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Post by nightmarefarm on May 2, 2022 9:45:51 GMT 10
IMO:
Q1: 70% Mid 10s 30% Late 10s
Q2: 65% Mid 10s 35% Late 10s
Q3: 65% Mid 10s 35% Late 10s
Q4: 55% Mid 10s 45% Late 10s
It is considered to be the mid-late 10s transition year but at the very start it didn't feel strongly mid 10s. The second half of 2015 is an understated transition for various reasons which left 2016 in this state where it's mid 10s but not authentically mid 10s. But it doesn't feel like the late 10s either, one of the biggest reasons being obama is president rather than trump. There's also various unique things in 2016 that set it apart from both the "real mid 10s" and the late 10s like pokemon go and youtube celebrity drama.
Also even at the end of the year it didn't feel like the late 10s began because trump wasn't actually president yet. It started properly leaning late 10s in spring 2017 when trump got elected, dank fried memes became popular and the nintendo switch came out.
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Post by astropoug on May 2, 2022 9:51:13 GMT 10
IMO the late 2010s started right on time, with the announcement of Vine's shutdown, the 2016 election, and mumble rap becoming popular. Q1 2017 cemented it with the inauguration of Donald Trump, Vine's shutdown, and the release of the Nintendo Switch, and Q2 2017 with the Paul brothers becoming popular.
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Post by nightmarefarm on May 2, 2022 9:54:56 GMT 10
IMO the late 2010s started right on time, with the announcement of Vine's shutdown, the 2016 election, and mumble rap becoming popular. Q1 2017 cemented it with the inauguration of Donald Trump and the release of the Nintendo Switch, and Q2 2017 with the Paul brothers becoming popular. Fair enough. My opinion? Vine was dwindling in popularity way before late 2016. By the time it shutdown it was already pretty much dead. Inaugurations are way more significant. That's when they actually become president, elections just give you the reveal of the next president. People place too much significance on elections in the decadeology sphere if you ask me. Mumble rap became popular in late 2017, no?
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Post by astropoug on May 2, 2022 9:59:08 GMT 10
IMO the late 2010s started right on time, with the announcement of Vine's shutdown, the 2016 election, and mumble rap becoming popular. Q1 2017 cemented it with the inauguration of Donald Trump and the release of the Nintendo Switch, and Q2 2017 with the Paul brothers becoming popular. Fair enough. My opinion? Vine was dwindling in popularity way before late 2016. Inaugurations are way more significant. That's when they actually become president, elections just give you the reveal of the next president. People place too much significance on elections in the decadeology sphere if you ask me. Mumble rap became popular in late 2017, no?
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Post by nightmarefarm on May 2, 2022 9:59:54 GMT 10
Fair enough. My opinion? Vine was dwindling in popularity way before late 2016. Inaugurations are way more significant. That's when they actually become president, elections just give you the reveal of the next president. People place too much significance on elections in the decadeology sphere if you ask me. Mumble rap became popular in late 2017, no? Still not common back then. Check the charts, there's only black beatles showing up.
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Post by astropoug on May 2, 2022 10:01:40 GMT 10
But edit memes (We Are Number One, Steamed Hams) also became popular in late 2016, which I consider to be a predominately late 2010s trend. Early 2016 was much more in line with the mid 2010s in that regard. Vine memes like Damn Daniel were still considered the pinnacle of comedy then.
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Post by nightmarefarm on May 2, 2022 10:03:39 GMT 10
But edit memes (We Are Number One, Steamed Hams) also became popular in late 2016, which I consider to be a predominately late 2010s trend. Early 2016 was much more in line with the mid 2010s in that regard. Vine memes like Damn Daniel were still considered the pinnacle of comedy then. I dont recall many youtube edit memes after the 2016-2017 school year. In early 2016 you had hotline bling format and the iconic top text twitter memes blowing up.
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Post by astropoug on May 2, 2022 10:07:30 GMT 10
But edit memes (We Are Number One, Steamed Hams) also became popular in late 2016, which I consider to be a predominately late 2010s trend. Early 2016 was much more in line with the mid 2010s in that regard. Vine memes like Damn Daniel were still considered the pinnacle of comedy then. I dont recall many youtube edit memes after the 2016-2017 school year. In early 2016 you had hotline bling format and the iconic top text twitter memes blowing up. Steamed Hams is a 2018 meme. Early 2016 did not feel substantially different from 2015 yet. Even the aforementioned YouTube drama and commentary channel stuff was already gaining traction in late 2015.
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Post by crystalmetheny0428 on May 2, 2022 10:09:06 GMT 10
summer 2016 didn’t feel much like summer 2015 but that might just be me
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Post by nightmarefarm on May 2, 2022 10:15:54 GMT 10
I dont recall many youtube edit memes after the 2016-2017 school year. In early 2016 you had hotline bling format and the iconic top text twitter memes blowing up. Steamed Hams is a 2018 meme. Early 2016 did not feel substantially different from 2015 yet. Even the aforementioned YouTube drama and commentary channel stuff was already gaining traction in late 2015. Early 2016 and even Late 2015 felt miles apart from Early 2015 for me, i'll say that much.
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Post by nightmarefarm on May 2, 2022 10:16:20 GMT 10
summer 2016 didn’t feel much like summer 2015 but that might just be me Late 2015 shift.
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Post by astropoug on May 2, 2022 10:18:50 GMT 10
summer 2016 didn’t feel much like summer 2015 but that might just be me I agree with you there actually. Summer 2015 felt like peak mid 2010s. Vine and MLG memes were huge, FNAF was still popular, it was the last summer Minecraft was still popular, and same-sex marriage was legalized. Summer 2016 was more about Undertale, Pokemon Go, and Overwatch.
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