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Post by nightmarefarm on Jun 10, 2022 19:19:38 GMT 10
What are years that you are unsure if they should really be classified shift years or not? Or years that are almost shift years.
For me:
- 2006. I don't recall a shift. The arguments people give with the "late 2006 shift" meme aren't very compelling like for example the last pre-iphone year(as if everyone instantly brought iphones when it came out in 2007) or the PS3 and WII releasing when pretty much no one had them in late 2006.
- 2011. Smartphones become mainstream, Osama Bin Laden dies, Occupy Wall Street, Windows 7 takeover, Google Chrome takeover, etc.
- 2013. Overhyped, mid 2010s vibes were already strong in late 2012 and early 2013. 8th gen consoles came out but pretty much no one had them. Maybe it is a shift but it still feels really overhyped.
- 2015. Last innocent and simpler 2010s year for the most part. The late part of the year had political tensions and this year was a transitional stage for meme culture as well. We had simpler wacky memes like John Cena earlier in the year and Hotline Bling memes late in the year(mind you, this meme format was spammed endlessly from 2016-2018). Music felt different at the end of the year. Also last year where people played on 7th gen and it still had games made for it even if it was crawling to the grave.
- 2021. Shift out of COVID and new president.
I'm aware these are unpopular opinions. I don't mind elaborating further.
Also if you disagree with takes in this thread, be civil about it and give an actual rationale on why you disagree.
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Post by 10slover on Jun 10, 2022 23:23:34 GMT 10
This is revisionism but i think 2017 was pretty innocent
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Post by nightmarefarm on Jun 10, 2022 23:28:26 GMT 10
This is revisionism but i think 2017 was pretty innocent I mentioned they were unpopular opinions. I don't see 2017 as innocent. That was probably the least innocent year of the 2010s if anything. Poltiical tensions were very high because trump got elected, london bombings, nazi rallies etc. Early 2017 still had remnants of the edgelord youtube era from 2016, late 2017 had mumble rap.
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Post by 10slover on Jun 11, 2022 0:29:16 GMT 10
This is revisionism but i think 2017 was pretty innocent I mentioned they were unpopular opinions. I don't see 2017 as innocent. That was probably the least innocent year of the 2010s if anything. Poltiical tensions were very high because trump got elected, london bombings, nazi rallies etc. Early 2017 still had remnants of the edgelord youtube era from 2016, late 2017 had mumble rap. It seems 2006+ born zoomers think 2017 is innocent
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Post by nightmarefarm on Jun 11, 2022 0:43:44 GMT 10
I mentioned they were unpopular opinions. I don't see 2017 as innocent. That was probably the least innocent year of the 2010s if anything. Poltiical tensions were very high because trump got elected, london bombings, nazi rallies etc. Early 2017 still had remnants of the edgelord youtube era from 2016, late 2017 had mumble rap. It seems 2006+ born zoomers think 2017 is innocent Makes sense for young zoomers since 2017 is nearing the end of their cildhood(before pre-teens at least). Like how kids born in like 2002 would think 2012-2014 is the last innocent times before their teens start. But otherwise I just don't see it that way at all when it is arguably the darkest 2010s year. The only other year which contends is 2018.
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Post by John Titor on Jun 11, 2022 0:46:19 GMT 10
What are years that you are unsure if they should really be classified shift years or not? Or years that are almost shift years. For me: - 2006. I don't recall a shift. The arguments people give with the "late 2006 shift" meme aren't very compelling like for example the last pre-iphone year(as if everyone instantly brought iphones when it came out in 2007) or the PS3 and WII releasing when pretty much no one had them in late 2006.
- 2011. Smartphones become mainstream, Osama Bin Laden dies, Occupy Wall Street, Windows 7 takeover, Google Chrome takeover, etc. - 2013. Overhyped, mid 2010s vibes were already strong in late 2012 and early 2013. 8th gen consoles came out but pretty much no one had them. Maybe it is a shift but it still feels really overhyped. - 2015. Last innocent and simpler 2010s year for the most part. The late part of the year had political tensions and this year was a transitional stage for meme culture as well. We had simpler wacky memes like John Cena earlier in the year and Hotline Bling memes late in the year(mind you, this meme format was spammed endlessly from 2016-2018). Music felt different at the end of the year. Also last year where people played on 7th gen and it still had games made for it even if it was crawling to the grave. - 2021. Shift out of COVID and new president. I'm aware these are unpopular opinions. I don't mind elaborating further. Also if you disagree with takes in this thread, be civil about it and give an actual rationale on why you disagree.
- Scene fashion gets very popular, has a buzz
- That 70's Show and Malcolm in The Middle end ( cornerstones of The 2000s)
- Playstation 3 and Nintendo wii launch
- Windows Vista beta launches ( majority of XP machines in stores are replaced)
- WWE Raw changes their theme and logo
- Hipster gets more of a presence
- American Apparel starts advertising heavily
- Blackberry pearl debuts and is a hit ( first smart phone)
- Facebook opens up to the public without an email
- Twitter is launched ( would not be a hit til several years later)
- Best buy announces it will stop selling CRT TV's in Q1 and Q2 of 2007
- Disney Channel rebrands their whole network with shows like Hannah Montana
it's understandably you didn't think of these shifts because you told us you don't remember 2006 well
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Post by astropoug on Jun 11, 2022 1:31:29 GMT 10
I mentioned they were unpopular opinions. I don't see 2017 as innocent. That was probably the least innocent year of the 2010s if anything. Poltiical tensions were very high because trump got elected, london bombings, nazi rallies etc. Early 2017 still had remnants of the edgelord youtube era from 2016, late 2017 had mumble rap. It seems 2006+ born zoomers think 2017 is innocent Any year can be seen as innocent when you had a good time living through it as a kid. Many late millennials see 2001, the year of 9/11, as an innocent year, because their childhood ran through it, but it would’ve been UNTHINKABLE when we were actually living through it.
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Post by astropoug on Jun 11, 2022 4:46:45 GMT 10
What are years that you are unsure if they should really be classified shift years or not? Or years that are almost shift years. For me: - 2006. I don't recall a shift. The arguments people give with the "late 2006 shift" meme aren't very compelling like for example the last pre-iphone year(as if everyone instantly brought iphones when it came out in 2007) or the PS3 and WII releasing when pretty much no one had them in late 2006. - 2011. Smartphones become mainstream, Osama Bin Laden dies, Occupy Wall Street, Windows 7 takeover, Google Chrome takeover, etc. - 2013. Overhyped, mid 2010s vibes were already strong in late 2012 and early 2013. 8th gen consoles came out but pretty much no one had them. Maybe it is a shift but it still feels really overhyped. - 2015. Last innocent and simpler 2010s year for the most part. The late part of the year had political tensions and this year was a transitional stage for meme culture as well. We had simpler wacky memes like John Cena earlier in the year and Hotline Bling memes late in the year(mind you, this meme format was spammed endlessly from 2016-2018). Music felt different at the end of the year. Also last year where people played on 7th gen and it still had games made for it even if it was crawling to the grave. - 2021. Shift out of COVID and new president. I'm aware these are unpopular opinions. I don't mind elaborating further. Also if you disagree with takes in this thread, be civil about it and give an actual rationale on why you disagree.I don't recall there being a shift in 2015 for memes. Both 2014 and 2015 were the years of MLG and Vine memes. The only noticeable change, to me at least, was that due to Donald Trump running for president, there were more political memes in the year, though nowhere near the extent of 2016.
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Post by nightmarefarm on Jun 11, 2022 4:53:11 GMT 10
What are years that you are unsure if they should really be classified shift years or not? Or years that are almost shift years. For me: - 2006. I don't recall a shift. The arguments people give with the "late 2006 shift" meme aren't very compelling like for example the last pre-iphone year(as if everyone instantly brought iphones when it came out in 2007) or the PS3 and WII releasing when pretty much no one had them in late 2006. - 2011. Smartphones become mainstream, Osama Bin Laden dies, Occupy Wall Street, Windows 7 takeover, Google Chrome takeover, etc. - 2013. Overhyped, mid 2010s vibes were already strong in late 2012 and early 2013. 8th gen consoles came out but pretty much no one had them. Maybe it is a shift but it still feels really overhyped. - 2015. Last innocent and simpler 2010s year for the most part. The late part of the year had political tensions and this year was a transitional stage for meme culture as well. We had simpler wacky memes like John Cena earlier in the year and Hotline Bling memes late in the year(mind you, this meme format was spammed endlessly from 2016-2018). Music felt different at the end of the year. Also last year where people played on 7th gen and it still had games made for it even if it was crawling to the grave. - 2021. Shift out of COVID and new president. I'm aware these are unpopular opinions. I don't mind elaborating further. Also if you disagree with takes in this thread, be civil about it and give an actual rationale on why you disagree.I don't recall there being a shift in 2015 for memes. Both 2014 and 2015 were the years of MLG and Vine memes. The only noticeable change, to me at least, was that due to Donald Trump running for president, there were more political memes in the year, though nowhere near the extent of 2016. hotline bling meme literally started that year. it was the beginning of dank memes in general rather than just MLG.
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Post by astropoug on Jun 11, 2022 4:56:53 GMT 10
I don't recall there being a shift in 2015 for memes. Both 2014 and 2015 were the years of MLG and Vine memes. The only noticeable change, to me at least, was that due to Donald Trump running for president, there were more political memes in the year, though nowhere near the extent of 2016. hotline bling meme literally started that year. it was the beginning of dank memes in general rather than just MLG. I think 2014 was. Filthy Frank blew up that year, and MLG memes are related to dank memes. Hell, even 2013 had some early dank memes.
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Post by nightmarefarm on Jun 11, 2022 5:02:55 GMT 10
hotline bling meme literally started that year. it was the beginning of dank memes in general rather than just MLG. I think 2014 was. Filthy Frank blew up that year, and MLG memes are related to dank memes. Hell, even 2013 had some early dank memes.
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Post by astropoug on Jun 11, 2022 5:06:59 GMT 10
I think 2014 was. Filthy Frank blew up that year, and MLG memes are related to dank memes. Hell, even 2013 had some early dank memes. Shrek is Love memes were 2014. 2014 in general was the year internet culture went edgy, although you had some edgy stuff in 2013.
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