As a guy born in 1988 I am supposed to miss the core/mid 2000s. I just miss 2000, 2001, 2003, first half of 2004, 2008 and 2009. So mostly the early and the very late parts of the decade.

No nostalgia about 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2007 from me. Mostly bad music (save for 2002) and bad personal life. I miss the early 2010s more, yet I was past my teens by then. Is it possible to miss your early 20s more than your mid/late teens? I don't miss being 16-19 at all, a bad era. 2008 was a revelation with Duffy and Gaga's output to name a few. Anyone can relate? :)

You're not alone. I don't miss being a teenager either (I was 12-16 in 2005-2009). I notice Americans tend to place a lot of importance on high school and what happened in their teen years. Over here in Canada many don't even go to their high school graduation ceremony or prom, and it would take a few minutes to remember the year they graduated. ;D They also do those 5 year, 10 year etc. class réunions.

Personally I imaged myself looking back on only the 2010s (where I spent my late teens to mid-20s).

^I just saw a YouTube video mix of early 2010s hits and most comments were by people still in school missing their kindergarten and elementary school days lol. I'd assume most people my age are nostalgic of 2005? For me it was one of the bleakest years. I do miss 2003 though.

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If your personal life was bad then, you're not going to miss it.

From what I've seen on multiple forum sites as well as YouTube, '80s borns are typically the demographic that sh!t on the '00s the most.
Hell, it was that demographic that started out this whole '90s Kids cred, that definitely speaks large volume there.
You're definitely far from alone.

I don’t remember the core 2000s that well, but I miss 2008 & 2009. I was in Kindergarten & first grade. I do have a little nostalgia for the early 2010s, specifically 2010-2012, which is the rest of my core childhood.

For me my early 20s were so fun, like what teens are supposed to be. I was jamming on Gangnam Style, One Way Teenage Kicks and even Call me maybe like there's no tomorrow. :D

I'm the same way.  I don't miss 2004-2007.  Now there are certain aspects of those years I sometimes get nostalgic for but overall, that's not an era I look back on wishing I could re-live it.  On the other hand, I do miss 2000-2003 and I also miss 2008-2011.

From what I've seen on multiple forum sites as well as YouTube, '80s borns are typically the demographic that sh!t on the '00s the most.
Hell, it was that demographic that started out this whole '90s Kids cred, that definitely speaks large volume there.
You're definitely far from alone.
Just like how 90s borns are the ones who sh!t the most on the 2010s :p?

For me personally the years ending on 5, 6 and 7 are the blandest from each one of the last 3 decades (90s', 00s and 2010s) with the two ends of each having the most memorable hits. This also can be applied to the 60's to a lesser extent. However the mid 70s and especially 1985 had great music to offer.

Btw when the 90's borns start hitting 30, they'll start missing the 2010s I guess. ;)

As a guy born in 1988 I am supposed to miss the core/mid 2000s. I just miss 2000, 2001, 2003, first half of 2004, 2008 and 2009. So mostly the early and the very late parts of the decade.

No nostalgia about 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2007 from me. Mostly bad music (save for 2002) and bad personal life. I miss the early 2010s more, yet I was past my teens by then. Is it possible to miss your early 20s more than your mid/late teens? I don't miss being 16-19 at all, a bad era. 2008 was a revelation with Duffy and Gaga's output to name a few. Anyone can relate? :)

I don't know. Perhaps you don't like the rock music and the androgynous and edgy aesthetic that dominated the 2000s?

For me personally the years ending on 5, 6 and 7 are the blandest from each one of the last 3 decades (90s', 00s and 2010s) with the two ends of each having the most memorable hits. This also can be applied to the 60's to a lesser extent. However the mid 70s and especially 1985 had great music to offer.

Btw when the 90's borns start hitting 30, they'll start missing the 2010s I guess. ;)


Disagree about 1965-1967, as those are some of the greatest years ever for pop/rock/R&B music. I agree though that 2005-07 was the nadir of '00s pop music, and why I turned into a classic hits/nostalgia freak as I was ending college at the time, and caring less about the improved music over the past decade, though I'm slowly finding the better songs. I myself had some moments, but the 2000s didn't have that carefree atmosphere that the '80s/'90s and even to a degree the '10s are providing. The economy sucked, anti-Iraq protests, perpetual terrorism fears, bad reality TV shows, and bland bling bling fashion. I'm probably more anti-00s than my parents were anti-70s during the 1980s! That '00s is certainly going to be rose-tinted when full-on nostalgia hits.

You're not alone. I don't miss being a teenager either (I was 12-16 in 2005-2009). I notice Americans tend to place a lot of importance on high school and what happened in their teen years. Over here in Canada many don't even go to their high school graduation ceremony or prom, and it would take a few minutes to remember the year they graduated. ;D They also do those 5 year, 10 year etc. class réunions.

Personally I imaged myself looking back on only the 2010s (where I spent my late teens to mid-20s).


Interesting topic here.  From my experience, people who are still reminiscing about high school as their glory days when they are past age 25 are generally people who aren't going anywhere in life.  High school is typically considered very important during it and a few years afterwards.  For most people though, college and your early twenties are much more defining.

As a guy born in 1988 I am supposed to miss the core/mid 2000s. I just miss 2000, 2001, 2003, first half of 2004, 2008 and 2009. So mostly the early and the very late parts of the decade.

No nostalgia about 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2007 from me. Mostly bad music (save for 2002) and bad personal life. I miss the early 2010s more, yet I was past my teens by then. Is it possible to miss your early 20s more than your mid/late teens? I don't miss being 16-19 at all, a bad era. 2008 was a revelation with Duffy and Gaga's output to name a few. Anyone can relate? :)
Most people I know your age hate the latter half of the 2000s because of the music getting more softer, the rise of social media and the recession. The late 80s borns were the main ones bashing 2000s kids back in the early 10s.

I actually miss the recession. ::)
Music was better during those days.
And I prefer the cars from back then.

I actually miss the recession. ::)
Music was better during those days.
And I prefer the cars from back then.

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There was no recession in showbiz.
As for the mid 2000s, I admit there were some gems:
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I actually miss the recession. ::)
Music was better during those days.
And I prefer the cars from back then.


I don't miss the recession.  But, I miss that era of my life and the optimism of youth.  I miss being in my early/mid twenties.  I miss the political culture that favored progressivism back then as opposed to today where it seems like we are sliding into theocratic fascism.

I don't miss the recession.  But, I miss that era of my life and the optimism of youth.  I miss being in my early/mid twenties. I miss the political culture that favored progressivism back then as opposed to today where it seems like we are sliding into theocratic fascism.

Absolutely. I think this world's just headed to an authoritarian future.