Periods that feel like the peak of eras
Jul 13, 2022 11:30:08 GMT 10
Post by astropoug on Jul 13, 2022 11:30:08 GMT 10
Which periods feel the most strongly like the era they are in? Here are my picks.
Late 1990s: 1996-1997 and 1997-1998 school years
Spice Girls, Lewinsky scandal, Final Fantasy VII, browser wars, Titanic, Men In Black, Super Mario 64, Puff Daddy
Early 2000s: Mid-late 2001 + 2002
9/11, nu metal, Xbox and GameCube launch, GTA 3, Yu-Gi-Oh, Patriot Act, Sum 41, peak Eminem, Sk8r Boi, Xtina, Vanessa Carlton
Mid 2000s: 2004-2005 school year + Summer 2005
GTA San Andreas, Halo 2, 50 Cent's The Massacre, T-Mobile Sidekick, American Idiot, Hurricane Katrina, CN City, Crazy Frog, Paris Hilton, Ashlee Simpson
Late 2000s: 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 school years
Fred, peak Wii, Guitar Hero/Rock Band, Club Penguin, Great Recession, Sarah Palin, The Dark Knight, go green movement, The Office, Souija Boy, neon pop punk
Early 2010s: 2011 + early 2012
Rage comics, trollface, Nyan Cat, Skyrim, Arrow to the knee jokes, Angry Birds, Occupy Wall Street, dubstep, bronies, LMFAO, One Direction, Rebecca Black, Arab Spring, Kony 2012
Mid 2010s: Mid-late 2013 + 2014 + 2015
Gamergate, Five Nights at Freddys, Deez Nuts jokes, Ebola, Vine, Ice Bucket Challenge, Flappy Bird, GTA V, Doge, MLG memes, Crimea annexation, Miley Cyrus twerking, selfies, Frozen, gay marriage legalization, Undertale, Minions, PewDiePie
Late 2010s: Summer 2017 + 2017-2018 school year
Peak Fortnite hype, XXXTentacion, Parkland + March for Our Lives, peak Rick and Morty, Ugandan Knuckles, Steamed Hams, 13 Reasons Why, Riverdale, Big Mouth, emo rap, #MeToo movement, Unite the Right rally, Lil Pump, hypebeast culture, fidget spinners
Early 2020s: 2020 + Early-mid 2021
2020 election, Among Us, George Floyd protests, distance learning, Zoom, COVID-19, Friday Night Funkin, Fall Guys, Tiger King, January 6th insurrection
Late 1990s: 1996-1997 and 1997-1998 school years
Spice Girls, Lewinsky scandal, Final Fantasy VII, browser wars, Titanic, Men In Black, Super Mario 64, Puff Daddy
Early 2000s: Mid-late 2001 + 2002
9/11, nu metal, Xbox and GameCube launch, GTA 3, Yu-Gi-Oh, Patriot Act, Sum 41, peak Eminem, Sk8r Boi, Xtina, Vanessa Carlton
Mid 2000s: 2004-2005 school year + Summer 2005
GTA San Andreas, Halo 2, 50 Cent's The Massacre, T-Mobile Sidekick, American Idiot, Hurricane Katrina, CN City, Crazy Frog, Paris Hilton, Ashlee Simpson
Late 2000s: 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 school years
Fred, peak Wii, Guitar Hero/Rock Band, Club Penguin, Great Recession, Sarah Palin, The Dark Knight, go green movement, The Office, Souija Boy, neon pop punk
Early 2010s: 2011 + early 2012
Rage comics, trollface, Nyan Cat, Skyrim, Arrow to the knee jokes, Angry Birds, Occupy Wall Street, dubstep, bronies, LMFAO, One Direction, Rebecca Black, Arab Spring, Kony 2012
Mid 2010s: Mid-late 2013 + 2014 + 2015
Gamergate, Five Nights at Freddys, Deez Nuts jokes, Ebola, Vine, Ice Bucket Challenge, Flappy Bird, GTA V, Doge, MLG memes, Crimea annexation, Miley Cyrus twerking, selfies, Frozen, gay marriage legalization, Undertale, Minions, PewDiePie
Late 2010s: Summer 2017 + 2017-2018 school year
Peak Fortnite hype, XXXTentacion, Parkland + March for Our Lives, peak Rick and Morty, Ugandan Knuckles, Steamed Hams, 13 Reasons Why, Riverdale, Big Mouth, emo rap, #MeToo movement, Unite the Right rally, Lil Pump, hypebeast culture, fidget spinners
Early 2020s: 2020 + Early-mid 2021
2020 election, Among Us, George Floyd protests, distance learning, Zoom, COVID-19, Friday Night Funkin, Fall Guys, Tiger King, January 6th insurrection