Pop culturally speaking, is 2018 closer to 2014 or 2022?
Jan 18, 2022 16:28:09 GMT 10
Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2022 16:28:09 GMT 10
2014 was fully core 2010s and arguably when 2010s culture was at their peak. 2014 was also mid 2010s from start to finish pop culturally, despite the year containing early 2010s traits. 2014 was a time before Trump officially announced his 2016 presidential run, although he was considering it after the 2014 midterms with the Republican gains. Most touchscreen smartphones still had bezels, headphone jacks and were smaller. 2014 was before Tik Tok, AirPods and Nintendo Switch. Vine was at their peak. 2014 has roots of the political toxicity we still have today.
2018 was when the 2010s no longer peaked. Q1 2018 was still core 2010s. Q2-Q3 was the transition out of that. By Q4 2018, the core 2010s were over and we entered an in-between era that we’re still kind of in today despite COVID blowing up in 2020. Although I feel we’re at the tail end of that era. In 2018, most touchscreen smartphones were bezel-less, but some still had bezels. They no longer had headphone jacks. AirPods have been out for over a year. AirPods weren’t that popular yet in Q1 2018, but were popular in Q4 2018. The Nintendo Switch has been out for a year. TikTok came out in late 2018, but wasn’t popular until Q2 2019. Q4 2018 had signs of the pop punk movement and current hip-hop.
Both 2014 and 2018 still had major 2010s shows running. 2014 had Obama and 2018 had Trump as president. Both of them are a part of 8th generation gaming with the PS4 still the most popular console.
2022 has Biden as president. The PS5 is out and 9th generation gaming unofficially began, although 8th generation gaming consoles like PS4 are still popular. The 2020s clearly haven’t peaked yet and we’re no where near close to entering the core 2020s. We still have a lot of 2010s holdovers. Melodic trap and pop punk are charting.
With 2018, it’s hard for me to decide. Q1 2018 is closer to 2014. Q2-Q3 2018 could go either way. Q4 2018 is closer to 2022. However I’d say 2019 is more like 2022 than 2016.
2018 was when the 2010s no longer peaked. Q1 2018 was still core 2010s. Q2-Q3 was the transition out of that. By Q4 2018, the core 2010s were over and we entered an in-between era that we’re still kind of in today despite COVID blowing up in 2020. Although I feel we’re at the tail end of that era. In 2018, most touchscreen smartphones were bezel-less, but some still had bezels. They no longer had headphone jacks. AirPods have been out for over a year. AirPods weren’t that popular yet in Q1 2018, but were popular in Q4 2018. The Nintendo Switch has been out for a year. TikTok came out in late 2018, but wasn’t popular until Q2 2019. Q4 2018 had signs of the pop punk movement and current hip-hop.
Both 2014 and 2018 still had major 2010s shows running. 2014 had Obama and 2018 had Trump as president. Both of them are a part of 8th generation gaming with the PS4 still the most popular console.
2022 has Biden as president. The PS5 is out and 9th generation gaming unofficially began, although 8th generation gaming consoles like PS4 are still popular. The 2020s clearly haven’t peaked yet and we’re no where near close to entering the core 2020s. We still have a lot of 2010s holdovers. Melodic trap and pop punk are charting.
With 2018, it’s hard for me to decide. Q1 2018 is closer to 2014. Q2-Q3 2018 could go either way. Q4 2018 is closer to 2022. However I’d say 2019 is more like 2022 than 2016.
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