Late 10s are the most definitive part of the 10s

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Late 10s are the most definitive part of the 10s Mar 16, 2022 19:12:00 GMT 10

Post by nightmarefarm on Mar 16, 2022 19:12:00 GMT 10

The early 10s feels like it was still setting up fundamental 10s culture. I mean it wasn't until 2013 when smartphones finally overtook dumb phones in sales... It was also the most transitional period of the decade so it doesn't have a fixed identity.

Mid 10s? I mean it's in the middle of the decade but that doesn't have to neccessarily mean it's the most definitive part of the decade. The identity isn't very strong as i've mentioned in another thread. It doesn't have a fixed identity. Memes were all over the place, music was all over the place(in the early 10s it was all about upbeat electropop mainly and in the late 10s trap/mumble rap, mid 10s is just basically anything goes), gaming was crossing over from 7th gen to 8th gen. There wasn't really much iconic culture in that time either.

Late 10s had a very strong 10s feeling. Even the last year felt overwhelmingly 10s despite setting up various things for the 20s. You had many iconic things and monoculture like avengers at its peak, GOT at its peak, fortnite, tiktok, star wars movies, pokemon go, fidget spinners, trump becoming president, etc. The identity was fixed in place and consistent as well. It was a fully 8th gen period, full trump presidency, dank meme era, mumble rap era. Whenever I think of the 10s, late 10s springs to mind more than the other eras.

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Late 10s are the most definitive part of the 10s Mar 17, 2022 13:08:18 GMT 10

Post by astropoug on Mar 17, 2022 13:08:18 GMT 10

From a movie perspective, I actually agree. This was peak superhero movies culminating in Avengers Infinity War and Endgame. Most of the Sequel era of Star Wars is from this era. Same goes for most of Disney's live-action remakes. Other quintessentially 2010s movies like Black Panther, The Emoji Movie, Ralph Breaks the Internet, and The Last Jedi came out during this time.

From an internet and video game culture perspective however, I still think the mid 2010s were peak 2010s. If Vine, Minecraft, FNAF, Filthy Frank, and PewDiePie's prime aren't quintessential 2010s culture, I don't know what is.

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Post by jaydawg89 on Mar 17, 2022 13:12:16 GMT 10

2016 was the most 2010s year, despite it sucking ass.

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Late 10s are the most definitive part of the 10s Mar 17, 2022 13:16:58 GMT 10

Post by astropoug on Mar 17, 2022 13:16:58 GMT 10

That said, I kinda get where you're coming from. Generally, it's been a rule that the definitive part of a decade is usually the late part of it, since it's generally the culmination of all trends the decade had. The late 50s, 60s, and 70s all come immediately to mind when people think of those decades. The late 80s are pretty definitive of the 80s for most people as well (t's the stereotypical "hair metal, yuppies, and NES" kind of 80s), and if you take away the whole "we already have iPhones" part of it, the late 200s can be argued as the definitive 2000s era as well.
The 90s is probably the one exception to the rule, since most people think of the 90s as an era of grunge, gangsta rap, and Classic Sonic, which is more or less true for the mid 90s more than any other era.

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Late 10s are the most definitive part of the 10s Mar 17, 2022 13:24:16 GMT 10

Post by astropoug on Mar 17, 2022 13:24:16 GMT 10

There were some 2000s things like Flash games and skeuomorphic aesthetics that continued into the early 2010s. Even Windows XP remained the most popular operating system until 2011, and even in that year, it wasn't uncommon to see people using XP.

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