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Post by rainbow on Feb 23, 2018 10:04:42 GMT 10
Pop culture-wise, I feel as if 2013 was one of the most transitional years in this decade so far. It had a different feel to it compared to 2010 when electropop was at its peak and artists like Ke$ha were very popular, but at the same time, it felt different from 2016 when Trap was everywhere. In 2013, we saw the rise of Ariana Grade, new artists like Lorde, and one of the very first signs of Gen Z culture despite the year still being late millennial culture. 2013 seemed like it had the perfect mixture of early 2010's culture and mid-2010's culture.
Things that make 2013 more early 2010's: -Dubstep was still popular -It was the last hurrah for electropop -The last year when lots of teens were using Facebook -The last early 2010's year (numerically speaking, mid-2010's didn't start until May 2013) -The last year when Lady Gaga was popular (with her song Applause topping the charts) -The last year where having logos on shirts were common (e.g Aeropostale shirts) -2013 was still predominately late millennial culture despite it being the cusp
Things that make 2013 more mid-2010's: -Mid-2010's artists like Ariana Grande and Lorde becoming popular -First year with a few signs of Gen Z culture -The year when Vine came out and became extremely popular in 2013 and would stay that way for 2014-2015. -First year that is numerically more mid-2010's than early 2010's (January-April 2013 was early 2010's, the rest of 2013 was the mid-2010's) -The year where apps like Snapchat were very popular by late 2013. -The electropop music genre being completely dead by the end of 2013. -Instagram was very popular this year.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Feb 23, 2018 22:50:03 GMT 10
I agree. For me personally, the emergence of #hashtags and Selfies really marked the point in time when Early 2010s culture transitioned into Mid 2010s. If I remember correctly, Selfies started to become popular in April 2013. I remember it happened shortly after I turned 14.
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Post by prodanny288 on Feb 24, 2018 12:16:32 GMT 10
First half of 2013 felt like 2012 to me. Late 2013 was transitional.
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Post by Harbourside Tv on Feb 24, 2018 12:30:22 GMT 10
2013 was apparently known as the year of the selfie but i don't remember half of my grade at school taking selfies until i was in Year 8 which was 2014!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2018 13:02:57 GMT 10
Mid 2010s didn't start until 2014 IMO
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2018 13:44:16 GMT 10
Snapchat and Vine further improved social media as a whole. Xbox One and PS4 came out. Twerking became a thing. 2013 was definitely the start of the mid 2010s.
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Post by #Infinity on Feb 24, 2018 16:03:34 GMT 10
Netflix began releasing original content in 2013. This was an enormous turning point for the TV industry, which contributed further to YouTube's decline in dominance over popular culture and made the term "binge-watching" more significant than ever.
Also, spring 2013 was when people began to really start debating rape culture and the questionable treatment of women in the media more than ever before. "Blurred Lines'" wouldn't have been nearly as controversial as it was had it not been for this development, especially considering just how blatantly misogynist lots of hit songs were throughout the 2000s that mostly got a free pass. #MeToo was when the current generation of feminism began to advance beyond a primary talking point to concretely influential to the sociopolitical landscape of the day, but I definitely noticed feminist protests suddenly reach a fever pitch in 2013 that I wasn't familiar with before.
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Post by lolologist on Mar 10, 2018 22:19:03 GMT 10
Yes, 2013 is very transitional year also 2016 but not much as 2013.
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