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Post by 10slover on Jun 11, 2021 6:09:02 GMT 10
I'd say it's more like 2015-17 for the 2010s.
The first year of Trump's presidency, fidget spinners, pokemon go, tropical house and edm, despacito.
Right before the early 20s culture started creeping in.
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Post by 10slover on Jun 11, 2021 6:14:41 GMT 10
It's also funny how 2016 has shaped up to be the most "2010s" year of the 2010s, if you told people this back in 2017, they'd laugh at your face, 2016 is loved now but it was very disliked back then.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2021 8:43:58 GMT 10
I'd say it's more like 2015-17 for the 2010s. The first year of Trump's presidency, fidget spinners, pokemon go, tropical house and edm, despacito. Right before the early 20s culture started creeping in. I also realized that Obama is still president for the first 20 days of 2017, then Trump takes over. 2017 is the only year of the 2010s where two presidents are in office. Now that I think about it, 2015, 2016 and 2017 are good candidates for quintessential years. The first half of 2015 has minor early 2010s influences, then late 2010s influences are becoming noticeable in the second half. 2017 and most of 2018 has no early 2020s influences, but they have core and maybe mid 2010s influences.
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Post by mc98 on Jun 11, 2021 11:34:56 GMT 10
I'm honestly torn between 2014-2015 and 2015-2016. Imo, 2014-2015 was peak mid 2010s, also has the last of the lingering early 2010s holdovers and very tiny hints of late 2010s. Yeah, 2015-16 can be considered peak 10s but I'll go with the previous.
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Post by jaydawg89 on Jun 11, 2021 17:26:45 GMT 10
Thriller was released in November 1982, so it was more 1982-1983. But I agree with the rest of your analysis. It was the best selling Album of 1983 and 1984 in the US. All of the singles also peaked on the Hot 100 in 1983 and 1984, along with all of the music videos on MTV.
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Post by astropoug on Apr 1, 2022 16:01:49 GMT 10
These are just MY opinions, so don’t get your panties in a twist if you disagree.
1980s: 1985-1986. The NES was released this year which revived the gaming industry. Synthpop was still big. John Hughes comedies. Commodore 64 was popular. Miami Vice was the biggest show on TV.
1990s: 1994-1995. Grunge was still big, even if Kurt Cobain died. Gangsta rap was in its prime. You had alt rock bands like Weezer and Bush. Britpop started taking off. Power Rangers was big. Friends came out. The last great Sonic game, Sonic & Knuckles, came out. Donkey Kong Country came out. There was lots of excitement for next-Gen systems.
2000s: 2005-2006. Sorry, but this is it. MySpace exploded in popularity. YouTube was gaining attention. The absolute peak of iPods, DVDs, and Windows XP. Everybody owning flip phones and nobody knew what the iPhone was. Excitement for the 7th Gen was starting but it was still mostly a 6th Gen year. Everybody used MSN Messenger. McBling was everywhere and Frutiger Aero was starting to catch on. Cartoon Network was in its City Era. Ben 10 and Zoey 101 started. Drake and Josh and Avatar: The Last Airbender was very popular. High School Musical and Hannah Montana debuted.
2010s: 2014-2015. Gamergate and the Ferguson protests resulted in a lot of discussion about feminism and racism that persisted throughout the 2010s. Vine was at its height. Minecraft was still popular. Everybody played FNAF. Hipsters were still very common.
I admit these are rough draft opinions, so I may revise this or even change my mind on some. The only one I’m confident on is 2005-2006 being peak 2000s.
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Post by John Titor on Apr 2, 2022 4:07:42 GMT 10
These are just MY opinions, so don’t get your panties in a twist if you disagree. 1980s: 1985-1986. The NES was released this year which revived the gaming industry. Synthpop was still big. John Hughes comedies. Commodore 64 was popular. Miami Vice was the biggest show on TV. 1990s: 1994-1995. Grunge was still big, even if Kurt Cobain died. Gangsta rap was in its prime. You had alt rock bands like Weezer and Bush. Britpop started taking off. Power Rangers was big. Friends came out. The last great Sonic game, Sonic & Knuckles, came out. Donkey Kong Country came out. There was lots of excitement for next-Gen systems. 2000s: 2005-2006. Sorry, but this is it. MySpace exploded in popularity. YouTube was gaining attention. The absolute peak of iPods, DVDs, and Windows XP. Everybody owning flip phones and nobody knew what the iPhone was. Excitement for the 7th Gen was starting but it was still mostly a 6th Gen year. Everybody used MSN Messenger. McBling was everywhere and Frutiger Aero was starting to catch on. Cartoon Network was in its City Era. Ben 10 and Zoey 101 started. Drake and Josh and Avatar: The Last Airbender was very popular. High School Musical and Hannah Montana debuted. 2010s: 2014-2015. Gamergate and the Ferguson protests resulted in a lot of discussion about feminism and racism that persisted throughout the 2010s. Vine was at its height. Minecraft was still popular. Everybody played FNAF. Hipsters were still very common. I admit these are rough draft opinions, so I may revise this or even change my mind on some. The only one I’m confident on is 2005-2006 being peak 2000s. you are correct about the 2000s but it exploded in the 04-05 year, and eventually surpassed Google and Yahoo in 2006 as the #1 website in the country, also one thing to add mostly everyone had AOL aim not MSN messenger. It was not as popular as aim. I agree that 05-06 is peak 2000s tho.
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Post by astropoug on Apr 2, 2022 4:27:28 GMT 10
These are just MY opinions, so don’t get your panties in a twist if you disagree. 1980s: 1985-1986. The NES was released this year which revived the gaming industry. Synthpop was still big. John Hughes comedies. Commodore 64 was popular. Miami Vice was the biggest show on TV. 1990s: 1994-1995. Grunge was still big, even if Kurt Cobain died. Gangsta rap was in its prime. You had alt rock bands like Weezer and Bush. Britpop started taking off. Power Rangers was big. Friends came out. The last great Sonic game, Sonic & Knuckles, came out. Donkey Kong Country came out. There was lots of excitement for next-Gen systems. 2000s: 2005-2006. Sorry, but this is it. MySpace exploded in popularity. YouTube was gaining attention. The absolute peak of iPods, DVDs, and Windows XP. Everybody owning flip phones and nobody knew what the iPhone was. Excitement for the 7th Gen was starting but it was still mostly a 6th Gen year. Everybody used MSN Messenger. McBling was everywhere and Frutiger Aero was starting to catch on. Cartoon Network was in its City Era. Ben 10 and Zoey 101 started. Drake and Josh and Avatar: The Last Airbender was very popular. High School Musical and Hannah Montana debuted. 2010s: 2014-2015. Gamergate and the Ferguson protests resulted in a lot of discussion about feminism and racism that persisted throughout the 2010s. Vine was at its height. Minecraft was still popular. Everybody played FNAF. Hipsters were still very common. I admit these are rough draft opinions, so I may revise this or even change my mind on some. The only one I’m confident on is 2005-2006 being peak 2000s. you are correct about the 2000s but it exploded in the 04-05 year, and eventually surpassed Google and Yahoo in 2006 as the #1 website in the country, also one thing to add mostly everyone had AOL aim not MSN messenger. It was not as popular as aim. I agree that 05-06 is peak 2000s tho. Both MSN Messenger and AOL Instant Messenger were big back then honestly. It was not uncommon to hear debates over which was better. With MySpace, I mean yeah 2004-2005 is when it blew up, but it was even bigger in 2005-2006. YouTube did exist but it was very old-school, it could only go up to 240p, content was very amateurish, and it wasn't even owned by Google yet.
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Post by John Titor on Apr 2, 2022 6:04:12 GMT 10
you are correct about the 2000s but it exploded in the 04-05 year, and eventually surpassed Google and Yahoo in 2006 as the #1 website in the country, also one thing to add mostly everyone had AOL aim not MSN messenger. It was not as popular as aim. I agree that 05-06 is peak 2000s tho. Both MSN Messenger and AOL Instant Messenger were big back then honestly. It was not uncommon to hear debates over which was better. With MySpace, I mean yeah 2004-2005 is when it blew up, but it was even bigger in 2005-2006. YouTube did exist but it was very old-school, it could only go up to 240p, content was very amateurish, and it wasn't even owned by Google yet. In the states I don't think that is true at all, Aim was pretty much the standard, very few people even spoke about MSN back then. It did have cooler features like webcam live video and windows media sending. In Canada and in Europe it seems MSN beat AIM. But as far as the United States Aol Aim took up all of the market share. Aim was so popular in 2005 that Aim on PSP was created directly for PSP. A common phrase from like 01 to 06 would be "hey you got aim ? " it was standard, everyone had aim
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Post by nightmarefarm on Apr 2, 2022 6:08:53 GMT 10
2000s: 2006-2007
2010s: 2015-2016
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Post by John Titor on Apr 2, 2022 7:39:54 GMT 10
2006-2007 was def not the most defining as that was the late 2000s and many classic shows getting canceled along with intro to Iphone
and Blackberry pearl coming out in Fall 06, also PS3 and wii launched in 06
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Post by pumpkin14 on Apr 2, 2022 17:09:42 GMT 10
I thought about this earlier and I wanted to highlight what I think are the most defining school years from the 1980s to the 2010s. 1980s: 1984-85 school year - Not only do 1984 and 1985 just SCREAM 80s but that’s the year a lot of iconic 80s things came to be. Micheal Jackson’s Thriller, Prince’s Purple Rain, and Madonna’s Like A Virgin were all popular during this time. Dallas, Dynasty, The Cosby Show, Miami Vice, A-Team, and a lot of other signature 80s shows were popular during this time. Synth pop was very popular and Reagan was president. Core 80s fashion ruled this time 1990s: 1993-94 School year - maybe a little early but I feel like the typical and mainstream 90s culture and zeitgeist was more prevalent in the first half of the decade. This was the first full year of Bill Clinton as president. Grunge was arguably at its peak during this time. Beverly Hills 90210, Seinfeld, The Fresh Prince, X-Files, Beavis and Butthead, SNLs silver age and The Simpsons were at their peak or popular this year. Rap was starting to have its East Coast vs West Cost rivalry, although not full blown until Biggie debuted. Typical 90s fashion that is parodied or copied today is usually from this period. 2000s: 2006-07 - This was hard. Honestly 2004-05 or 2005-06 could also be the “most 00s school year” but I went with 2006-07 because MySpace was at its peak, Crunk was still popular, typical 00s artists like Britney, Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake, Soulja Boy etc. were all popular. It’s still a core 00s year that is pre-Obama, pre-iPhone (until June) and pre-recession. Emo was in full swing, McBling aesthetic was still in. Also GWB was still president for the whole year. 2010s: 2015-16 - Easily the most 2010s school year IMO. This was my junior year of high school and I remember it well. Obama was president but Trump was now a relevant political figure. Harambe, Bottle flipping, dabbing, Vine, Instagram, Snapchat, BLM and all sorts of crazy memes were popular and relevant at this time. Typical 2010s fashion was in. Social justice was rising. Hipsters are still relevant. Kardashians were everywhere (unlike today, especially since their show ended and Kim and Kanye divorced). Some of the most 2010s defining music projects were released (25 by Adele, Lemonade by Beyoncé, Views by Drake, Purpose by Justin Bieber, Anti by Rihanna, Dangerous Woman by Ariana Grande, etc). Trap, EDM, and the mid 2010s teen pop revival were all in full swing. The 2010s on steroids as a I like to call this period. Feel free to comment your own opinions down below as I am interested in what you guys think looking back i would change the quintessential 90s school year with 1994-95. i still think any school year from 2004/05-2006/07 could still qualify for being the quintessential 00s school year but i’m leaning towards 2005-06 now. in 2005-06, myspace was still peaking, core 00s shows were still on (a lot of them ended in 2007-08), 6th gen gaming was still popular and 7th gen had just came out, and most 00s celebrities and aesthetics were still in 2015-16 is still quintessential 10s tho
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Post by John Titor on Apr 3, 2022 3:24:25 GMT 10
I thought about this earlier and I wanted to highlight what I think are the most defining school years from the 1980s to the 2010s. 1980s: 1984-85 school year - Not only do 1984 and 1985 just SCREAM 80s but that’s the year a lot of iconic 80s things came to be. Micheal Jackson’s Thriller, Prince’s Purple Rain, and Madonna’s Like A Virgin were all popular during this time. Dallas, Dynasty, The Cosby Show, Miami Vice, A-Team, and a lot of other signature 80s shows were popular during this time. Synth pop was very popular and Reagan was president. Core 80s fashion ruled this time 1990s: 1993-94 School year - maybe a little early but I feel like the typical and mainstream 90s culture and zeitgeist was more prevalent in the first half of the decade. This was the first full year of Bill Clinton as president. Grunge was arguably at its peak during this time. Beverly Hills 90210, Seinfeld, The Fresh Prince, X-Files, Beavis and Butthead, SNLs silver age and The Simpsons were at their peak or popular this year. Rap was starting to have its East Coast vs West Cost rivalry, although not full blown until Biggie debuted. Typical 90s fashion that is parodied or copied today is usually from this period. 2000s: 2006-07 - This was hard. Honestly 2004-05 or 2005-06 could also be the “most 00s school year” but I went with 2006-07 because MySpace was at its peak, Crunk was still popular, typical 00s artists like Britney, Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake, Soulja Boy etc. were all popular. It’s still a core 00s year that is pre-Obama, pre-iPhone (until June) and pre-recession. Emo was in full swing, McBling aesthetic was still in. Also GWB was still president for the whole year. 2010s: 2015-16 - Easily the most 2010s school year IMO. This was my junior year of high school and I remember it well. Obama was president but Trump was now a relevant political figure. Harambe, Bottle flipping, dabbing, Vine, Instagram, Snapchat, BLM and all sorts of crazy memes were popular and relevant at this time. Typical 2010s fashion was in. Social justice was rising. Hipsters are still relevant. Kardashians were everywhere (unlike today, especially since their show ended and Kim and Kanye divorced). Some of the most 2010s defining music projects were released (25 by Adele, Lemonade by Beyoncé, Views by Drake, Purpose by Justin Bieber, Anti by Rihanna, Dangerous Woman by Ariana Grande, etc). Trap, EDM, and the mid 2010s teen pop revival were all in full swing. The 2010s on steroids as a I like to call this period. Feel free to comment your own opinions down below as I am interested in what you guys think looking back i would change the quintessential 90s school year with 1994-95. i still think any school year from 2004/05-2006/07 could still qualify for being the quintessential 00s school year but i’m leaning towards 2005-06 now. in 2005-06, myspace was still peaking, core 00s shows were still on (a lot of them ended in 2007-08), 6th gen gaming was still popular and 7th gen had just came out, and most 00s celebrities and aesthetics were still in 2015-15 is still quintessential 10s tho with 06-07 you really can't pick it because of shows like Malcolm in The Middle, That 70s show and even networks like The WB being gone, also music was "Timbaland esque" You had ps3 and wii out, Facebook popping off Q1 2007, debut of Iphone that year etc, Now granted it does have a ton of that mid 2000s culture still there as well as aesthetics, but there is a ton of overlap that prevents it from feeling essential 2000s.
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Post by bestmvp29 on Apr 5, 2022 9:37:45 GMT 10
1980s: 1985-1986 (originally I would say 1984-1985 all the way but that is a close second)
1990: 1995-1996 (or just 1995 as a whole. I was thinking about saying 1994-1995 as that is a great contender but I think 1995-1996 had the perfect blend of classic and modern 90s. If I had a choice, I'd choose both)
2000s: 2005-2006 (any school year from 2004-2005 to 2006-2007 makes sense here)
2010s: 2015-2016 (no brainer but I could also see 2016-2017 come to think of it).
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Post by astropoug on Apr 5, 2022 11:14:48 GMT 10
1980s: 1985-1986 (originally I would say 1984-1985 all the way but that is a close second) 1990: 1995-1996 (or just 1995 as a whole. I was thinking about saying 1994-1995 as that is a great contender but I think 1995-1996 had the perfect blend of classic and modern 90s. If I had a choice, I'd choose both) 2000s: 2005-2006 (any school year from 2004-2005 to 2006-2007 makes sense here) 2010s: 2015-2016 (no brainer but I could also see 2016-2017 come to think of it). What you probably think of when I think of the classic 90s, I've always referred to as the "Gen-X 90s", which I would say really encompasses 1992-1995 at its core. This is the 90s of grunge, gangsta rap, Genesis and SNES, Classic Sonic the Hedgehog, Beavis and Butthead, and overall that whole sarcastic, angsty, apathetic "whatever" attitude that is stereotypically associated with the decade. As for the later 90s, I refer to them as the "millennial 90s", which is basically the 90s of the N64/PS1, Windows 9x, the dot-com bubble, and teen pop. I'd say it lasted from 1997-2000. 1996 is somewhere in between, being defined by the 2D/3D gaming transistion, the last prominent year of gangsta rap and 90s alternative, whilst also having cheesy pop like the Macarena. Movies were actually already in the millennial 90s in my opinion, with movies like Independence Day, Twister, Space Jam, and Scream.
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