2000-03 were the best years. The movies were better and the music was so cool during that period. Technology was simpler and thus so was life.

I actually feel quite fortunate to have been born when i was and that i was able to live through those times.

It was around 04/05 that culturally things just started to feel different, things started going downhill. The culture was changing and I havent liked it since. How many of you miss the early 2000s as well?

Of the early 2000s, I think I am mostly nostalgic about 2002 but not because of what was happening in the world I mean personally. I was only 22 and I remember some great moments in my life that year. The mid to late 2000s('05 to '09) were better for me!

Of the early 2000s, I think I am mostly nostalgic about 2002 but not because of what was happening in the world I mean personally. I was only 22 and I remember some great moments in my life that year. The mid to late 2000s('05 to '09) were better for me!


trust me u dont wanna go back

Of the early 2000s, I think I am mostly nostalgic about 2002 but not because of what was happening in the world I mean personally. I was only 22 and I remember some great moments in my life that year. The mid to late 2000s('05 to '09) were better for me!


mid 00s were better

trust me u dont wanna go back


Actually, if I had a time machine and it were possible I would go back to 2005-2009 in a heartbeat. Best years of my life! The early 2000s weren't that great for me, except 2002 which I have fond memories of.

:)

Actually, if I had a time machine and it were possible I would go back to 2005-2009 in a heartbeat. Best years of my life! The early 2000s weren't that great for me, except 2002 which I have fond memories of.

:)


please me more indepth with this

Actually, if I had a time machine and it were possible I would go back to 2005-2009 in a heartbeat. Best years of my life! The early 2000s weren't that great for me, except 2002 which I have fond memories of.

:)

I agree! I'd kill to go back to 2007 and my Junior High years.  :)

I wish I can go back to 2004-early 2007 personally.  I was 19-21 and had a few retail store jobs and was off to college.  What I like most about that era is the amount of time I spend with friends and loved ones.  I tried so many different things like sex, drugs, living on my own, and most importantly, I was in great shape(15 percent body fat in 2006).  I always thought the movies from that era were great too, but I wasn't too fond of the music.  Emo was so lame, we used to beat people up at work when we found out they listened to Simple Plan or Taking Back Sunday.

Well I liked the early 2000's for movies and videos games of the time, but I disliked being in middle school. ;\ It was an awkward period in my life. I wouldn't mind being in fall of 2003 or 2004 though. 2004 was a great year.

The early 00's were ok.  Between 9/11 and horrid pop culture, the early part before 9/11 was decent and there were some tolerable things.  I remember the ghetto fabulous look, the cargo pants, capris, J-lo, and the post 90's culture right before the Bush years... etc. 

You also had the introduction of the PS2 and The PS3.

I wish I can go back to 2004-early 2007 personally.  I was 19-21 and had a few retail store jobs and was off to college.  What I like most about that era is the amount of time I spend with friends and loved ones.  I tried so many different things like sex, drugs, living on my own, and most importantly, I was in great shape(15 percent body fat in 2006).  I always thought the movies from that era were great too, but I wasn't too fond of the music.  Emo was so lame, we used to beat people up at work when we found out they listened to Simple Plan or Taking Back Sunday.


Jim  would you feel as if the 2000s were more carefree ?

Jim  would you feel as if the 2000s were more carefree ?


It was certainly a lot cheaper back then to do things.  Gas prices were high, but they were usually around the $2.40 area here until the mid/late 2007 when gas prices were high.  I had a part time job that I worked 20 hours a week, and I was still able to go and enjoy things.  I can't do that today with the same job and pay.  Heck I make 50K currently and living isn't as comfortable as I thought it would.

2000- It was an okay year, nothing special. I did start Junior High in the fall and Christmas was a blast, but other than that, just another year. Although I have to say I did enjoy 6th grade very much.
2001- I wasn't a bad year, but things changed fast for me this year.... I began puberty  ;D. Also my family moved and I loved the house, but it was kind a dark year, I guess it was my hormones?
2002- Not as eventful as 2001 at all! Even more mundane than 2000. To be honest 2002 was a forgetful year in my life.
2003- It was a fun year and I loved the energy of it! I especially loved that summer going to Washington D.C. with my 8th grade class. 2004 had an even more fun energy in my opinion. Hated the crunk music starting to be on the radio though... awful!  8-P

Overall the early 00s was uneventful and forgetful in my life. The mid-00s were more eventful, though in a dark and twisted way. :-\\

I really miss them, too. My personal life was better than ever. And when it comes to music... Oh my, even manufactured pop artists sounded good back then. They all went for rawer, more mature and slightly more sincere-sounding records. While 90's sound ruled 2000 (Britney's 'Oops! I Did it Again' being a perfect example) and the first months of 2001, by 2002 the disgustingly cute bubblegum sounds of the late 1990's pop music were out.

Britney (Boys, Slave 4 U, Toxic)
Christina Aguilera (Dirrty, Beautiful, Fighter)
Justin Timberlake (Cry Me a River, Rock Your Body)
to name a few

I also miss the likes of Michelle Branch and Vanessa Carlton. Back then Avril Lavigne had better songs ('Complicated', 'Sk8er Boi', 'I'm With You', 'My Happy Ending'
) while 'Girlfriend' was sh****.

I think the best years music-wise were mid 2001 to mid 2004.
Heck, even Shania sounded her best back then (remember 'I'm Gonna Getcha Good!' ?)

Ten years ago most goods and services in my country costed 80-100% less than now while salaries were mostly the same*

*Salaries have increased, but there are far more and larger taxes now, so when you deduct the taxes, you're left with less money for spending than in 2002.

The early 00s was fine, with the exception of 9/11, until 2003. 2005/ summer of '06 were decent.

I am from Morocco. I graduated Elementary School in 1999-2000 (I am 24 years old now). 1999-2003 were the best years in my life. I've been exposed to American culture since my young ages. I would watch MTV with my older brother all day long. I was a big fan of Teen Pop (BSB, NSync, Britney Spears, Ricky Martin) & Rap (Eminem, Dr. Dre). I wasn't into fashion back then (guess I was too young for that), but I remember my brother wearing baggy pants all the time. I used to play Pokémon Yellow on my Game Boy Color a lot! I fell in love for the first time in my 8th grade year (2001-2002)  ::). Falling in love with her made me love school! Unfortunately, I'd never had the occasion to talk to her (I was a coward  :(). I visited my old Middle School a couple of months ago (hadn't been there in over 8 years). It brought back too many good memories.
There is never a day that passes by I don't think of those days. Every night before I lay down to sleep, I listen to old music. It helps take me back to my childhood, when life was simpler and much cooler. I really miss the early 00's.

Other than 2000 and maybe the first few months of 2001, I don't care to remember the early 2000's. Now 2004 and 2005, I wouldn't mind going back to. I didn't care for 2006 and 2007, but 2008 and 2009 were good times.

Other than 2000 and maybe the first few months of 2001, I don't care to remember the early 2000's. Now 2004 and 2005, I wouldn't mind going back to. I didn't care for 2006 and 2007, but 2008 and 2009 were good times.


early 2000s was still 90s atleast until late 2002    even in late 2002 there still was a lil bit left. 2005 is the peak year so alot of ppl o this board hold it in high regard to the decade . 2006 was not bad either though  maybe the 4th quarter of it was  but the first 3 quarters of 2006 were good .

I'd take 2001-2004 over 2011-2014 any day. Back then music was better imo. And people were less dependent on the Internet. Now all we do is 'talk' via IM and Facebook. Back then people actually used to call you and to talk tete-a-tete. Now we're all cyber zombies, addicted to the Internet. I also miss the magazines made of paper, remember those? ;) Online magazines and news websites are just not the same, and they have comments sections where the dumbest people post silly remarks.

And people were less dependent on the Internet. Now all we do is 'talk' via IM and Facebook. Back then people actually used to call you and to talk tete-a-tete.


This is so true!

I'd take 2001-2004 over 2011-2014 any day. Back then music was better imo. And people were less dependent on the Internet. Now all we do is 'talk' via IM and Facebook. Back then people actually used to call you and to talk tete-a-tete. Now we're all cyber zombies, addicted to the Internet. I also miss the magazines made of paper, remember those? ;) Online magazines and news websites are just not the same, and they have comments sections where the dumbest people post silly remarks.



2014 isnt even here yet

This is so true!


people today in 2012 forget how to use pen and paper. We got so much technology it's unbelieveable how we're able to communicate with devices.

I'd take 2001-2004 over 2011-2014 any day. Back then music was better imo. And people were less dependent on the Internet. Now all we do is 'talk' via IM and Facebook. Back then people actually used to call you and to talk tete-a-tete. Now we're all cyber zombies, addicted to the Internet. I also miss the magazines made of paper, remember those? ;) Online magazines and news websites are just not the same, and they have comments sections where the dumbest people post silly remarks.


Facebook and social networking in general has ruined communication between people. In 2012, it seems clicking "Like" is the way people acknowledge that they know how they are doing.

Facebook and social networking in general has ruined communication between people. In 2012, it seems clicking "Like" is the way people acknowledge that they know how they are doing.


I was into it for a short period; late 2009-about late 2010. I was posting where I am, what I am doing and clicked "like" quite a lot. At some point I found out, how ridiculous that actually is.

Facebook and social networking in general has ruined communication between people. In 2012, it seems clicking "Like" is the way people acknowledge that they know how they are doing.


and also thumbs up or thumbs down.

I graduated HS in 2000. Ill never forget that summer, driving around listening to Blink 182,  sum 41, Good Charlotte, Brittany, Christina, Papa Roach, The Barenaked Ladies, SR-71, etc. I remember listening to the radio and actually LIKING most of the stuff that they played. Throughout 00-03 there was a lot of good electronic music as well and people still went to raves.

00-03 were incredible years. The movies were funny while still maintaining some decency. The fashions were cool. I miss the big long shorts, little sun glasses, skater t-shirts, girls wearing hip-hugger jeans, etc.

I miss the Nokia cell phone that everyone had that would only make calls and receive them. I miss how most people didnt spend 24/7 on social networking sites--now everyone is glued to their computer, laptop, or phone.

The economy was better. Things were funner. Life was beautiful. There probably isnt a day that goes by where those years dont cross my mind. People often ask me if id like to be 18/19/20/21 again and I have to explain that theres now way id want to be those ages in present times. Id do anything to go back to when I was those ages and relive those glorious years all over again.

Its funny but when I was living the life during those years I never thought they would leave such an impact on my life. I actually feel quite blessed to have been born when i was and that i was able to live through those incredible times.

It was around 04/05 that things just started to feel different, things started going downhill. The culture was changing and I havent liked it since. It was about 08 when I REALLY started to miss what life was like back in the glory days of the early 2000s. I really miss the fun music and cool fashions, everything is so different now.

Every night when Im laying in bed before I fall asleep I will listen to songs from back then and have this intense nostalgic feeling that wont go away. Then I go to sleep wake up the next morning and the sad reality hits me. Lets us never forget 2000-2003.


The best movie for that era is Groove. An all-night rave.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groove_(film)

I totally agree with the OP, 2000-2003 were incredible. Well 2000 was so-so for me, 2001-2003 were a lot better and 2004 was quite good for me even though that was the last year 2001-2003 trends were popular. 2004 was like a warm-up year for the cultural shift we had in 2005. To this day I hate 2005 and 2006 for destroying the music trends from the 2001-2003/2004 time frame.

I even preferred 2001-2003 TV. Back then Just Shoot Me! was still current and it got cancelled in 2003. Dharma & Greg also started in the late 90's but it was still running in 2001-2002.

I even miss the Web from 2001-2004, websites were less flashy as a whole and images were simpler. Imagine running them on our current broadband/WiFi connections? Internet connections got a lot faster since then, but people tend to forget that websites got 'fatter' and heavier. I prefer the 2001-2004 simpler look of websites. You can still access the web circa 2001-2004, just go to the Internet Archive: http://www.bibalex.org/isis/frontend/archive/archive_web.aspx  :)

Here's how Microsoft.com looked in 2003: http://web.archive.bibalex.org/web/20031205011159/www.microsoft.com/

Back then websites were not as image-heavy and they were mostly text-based with few images. Annoying animations were not that common. I miss that simplicity.  :)

Annoying animations were not that common. I miss that simplicity.  :)


Don't you remember animated gifs? Some - even official - sites were overloaded with them these days  ;D
That's actually a thing I don't miss from the earlier web days.

Don't you remember animated gifs? Some - even official - sites were overloaded with them these days  ;D
That's actually a thing I don't miss from the earlier web days.


I miss those animated gifs.

I miss those animated gifs.


I miss them a bit due to nostalgia, but actually they were very distracting if you wanted to read something.

When I was 14/15 I created my own websites and actually used them, too :lol:

I miss them a bit due to nostalgia, but actually they were very distracting if you wanted to read something.

When I was 14/15 I created my own websites and actually used them, too :lol:



sometimes they'd get in the way of what you were doing.

I miss them a bit due to nostalgia, but actually they were very distracting if you wanted to read something.

When I was 14/15 I created my own websites and actually used them, too :lol:

Distracting? They were nowhere near as distracting as today's flash banners.

Distracting? They were nowhere near as distracting as today's flash banners.


That's a different point and I have never mentioned that today's websites are better.

Also very common in the early 00's was adding midi files for background music. Now that was annoying ;)

You guys say the '10s are bad now, but 10 years from yall gonna be whining about how much you miss it. LOL Nostalgia can be a bitch sometimes.

You guys say the '10s are bad now, but 10 years from yall gonna be whining about how much you miss it. LOL Nostalgia can be a bitch sometimes.

I never really hated the early 00's like 2000-2004 when they were ongoing.

They were somewhat simpler than today and those were my high school years, but I'd rather go back to the '80s or '90s (pre-1997) of course. Still, it is just not old enough yet for me to really appreciate, as I'm still discovering '80s and '90s-based stuff that I missed as a child. The early 2000s are just dorky nowadays and need some more time to rest before they are born again as an era to cherish, particularly that immediate post 9/11 era and the start of the Iraq war. Still, the early 2000s had the late technology adapters still using snail mail to send letters (some still handwritten), listen to cassettes rather than CDs or the then-new MP3 players, and you would still see an '80s car on the road daily or almost daily, whereas nowadays its the '90s cars (and even some early 2000s) cars that are rapidly disappearing from the road. I just don't see the era of having an Internet URL in media on almost every page and TV program/commercial as "special" yet in my nostalgic mind.

I prefer 2000-2004 cars to cars from 2005-2012.
The 2012 Ford Escort sucks.
I miss the time when this Focus was all the rage:
http://www.diseno-art.com/images_4/Ford_Focus_RS_mk1_hot-hatch.jpg\

What a lovely shade of blue!

I still have some videos that were taken of me in 2002 and 2003. They were taken with an old camcorder from 2002. I have not watched them since then so it's kind of a time capsule on video for me. It's exciting! I need a VHS player or the camcorder itself to watch them lol but I can't find it anywhere! I also have another video of me from 2005 which I really am wanting to watch since 2005 is one of my favorite years. I can't believe camcorders were still popular in the early 2000s, and today we don't even need them anymore. Also, I miss when CDs were still really popular early in the 2000s. It was so much fun when you could burn music on a CD with the old desktop computers and then playback on a personal CD player.

I still have some videos that were taken of me in 2002 and 2003. They were taken with an old camcorder from 2002. I have not watched them since then so it's kind of a time capsule on video for me. It's exciting! I need a VHS player or the camcorder itself to watch them lol but I can't find it anywhere! I also have another video of me from 2005 which I really am wanting to watch since 2005 is one of my favorite years. I can't believe camcorders were still popular in the early 2000s, and today we don't even need them anymore. Also, I miss when CDs were still really popular early in the 2000s. It was so much fun when you could burn music on a CD with the old desktop computers and then playback on a personal CD player.


I know right?! I remember when my friends and I used to burn playlists and must-have albums from the latest artists that we liked back then. Brings back memories. I was still burning CDs in high school during the mid/late 00's for my P.E. class and because my car only played CDs and cassettes. In fact, I remember I was one of the few kids in high school who was still using a CD player until I got an iPod late sophomore year. As much as I love using my iPod, I'll always prefer buying a CD over buying a MP3. Nothing like owning the physical thing. 8)

I was still burning CDs in high school during the mid/late 00's for my P.E. class and because my car only played CDs and cassettes.


Guess what I still did in the mid 00's: Our car (1995 model) only played cassettes. To listen to my mp3s in the car I burned an audio cd first and later dubbed that cd on a tape - That was the easiest method ;)

I really miss the time when the Mark 1 Ford Focus was new. It's still a great car and its design has matured better than that of most late 90's/early 00's cars. I think it influenced automotive design in general. It was launched in 1998 in Europe, so you can imagine how it looked parked next to other 90's cars:
http://www.autointell.com/News-2001/February-2001/Ford-Focus.jpg

I still want one, preferably painted in "Imperial blue":
http://www.fastestlaps.com/photos/Ford_Focus_RS_47d6f697a2750.jpg

I can completely understand. For me:

2000 If post-1990s magic existed, it existed in this year.
2001 & 2002 Awesome, but 2000 was better.
2003 - 2005 Great
2006 & 2007 This is the latest that mainstream pop culture in general could qualify as being cool.
2008 & 2009 Not all bad, but I'm hardly going to want late noughties pop culture back any time soon.

By the way, cars from the first half of the noughties were great. Anyone remember season three of Fear Factor, four people could win a 2004 Mazda Rx8?

I think the early 2000s sucked honestly. I hated the douchebaggery of that time. The GWB-loving, Limp Bizkit-listening, South Park-quoting, Avril and Nickelback-playing idiocy, and people always calling things 'gay' and 'retarded'. It was such a stupid, annoying immature time.  ::) I prefer the late 00s/early 10s and of course the decades before 2000.

I think the early 2000s sucked honestly. I hated the douchebaggery of that time. The GWB-loving, Limp Bizkit-listening, South Park-quoting, Avril and Nickelback-playing idiocy, and people always calling things 'gay' and 'retarded'. It was such a stupid, annoying immature time.  ::) I prefer the late 00s/early 10s and of course the decades before 2000.


Personally, "douchebaggery" belongs to 2005-2012. Just IMO though.

I miss those animated gifs.


http://www.lee.org/reading/general/Hampsterdance/

http://www.lee.org/reading/general/Hampsterdance/


It's been 12 years and AYBABTU is still going strong.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-uAKts-eNuWM/UDfohGzBLwI/AAAAAAAAcCo/3db3L-tFTwI/aybabtu.gif

The original All Your Base Are Belong To Us website is still up.  FOR GREAT JUSTICE!

http://www.lee.org/reading/general/Hampsterdance/


;D

Im still missing them...  :(

I miss them too! It was definitely my favorite era.Mid 00's were good too (Especially up to 2005) What year were you born in? I assume anyone born between the years 1994 and 1996 like me would have the greatest nostalgia for that time as they were little kids in their single digits.

It's amazing that even teenagers care about their childhood 8)

I couldn't care less about it when I was 17/18...

I miss them too! It was definitely my favorite era.Mid 00's were good too (Especially up to 2005) What year were you born in? I assume anyone born between the years 1994 and 1996 like me would have the greatest nostalgia for that time as they were little kids in their single digits.


Speak for the crew!! Heck yeah I miss the best years of my life!!! times were simpler, a great years for discovery..., great awakening in Asia socioeconomic wise and it's the most self reflective era in western culture music and film wise (TV shows however are standard in general) so in other words very mature times for artists despite the teen pop phenomenon but even they are optimist bunch and half the time they do promote very positive/optimist hopeful messages for the future(though the other half is about being a hoar and douchebag xD and they were the pioneer of tweens phenomenons too) and douchebaggery did exist but it's not widespread and they are being make fun of!! the most diverse and totally carefree days everywhere and people have life!!! yet technologically accessible and just at that right balance in the lifestyle

Heck there were no laws recognised for cellphone and driving as well as news about getting cancer from them, or disorder from using too much technology. This phenomenon if wasn't counterwised with major disasters, everything will be so great. Personally I was in the peak of my childhood era and nothing can ever take that away and family was doing really well!!! and I do remember watching MTV often due to older sibling before 2002 and just have fun!!! everything was cheaper back then and less crowded. I would want to go back to period 1998-2005 Western world if I can!!

2004 and 05 was the core of the 2000s and it starts to wane its awesomeness a bit but TV is improving I must say ;), technology was more familiar with today but "Homeland" trends are emerging among society and 21st century problems starts to become apparent and coincides with the growing trend of douchebaggery with crank music (still fun to listen to but starts to become sour) and scene/emo stuff which I don't get... personally it was still good but it was life changing period for me (moving country), while being quite fond of the pop culture, without my personal circumstance, it would be the most forgotten period of my life :/

I loved the early 00's because it was the extension of the late 90s which was I think the most peaceful period of planet earth in general (2000 by my consideration that was the most peaceful year ever!! and it is the year of peace anyways xD)

It's amazing that even teenagers care about their childhood 8)

I couldn't care less about it when I was 17/18...


I'm almost 40 and my teenage years were mediocre.

I'm almost 40 and my teenage years were mediocre.


I'm 19 and I would say the same thing :D

I was born in 1988, and I miss the late 1998 - early 2005 period. Especially 2001-2004 (pop culture in 1998-2000 and 2005 was cringe-worthy). But my personal life was great in all those years. I detest the late 2005-present day period. While 1992-1994 were great years, I don't miss 1995-early 1998 at all!

I wonder how come no one mentioned cars. I miss most cars from 2000-2005, especially the European and Japanese ones. They had cleaner lines and didn't go for those over-styled kinetic designs that make them look like melting. With some exceptions (mostly from 2005 to 2009), I don't care about 2005-present cars.

2000 there was definitely still the 'teen pop' feel in the music industry. 2001, actually as early as 2000 I knew that rap was going to dominate the 00s decade, and I was right. 2001 mainstream music was pretty bad I gotta say and so was 2002. I prefer pop songs now, and I know I'm the minority in this opinion. 2000 music was still okay.

I loved The Grinch movie in 2000 though, it was an awesome movie, and still is to me! I also remember Harry Potter books being huge starting in 2000. I heard about it in 1999, but by 2000's Goblet of Fire book, the series was like a Beatles concert!

Even though I thought mainstream music was lame, I loved the atmosphere of the early 00s. I do also remember post-Grunge being huge.

I also remember Incubus's song 'Drive' from 2001, and became a huge hit in 2002.

Movies then were great in my opinion, I remember Shrek 2 in 2004.

I'm 19 and I would say the same thing :D


You're still young and I'm twice as old as you are.

It's amazing that even teenagers care about their childhood 8)

I couldn't care less about it when I was 17/18...


Agreed.  When I was a teenager I wanted to distance myself from my childhood.  Now I get nostalgic for the '90s, but at 17-18 I didn't want anything to do with the person I was at 8-9.

early 2000s sucked u dont wanna go back

Yes the early 00s were an extension of the late 90s.  I miss those days... a lot.

Life was so much more exciting back then. We didnt have tablets or smart phones, and the only people who owned laptops were people who had money.

Nobody ever told you to “google it". And libraries were still being used for their books.

The music was fun and life was amazing. I still cant believe its been over 10 years, it seems like it was just yesterday. I miss those years with a passion. Im gonna cry.


early 00s were zzzzzzzzzz

I miss about the early 00's Internet! The fact that mostly highly educated people had computers and web access. Nowadays just about everyone has the Internet and it's no wonder there are so many flame wars, hatred online etc. Nowadays everyone is a no-lifer who's only social Interaction is online, even the celebrities turned from cool people to nerds. Don't get me wrong - I like computers, but I don't want them to be (ab)used by white (and all colors) trash. ;)

I graduated HS in 2000. Ill never forget that summer, driving around listening to Blink 182,  sum 41, Good Charlotte, Brittany, Christina, Papa Roach, The Barenaked Ladies, SR-71, etc. I remember listening to the radio and actually LIKING most of the stuff that they played. Throughout 00-03 there was a lot of good electronic music as well and people still went to raves.

I'm starting to get more nostalgic for early 00s music myself.  I miss a lot of the alternative you mentioned, but also a lot of the hip hop like Eminem, Ludacris, Mannie Fresh, etc.  Yeah it was mostly shallow, but it had more attitude back then.

Nowadays just about everyone has the Internet and it's no wonder there are so many flame wars, hatred online etc.


and before you know every household has to have internet access.

I'm starting to get more nostalgic for early 00s music myself.  I miss a lot of the alternative you mentioned, but also a lot of the hip hop like Eminem, Ludacris, Mannie Fresh, etc.  Yeah it was mostly shallow, but it had more attitude back then.


ehhhh not really

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080804052809/harrypotter/images/c/cd/Tt0241527_largeCover.jpg

http://www.renaissancemagazine.com/movies/hp2.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4c/Pok%C3%A9mon_box_art_-_Gold_Version.png

http://www.tv-intros.com/p/pokemon%20johto%20journeys.jpg

ehhhh not really


You make a compelling argument...

2000s got better as I left the decade. They were full of challenging times but they did make me a better person so I can't argue with that. :)

You make a compelling argument...


thank u

yes in those days the general public wouldnt have approved of teenage moms.... in those days society actually DISCOURAGED underage females from having babies. unlike today when its celebrated to the point of getting your own tv show if you do!


Well, could you please explain why teenage pregnancy in the US is the lowest it's been in a very long time? Many people complain about the moral decay and depravity of today(often holding the younger generation responsible) but often this view lacks evidence and (in your case about out of control teenage pregnancy) even contradicts facts and evidence.

So yes the economy is in the crapper, there is a wider gap between the rich and poor, our politics grow even more divisive but a lot of the social ills of the past have lessened in their severity. In pop culture I actually think 2003 was more debased and profane than 2013 is, in terms of music, fashion, ect.

papa roach's cut my life into pieces,

It's called "Last Resort." If you like it so much you could at least get the name right.

Why's everyone so hostile in this forum?  :(

So yes the economy is in the crapper, there is a wider gap between the rich and poor, our politics grow even more divisive but a lot of the social ills of the past have lessened in their severity. In pop culture I actually think 2003 was more debased and profane than 2013 is, in terms of music, fashion, ect.


Agree.  Early 2000s pop culture seemed more aggressive and vulgar in general (aside from teen pop, which I guess could be considered aggressive compared to One Direction).  Today's pop culture isn't all squeaky clean, but it's not as 'in your face' as it was back then.

Agree.  Early 2000s pop culture seemed more aggressive and vulgar in general (aside from teen pop, which I guess could be considered aggressive compared to One Direction).  Today's pop culture isn't all squeaky clean, but it's not as 'in your face' as it was back then.


yeah it watered down considerably much

For many this era wasn't so great.  How can someone believe the early 2000s was more vulgar than today? This was probably the most conservative and dullest era in the last 15 years.

This probably had to be the least tolerant era in the 2000s. Remember bush was voted for twice, and right after September 11th, huge amounts of American prejudice came out of the closet, aside of the tragedy that struck many. Never was there a period where racism (on all sides) and racist humor was so tolerated.

Everyone was trying to play it safe in terms of dress, style etc... This is an era where macho and jock fashion and attitude were subliminally over-glorified in movies, media and music, and so on. Lets not forget the bubblegum girl, faux-gangsta/raver/pop singer trends reigned supreme And then all of a sudden in 2003 there was this short-lived mass acceptance of watered down "goth" and "punk" fashion, which just a year earlier one would receive death threats for simply wearing a decent amount of black and dr. martin/combat boots ( as opposed to forced dress code of at least including baggy bleached jeans, Abercrombie and finch or adidas superstars). Dressing like that alone could allow someone to be labeled potential school shooter or devil worshipper. Something that like would have never happened in the late 80's/ early-mid 90s or even today where dressing excessive or different is tolerated a lot more.

People were a lot of less open in the period from what I can remember. It wasn't until the mid 2000s when people starting opening up outside of their bubbles with on the talk against bush, climate change, environmental issues, gay marriage, healthy eating etc....Today people are more open, tolerant and aware than a decade ago.

Also what I didn't like about this period was how everyone pretended the early to mid 90s didn't exist or didn't really evolve into the 2000's. It was just whatever was on TRL that defined your  hip hop influenced accent and attitude with your clique of friends. Also it seemed the majority of rock music (nu-metal and pop punk) tried to blend into this sports jock bubblegum image and thus everybody was into the same bands on some level. Today bands and pop artists are much more daring and experimental unlike this era. 
2001 was a nightmare all the way through. It was like triple the negativity of the bad trends of 1997-1999. One of the dullest and lamest years ever. Sisqo? Fred Durst? Kylie Minogue? Any authentic music left at all other than less than 10 bands that aren't in the top 40 and eminem (which is debatable)

I don't know why people pretend that the internet was this new thing that only a few people had in 2000-2003, as far as I can remember most people I know had the internet by 2000 and were downloading music,watching videos and using it as the main information source  all throughout 2000-2003. All businesses and companies were using the internet in the year 2000-2003 as well.  The only era where most or half the world’s population still didn't use or have the internet was between late 94 mid 98.

Do we really miss silver painted bigger CRT TVs , and music that has tiny traces of 90s in it that much that it drives such a strong nostalgia for this era?

There are still a few companies that make VHS which discontinued releasing films in 2006. So along with floppies they aren’t really exclusive to this era. I think they still make CRT TVs.

For many this era wasn't so great.  How can someone believe the early 2000s was more vulgar than today? This was probably the most conservative and dullest era in the last 15 years.

This probably had to be the least tolerant era in the 2000s. Remember bush was voted for twice, and right after September 11th, huge amounts of American prejudice came out of the closet, aside of the tragedy that struck many. Never was there a period where racism (on all sides) and racist humor was so tolerated.

Everyone was trying to play it safe in terms of dress, style etc... This is an era where macho and jock fashion and attitude were subliminally over-glorified in movies, media and music, and so on. Lets not forget the bubblegum girl, faux-gangsta/raver/pop singer trends reigned supreme And then all of a sudden in 2003 there was this short-lived mass acceptance of watered down "goth" and "punk" fashion, which just a year earlier one would receive death threats for simply wearing a decent amount of black and dr. martin/combat boots ( as opposed to forced dress code of at least including baggy bleached jeans, Abercrombie and finch or adidas superstars). Dressing like that alone could allow someone to be labeled potential school shooter or devil worshipper. Something that like would have never happened in the late 80's/ early-mid 90s or even today where dressing excessive or different is tolerated a lot more.

People were a lot of less open in the period from what I can remember. It wasn't until the mid 2000s when people starting opening up outside of their bubbles with on the talk against bush, climate change, environmental issues, gay marriage, healthy eating etc....Today people are more open, tolerant and aware than a decade ago.

Also what I didn't like about this period was how everyone pretended the early to mid 90s didn't exist or didn't really evolve into the 2000's. It was just whatever was on TRL that defined your  hip hop influenced accent and attitude with your clique of friends. Also it seemed the majority of rock music (nu-metal and pop punk) tried to blend into this sports jock bubblegum image and thus everybody was into the same bands on some level. Today bands and pop artists are much more daring and experimental unlike this era. 
2001 was a nightmare all the way through. It was like triple the negativity of the bad trends of 1997-1999. One of the dullest and lamest years ever. Sisqo? Fred Durst? Kylie Minogue? Any authentic music left at all other than less than 10 bands that aren't in the top 40 and eminem (which is debatable)

I don't know why people pretend that the internet was this new thing that only a few people had in 2000-2003, as far as I can remember most people I know had the internet by 2000 and were downloading music,watching videos and using it as the main information source  all throughout 2000-2003. All businesses and companies were using the internet in the year 2000-2003 as well.  The only era where most or half the world’s population still didn't use or have the internet was between late 94 mid 98.

Do we really miss silver painted bigger CRT TVs , and music that has tiny traces of 90s in it that much that it drives such a strong nostalgia for this era?

There are still a few companies that make VHS which discontinued releasing films in 2006. So along with floppies they aren’t really exclusive to this era. I think they still make CRT TVs.



I agree 2000 was triple macho image,    However Crts are not being made anymore

For many this era wasn't so great.  How can someone believe the early 2000s was more vulgar than today? This was probably the most conservative and dullest era in the last 15 years.

Not really.  Alternative was big back then.  You had bands like System of a Down, Korn, Slipknot, etc.  Teen pop was the dominant genre (especially in 00/01), but there was more vulgar music in the mainstream than today.


Everyone was trying to play it safe in terms of dress, style etc... This is an era where macho and jock fashion and attitude were subliminally over-glorified in movies, media and music, and so on. Lets not forget the bubblegum girl, faux-gangsta/raver/pop singer trends reigned supreme And then all of a sudden in 2003 there was this short-lived mass acceptance of watered down "goth" and "punk" fashion, which just a year earlier one would receive death threats for simply wearing a decent amount of black and dr. martin/combat boots ( as opposed to forced dress code of at least including baggy bleached jeans, Abercrombie and finch or adidas superstars). Dressing like that alone could allow someone to be labeled potential school shooter or devil worshipper. Something that like would have never happened in the late 80's/ early-mid 90s or even today where dressing excessive or different is tolerated a lot more.

I agree with machoism being more blatant in the early 00s, and prep fashion (Abercrombie, American Eagle, etc.) being rampant.  However, I never witnessed ANYONE recieve death threats for wearing black or dressing 'differently'.  There were quite a few kids at my school who dressed that way.  Nobody gave it a second thought unless someone had on a trenchcoat or something.  Maybe it just depends on where you lived.


I don't know why people pretend that the internet was this new thing that only a few people had in 2000-2003, as far as I can remember most people I know had the internet by 2000 and were downloading music,watching videos and using it as the main information source  all throughout 2000-2003. All businesses and companies were using the internet in the year 2000-2003 as well.  The only era where most or half the world’s population still didn't use or have the internet was between late 94 mid 98.

Only about half of American households had the internet in 2000.  It didn't surpass television as people's main source of news until LAST YEAR.  And most of the world's population STILL doesn't have internet access.

Only about half of American households had the internet in 2000.  It didn't surpass television as people's main source of news until LAST YEAR.  And most of the world's population STILL doesn't have internet access.

That's because they can't afford it yet.

That's because they can't afford it yet.


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I like some stuff from the 00s but I don't miss it, 2003-2004 are years I can just pretend didn't exist.

2002 to early 2004 was a great time for music.  Afterwards, it was very touch and go.

And the early 2000s had this:

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And the early 2000s had this:

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Oh Xtina and her "Dirrrty" days... :P

And the early 2000s had this:

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What about that french kiss with Madonna at the 2003 MTV Music Awards?  :o

I will always perceive the early 2000's to the be decline of music. However looking back see that there was more effort and diversity in video art, and musicianship akin to the 90s in a few commercial artists. Example you no longer have commercial bands on MTV like primus or tool that put the same craft into their music, videos with a lot of dedicated fandom, yet those bands weren't dominant at that time.

Also I can remember following favorite bands or fads were different back then in the early 2000s. You had less options and everyone knew the same stuff.  Back then there was sort of a pressure to be a major fan of something popular or circulated at the time and it seemed you were more dedicated to it, like being a prog. metal fan or a pantera fan etc... Where the same pressure i don't feel is the same today, it could be age or other reasons though.

I really miss the early 00's look on women (brown lipstick).

The early 2000s is quite nostalgic. Such a great time for electronic games.

I think the early 2010's suck honestly.  I hate the douchebaggery nowadays. The Social Media-loving, Lil Wayne-listening, Family Guy-quoting, Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj-playing idiocy, and people always saying stupid stuff "Swag" and "That Thug Life!.  It is such a stupid, annoying immature time.  ::) I would most definetly prefer take the Late-90's/Early-2000's and of course the decades before 2000 then live in the time we are in now.


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I really miss the early 00's look on women (brown lipstick).


i completely agree with the whole lipstick style. i look back at shows like "yes, dear" and they wear fashion that i notice and am more fond of.

on another note, i wish i could say those were my glory days, although i haven't the most clear of memories from the decade, being born in 99. i have more of a longing for more memories of the times. everything was so much simpler than it is today, with all the social media gaining most of the attention i miss just sitting with my dad, watching cartoons late at night, talking to my estranged mother over the phone. but now texting and messaging has become much more practical and i feel like its taken for granted now. i also miss the music.. that probqbly the best part and those are probably what i can remember most, as id always be on the big, clunky desktop, looking up music to listen to.
although i cant clearly remember the decade as it was, and look back on them like they were the halcyon days, i would give anything just to spend a day, or even a minute, playing with my father in the park, or talking with my mother on the phone, because the 2000's were probably the most influentual years i lived, even if i cant remember them like most of you.