Being a 92'er, I'm in that end of the era where ppl can truly consider someone a 90s kid. I can remember '95 and on with great clarity, and will boldy consider myself a kid of the 90s. *Insert argument from earlier generations about what makes someone a 90's kid... ::)* However, i do also realize that a good bit of my childhood through pre-adolescence (ages 7 1/2 to 11) was spent in the 2000s (2000-mid 04). So, i'm just making that clear.

Now as ppl who experienced and remember the 90s in its entirety are growing up and having an effect on culture, 90s nostalgia is here to stay for a while. Along with that comes those "you know you're 90s kid when..." lists. I've seen plenty of those and can relate to most of it, but i havent seen many about the early 2000s. So, what are things that make the early 2000s the early 2000s to a kid?

I fail to comprehend why so many people around my age feel the need to identify and label themselves with the decade and or decades in which they believe their childhood took place. ;\ These topics have a tendency to descend into petty arguments rather than discussions.

I fail to comprehend why so many people around my age feel the need to identify and label themselves with the decade and or decades in which they believe their childhood took place. ;\ These topics have a tendency to descend into petty arguments rather than discussions.


Alot is because some take serious pride in a certain decade because the one after we kinda feel shameful of...we're products of what times we come from to an extent. Granted...you have a point about topics like this turning into arguments.

Alot is because some take serious pride in a certain decade because the one after we kinda feel shameful of...we're products of what times we come from to an extent. Granted...you have a point about topics like this turning into arguments.


Life is always easier when we are children. It really has nothing to do with a specific decade.

Life is always easier when we are children. It really has nothing to do with a specific decade.

Exactly, Inertia. ;)

Life is always easier when we are children. It really has nothing to do with a specific decade.
You have to admit though, life was somewhat easier during the Clinton era, regardless of your age. Before 9/11, before the Iraq War, before the Dot Com Bubble, and before inflation, etc.

I fail to comprehend why so many people around my age feel the need to identify and label themselves with the decade and or decades in which they believe their childhood took place. ;\ These topics have a tendency to descend into petty arguments rather than discussions.
I agree, it's like how kids my age says there a 90s kid because they were born in the 90s. I mean the 90s are my favourite decade, but that doesn't mean I'm a 90s kid. The 60s are my second favourite decade, but that doesn't make me a 60s kid.

From ign.com about a month ago...

You're an early 2000s kid if...


You let beyblades rip and collected mighty beanz

You went to the movies to see Chicken Run and Like Mike

You know the meaning of the phrase “It’s time to duel!”

You built great theme parks in Roller Coaster Tycoon 1 & 2

You read The Nightmare Room by R.L. Stine

You remember where you were when 9/11 happened

You remember where you were on January 1st, 2000

Who Let The Dogs Out?

The summer olympics were held in Sydney

DVDs were around but VHS was still good for recording

You remember Windows Millenium Edition

You wished you could live like Jimmy Neutron

These topics are getting really old.  I mean how many times can you discuss the same garbage over again until it finally sinks in that nobody cares

These topics are getting really old.  I mean how many times can you discuss the same garbage over again until it finally sinks in that nobody cares


I've seen a lot of '90s ones. Not as many 2000s ones but if nobody cared they wouldn't keep coming up.

From ign.com about a month ago...

You're an early 2000s kid if...

They should add HitClips to that list.
And change Windows ME to Windows 2000.

I've seen a lot of '90s ones. Not as many 2000s ones but if nobody cared they wouldn't keep coming up.


It's the same people that keep starting them

It's the same people that keep starting them


And?

And?


Really?  You need more?

I'm done talking with morons

I've seen a lot of '90s ones. Not as many 2000s ones but if nobody cared they wouldn't keep coming up.


Date Registered: August 17, 2013, 12:48:50 AM

You have only been a member for five or six days depending how you want to view it. How have you seen so many '90's ones on this forum in such a short amount of time?

Date Registered: August 17, 2013, 12:48:50 AM

You have only been a member for five or six days depending how you want to view it. How have you seen so many '90's ones on this forum in such a short amount of time?


They wouldn't have to. There's more than one website on the internet.

They wouldn't have to. There's more than one website on the internet.


You are the most irritating person on this site by 10,000 miles.
Go away, annoying troll.

They wouldn't have to. There's more than one website on the internet.



::)

I hope you know this comment was not very insightful.

You can tell based on the language they used that they were referring to this forum anyway, not others. One might deduce they are either a multi-account or perhaps someone like you who use to post as a guest and then finally registered -- an act which you have yet to accomplish yourself.

I've seen a lot of '90s ones. Not as many 2000s ones but if nobody cared they wouldn't keep coming up.

I wish I could fudge twice in 24 hours

Ah well something to look forward to tomorrow

These topics are getting really old.  I mean how many times can you discuss the same garbage over again until it finally sinks in that nobody cares


I know I agree.

You are the most irritating person on this site by 10,000 miles.
Go away, annoying troll.


and how come you haven't registered yet too? ::)

Life is always easier when we are children. It really has nothing to do with a specific decade.


That's exactly my opinion, but I was fudged for this.  ;D

http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=48856.msg3071371#msg3071371

You know, I completely understand why a lot of the older and long-time members of this board get annoyed with topics like this popping up. This shyt is getting old. Really old.

You know, I completely understand why a lot of the older and long-time members of this board get annoyed with topics like this popping up. This shyt is getting old. Really old.


I know, It's repetitive.  ::)

Why post in a thread if you don't care about it in the first place?

Oh goodness me,....not another one of these topics.  :( *sigh*


I just noticed this and wanted to sign out! :(

Why post in a thread if you don't care about it in the first place?


I know, I agree. ::)

I know, I agree. ::)


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I'm a '92er myself, OP! I actually joined this board after searching for the reason why the boybands of the era you speak of all but vanished, and found a very insightful discussion here: http://www.inthe00s.com/archive/inthe00s/smf/1271644587.shtml

I admit it: I'm totally on the nostalgia train! Come on, people, you know the 90s/early 00s were great. Let us have our fun  ;D

You know, I completely understand why a lot of the older and long-time members of this board get annoyed with topics like this popping up. This shyt is getting old. Really old.


Not only that, but members who have been blocked or banned keep coming back and post the same shyt all over again, People come is as "guests", and it's really a new member just trying to argue with himself or herself and get the thread going. Ultimately, so many of these threads get locked because either:

1) It turns into decadeology
2) It becomes a magnet for trolls and turns into discussion about crap/garbage and idiotic arguments about years/decades/what's a core year/middle years of a decades/what's a generation X, Y, Z, A, B, D, Pi.  It's trolling of a website. I think Tam told me she had to lock about 100 threads, coz it was just the same shyt over and over polluting so many threads.

Not only that, but members who have been blocked or banned keep coming back and post the same shyt all over again, People come is as "guests", and it's really a new member just trying to argue with himself or herself and get the thread going. Ultimately, so many of these threads get locked because either:

1) It turns into decadeology
2) It becomes a magnet for trolls and turns into discussion about crap/garbage and idiotic arguments about years/decades/what's a core year/middle years of a decades/what's a generation X, Y, Z, A, B, D, Pi.  It's trolling of a website. I think Tam told me she had to lock about 100 threads, coz it was just the same shyt over and over polluting so many threads.


3) it's boring as shyt  ::)

Seems to me people complaining about this is more annoying than the actual trolls.

Seems to me people complaining about this is more annoying than the actual trolls.


Spoken like an annoying troll.

If you don't like our complaining you could always go to that other decade plight board.
Oh wait that failed. Because there weren't enough of u to sustain it  ::)

Seems to me people complaining about this is more annoying than the actual trolls.


This post is rather ironic. You are complaining about people who complain.  ::)

Who cares about the 90's? I get people care about reminiscing about their childhood but why do they care so much that they have to be known as "90's kids" or which decade it's in?

Spoken like an annoying troll.

If you don't like our complaining you could always go to that other decade plight board.
Oh wait that failed. Because there weren't enough of u to sustain it  ::)


Karma owed for this.

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Who cares about the 90's? I get people care about reminiscing about their childhood but why do they care so much that they have to be known as "90's kids" or which decade it's in?


Probably because it's easier to just identify yourself as a "90s kid" when trying to remenisce with others around your own age about common experiences that you are nostalgic for in your childhood, rather than actually talking about each individual thing from that decade that you miss. Just wrap it all up in one bundle, and the person will probably understand because they most likely experienced many of the same things. I'm sure that folks who grew up in other decades that want to talk about their childhoods did and will do the same thing.

Not only that, but members who have been blocked or banned keep coming back and post the same shyt all over again, People come is as "guests", and it's really a new member just trying to argue with himself or herself and get the thread going. Ultimately, so many of these threads get locked because either:

1) It turns into decadeology
2) It becomes a magnet for trolls and turns into discussion about crap/garbage and idiotic arguments about years/decades/what's a core year/middle years of a decades/what's a generation X, Y, Z, A, B, D, Pi.  It's trolling of a website. I think Tam told me she had to lock about 100 threads, coz it was just the same shyt over and over polluting so many threads.


Then the guests come back under a different alias.

This post is rather ironic. You are complaining about people who complain.  ::)


;D

Maybe instead of reminiscing on your past what 13 to 16 years of your lives you young people should be thinking of your future. When you get in your upper 30's and on then you can look back. Hell my son was born in '89 and I brought up a thing that happened in high school and he said "Mom that was high school, that's old news"

Maybe instead of reminiscing on your past what 13 to 16 years of your lives you young people should be thinking of your future. When you get in your upper 30's and on then you can look back. Hell my son was born in '89 and I brought up a thing that happened in high school and he said "Mom that was high school, that's old news"


Great point: I've talked to many people around your son's age (and some a bit younger) and I have told them about some of the topics on these boards that "90 kids" make, and the petty arguments. They thought I was pulling their leg. When I told them I was really serious, they still think I made up those topics coz they didn't think anyone that's sane would have.
...Just saying what they told me.


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We just caught someone recently with mutiple IDs, arguing with themselves..It's a struggle for us. Trying to do our best to maintain these boards. Tam is doing a wonderful job as lead mod.

ninny, Best thing to do with trolls, don't answer them... Ignore them. All they want to do is get you involved in an idiotic argument about nonsense. That's their MO, to keep arguing. Let's all try not to fall into their trap.  :)

Maybe instead of reminiscing on your past what 13 to 16 years of your lives you young people should be thinking of your future. When you get in your upper 30's and on then you can look back. Hell my son was born in '89 and I brought up a thing that happened in high school and he said "Mom that was high school, that's old news"
For whatever reason, my generation loves to be nostalgic for their childhood. I'll admit to being guilty of it myself. I think it may have something to do with technology, because nowadays, if you want to go back to the music or TV you liked as a kid, you can just go on youtube and it's there. Previous generations didn't have this option. Another thing is kids seem to grow up faster than they used to (although they act less mature than previous generations), so it's likely that many of them never got over their childhood innocence. That was kind of what happened to me for various personal reasons, even though my upbringing was fairly solid.

I, however, don't see anything wrong with being nostalgic at any age. If a 13 year old wants to remember what their life was at 8 years old, that's understandable since life at 8 vs 13 are almost worlds apart in difference, but it seems a lot of adults tend to forget this. It may not be the "good ol' days" in a timeline perspective, but it may seem like it to them.

For whatever reason, my generation loves to be nostalgic for their childhood. I'll admit to being guilty of it myself. I think it may have something to do with technology, because nowadays, if you want to go back to the music or TV you liked as a kid, you can just go on youtube and it's there. Previous generations didn't have this option. Another thing is kids seem to grow up faster than they used to (although they act less mature than previous generations), so it's likely that many of them never got over their childhood innocence. That was kind of what happened to me for various personal reasons, even though my upbringing was fairly solid.

I, however, don't see anything wrong with being nostalgic at any age. If a 13 year old wants to remember what their life was at 8 years old, that's understandable since life at 8 vs 13 are almost worlds apart in difference, but it seems a lot of adults tend to forget this. It may not be the "good ol' days" in a timeline perspective, but it may seem like it to them.



Because the material is so readily available shouldn't that make you less nostalgic for it. Why pine for it when you've got access to it with the flick of a mouse?

Because the material is so readily available shouldn't that make you less nostalgic for it. Why pine for it when you've got access to it with the flick of a mouse?
I think it's the experience that comes with it, it's almost like drug really. Yes, it could bring back the experience mentally, but not necessarily physically. This is because the aesthetic of the current times will still be in your head, if that makes any sense.

I think it's the experience that comes with it, it's almost like drug really. Yes, it could bring back the experience mentally, but not necessarily physically. This is because the aesthetic of the current times will still be in your head, if that makes any sense.


A drug? Seriously?  ???

I don't know what you mean by the "aesthetics of the current time" either. If the current time is so beautiful, why are you yearning so much for the past?

For whatever reason, my generation loves to be nostalgic for their childhood. I'll admit to being guilty of it myself. I think it may have something to do with technology, because nowadays, if you want to go back to the music or TV you liked as a kid, you can just go on youtube and it's there. Previous generations didn't have this option. Another thing is kids seem to grow up faster than they used to (although they act less mature than previous generations), so it's likely that many of them never got over their childhood innocence. That was kind of what happened to me for various personal reasons, even though my upbringing was fairly solid.

I, however, don't see anything wrong with being nostalgic at any age. If a 13 year old wants to remember what their life was at 8 years old, that's understandable since life at 8 vs 13 are almost worlds apart in difference, but it seems a lot of adults tend to forget this. It may not be the "good ol' days" in a timeline perspective, but it may seem like it to them.

Sure people like to look fondly at their youth, but you'll appreciate it more when your older and a certain song or something a friend from school tells at a reunion brings back good memories.

Maybe instead of reminiscing on your past what 13 to 16 years of your lives you young people should be thinking of your future. When you get in your upper 30's and on then you can look back. Hell my son was born in '89 and I brought up a thing that happened in high school and he said "Mom that was high school, that's old news"


Exactly, they should be thinking about their future instead of looking back to the past.

A drug? Seriously?  ???

I don't know what you mean by the "aesthetics of the current time" either. If the current time is so beautiful, why are you yearning so much for the past?


Maybe that's what they like to do.

Because the material is so readily available shouldn't that make you less nostalgic for it. Why pine for it when you've got access to it with the flick of a mouse?


Not all of it has been readily available for that long. YouTube only came around in 2005, so if you weren't internet-savvy prior to that time, it was harder to find music videos and other clips of things you remembered from your childhood (which, admittedly, was not that long ago. However, culturally there was a big change from the 90s/early 00s to the mid 00s, when this whole 90s nostalgia began in masse.) Not everyone had the technology available to access the material, but now, just about everyone has access to the internet and can see the material on-demand.

Not all of it has been readily available for that long. YouTube only came around in 2005, so if you weren't internet-savvy prior to that time, it was harder to find music videos and other clips of things you remembered from your childhood (which, admittedly, was not that long ago. However, culturally there was a big change from the 90s/early 00s to the mid 00s, when this whole 90s nostalgia began in masse.) Not everyone had the technology available to access the material, but now, just about everyone has access to the internet and can see the material on-demand.


This is the earliest piece of 90s nostalgia that I'm aware of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPTT7YNabY4

This is the earliest piece of 90s nostalgia that I'm aware of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPTT7YNabY4


The earliest I noticed any substantial 90s nostalgia was 3 years ago in 2010.

This is the earliest piece of 90s nostalgia that I'm aware of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPTT7YNabY4

I remember one Thanksgiving, I believe it was 2007, Nick played what they called "Nick Classics," which were 90s Nicktoons. I also remember Youtube videos devoted to 90s Nick shows and theme songs appearing around this time.

But that video was hilarious!  ;D

Not all of it has been readily available for that long. YouTube only came around in 2005, so if you weren't internet-savvy prior to that time, it was harder to find music videos and other clips of things you remembered from your childhood (which, admittedly, was not that long ago. However, culturally there was a big change from the 90s/early 00s to the mid 00s, when this whole 90s nostalgia began in masse.) Not everyone had the technology available to access the material, but now, just about everyone has access to the internet and can see the material on-demand.


20 years ago you couldn't find music video clips available but today everything is available to you via internet.

Exactly, they should be thinking about their future instead of looking back to the past.


I suppose to be fair though, is it impossible to do both?

I suppose to be fair though, is it impossible to do both?
I agree, as I said before, there's nothing wrong with having memories at any age and being fond of them.
As long as you don't spend your whole life living in the past, I think it's good to be fond of your past.

You have to admit though, life was somewhat easier during the Clinton era, regardless of your age. Before 9/11, before the Iraq War, before the Dot Com Bubble, and before inflation, etc.I agree, it's like how kids my age says there a 90s kid because they were born in the 90s. I mean the 90s are my favourite decade, but that doesn't mean I'm a 90s kid. The 60s are my second favourite decade, but that doesn't make me a 60s kid.


I agree, but I think if you were born in 1990-1992, you can accurately call yourself a 90s kid. Post '93, ehh, not so much.

I agree, but I think if you were born in 1990-1992, you can accurately call yourself a 90s kid. Post '93, ehh, not so much.



This is what drives me crazy. Why do care if others label you. If you Anna be a 90s kid be a 90s kid. If you feel like an 00s kid then be that.

Hell- if you were born in 94 but love surf music and the rat pack call yourself a 60s kid!!!

NO ONE HERE CARES!!!!  Those who do care are trolls trying to start a fight about it.

Thing is no one of my generation would give two shakes if called myself a 70s kid or an 80s kid because being defined as either does not pay the rent or put food on my table.

There is nothing to debate here just go be what you want to be and stop trying to fit in a specific box and stop seeking approval from others. 

Own the label of your choice!

Go start a thread about 90s and/or 00s nostalgia. Refrain from comments about early/to mid/to late decade comparisons and stop telling people what kind of kid they are supposed to be and we will stop crapping in your threads. 

You have to prove to us you're capable of playing nice with each and respecting your elders and then will leave you alone...

This is what drives me crazy. Why do care if others label you. If you Anna be a 90s kid be a 90s kid. If you feel like an 00s kid then be that.

Hell- if you were born in 94 but love surf music and the rat pack call yourself a 60s kid!!!

NO ONE HERE CARES!!!!  Those who do care are trolls trying to start a fight about it.

Thing is no one of my generation would give two shakes if called myself a 70s kid or an 80s kid because being defined as either does not pay the rent or put food on my table.

There is nothing to debate here just go be what you want to be and stop trying to fit in a specific box and stop seeking approval from others. 

Own the label of your choice!

Go start a thread about 90s and/or 00s nostalgia. Refrain from comments about early/to mid/to late decade comparisons and stop telling people what kind of kid they are supposed to be and we will stop crapping in your threads. 

You have to prove to us you're capable of playing nice with each and respecting your elders and then will leave you alone...


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Go start a thread about 90s and/or 00s nostalgia. Refrain from comments about early/to mid/to late decade comparisons and stop telling people what kind of kid they are supposed to be and we will stop crapping in your threads. 


I believe that is what this thread was intended to be...

I believe that is what this thread was intended to be...


By labeling it 90kids 00kid it brings up all that stuff we try to avoid here. It opens the door to agruing the virtues of one vs the other and this debate of am I one or the other  you can't be because ere born in 19xx

That's the crap we are tired of. Stop trying to box yourself I. A corner. Stop trying to label it. And most importantly stop telling people what they are just because of the year they were born in.