Pop culturally speaking, is 2019 closer to 2016 or 2022?
Jan 20, 2022 12:36:32 GMT 10
Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2022 12:36:32 GMT 10
2016 leaning traits of 2019
-Trump is a polarizing political figure. Yes Trump wasn’t president yet in 2016, even though he got elected that November, but I feel like he had more influence than whatever remaining influence Obama had left.
-Hip-hop/rap and R&B music still has a bit of that emo, Soundcloud trap style left which started gaining steam in late 2016.
-Long-running 2010s shows like Big Bang Theory and Game of Thrones were still airing at least until that May or June.
-COVID was unheard of from January through October.
-2019 was before all the BS associated with COVID, lockdowns, social distancing, vaccines, facial masks.
-Mostly before Disney Plus.
-Cable subscriptions still beating that of streaming in January and February.
2022 leaning traits of 2019
-Biden announces his presidential run campaign that April.
-Hip-hop/rap and R&B music starts to have more of a guitar, melodic sound, maybe slight rock or pop punk flavor. Emo, Soundcloud trap sound of late 2016 through mid 2018 is mostly nonexistent, aside a few mofos like Drake who are behind the times and are desperately trying to stay relevant. He’s cringe.
-Pop punk starts creeping in.
-Bilie Eilish is still sort of relevant in 2022, but has been losing relevance since 2021.
-1980s pop music throwback revival trend. The Weeknd released Binding Lights in late 2019.
-E-Boy/E-Girl looks are popular.
-TikTok is a cultural force.
-AirPods are popular. Yes they came out in December 2016, but didn’t get popular at the earliest, fall 2018.
-Touchscreen smartphones are bezel-less and have no headphone jacks. Apple got rid of headphone jacks from their iPhones starting late 2016, but iPhones with headphone jacks were still predominant in 2016.
-MacBook Pros have touch ID and touch-bar. Apple introduced these features in late 2016, but most MacBooks still didn’t have them in 2016.
-Most long-2010s shows went off air, but Walking Dead will end in spring 2022.
-COVID discovered that November.
-Disney Plus debuts that November.
-Streaming subscriptions beat that of cable in March.
Traits that 2016, 2019 and 2022 share in common
-Political toxicity
-Political correctness
-Cancel culture
-Reboots, sequels and rehashes
-2010s cultural presence
-Toxic social media, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat, etc.
I’d say early 2019 leans in-between 2016 and 2022, but mid and late 2019 lean closer to 2022, so 2022 overall. 2019 was no longer core 2010s and 2022 is nowhere near close to being core 2020s.
I know this is too early to tell since 2022 barely started, but I thought this would maybe be slightly more interesting than asking if 2018 was closer to 2014 or 2022. If I remember, I’ll bump again later in 2022.
-Trump is a polarizing political figure. Yes Trump wasn’t president yet in 2016, even though he got elected that November, but I feel like he had more influence than whatever remaining influence Obama had left.
-Hip-hop/rap and R&B music still has a bit of that emo, Soundcloud trap style left which started gaining steam in late 2016.
-Long-running 2010s shows like Big Bang Theory and Game of Thrones were still airing at least until that May or June.
-COVID was unheard of from January through October.
-2019 was before all the BS associated with COVID, lockdowns, social distancing, vaccines, facial masks.
-Mostly before Disney Plus.
-Cable subscriptions still beating that of streaming in January and February.
2022 leaning traits of 2019
-Biden announces his presidential run campaign that April.
-Hip-hop/rap and R&B music starts to have more of a guitar, melodic sound, maybe slight rock or pop punk flavor. Emo, Soundcloud trap sound of late 2016 through mid 2018 is mostly nonexistent, aside a few mofos like Drake who are behind the times and are desperately trying to stay relevant. He’s cringe.
-Pop punk starts creeping in.
-Bilie Eilish is still sort of relevant in 2022, but has been losing relevance since 2021.
-1980s pop music throwback revival trend. The Weeknd released Binding Lights in late 2019.
-E-Boy/E-Girl looks are popular.
-TikTok is a cultural force.
-AirPods are popular. Yes they came out in December 2016, but didn’t get popular at the earliest, fall 2018.
-Touchscreen smartphones are bezel-less and have no headphone jacks. Apple got rid of headphone jacks from their iPhones starting late 2016, but iPhones with headphone jacks were still predominant in 2016.
-MacBook Pros have touch ID and touch-bar. Apple introduced these features in late 2016, but most MacBooks still didn’t have them in 2016.
-Most long-2010s shows went off air, but Walking Dead will end in spring 2022.
-COVID discovered that November.
-Disney Plus debuts that November.
-Streaming subscriptions beat that of cable in March.
Traits that 2016, 2019 and 2022 share in common
-Political toxicity
-Political correctness
-Cancel culture
-Reboots, sequels and rehashes
-2010s cultural presence
-Toxic social media, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat, etc.
I’d say early 2019 leans in-between 2016 and 2022, but mid and late 2019 lean closer to 2022, so 2022 overall. 2019 was no longer core 2010s and 2022 is nowhere near close to being core 2020s.
I know this is too early to tell since 2022 barely started, but I thought this would maybe be slightly more interesting than asking if 2018 was closer to 2014 or 2022. If I remember, I’ll bump again later in 2022.
