like it. Like, well over 90% of people in their late teens and 20s at the time weren't hippies. Honestly, the 60s seemed 100% set by 1965 and I don't really see anything 50s about it at all (other people seem to think it was connected to the 50s still). Most of the music was British Invasion/Classic Rock, Motown, Folk, Vocal Pop... most the slower/more conservative music of the time wouldn't even sound out of place in the 70s. The fashion already reeked 60s by 1964, mini skirts, beehive and mop top haircuts, black turtlenecks, the minimalist aesthetic (in fashion and design in general). The Hollywood Golden Age had already ended around 1963 and the secret agent obsession of the 60s was well underway after Dr. No had come out. Also, the March on Washington happened in 1963 and the Civil Rights Act had already been passed in 1964, 1963 is also when 2nd wave feminism really kicked off too. To add, the pill was already widely available by 1965 and the whole "free love" attitude was definitely a thing by 1965 too. Also, JFK was assassinated in 1963, this is usually seen as the turning point for the 60s "when America lost its innocence". I know most young people in the 60s weren't legit hippies, mod fashion was more common but I'm pretty sure many took some of their aesthetic in the mid-late 60s. It's kinda like how most young people aren't hipsters in the 2010s but I definitely saw some elements of hipster when I was in high school.
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Post by jaydawg89 on Apr 27, 2021 2:02:36 GMT 10
People overrate how common hippies really were, the only reason they got so much attention is because no one had ever seen anything like it. Like, well over 90% of people in their late teens and 20s at the time weren't hippies. Honestly, the 60s seemed 100% set by 1965 and I don't really see anything 50s about it at all (other people seem to think it was connected to the 50s still). Most of the music was British Invasion/Classic Rock, Motown, Folk, Vocal Pop... most the slower/more conservative music of the time wouldn't even sound out of place in the 70s. The fashion already reeked 60s by 1964, mini skirts, beehive and mop top haircuts, black turtlenecks, the minimalist aesthetic (in fashion and design in general). The Hollywood Golden Age had already ended around 1963 and the secret agent obsession of the 60s was well underway after Dr. No had come out. Also, the March on Washington happened in 1963 and the Civil Rights Act had already been passed in 1964, 1963 is also when 2nd wave feminism really kicked off too. To add, the pill was already widely available by 1965 and the whole "free love" attitude was definitely a thing by 1965 too. Also, JFK was assassinated in 1963, this is usually seen as the turning point for the 60s "when America lost its innocence". I know most young people in the 60s weren't legit hippies, mod fashion was more common but I'm pretty sure many took some of their aesthetic in the mid-late 60s. It's kinda like how most young people aren't hipsters in the 2010s but I definitely saw some elements of hipster when I was in high school. My only issue is that a lot people seem to define the 60s with just hippies and not focus on the other aspects of the decade (people put a little too much weight on to it). I know hippies had an influence on the popular culture. (Btw, sorry if I came off as a bit rude on the other post).
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Post by mc98 on Apr 27, 2021 2:20:31 GMT 10
I know most young people in the 60s weren't legit hippies, mod fashion was more common but I'm pretty sure many took some of their aesthetic in the mid-late 60s. It's kinda like how most young people aren't hipsters in the 2010s but I definitely saw some elements of hipster when I was in high school. My only issue is that a lot people seem to define the 60s with just hippies and not focus on the other aspects of the decade (people put a little too much weight on to it). I know hippies had an influence on the popular culture. (Btw, sorry if I came off as a bit rude on the other post). It's alright. That's why I said hippies start to appear in 1967, they seem to influence pop culture only in the late part of the 60s. The mod look defined the 60s more than the hippies.
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Post by slashpop on Apr 27, 2021 10:36:34 GMT 10
My only issue is that a lot people seem to define the 60s with just hippies and not focus on the other aspects of the decade (people put a little too much weight on to it). I know hippies had an influence on the popular culture. (Btw, sorry if I came off as a bit rude on the other post). It's alright. That's why I said hippies start to appear in 1967, they seem to influence pop culture only in the late part of the 60s. The mod look defined the 60s more than the hippies. You could argue the mod thing wasn’t fully adopted as well it was more of fashion, music and attitude trend in varying degrees from 1963-1966 that eventually became uncool and too conservative by the very late 60s in the mainstream. Originally mods had their own subculture like rastafarians, punks etc it was based around embracing the new and hip at the time, sharp and symmetrical style, hair and dress, vespa riding and interest in jazz, soul and mod rock.
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Post by astropoug on May 10, 2021 7:30:18 GMT 10
1975-1978 (1975 was in the New Hollywood era whereas 1978 was when blockbusters were becoming popular, video games were niche and Pong was the only popular game in 1975, but in 1978, Space Invaders, among other games, got huge, disco wasn't mainstream yet in 1975, but was the most popular genre in the world by 1978, Betamax was the only home video format in 1975, whereas the VHS format wars were raging in 1978, as well as Laserdisc having come out, computers for home use wasn't a thing in 1975, but by 1978, companies like Apple and Commodore had been established, our president went from Henry Ford to Jimmy Carter, 1975 had no punk at all, but by 1978, not only was punk popular but so was new wave, which would become much bigger by the early-mid 80s)
1980-1983 (video games were in their prime in 1980, but the crash happened in 1983, MTV wasn't a thing in 1980, but by 1983, it was huge, Betamax was still relevant in 1980, but by 1983, VHS had won the war, home computers were the only form of computers in 1980, but by 1983, the IBM PC came out, revolutionizing the computer industry)
1988-1991 (VERY drastic one here, video games were in 8-bit, and Nintendo had a monopoly on the video game industry, but in 1991, the Sega vs Nintendo 16-bit wars were in their prime, 1988 was during the Cold War, but by 1991, the Cold War finally ended, companies like Commodore still had relevance in 1988, but by 1991, we were essentially in our modern PC vs Mac computing climate, we went from cheesy hair metal to grunge, the Web wasn't a thing at all in 1988, but by 1991, it was already in development thanks to the work of Tim-Berners Lee, AOL didn't have their online service launched yet, but in 1991, they did, Windows wasn't popular in 1988, but was in 1991 with Windows 3.0)
1994-1997 (we went from 3D games being gimmicky experiments only a few games actually did (Virtua Racing, Star Fox, Virtua Fighter) to literally the dominant game on all formats except handhelds, and along with that, we went from the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo, to PlayStation 1 and Nintendo 64, Sega lost their relevance during this shift, the internet wasn't very popular in 1994, but by 1997, you were considered uncool if you didn't have the internet, grunge, alt-rock, and gangsta rap were the dominant genres of 1994, but by 1997, it was all about teen pop and post-grunge, we went from Windows 3.1 to Windows 95)
1999-2002 (1999 had an optimistic upbeat vibe to it, but by 2002, we transitioned toward cynicism, 1999 still predominately had 5th-gen consoles like the PS1 and N64, but by 2002, it was all about 6th gen consoles like the PS2, GameCube, and Xbox, there was tons of hype around the Dreamcast in 1999, but by 2002, Sega exited the console market, teen pop and nu metal were both popular in 1999, but by 2002, both were old-hat, online console gaming wasn't a thing in 1999, but by 2002, Xbox Live came out, Windows 98 and Mac OS 9 were the dominant operating systems of 1999, but by 2002, Windows XP and Mac OS X were dominating, hell, 2002 was when Classic Mac OS was discontinued, iPods weren't a thing in 1999, but were in 2002, 2002 had major 2000s franchises like Spider-Man, Lord of the Rings, Shrek, and Harry Potter, 2002 emo was already very mainstream, but in 1999, it was mainly for hipsters who really liked American Football and Braid, and speaking of, indie was also mainstream thanks to the likes of The Strokes and Interpol)
2002-2005 (There was virtually NO social media in 2002, but by 2005, YouTube, MySpace, Reddit, 4chan, and Facebook (albeit not public yet) had all come out, the 2D GBA was the only handheld on market in 2002, but in 2005, there was the much more advance Nintendo DS and PSP, as well as tons of failed competitors (N-Gage, Gizmondo), CRTs and plasma screens were still the norm in 2002, but by 2005, HD LCD TVs were becoming more popular, the Xbox 360 already came out by 2005)
2004-2007 (social media was still in its infancy in 2004, Facebook wasn't public yet, whilst Twitter, Reddit, YouTube, and Tumblr didn't exist yet, but by 2007, they all did, 2004 was all about 6th-gen consoles like the PS2, Xbox, and GameCube, even the Gameboy Advance was still more popular than the DS that came out this year, but by 2007, it was all about the Xbox 360, Wii, PS3, Nintendo DS, and PSP, Netflix was only a DVD-rental service in 2004, but in 2007, they launched their streaming platform, 2004 was all about flip phones and sliders like the Motorola Razr and T-Mobile Sidekick 2, but in 2007, the iPhone came out, changing everything, likewise, iPods were dominating in 2004, but in 2007, yet again, the iPhone came out, pretty much killing the era of MP3 players, there was the iPod Touch, but that's more of a "smartphone-less smartphone rather than an MP3 player, we went from Windows XP to Vista)
2007-2010 (YouTube did not have HD, but by 2010, they were already up to 1080p, MySpace was huge in 2007, but by 2010, it was dead as hell and replaced by Facebook, you still saw flip phones and sliders in 2007, but by 2010, it was either iPhones or Android, speaking of the iPhone, it didn't even have an app store, multitasking, or video recording functionality when it first debuted in 2007, but by 2010, it had all of those functionalities, tablets weren't really a thing in 2007, and were pretty clunky back in 2007, but in 2010, the iPad set the standard for tablets, superhero movies weren't really popular yet in 2007 except for the Raimi Spider-Man trilogy and Batman Begins, but in 2010, we had the hugely popular Dark Knight as well as the then-new Marvel Cinematic Universe, Newgrounds was still popular in 2007, but by 2010, it was pretty much dead as everybody on it moved to YouTube, Bush was the president in 2007, but in 2010, it was Obama, we went from Windows Vista and XP in 2007 to Windows 7 in 2010, electropop wasn't much of a thing in 2007, but by 2010, it was huge with the likes of Lady Gaga and Katy Perry dominating the charts, conversely, snap rap and emo were huge in 2007, but by 2010, completely died off, 2007 still had a dark vibe to it, but 2010's vibe was very bright and happy, Toonami was still airing in 2007, but by 2010, Cartoon Network ended it)
2011-2014 (7th gen consoles like the PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 were popular in 2011, but by 2014, it was all about 8th gen consoles like the PS4, Wii U, and Xbox One, 2011 was predominately skeuomorphic in design, but by 2014, it was all about flat design, Windows 7 got replaced by Windows 8, rage comics and advice animals dominated meme culture in 2011, but by 2014, it was all about dank memes and montage parodies, the ironic era of memes is now in full swing by 2014 whereas 2011 was pre-ironic, 2011 was also pre-woke, but 2014 was the year Gamergate happened and Black Lives Matter gained prominence, iPod Touches were still popular and relevant in 2011, but by 2014, they were old hat, smartwatches and smart speakers wren't popular in 2011, but by 2014, the Apple Watch had been announced, and the Amazon Echo came out, Cartoon Network was still airing live-action shows in 2011, but in 2014, they stopped airing all of them - a change I actually like, major fandoms in 2011 were the My Little Pony/brony fandom, and Adventure Time, in 2014 it was all about FNAF and Minecraft, lets players weren't really a thing in 2011 except for Yogscast, but in 2014, they were EVERYWHERE, animation on YouTube was thriving in 2011, but in 2014, the algorithm screwed them over except for a couple like Domics, not to mention the death of Edd Gould, electropop was very popular in 2011, but was considered old-hat by 2014, same goes for dubstep/brostep, which was huge in 2011, but already died in 2014 in favor of twerk trap, which was huge in 2014, Toonami wasn't a thing in 2011, but in 2014, Adult Swim brought it back, Vine and Tinder did not exist in 2011, but in 2014, they were huge alongside musical.ly)
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Post by mc98 on May 10, 2021 7:42:46 GMT 10
1975-1978 (1975 was in the New Hollywood era whereas 1978 was when blockbusters were becoming popular, video games were niche and Pong was the only popular game in 1975, but in 1978, Space Invaders, among other games, got huge, disco wasn't mainstream yet in 1975, but was the most popular genre in the world by 1978, Betamax was the only home video format in 1975, whereas the VHS format wars were raging in 1978, as well as Laserdisc having come out, computers for home use wasn't a thing in 1975, but by 1978, companies like Apple and Commodore had been established, our president went from Henry Ford to Jimmy Carter, 1975 had no punk at all, but by 1978, not only was punk popular but so was new wave, which would become much bigger by the early-mid 80s) 1980-1983 (video games were in their prime in 1980, but the crash happened in 1983, MTV wasn't a thing in 1980, but by 1983, it was huge, Betamax was still relevant in 1980, but by 1983, VHS had won the war, home computers were the only form of computers in 1980, but by 1983, the IBM PC came out, revolutionizing the computer industry) 1988-1991 (VERY drastic one here, video games were in 8-bit, and Nintendo had a monopoly on the video game industry, but in 1991, the Sega vs Nintendo 16-bit wars were in their prime, 1988 was during the Cold War, but by 1991, the Cold War finally ended, companies like Commodore still had relevance in 1988, but by 1991, we were essentially in our modern PC vs Mac computing climate, we went from cheesy hair metal to grunge) 1994-1997 (we went from 3D games being gimmicky experiments only a few games actually did (Virtua Racing, Star Fox, Virtua Fighter) to literally the dominant game on all formats except handhelds, and along with that, we went from the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo, to PlayStation 1 and Nintendo 64, Sega lost their relevance during this shift, the internet wasn't very popular in 1994, but by 1997, you were considered uncool if you didn't have the internet, grunge, alt-rock, and gangsta rap were the dominant genres of 1994, but by 1997, it was all about teen pop and post-grunge) 1999-2002 (1999 had an optimistic upbeat vibe to it, but by 2002, we transitioned toward cynicism, 1999 still predominately had 5th-gen consoles like the PS1 and N64, but by 2002, it was all about 6th gen consoles like the PS2, GameCube, and Xbox, there was tons of hype around the Dreamcast in 1999, but by 2002, Sega exited the console market, teen pop and nu metal were both popular in 1999, but by 2002, both were old-hat, online console gaming wasn't a thing in 1999, but by 2002, Xbox Live came out, Windows 98 and Mac OS 9 were the dominant operating systems of 1999, but by 2002, Windows XP and Mac OS X were dominating, hell, 2002 was when Classic Mac OS was discontinued, iPods weren't a thing in 1999, but were in 2002, 2002 had major 2000s franchises like Spider-Man, Lord of the Rings, Shrek, and Harry Potter, 2002 emo was already very mainstream, but in 1999, it was mainly for hipsters who really liked American Football and Braid, and speaking of, indie was also mainstream thanks to the likes of The Strokes and Interpol) 2002-2005 (There was virtually NO social media in 2002, but by 2005, YouTube, MySpace, Reddit, 4chan, and Facebook (albeit not public yet) had all come out, the 2D GBA was the only handheld on market in 2002, but in 2005, there was the much more advance Nintendo DS and PSP, as well as tons of failed competitors (N-Gage, Gizmondo), CRTs and plasma screens were still the norm in 2002, but by 2005, HD LCD TVs were becoming more popular, the Xbox 360 already came out by 2005) 2004-2007 (social media was still in its infancy in 2004, Facebook wasn't public yet, whilst Twitter, Reddit, YouTube, and Tumblr didn't exist yet, but by 2007, they all did, 2004 was all about 6th-gen consoles like the PS2, Xbox, and GameCube, even the Gameboy Advance was still more popular than the DS that came out this year, but by 2007, it was all about the Xbox 360, Wii, PS3, Nintendo DS, and PSP, Netflix was only a DVD-rental service in 2004, but in 2007, they launched their streaming platform, 2004 was all about flip phones and sliders like the Motorola Razr and T-Mobile Sidekick 2, but in 2007, the iPhone came out, changing everything, likewise, iPods were dominating in 2004, but in 2007, yet again, the iPhone came out, pretty much killing the era of MP3 players, there was the iPod Touch, but that's more of a "smartphone-less smartphone rather than an MP3 player) 2007-2010 (YouTube did not have HD, but by 2010, they were already up to 1080p, MySpace was huge in 2007, but by 2010, it was dead as hell and replaced by Facebook, you still saw flip phones and sliders in 2007, but by 2010, it was either iPhones or Android, speaking of the iPhone, it didn't even have an app store, multitasking, or video recording functionality when it first debuted in 2007, but by 2010, it had all of those functionalities, tablets weren't really a thing in 2007, and were pretty clunky back in 2007, but in 2010, the iPad set the standard for tablets, superhero movies weren't really popular yet in 2007 except for the Raimi Spider-Man trilogy and Batman Begins, but in 2010, we had the hugely popular Dark Knight as well as the then-new Marvel Cinematic Universe, Newgrounds was still popular in 2007, but by 2010, it was pretty much dead as everybody on it moved to YouTube, Bush was the president in 2007, but in 2010, it was Obama, we went from Windows Vista and XP in 2007 to Windows 7 in 2010, electropop wasn't much of a thing in 2007, but by 2010, it was huge with the likes of Lady Gaga and Katy Perry dominating the charts, conversely, snap rap and emo were huge in 2007, but by 2010, completely died off, 2007 still had a dark vibe to it, but 2010's vibe was very bright and happy) 2011-2014 (7th gen consoles like the PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 were popular in 2011, but by 2014, it was all about 8th gen consoles like the PS4, Wii U, and Xbox One, 2011 was predominately skeuomorphic in design, but by 2014, it was all about flat design, Windows 7 got replaced by Windows 8, rage comics and advice animals dominated meme culture in 2011, but by 2014, it was all about dank memes and montage parodies, the ironic era of memes is now in full swing by 2014 whereas 2011 was pre-ironic, 2011 was also pre-woke, but 2014 was the year Gamergate happened and Black Lives Matter gained prominence, iPod Touches were still popular and relevant in 2011, but by 2014, they were old hat, smartwatches and smart speakers wren't popular in 2011, but by 2014, the Apple Watch had been announced, and the Amazon Echo came out, Cartoon Network was still airing live-action shows in 2011, but in 2014, they stopped airing all of them - a change I actually like, major fandoms in 2011 were the My Little Pony/brony fandom, and Adventure Time, in 2014 it was all about FNAF and Minecraft, lets players weren't really a thing in 2011 except for Yogscast, but in 2014, they were EVERYWHERE, animation on YouTube was thriving in 2011, but in 2014, the algorithm screwed them over except for a couple like Domics, not to mention the death of Edd Gould, electropop was very popular in 2011, but was considered old-hat by 2014, same goes for dubstep/brostep, which was huge in 2011, but already died in 2014 in favor of twerk trap, which was huge in 2014) Would you consider 2014-2017 a big gap?
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Post by astropoug on May 10, 2021 8:38:33 GMT 10
1975-1978 (1975 was in the New Hollywood era whereas 1978 was when blockbusters were becoming popular, video games were niche and Pong was the only popular game in 1975, but in 1978, Space Invaders, among other games, got huge, disco wasn't mainstream yet in 1975, but was the most popular genre in the world by 1978, Betamax was the only home video format in 1975, whereas the VHS format wars were raging in 1978, as well as Laserdisc having come out, computers for home use wasn't a thing in 1975, but by 1978, companies like Apple and Commodore had been established, our president went from Henry Ford to Jimmy Carter, 1975 had no punk at all, but by 1978, not only was punk popular but so was new wave, which would become much bigger by the early-mid 80s) 1980-1983 (video games were in their prime in 1980, but the crash happened in 1983, MTV wasn't a thing in 1980, but by 1983, it was huge, Betamax was still relevant in 1980, but by 1983, VHS had won the war, home computers were the only form of computers in 1980, but by 1983, the IBM PC came out, revolutionizing the computer industry) 1988-1991 (VERY drastic one here, video games were in 8-bit, and Nintendo had a monopoly on the video game industry, but in 1991, the Sega vs Nintendo 16-bit wars were in their prime, 1988 was during the Cold War, but by 1991, the Cold War finally ended, companies like Commodore still had relevance in 1988, but by 1991, we were essentially in our modern PC vs Mac computing climate, we went from cheesy hair metal to grunge) 1994-1997 (we went from 3D games being gimmicky experiments only a few games actually did (Virtua Racing, Star Fox, Virtua Fighter) to literally the dominant game on all formats except handhelds, and along with that, we went from the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo, to PlayStation 1 and Nintendo 64, Sega lost their relevance during this shift, the internet wasn't very popular in 1994, but by 1997, you were considered uncool if you didn't have the internet, grunge, alt-rock, and gangsta rap were the dominant genres of 1994, but by 1997, it was all about teen pop and post-grunge) 1999-2002 (1999 had an optimistic upbeat vibe to it, but by 2002, we transitioned toward cynicism, 1999 still predominately had 5th-gen consoles like the PS1 and N64, but by 2002, it was all about 6th gen consoles like the PS2, GameCube, and Xbox, there was tons of hype around the Dreamcast in 1999, but by 2002, Sega exited the console market, teen pop and nu metal were both popular in 1999, but by 2002, both were old-hat, online console gaming wasn't a thing in 1999, but by 2002, Xbox Live came out, Windows 98 and Mac OS 9 were the dominant operating systems of 1999, but by 2002, Windows XP and Mac OS X were dominating, hell, 2002 was when Classic Mac OS was discontinued, iPods weren't a thing in 1999, but were in 2002, 2002 had major 2000s franchises like Spider-Man, Lord of the Rings, Shrek, and Harry Potter, 2002 emo was already very mainstream, but in 1999, it was mainly for hipsters who really liked American Football and Braid, and speaking of, indie was also mainstream thanks to the likes of The Strokes and Interpol) 2002-2005 (There was virtually NO social media in 2002, but by 2005, YouTube, MySpace, Reddit, 4chan, and Facebook (albeit not public yet) had all come out, the 2D GBA was the only handheld on market in 2002, but in 2005, there was the much more advance Nintendo DS and PSP, as well as tons of failed competitors (N-Gage, Gizmondo), CRTs and plasma screens were still the norm in 2002, but by 2005, HD LCD TVs were becoming more popular, the Xbox 360 already came out by 2005) 2004-2007 (social media was still in its infancy in 2004, Facebook wasn't public yet, whilst Twitter, Reddit, YouTube, and Tumblr didn't exist yet, but by 2007, they all did, 2004 was all about 6th-gen consoles like the PS2, Xbox, and GameCube, even the Gameboy Advance was still more popular than the DS that came out this year, but by 2007, it was all about the Xbox 360, Wii, PS3, Nintendo DS, and PSP, Netflix was only a DVD-rental service in 2004, but in 2007, they launched their streaming platform, 2004 was all about flip phones and sliders like the Motorola Razr and T-Mobile Sidekick 2, but in 2007, the iPhone came out, changing everything, likewise, iPods were dominating in 2004, but in 2007, yet again, the iPhone came out, pretty much killing the era of MP3 players, there was the iPod Touch, but that's more of a "smartphone-less smartphone rather than an MP3 player) 2007-2010 (YouTube did not have HD, but by 2010, they were already up to 1080p, MySpace was huge in 2007, but by 2010, it was dead as hell and replaced by Facebook, you still saw flip phones and sliders in 2007, but by 2010, it was either iPhones or Android, speaking of the iPhone, it didn't even have an app store, multitasking, or video recording functionality when it first debuted in 2007, but by 2010, it had all of those functionalities, tablets weren't really a thing in 2007, and were pretty clunky back in 2007, but in 2010, the iPad set the standard for tablets, superhero movies weren't really popular yet in 2007 except for the Raimi Spider-Man trilogy and Batman Begins, but in 2010, we had the hugely popular Dark Knight as well as the then-new Marvel Cinematic Universe, Newgrounds was still popular in 2007, but by 2010, it was pretty much dead as everybody on it moved to YouTube, Bush was the president in 2007, but in 2010, it was Obama, we went from Windows Vista and XP in 2007 to Windows 7 in 2010, electropop wasn't much of a thing in 2007, but by 2010, it was huge with the likes of Lady Gaga and Katy Perry dominating the charts, conversely, snap rap and emo were huge in 2007, but by 2010, completely died off, 2007 still had a dark vibe to it, but 2010's vibe was very bright and happy) 2011-2014 (7th gen consoles like the PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 were popular in 2011, but by 2014, it was all about 8th gen consoles like the PS4, Wii U, and Xbox One, 2011 was predominately skeuomorphic in design, but by 2014, it was all about flat design, Windows 7 got replaced by Windows 8, rage comics and advice animals dominated meme culture in 2011, but by 2014, it was all about dank memes and montage parodies, the ironic era of memes is now in full swing by 2014 whereas 2011 was pre-ironic, 2011 was also pre-woke, but 2014 was the year Gamergate happened and Black Lives Matter gained prominence, iPod Touches were still popular and relevant in 2011, but by 2014, they were old hat, smartwatches and smart speakers wren't popular in 2011, but by 2014, the Apple Watch had been announced, and the Amazon Echo came out, Cartoon Network was still airing live-action shows in 2011, but in 2014, they stopped airing all of them - a change I actually like, major fandoms in 2011 were the My Little Pony/brony fandom, and Adventure Time, in 2014 it was all about FNAF and Minecraft, lets players weren't really a thing in 2011 except for Yogscast, but in 2014, they were EVERYWHERE, animation on YouTube was thriving in 2011, but in 2014, the algorithm screwed them over except for a couple like Domics, not to mention the death of Edd Gould, electropop was very popular in 2011, but was considered old-hat by 2014, same goes for dubstep/brostep, which was huge in 2011, but already died in 2014 in favor of twerk trap, which was huge in 2014) Would you consider 2014-2017 a big gap? Politically, yes, but technologically, not really. 8th-gen consoles (PS4, Xbox One) as well as modern smartphones and smart speakers were already established by 2014. Only really changes were smartwatches like the Apple Watch being from being seen as gimmicky, to must-have items that everyone had, iPhone removing the headphone jack, the release of Windows 10, and the release of the Nintendo Switch. Even musically, mumble rap was already well-established by 2014, but in 2011, Future was literally the only one around.
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Post by mc98 on May 10, 2021 8:55:17 GMT 10
Would you consider 2014-2017 a big gap? Politically, yes, but technologically, not really. 8th-gen consoles (PS4, Xbox One) as well as modern smartphones and smart speakers were already established by 2014. Only really changes were smartwatches like the Apple Watch being from being seen as gimmicky, to must-have items that everyone had, iPhone removing the headphone jack, the release of Windows 10, and the release of the Nintendo Switch. Even musically, mumble rap was already well-established by 2014, but in 2011, Future was literally the only one around. 2012-2015 is also another big gap. 2012 was the last year when electropop dominated the charts until they were non-existent in 2015. Wokeism in 2012 was barely on people's radar while it was blowing up in 2015. Memes in 2012 still has a classic vibe while 2015 was dominated by dank and MLG memes. Last full year of iPhones having skeuomorphic design while flat is pretty much default in the tech world in 2015. The last year one could get away with having slider phones and digital cameras where in 2015, smartphones are a must-have.
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Post by astropoug on May 10, 2021 9:09:37 GMT 10
Politically, yes, but technologically, not really. 8th-gen consoles (PS4, Xbox One) as well as modern smartphones and smart speakers were already established by 2014. Only really changes were smartwatches like the Apple Watch being from being seen as gimmicky, to must-have items that everyone had, iPhone removing the headphone jack, the release of Windows 10, and the release of the Nintendo Switch. Even musically, mumble rap was already well-established by 2014, but in 2011, Future was literally the only one around. 2012-2015 is also another big gap. 2012 was the last year when electropop dominated the charts until they were non-existent in 2015. Wokeism in 2012 was barely on people's radar while it was blowing up in 2015. Memes in 2012 still has a classic vibe while 2015 was dominated by dank and MLG memes. Last full year of iPhones having skeuomorphic design while flat is pretty much default in the tech world in 2015. The last year one could get away with having slider phones and digital cameras where in 2015, smartphones are a must-have. IMO I would say a lot of mid-2010s trends started in 2012 already. Look at Windows 8 and how it's in flat design. And I remember smartphones were already considered must-haves in 2012. Hell, phones with cameras were already common as early as 2003 when Nokia started coming out with them. Otherwise I agree. I think 2013 was REALLY the major transitional year. It was also the year Black Lives Matter was founded.
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