Post by sman12 on Jul 22, 2021 3:05:51 GMT 10
I will go with 2000-2001 (even though I was clearly a baby back then) since Y2K/late 90s culture, while dying out, was still prevalent with PS1 and N64 being the main consoles that most people played thanks to the PS2 shortages, Britney/*NSYNC/Christina-era teen pop was on its last legs, wrestling with WWF was insanely popular, and nu metal still had enough notoriety to last thanks primarily to Korn and Limp Bizkit. It obviously wasn't until Late 2001 with 9/11, Gamecube, Xbox, Windows XP, the iPod, and other events/things that really set 2000s culture into motion.
The 2020-2021 year did not feel slow compared to 2000-2001 imo. One major reason: COVID. It dramatically changed life as we know it in the 2019-2020 year, including schooling. Most students were/still are either on a hybrid model or virtual learning through computers thanks to the virus. By the year's end, along with vaccinations/declining COVID cases, more schools began to offer in-person classes through social distancing and mask wearing.
While the 2000-2001 school year had Y2K culture gradually falling out of fashion, the 2020-2021 school year was already in a new cultural era with the pandemic and its restrictions with hybrid models, Zoom video calls, and TikTok memes.
The 2020-2021 year did not feel slow compared to 2000-2001 imo. One major reason: COVID. It dramatically changed life as we know it in the 2019-2020 year, including schooling. Most students were/still are either on a hybrid model or virtual learning through computers thanks to the virus. By the year's end, along with vaccinations/declining COVID cases, more schools began to offer in-person classes through social distancing and mask wearing.
While the 2000-2001 school year had Y2K culture gradually falling out of fashion, the 2020-2021 school year was already in a new cultural era with the pandemic and its restrictions with hybrid models, Zoom video calls, and TikTok memes.
