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That guy hugging the PS3 is an accurate representation of how my brothers and I looked like when we first got it ;D.
Btw, why is that girl circled?

2006 the year BLU RAY won

I definitely remember when The Playstation 3 came out.

So many people wearing green and teal :o

I definitely remember when The Playstation 3 came out.


It flopped epically ;D

I saw RadioShack and went "You Remind Me"

I definitely remember when The Playstation 3 came out.
So much talk was around that console.

So much talk was around that console.


Then one month later it was sitting on the shelves lol

It flopped epically ;D


and I still have it, I bought the pre-owned one.

Howard what did you think of ps3 when you got it

It flopped epically ;D

Thats why we know the Wii did better.  8)

Thats why we know the Wii did better.  8)


The wii was not bad but I hated the lack of HD

Do you think the shift was in late 2006 or in the 2005 - 2006 school year? I say the latter.

Do you think the shift was in late 2006 or in the 2005 - 2006 school year? I say the latter.

I would say 2005-2006 was when you started seeing changes and new modern stuff. But the 2006-2007 school year was when it had fully arrived.

I would say 2005-2006 was when you started seeing changes and new modern stuff. But the 2006-2007 school year was when it had fully arrived.

Yeah I agree with that.

Do you think the shift was in late 2006 or in the 2005 - 2006 school year? I say the latter.


September 2006- Feb 2007

Howard what did you think of ps3 when you got it


I thought it was an upgrade than what PS2 had. The PS3 has more things to discover including new apps and an internet search.

I would say 2005-2006 was when you started seeing changes and new modern stuff. But the 2006-2007 school year was when it had fully arrived.


Actually, the shift happened in Late 2004 / Early 2005.
That's when broadband adoption rates surpassed dial up's, and when devices such as the Razr, DS, and PSP came out.
Plus, the PSP was in many ways like a smart device, it had a lot of the same features as a smartphone.

The next shift happened in Late 2007, when LCD TVs surpassed CRTs, when major 7th Gen releases such as COD4 came out, and with the Recession that started in December 2007.

I'm honestly failing to see what "shift" these pictures are supposed to prove. Most of them are just people, stores, technology (which I still don't see a big difference) and someone hugging the PS3 (which I don't understand how that's supposedly a "shift").

Not to be or sound rude, but I don't get the point of this thread.

I'm honestly failing to see what "shift" these pictures are supposed to prove. Most of them are just people, stores, technology (which I still don't see a big difference) and someone hugging the PS3 (which I don't understand how that's supposedly a "shift").

Not to be or sound rude, but I don't get the point of this thread.


This thread is a primary example of what NerdyGamer was telling us about in the "Why do some people tend to over estimate things" thread.  ;D

This thread is a primary example of what NerdyGamer was telling us about in the "Why do some people tend to over estimate things" thread.  ;D

You're not wrong.  ;D

I remember that Xbox 360 UI, although I believe I got the Xbox 360 a few years later after it initially came out. I saw Xbox 360 games as early as 2005.

I'm honestly failing to see what "shift" these pictures are supposed to prove. Most of them are just people, stores, technology (which I still don't see a big difference) and someone hugging the PS3 (which I don't understand how that's supposedly a "shift").

Not to be or sound rude, but I don't get the point of this thread.


I see you were under 11 years old when 2006 was around, if you were teen then you would know of the "shift"
that many people talk about due to the pictures


Pay more attention to what is in the pictures and what they symbolize , because you really have to look at them again

Actually, the shift happened in Late 2004 / Early 2005.
That's when broadband adoption rates surpassed dial up's, and when devices such as the Razr, DS, and PSP came out.
Plus, the PSP was in many ways like a smart device, it had a lot of the same features as a smartphone.

The next shift happened in Late 2007, when LCD TVs surpassed CRTs, when major 7th Gen releases such as COD4 came out, and with the Recession that started in December 2007.

I fail to see how these represent any “shifts”. The things you mentioned are very 2000s.

I'm honestly failing to see what "shift" these pictures are supposed to prove. Most of them are just people, stores, technology (which I still don't see a big difference) and someone hugging the PS3 (which I don't understand how that's supposedly a "shift").

Not to be or sound rude, but I don't get the point of this thread.

I agree.

I agree.


The picture with the ps3 represents the shift to the  ps3/wii/xbox 360 era
leaving behind the last 7 years of the previous gen

The picture with the ps3 represents the shift to the  ps3/wii/xbox 360 era
leaving behind the last 7 years of the previous gen


In March 2005 (even 2004 in Japan), Sony released the PSP, which was a 7th Gen handheld that had many of the same features as a smart device.

In March 2005 (even 2004 in Japan), Sony released the PSP, which was a 7th Gen handheld that had many of the same features as a smart device.

Both 2005 and 2007 had a way bigger shift than 2006 did, both in terms of statistics and release dates.


The psp was huge when it came out however, it was not until ps3 and wii came out that the new gen had fully arrived leaving the ps2 and Xbox 1 and GC  in the dust

I had a psp and used its crap browser all the time



2006 is also when Disney refocused the network to Miley Cyrus and High school musical, Music got more pop as well due to Timbaland dominating , WB and UPN ended and the CW was born, That 70's show ended, Malcolm in the Middle ended,  MTV's TRL started tanking in December of 2006 signaling talk of canceling the show (but would not happen until 2008)  Facebook also became public in Aug of that year, Blackberry Pearl debuted and made a huge splash in the smartphone world even before the Iphone's debut in 2007 (altho Iphone would be a huger deal) Helio was another type of smart device but it did not make such a splash

The whole thing of Britney going crazy actually started in Nov 2006 when she and K-fed broke up, JETIX also left Abc Family in 2006.
Windows Vista had arrived in a pre-release in Nov 2006 and everyone hated it and people were forced to use it until 2009 unless you had XP


2006 was also the year Blue Ray discs were a huge, it was like the new thing, CRT's started leaving the second half of 2006 and being fully gone by 2007


WWE came out with it's new HD RAW logo in late 2006 along with new music from Paparoach (The HD set would not come out until 2008)
ECW became a third brand in 2006


2006 is also the year channels like HBO and Cinemax went HD

The psp was huge when it came out however, it was not until ps3 and wii came out that the new gen had fully arrived leaving the ps2 and Xbox 1 and GC  in the dust

I had a psp and used its crap browser all the time



2006 is also when Disney refocused the network to Miley Cyrus and High school musical, Music got more pop as well due to Timbaland dominating , WB and UPN ended and the CW was born, That 70's show ended, Malcolm in the Middle ended,  MTV's TRL started tanking in December of 2006 signaling talk of canceling the show (but would not happen until 2008)  Facebook also became public in Aug of that year, Blackberry Pearl debuted and made a huge splash in the smartphone world even before the Iphone's debut in 2007 (altho Iphone would be a huger deal) Helio was another type of smart device but it did not make such a splash

The whole thing of Britney going crazy actually started in Nov 2006 when she and K-fed broke up, JETIX also left Abc Family in 2006.
Windows Vista had arrived in a pre-release in Nov 2006 and everyone hated it and people were forced to use it until 2009 unless you had XP


2006 was also the year Blue Ray discs were a huge, it was like the new thing, CRT's started leaving the second half of 2006 and being fully gone by 2007


WWE came out with it's new HD RAW logo in late 2006 along with new music from Paparoach (The HD set would not come out until 2008)
ECW became a third brand in 2006


2006 is also the year channels like HBO and Cinemax went HD


I see what you're saying, and am not doubting you, but still, this whole notion of the "2006 shift" is heavily exaggerated on this forum. Every year of the 00s had something of a technological, social, or political pivot or breakthrough, 2006 is not exceptional. In fact, the years that seemed to have had the biggest shifts in this regard are the years divisible by 3, which are 2001, 2004, and 2007.

2001
- George W. Bush takes office
- 9/11, War on Terror begins
- iPod comes out
- Windows XP comes out
- GameCube and Xbox come out
- Major 6th gen releases such as Grand Theft Auto III, Halo: Combat Evolved, and Super Smash Bros. Melee come out
- Major movie series such as Harry Potter, Fast & The Furious, Lord of the Rings, and Shrek make their debut
- Mainstream music gets edgier, Y2K teen pop starts dying out

2004
- Broadband adoption rates surpass dial up's
- Motorola releases the Razr
- Nintendo DS comes out, Sony PSP unveiled at E3 and released in Japan
- Satellite Radio reaches a million subscribers
- Friends is cancelled, as are a bunch of other TV shows
- American Idiot comes out, the goth-emo subculture explodes
- Janet Jackson Nipple Slip
- Tim O'Reilly and Dale Dougherty popularize the term "Web 2.0"

2007
- iPhone, Kindle come out
- LCD TVs surpass CRT TVs in unit share
- Major 7th Gen releases such as Super Mario Galaxy, Halo 3, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare come out
- T-Pain popularizes Auto-Tune
- Transformers series makes its debut
- Last Harry Potter book comes out
- iCarly debuts, while Drake & Josh, Ned's Declassified, Unfabulous, Danny Phantom get cancelled
- Viral sensations such as Rick Roll, Charlie Bit My Finger, Chocolate Rain, Keyboard Cat, Dramatic Look come out
- Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton campaigning for the presidency, to be either the first black or first woman president
- Nancy Pelosi becomes first female speaker of Congress
- Recession starts December 2007

I see you were under 11 years old when 2006 was around, if you were teen then you would know of the "shift"
that many people talk about due to the pictures


Pay more attention to what is in the pictures and what they symbolize , because you really have to look at them again

I'm looking at them and I still fail to see what "shift" they're supposed to prove. I'm not sure how pictures of people are going to prove that there was a cultural shift.

the years that seemed to have had the biggest shifts in this regard are the years divisible by 3, which are 2001, 2004, and 2007
I don't know if I can agree. Both 2008 and 2009 were very transitional and they don't follow this sequence. There isn't really a set in stone formula for what years are the most changeful.

I don't know if I can agree. Both 2008 and 2009 were very transitional and they don't follow this sequence. There isn't really a set in stone formula for what years are the most changeful.


As stated before, every year of the 00s was pivotal, speaking both statistically and from memory. 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, and dare I say 2006 also had some notable or major technological, political, or social breakthroughs or pivots, the 00s was a way more transitional decade than either of its bordering decades were.

However, for the reasons I pointed out in that post, the years that seemed the most pivotal out of all of them were 2001, 2004, and 2007.
Those three years seem to be the most relevant years of the 00s.


2001
- George W. Bush takes office
- 9/11, War on Terror begins
- iPod comes out
- Windows XP comes out
- GameCube and Xbox come out
- Major 6th gen releases such as Grand Theft Auto III, Halo: Combat Evolved, and Super Smash Bros. Melee come out
- Major movie series such as Harry Potter, Fast & The Furious, Lord of the Rings, and Shrek make their debut
- Mainstream music gets edgier, Y2K teen pop starts dying out

2004
- Broadband adoption rates surpass dial up's
- Motorola releases the Razr
- Nintendo DS comes out, Sony PSP unveiled at E3 and released in Japan
- Satellite Radio reaches a million subscribers
- Friends is cancelled, as are a bunch of other TV shows
- American Idiot comes out, the goth-emo subculture explodes
- Janet Jackson Nipple Slip
- Tim O'Reilly and Dale Dougherty popularize the term "Web 2.0"

2007
- iPhone, Kindle come out
- LCD TVs surpass CRT TVs in unit share
- Major 7th Gen releases such as Super Mario Galaxy, Halo 3, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare come out
- T-Pain popularizes Auto-Tune
- Transformers series makes its debut
- Last Harry Potter book comes out
- iCarly debuts, while Drake & Josh, Ned's Declassified, Unfabulous, Danny Phantom get cancelled
- Viral sensations such as Rick Roll, Charlie Bit My Finger, Chocolate Rain, Keyboard Cat, Dramatic Look come out
- Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton campaigning for the presidency, to be either the first black or first woman president
- Nancy Pelosi becomes first female speaker of Congress
- Recession starts December 2007

As stated before, every year of the 00s was pivotal, speaking both statistically and from memory. 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, and dare I say 2006 all had some notable or major technological, political, or social breakthroughs or pivots, the 00s was a way more transitional decade than either of its bordering decades were.

However, for the reasons I pointed out in that post, the years that seemed the most pivotal out of all of them were 2001, 2004, and 2007.

What does pivotal mean?

What does pivotal mean?


You have Google, don't you?

You have Google, don't you?

You know what pivotal means, don't you?

Just tell me what it means.

You know what pivotal means, don't you?

Just tell me what it means.


The verb "pivot" is a synonym for "turn" or "rotate".

The verb "pivot" is a synonym for "turn" or "rotate".

So by pivotal years, you mean "Years that had the most rotation?"  ??? ::) ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

The verb "pivot" is a synonym for "turn" or "rotate".

I know I can look up pivotal on Google and I did, but when you say "pivotal years" do you mean the most important years?

If so, then I still don't know if I can agree, because I feel like 2011 was a very important year as well.

I know I can look up pivotal on Google and I did, but when you say "pivotal years" do you mean the most important years?

If so, then I still don't know if I can agree, because I feel like 2011 was a very important year as well.


Yes, the years with the biggest political, technological, and/or social transitions and breakthroughs.

Also, I didn't include 2011 because I was talking about the 00s, not the 10s.

Throughout many decades up until today, the years ending in "1", "4", and "7" tend to be among the most pivotal years of that decade, not always THE most, but they tend to be one of the most.
Years that are big examples of this are 1914 (WWI), 1917 (US enters WWI), 1927 (The Jazz Singer), 1937 (Snow White), 1941 (US enters WWII), 1964 (British Invasion), 1967 (Summer of Love), 1974 (Nixon resignation), 1977 (Star Wars), 1981 (MTV debut), 1984 (MTV begins Music Awards), 1987 (Berlin Wall speech), 1991 (USSR Collapse and Grunge), 1994 (Cobain death), 1997 (Diana death), as well as for everything I aforementioned, 2001, 2004, and 2007. Plus 2011, 2014, and 2017 are definitely very pivotal years of the 10s.

Yes, the years with the biggest political, technological, and/or social transitions and breakthroughs.

Also, I didn't include 2011 because I was talking about the 00s, not the 10s.

Throughout many decades up until today, the years ending in "1", "4", and "7" tend to be among the most pivotal years of that decade, not always THE most, but they tend to be one of the most.
The best examples of this are 1914, 1917, 1927, 1941, 1964, 1967, 1974, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2014, and 2017 definitely.

Wait a minute. You're saying that "the years that seemed to have had the biggest shifts in this regard are the years divisible by 3, which are 2001, 2004, and 2007." but then you also said "the years ending in "1", "4", and "7" tend to be among the most pivotal years of that decade, not always THE most, but they tend to be one of the most." but going by the 3-year sequence theory of yours, not all years following that sequence will end in those numbers. So I'm a bit confused by what you're saying.

Wait a minute. You're saying that "the years that seemed to have had the biggest shifts in this regard are the years divisible by 3, which are 2001, 2004, and 2007." but then you also said "the years ending in "1", "4", and "7" tend to be among the most pivotal years of that decade, not always THE most, but they tend to be one of the most." but going by the 3-year sequence theory of yours, not all years following that sequence will end in those numbers. So I'm a bit confused by what you're saying.


My statement about 2001, 2004, and 2007 all being divisible by 3 earlier was just something they had in common as 00s years, I didn't say at all that this trend goes either backwards through 1998 or forwards through 2010.
I was speaking solely about the 00s, that the most pivotal years of the 00s are the ones divisible by 3, not the most pivotal years for every decade, just the 00s.

My statement about 2001, 2004, and 2007 all being divisible by 3 earlier was just something they had in common as 00s years, I didn't say at all that this trend goes either backwards through 1998 or forwards through 2010.
I was speaking solely about the 00s, that the most pivotal years of the 00s are the ones divisible by 3, not the most pivotal years for every decade, just the 00s.

So you're just talking about the 2000's. Would the "years that end in 1, 4 and 7 tend to be the most pivotal" statement be true for the 2010's?

So you're just talking about the 2000's. Would the "years that end in 1, 4 and 7 tend to be the most pivotal" statement be true for the 2010's?


Yeah, I'd say so.
In 2011, you had the Arab Spring, Muammar Gadaffi being overthrown, and the beginning of the Syrian Civil War.
In 2014, you had Russia annex Crimea, the rise of ISIS, and the Ferguson riots.
In 2017, you have Trump's inauguration, the Nintendo Switch come out, and Charlottesville.

Yeah, I'd say so.
In 2011, you had the Arab Spring, Muammar Gadaffi being overthrown, and the beginning of the Syrian Civil War.
In 2014, you had Russia annex Crimea, the rise of ISIS, and the Ferguson riots.
In 2017, you have Trump's inauguration, the Nintendo Switch come out, and Charlottesville.

So far, I'd say 2016 was the most pivotal year of the 2010's, especially with Trump being elected which shocked a lot of people.
2018 also seems pivotal so far with the March for our lives and the MeToo movement being popular.

So far, I'd say 2016 was the most pivotal year of the 2010's, especially with Trump being elected which shocked a lot of people.
2018 also seems pivotal so far with the March for our lives and the MeToo movement being popular.


I know, 2016 was definitely the most pivotal year of the 10s, no questioning that at all.

What I'm saying is that the years ending in 1, 4, and 7 have a long history of being very pivotal years in a certain decade, going all the way back to 1910s.
They're not always the most pivotal, and sometimes they can be stagnant, but generally speaking, they have a long history of social, political, or technological breakthroughs or transitions.

I know, 2016 was definitely the most pivotal year of the 10s, no questioning that at all.

What I'm saying is that the years ending in 1, 4, and 7 have a long history of being very pivotal years in a certain decade, going all the way back to 1910s.
They're not always the most pivotal, and sometimes they can be stagnant, but generally speaking, they have a long history of social, political, or technological breakthroughs or transitions.

Do you think 2018 is very pivotal so far?

Do you think 2018 is very pivotal so far?


I think it's definitely going to be as the year continues to roll out.

Mid Term Elections are especially going to be interesting this year.

I think it's definitely going to be as the year continues to roll out.

Mid Term Elections are especially going to be interesting this year.

What do you think is the least pivotal years of the 2010's so far?

What do you think is the least pivotal years of the 2010's so far?


Eh, 2010 I guess...

Eh, 2010 I guess...

Really? Because I thought you'd say it was a pivotal year since the first iPad was released in 2010.

What do you think is the least pivotal years of the 2010's so far?


For the 2000s it would be 2000, 2002 & 2005.

2001 and 2008 were easily the most pivotal.

I'm looking at them and I still fail to see what "shift" they're supposed to prove. I'm not sure how pictures of people are going to prove that there was a cultural shift.


How old were you when 2006 happened, you had to live it to understand it

I think it's definitely going to be as the year continues to roll out.

Mid Term Elections are especially going to be interesting this year.


We have been in a change since late 2016, it makes me laugh how people have said no changes have happened at all lol

2018 is heating up

Eh, 2010 I guess...


2010 was a fun year, however yeah not much happened in 2010 other than a fun year and IPAD

2010 was a fun year, however yeah not much happened in 2010 other than a fun year and IPAD


By the way, did you get this reply from earlier?



I see what you're saying, and am not doubting you, but still, this whole notion of the "2006 shift" is heavily exaggerated on this forum. Every year of the 00s had something of a technological, social, or political pivot or breakthrough, 2006 is not exceptional. In fact, the years that seemed to have had the biggest shifts in this regard are the years divisible by 3, which are 2001, 2004, and 2007.

2001
- George W. Bush takes office
- 9/11, War on Terror begins
- iPod comes out
- Windows XP comes out
- GameCube and Xbox come out
- Major 6th gen releases such as Grand Theft Auto III, Halo: Combat Evolved, and Super Smash Bros. Melee come out
- Major movie series such as Harry Potter, Fast & The Furious, Lord of the Rings, and Shrek make their debut
- Mainstream music gets edgier, Y2K teen pop starts dying out

2004
- Broadband adoption rates surpass dial up's
- Motorola releases the Razr
- Nintendo DS comes out, Sony PSP unveiled at E3 and released in Japan
- Satellite Radio reaches a million subscribers
- Friends is cancelled, as are a bunch of other TV shows
- American Idiot comes out, the goth-emo subculture explodes
- Janet Jackson Nipple Slip
- Tim O'Reilly and Dale Dougherty popularize the term "Web 2.0"

2007
- iPhone, Kindle come out
- LCD TVs surpass CRT TVs in unit share
- Major 7th Gen releases such as Super Mario Galaxy, Halo 3, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare come out
- T-Pain popularizes Auto-Tune
- Transformers series makes its debut
- Last Harry Potter book comes out
- iCarly debuts, while Drake & Josh, Ned's Declassified, Unfabulous, Danny Phantom get cancelled
- Viral sensations such as Rick Roll, Charlie Bit My Finger, Chocolate Rain, Keyboard Cat, Dramatic Look come out
- Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton campaigning for the presidency, to be either the first black or first woman president
- Nancy Pelosi becomes first female speaker of Congress
- Recession starts December 2007

By the way, did you get this reply from earlier?

You have some points yeah

2001 major year  2007 major year for change as well

Many years have little shifts like 2006 but there has never been a bigger shift since 2008. And 1998 was also another huge shift. Those two years were the biggest years of shift in my life so far.

Many years have little shifts like 2006 but there has never been a bigger shift since 2008. And 1998 was also another huge shift. Those two years were the biggest years of shift in my life so far.


100%

1998, Biggest shift year of the 90's  (bigger than 1991)
- Prelude early  1997

2008 biggest of the 2000s  (Bigger than 2001, 9/11 did change a lot tho)
-Prelude 
- June 2007

I see you were under 11 years old when 2006 was around, if you were teen then you would know of the "shift"
that many people talk about due to the pictures


Pay more attention to what is in the pictures and what they symbolize , because you really have to look at them again


The only thing they symbolize is the ridiculous amount of decadeology threads that are on this forum.

I see what you're saying, and am not doubting you, but still, this whole notion of the "2006 shift" is heavily exaggerated on this forum. Every year of the 00s had something of a technological, social, or political pivot or breakthrough, 2006 is not exceptional. In fact, the years that seemed to have had the biggest shifts in this regard are the years divisible by 3, which are 2001, 2004, and 2007.

2001
- George W. Bush takes office
- 9/11, War on Terror begins
- iPod comes out
- Windows XP comes out
- GameCube and Xbox come out
- Major 6th gen releases such as Grand Theft Auto III, Halo: Combat Evolved, and Super Smash Bros. Melee come out
- Major movie series such as Harry Potter, Fast & The Furious, Lord of the Rings, and Shrek make their debut
- Mainstream music gets edgier, Y2K teen pop starts dying out

2004
- Broadband adoption rates surpass dial up's
- Motorola releases the Razr
- Nintendo DS comes out, Sony PSP unveiled at E3 and released in Japan
- Satellite Radio reaches a million subscribers
- Friends is cancelled, as are a bunch of other TV shows
- American Idiot comes out, the goth-emo subculture explodes
- Janet Jackson Nipple Slip
- Tim O'Reilly and Dale Dougherty popularize the term "Web 2.0"

2007
- iPhone, Kindle come out
- LCD TVs surpass CRT TVs in unit share
- Major 7th Gen releases such as Super Mario Galaxy, Halo 3, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare come out
- T-Pain popularizes Auto-Tune
- Transformers series makes its debut
- Last Harry Potter book comes out
- iCarly debuts, while Drake & Josh, Ned's Declassified, Unfabulous, Danny Phantom get cancelled
- Viral sensations such as Rick Roll, Charlie Bit My Finger, Chocolate Rain, Keyboard Cat, Dramatic Look come out
- Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton campaigning for the presidency, to be either the first black or first woman president
- Nancy Pelosi becomes first female speaker of Congress
- Recession starts December 2007


Actually, I believe the big shifts occur every 4 years, when a president is inaugurated.

I agree about your 2001 points.

2005:
- PSP and Xbox 360 debut Stateside
- Shows like the Office, HIMYM, The Boondocks, American Dad premier, marking a decline in the reality TV craze
- Music starts to shift from glam rap to electropop

2009:
- Obama inaugurated
- Lady Gaga rises in stardom (even though her album released in 2008, 2009 was her big year)

You can say the same for 2013 and 2017 as well.

Actually, I believe the big shifts occur every 4 years, when a president is inaugurated.

I agree about your 2001 points.

2005:
- PSP and Xbox 360 debut Stateside
- Shows like the Office, HIMYM, The Boondocks, American Dad premier, marking a decline in the reality TV craze
- Music starts to shift from glam rap to electropop

2009:
- Obama inaugurated
- Lady Gaga rises in stardom (even though her album released in 2008, 2009 was her big year)

You can say the same for 2013 and 2017 as well.


Rap would not go electropop until late 2006 thanks to Timbaland and his albums for JT and  Nelly

Rap would not go electropop until late 2006 thanks to Timbaland and his albums for JT and  Nelly


Those weren't the first electropop albums. Sure, they were the most popular at that time, but Missy Elliot's "Lose Control" song from the summer of 2005 had that sound. Actually, Gwen Stefani's L.A.M.B. album was electropop and it was released in late 2004.

I vividly remember my dad freaking out over the release of the PS3. We got it for Christmas in 2006. He used to play it all day during Christmas break. Even though he was a 27 year old father who had a child to take care of! ;D

I vividly remember my dad freaking out over the release of the PS3. We got it for Christmas in 2006. He used to play it all day during Christmas break. Even though he was a 27 year old father who had a child to take care of! ;D


There are people on this board who are 27 right now thats crazy to think about lol

There are people on this board who are 27 right now thats crazy to think about lol


27 in 2006. He's about the same age as me.

27 in 2006. He's about the same age as me.

Damn. How does that make you feel?  ;D

Damn. How does that make you feel?  ;D


Makes me feel old, lol

Makes me feel old, lol

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

The most changeful points/years of the 1990s would be 1991 followed by late 1996/1997ish, there were also some other change points such as 1994 and late 1998/Early 1999.

For the 2000s, it would be 2001 and late 2008/Early 2009, I thought the whole period from 2004 through 2006 was a transitional period from the Early 2000s to the Late 2000s.

27 in 2006. He's about the same age as me.
29  right here

The most changeful points/years of the 1990s would be 1991 followed by late 1996/1997ish, there were also some other change points such as 1994 and late 1998/Early 1999.

For the 2000s, it would be 2001 and late 2008/Early 2009, I thought the whole period from 2004 through 2006 was a transitional period from the Early 2000s to the Late 2000s.


1989 was when the change happened from the 80's culture to early 90's. Late 1991 had a bit of a change when Nirvana's Nevermind was released, marking the start of grunge, but thank subgenre had it's own era which lasted until about 1995/96. 1993 was the next big change, when Bill Clinton assumed office and alternative rock and gangsta rap became mainstream.

Decadeology alert

2006 looks very dated

I vividly remember my dad freaking out over the release of the PS3. We got it for Christmas in 2006. He used to play it all day during Christmas break. Even though he was a 27 year old father who had a child to take care of! ;D

You remember 2006 vividly? I thought you were a little baby in 2006. My guess is probably wrong. You were likely born before 2005

You remember 2006 vividly? I thought you were a little baby in 2006. My guess is probably wrong. You were likely born before 2005


LMAO!

LMAO!

What's so funny?

School felt  different in late 2006