Was the Y2K feeling still around? Because when John Titor was still around, she said that the Y2K era ended around mid August, because things started to go boring around April 2001, before 9/11 even happened. I watched a Y2K commercial compilation, and there were barely any commercials with the Y2K aesthetic after April 2001. Yes, there was still Teen Pop like the song 'Pop' by NSync, and a few songs from Destiny's Child, but it was evident that Teen Pop was pretty much over by February 2001, rap, R&B and rock were slowly making it's way to the top charts again. TV wise, cartoons like Daria were still popular, but on the other side, Recess was ending. Shows like Friends and the Simpsons were still on air, but they're way past their prime already, so I don't know what other shows were popular by the time. Movies like Shrek and AI were popular, but I don't know much about movies in this time, let me know what movies were popular in mid 2001. Games like Max Payne were popular, and the PS2 and Original Xbox were getting announced, going to replace the PS1, N64 and Dreamcast systems. I don't know what else to say, but I know this era felt boring, according to John Titor. But what did this time really feel like? Was there still Teen Pop? Was the Y2K era still around despite its dying?

If it's still Y2K, it would probably feel like you're trapped in a chrome white room, nothing to do but just hear futuristic electronic sounds, but you're bored, it's like the walls are fading gray.

Also, Pop by N Sync sounds very different from It's Gonna Be Me in 2000.

Also, Pop by N Sync sounds very different from It's Gonna Be Me in 2000.


Yeah, John even mentioned that Teen Pop started becoming uncool in February 2001, and Pop just sounds too generic compared to Bye Bye Bye

A lot of songs from 2001 sound more in the early 2000s territory than Y2K IMO.

Everything felt peaceful. Y2K was behind us but 9/11 didn't happen yet.  Like a calm before the storm kinda feel.  Everything had a feeling of pure fun, nobody really took themselves seriously.  It was almost as if humanity and pop culture reached a plateau and didn't know what to do with itself.  Like we knew this was the 21st century and the future, but we didn't exactly know what it was going to bring us, and we were just waiting to find out.

Everything felt peaceful. Y2K was behind us but 9/11 didn't happen yet.  Like a calm before the storm kinda feel.  Everything had a feeling of pure fun, nobody really took themselves seriously.  It was almost as if humanity and pop culture reached a plateau and didn't know what to do with itself.  Like we knew this was the 21st century and the future, but we didn't exactly know what it was going to bring us, and we were just waiting to find out.


Ah I see, but according to John Titor, when she was still here, she said that August 2001 was very boring, and everybody was wanting to go back to school

From a preschooler's point of view, kids' TV looked extremely colorful in 2001. It didn't have much shadows/3D effects, thus making things look a little brighter/vibrant.
But I suppose the same could be said for the few years before and after it.

it felt like 2002-mid 2003
really the only years that felt really Y2K was 99 and 00

I was a little kid so I was too young to think philosophically about it. But all I remember is it was a lot of fun... And very carefree. There was little worries around the world, pop culture and music was fun, everything just felt right.

A lot of songs from 2001 sound more in the early 2000s territory than Y2K IMO.

You can tell if a song is early 2000s rather than Y2K if it has a punk, rebellious, and rock feeling to it by a pop singer. If it has an R&B or bubblegum cheesy pop feel by a pop singer, it's probably Y2K. Pink is the best example of this. Her songs were pop R&B in 2000, in 2001 it was more rebellious and she changed her image to be more punk. Then Avril Lavigne came in 2002 which verified the early 2000s with her rebellious punk image. Britney Spears was an exception to this, she simply made more sexual pop music but didn't turn punk. There are a couple more exceptions but this is just a generalization.

You can tell if a song is early 2000s rather than Y2K if it has a punk, rebellious, and rock feeling to it by a pop singer. If it has an R&B or bubblegum cheesy pop feel by a pop singer, it's probably Y2K. Pink is the best example of this. Her songs were pop R&B in 2000, in 2001 it was more rebellious and she changed her image to be more punk. Then Avril Lavigne came in 2002 which verified the early 2000s with her rebellious punk image. Britney Spears was an exception to this, she simply made more sexual pop music but didn't turn punk. There are a couple more exceptions but this is just a generalization.


Lady Marmalade also had a rebellious vibe as well. 2001 was also a year where Nelly, Alicia Keys, Nelly Furtado, Shakira, Ja Rule, and Nickelback became popular, so 2001 felt more early 2000s than Y2K.

Yeah. 2001 feels more Early 2000s, it seems like, despite theres still very little Y2K elements around, but Idk how it is considered the Y2K era If early 2000s culture is far more dominant

I was still playing N64 and Gameboy Color then, and Pokémon was still the biggest kids' show (Yugioh hadn't shown up yet). Every kid on the block wanted a PS2 and some had one.,but the Xbox hadn't come out yet. I wasn't that into music back then so I can't comment on that one. VHS was still king though DVD was rapidly picking up steam, we were still very much in the golden age of video rental stores. Windows 98 was the most popular operating system. Dialup was still king but Broadband was picking up steam fast since 2000.

Overall I would say it didn't feel that different from 1999 and 2000, but things were definitely moving fast.

I was still playing N64 and Gameboy Color then, and Pokémon was still the biggest kids' show (Yugioh hadn't shown up yet). Every kid on the block wanted a PS2 and some had one.,but the Xbox hadn't come out yet. I wasn't that into music back then so I can't comment on that one. VHS was still king though DVD was rapidly picking up steam, we were still very much in the golden age of video rental stores. Windows 98 was the most popular operating system. Dialup was still king but Broadband was picking up steam fast since 2000.

Overall I would say it didn't feel that different from 1999 and 2000, but things were definitely moving fast.


Tbh, I'd say the transition from the late 90s would be Late 1997 to Mid 1998, and the peak would Mid to Late 2000, while the transition from the Y2K era to the Early 2000s would be Late 2000 to July 2001. I could've said 9/11, but even then, the Y2K era was over by August, according to Titor

Tbh, I'd say the transition from the late 90s would be Late 1997 to Mid 1998, and the peak would Mid to Late 2000, while the transition from the Y2K era to the Early 2000s would be Late 2000 to July 2001. I could've said 9/11, but even then, the Y2K era was over by August, according to Titor


I would throw August into the transition, but I already feel arguing about quarter-years of transition is pedantic enough and I'm not about squabble over months ;D

I think there were elements of Y2K even as late as 2002

This music video is from 2002 but it looks very Y2K

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxRIjRSzxGo

-Bumped to revive old thread-

Yeah, I guess 2001 isn't part of the Y2K era. It's more Early 2000s, despite Y2K remnants still being popular, but it's clearly fading slowly because of Teen Pop's decline and transition to Party Rap and Alternative Rock. There's also no scary feeling for the Y2K apocalypse as well, that was more 1998/99. Of course, Pokemon was still very popular, and Boy Bands like NSync were still around, but they're just popular remains. Yup, 2001 isn't part of the Y2K era, it's more of an Early 2000s/Y2K transitional period, but the Y2K remnants were probably still around until 2002/03, as shown by thisismelemon. But that doesnt mean that it's part of the Y2K era.

John Titor wants to post so bad. She's jacking up her keyboard as we speak.

I vacationed in South and Southeast Asia that year. It was epic. It felt a bit different from the late '90s because cellphones were everywhere.

Speaking about the year 2000 here, but I think people underrate how 00s the year 2000 already was. A lot of the music from then, like "Ms. Jackson" by OutKast, the Gorillaz' first album, and Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory is already solidly early 2000s. Plus the PS2 came out that year, and the tech bubble busted early in 2000 (March).

I don't really agree with there being a "Y2K era" like a lot of people say. The early 2000s were similar in some ways to the late 90s, but definitely had their own distinct feel. A lot of songs from 2000 have a fairly 90s sound to them, but that's because many of the hits of that year were recorded in 98-99.

By mid-2001 most of the 90s already seemed pretty dated, to answer your question.

I vacationed in South and Southeast Asia that year. It was epic. It felt a bit different from the late '90s because cellphones were everywhere.


Yeah my parents didn't have cell phones until about 2002 or so. I read that in 1998 only about a third of American adults had a cell phone. I'm sure the proportion of cell phone users was lower in most other countries.

Speaking about the year 2000 here, but I think people underrate how 00s the year 2000 already was. A lot of the music from then, like "Ms. Jackson" by OutKast, the Gorillaz' first album, and Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory is already solidly early 2000s. Plus the PS2 came out that year, and the tech bubble busted early in 2000 (March).

I don't really agree with there being a "Y2K era" like a lot of people say. The early 2000s were similar in some ways to the late 90s, but definitely had their own distinct feel. A lot of songs from 2000 have a fairly 90s sound to them, but that's because many of the hits of that year were recorded in 98-99.

By mid-2001 most of the 90s already seemed pretty dated, to answer your question.

I agree 2000 was totally a 2000s year. But 1999 was as well culturally speaking. Which is strange you see most people associate 1999 as part of the '90s. Well that's fine as long as you don't touch 2000, 2000 is definitely part of the 2000s culture, not '90s culture.

I agree 2000 was totally a 2000s year. But 1999 was as well culturally speaking. Which is strange you see most people associate 1999 as part of the '90s. Well that's fine as long as you don't touch 2000, 2000 is definitely part of the 2000s culture, not '90s culture.


I agree. 1999 was kinda mixed but overall more similar to the few years after it versus the few years before. The DVD was becoming mainstream, Eminem had his debut, Family Guy started, Destiny's Child were huge, 50% of Americans had the Internet by then. The stuff that happened in 1999 set the template for pop culture up to at least 2003 I'd say.

I’d also like to see some pictures of what Mid 2001 was like, because when I tried to go to the Atmosphere threads from John Titor, the pictures are missing...

I wanna see who were the famous artists, movies, video games, fashion, commercials/poster aesthetics, etc. I’m still wondering whether or not mid 2001 even has that Y2K feel even just one bit.

Yeah my parents didn't have cell phones until about 2002 or so. I read that in 1998 only about a third of American adults had a cell phone. I'm sure the proportion of cell phone users was lower in most other countries.


26% of British households had a cell phone in 1999. It rose to 44% in 2000. In 2001 it was 47%. In 2002 it jumped to 64%. For much of the early 2000s it was indeed common for people to not have a cellphone.

Yeah my parents didn't have cell phones until about 2002 or so. I read that in 1998 only about a third of American adults had a cell phone. I'm sure the proportion of cell phone users was lower in most other countries.


It actually took longer for cellphones to become common in North America compared to the rest of the world. I remember when I went to Singapore/Malaysia in 2001 almost everyone had a cellphone already, but when I came back to Canada, while it was common here it was far from universal. It took until 2004 for cellphone ownershp to break 50% in NA.


26% of British households had a cell phone in 1999. It rose to 44% in 2000. In 2001 it was 47%. In 2002 it jumped to 64%. For much of the early 2000s it was indeed common for people to not have a cellphone.


Yeah, when I went to the UK in 2003 there were cellphones (or mobiles as you call 'em) everywhere compared to Canada. I remember you could even pay for some online games using your cellphones, which felt futuristic to me at the time.

Cellphones took a while to catch on in North America because we have oligopolies in telecoms and so it was very expensive and coverage was lacklustre. North America is also huge, so it was difficult to set up the necessary infrastructure.

I’d also like to see some pictures of what Mid 2001 was like, because when I tried to go to the Atmosphere threads from John Titor, the pictures are missing...

I wanna see who were the famous artists, movies, video games, fashion, commercials/poster aesthetics, etc. I’m still wondering whether or not mid 2001 even has that Y2K feel even just one bit.

"Even just one bit" - there were still loads of Y2k elements in 2001. Culture doesn't change overnight lol.

"Even just one bit" - there were still loads of Y2k elements in 2001. Culture doesn't change overnight lol.


That's more early 2001, according to Titor, she said that the Y2K was dying by May, and died out around Early August.

That's more early 2001, according to Titor, she said that the Y2K was dying by May, and died out around Early August.


August 2001 still felt Y2K to me. I remember playing Rampage World Tour at the arcade at the New York airport ;D

I think people over exaggerate the term "Y2K" as an era here. People seem to think Y2K era is like another world compared to the early 2000s like 2000 is completely different than 2002 when you can easily argue there is no such thing as a Y2K era. It's just all the early 2000s.

I think people over exaggerate the term "Y2K" as an era here. People seem to think Y2K era is like another world compared to the early 2000s like 2000 is completely different than 2002 when you can easily argue there is no such thing as a Y2K era. It's just all the early 2000s.


Yeah I agree with that. Early 2000s in my mind is 2000-2003. Just because 2000 is "Y2K" doesn't mean 2002 or 2003 (let alone mid-2001...) were a huge departure from it.

It actually took longer for cellphones to become common in North America compared to the rest of the world. I remember when I went to Singapore/Malaysia in 2001 almost everyone had a cellphone already, but when I came back to Canada, while it was common here it was far from universal. It took until 2004 for cellphone ownershp to break 50% in NA.

Yeah, when I went to the UK in 2003 there were cellphones (or mobiles as you call 'em) everywhere compared to Canada. I remember you could even pay for some online games using your cellphones, which felt futuristic to me at the time.

Cellphones took a while to catch on in North America because we have oligopolies in telecoms and so it was very expensive and coverage was lacklustre. North America is also huge, so it was difficult to set up the necessary infrastructure.


On the other hand, we took longer to adopt the internet. The percentage of British households with internet didn’t exceed 50% until 2005. Even in 2006 it was still below 60%. It’s funny because we’re a small, densely populated country so you’d  think it’d be easier to implement here.

Things are different now though because over 90% of British households have internet, while in the US it’s still around 80% iirc. Funny how the world leader kind of fell behind.

On the other hand, we took longer to adopt the internet. The percentage of British households with internet didn’t exceed 50% until 2005. Even in 2006 it was still below 60%. It’s funny because we’re a small, densely populated country so you’d  think it’d be easier to implement here.

Things are different now though because over 90% of British households have internet, while in the US it’s still around 80% iirc. Funny how the world leader kind of fell behind.


That's amazing that 20% of Americans don't use the Internet. Granted, it's probably largely people over 65, but I'm sure it would still include millions of young people.

2001 wasn't worlds apart from 1999 but it did actually start feeling pretty different from the late 90s to me around october/November of 01 about a couple of months after 9/11!

Looked forward to the first run of Family Guy episodes, my favorite show at the time. PS2 was the real deal. Got my first own apartment. Things were innocent.

2001 wasn't worlds apart from 1999 but it did actually start feeling pretty different from the late 90s to me around october/November of 01 about a couple of months after 9/11!

Even 2000 was different from the late '90s. 1999 is the exception, which was already connected to the early 2000s.

Looked forward to the first run of Family Guy episodes, my favorite show at the time. PS2 was the real deal. Got my first own apartment. Things were innocent.


I used to have a PS2.

Even 2000 was different from the late '90s. 1999 is the exception, which was already connected to the early 2000s.


And somewhat 1998, Teen Pop stars like B*Witched, Britney Spears, BSB, NSync were already very popular.

1997 has Teen Pop and 5th Generation Consoles, but it's still part of the core 90s with Post-Grunge and shows like Friends.

And somewhat 1998, Teen Pop stars like B*Witched, Britney Spears, BSB, NSync were already very popular.

1997 has Teen Pop and 5th Generation Consoles, but it's still part of the core 90s with Post-Grunge and shows like Friends.


Friends aired until 2004 though

Friends aired until 2004 though


I know. Btw, when did you think the Y2K era ended for you?

I know. Btw, when did you think the Y2K era ended for you?


I'm not sure. Maybe some time in late 2001 or early 2002 because that's when 6th generation gaming truly got underway, Windows XP came out and Broadband overtook dialup (in Canada).

The summer of 2001 was a fun time for me. Like some of the posters on here are saying, there were some things from the late 90s that I still liked. Overall, I stopped caring about most of the things I was into in the late 90s and moved on everything that was newly popular at the time.

It was nothing like 1999 or 2000.

I'm not sure. Maybe some time in late 2001 or early 2002 because that's when 6th generation gaming truly got underway, Windows XP came out and Broadband overtook dialup (in Canada).


Broadband overtook dial up in 2007 in the UK according to this: https://www.statista.com/statistics/461291/broadband-penetration-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/

It looks like Canada was ahead of most other Western countries early on (the reverse of mobile phones where we were ahead).

Broadband overtook dial up in 2007 in the UK according to this: https://www.statista.com/statistics/461291/broadband-penetration-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/

It looks like Canada was ahead of most other Western countries early on (the reverse of mobile phones where we were ahead).

Yeah dial-up wasn't really a thing after 2001. In my house it stopped being used in like 2000. I don't associate dial-up with any era. The technology spanned across several decades.

The summer of 2001 was a fun time for me. Like some of the posters on here are saying, there were some things from the late 90s that I still liked. Overall, I stopped caring about most of the things I was into in the late 90s and moved on everything that was newly popular at the time.

It was nothing like 1999 or 2000.


Yeah. 2001 isn't part of the Y2K era. Early 2001 still feels like 1999/2000, but the Y2K era has already ended since late 2000 starting with the Bush election. Idk, that's just me. Late 2000 is already Early 2000s because of acts like Shaggy, OutKast, etc., and not Y2K, as it lost its dominance to Early 2000s acts.

Yeah. 2001 isn't part of the Y2K era. Early 2001 still feels like 1999/2000, but the Y2K era has already ended since late 2000 starting with the Bush election. Idk, that's just me. Late 2000 is already Early 2000s because of acts like Shaggy, OutKast, etc., and not Y2K, as it lost its dominance to Early 2000s acts.


More late Millennial and Generation Z culture was dominating in the fall of 2001. The 2000s were really their time.

2000 is just as much 2000s as 2002 is.

All was fine, except I was severely jobsearching at the time.

All was fine, except I was severely jobsearching at the time.


How did you do your job searching then? Did you use Ask Jeeves or go on Lycos?  ;D

How did you do your job searching then? Did you use Ask Jeeves or go on Lycos?  ;D
Using the press/media, and the World Wide Web. I was heavily pushed into it by the Job Centre.

In mid to late 2001 you could still find items from the late 90s in mall stores. It was a good time.

In mid to late 2001 you could still find items from the late 90s in mall stores. It was a good time.

Late '90s (at least 1999) are part of 2000s culture though.

Late '90s (at least 1999) are part of 2000s culture though.


I meant things from as far back as 1997 were for sale at Spencer’s Gifts in 2001. I don’t know why that is such a big deal to me. Pop culture memorabilia from the late 80s was still in retail stores like Woolworths in the early 90s.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jGsnfWyjBzM

This was one of the hottest songs summer of 2001. Y2k culture was definitely in. But not as heavily as 1999/2000.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jGsnfWyjBzM

This was one of the hottest songs summer of 2001. Y2k culture was definitely in. But not as heavily as 1999/2000.


Still doesn't mean that 2001 is part of the Y2K era. Early 2000s culture was more popular than Y2K culture since May 2001, it's just like saying a falling empire is dominant over advancing bigger empires lol

Still doesn't mean that 2001 is part of the Y2K era. Early 2000s culture was more popular than Y2K culture since May 2001, it's just like saying a falling empire is dominant over advancing bigger empires lol


When were you born ? Y2K culture was still prevalent in mid 2001. I was a kid. The glasses, music, movies, fashion, etc. there was y2k elements as late as 2003/2004ish. Ask anyone who was born in the 80’s and they’ll tell you summer of 2001 was pure y2k culture. Everyone was enjoying the millennium until 9/11 happened. Hell even 2002 was very y2k inspired. Late 2000 BSB released “Shape of my heart” which was one of my fav childhood songs. There’s no clear cut date when culture ends, it just fades out. In 2001 that party vibe was still there for a majority of the year. Everyone had sporty track pants, bulky reflective  shoes, metallic was in, etc. 2002 was like the start of early 2000’s culture from start to finish with new artists such as Ashanti and Nsync releasing their last song/ going on tour that spring/summer. I went with my older sister to go see them in 2002.  Aaliyah’s last and final Album released in summer of 2001 was extremely y2k. Many songs released in 2001 were also recorded in 1999/2000 as well.

Speaking about the year 2000 here, but I think people underrate how 00s the year 2000 already was. A lot of the music from then, like "Ms. Jackson" by OutKast, the Gorillaz' first album, and Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory is already solidly early 2000s. Plus the PS2 came out that year, and the tech bubble busted early in 2000 (March).

I don't really agree with there being a "Y2K era" like a lot of people say. The early 2000s were similar in some ways to the late 90s, but definitely had their own distinct feel. A lot of songs from 2000 have a fairly 90s sound to them, but that's because many of the hits of that year were recorded in 98-99.

By mid-2001 most of the 90s already seemed pretty dated, to answer your question.


“Selfish” by Nsync sounds very 90’s and that was released in mid 2001.

When were you born ? Y2K culture was still prevalent in mid 2001. I was a kid. The glasses, music, movies, fashion, etc. there was y2k elements as late as 2003/2004ish. Ask anyone who was born in the 80’s and they’ll tell you summer of 2001 was pure y2k culture. Everyone was enjoying the millennium until 9/11 happened. Hell even 2002 was very y2k inspired. Late 2000 BSB released “Shape of my heart” which was one of my fav childhood songs. There’s no clear cut date when culture ends, it just fades out. In 2001 that party vibe was still there for a majority of the year. Everyone had sporty track pants, bulky reflective  shoes, metallic was in, etc. 2002 was like the start of early 2000’s culture from start to finish with new artists such as Ashanti and Nsync releasing their last song/ going on tour that spring/summer. I went with my older sister to go see them in 2002.  Aaliyah’s last and final Album released in summer of 2001 was extremely y2k. Many songs released in 2001 were also recorded in 1999/2000 as well.


I know this will make you laugh but I am born In 2004, I was curious to see whether or not Mid 2001 is part of the Y2K era, but I've heard from lots of people saying that it's not part of the Y2K era, John Titor especially. I even did a poll on whether or not 2001 is part of the Y2K era, there were Yes answers, but also Somewhats and no's. But when I look at the top charts for 2001, I noticed that Teen Pop was fading by February, and there were lots of Early 2000s acts dominating over Y2K acts...

Also, Denim became extremely dominant even before 9/11, and Christina Aguilera's Lady Marmalade was what made her enter her adult phase in Mid 2001.

I'm not saying just because Mid 2001 isn't part of the Y2K era, it doesnt mean Y2K culture has ended, of course there are still lots of Y2K elements like Britney Spears' overprotected, Jessica Simpson, Spy Kids, Pokemon, etc. They were popular, yes, but not dominant. If Y2K culture isn't dominant in Mid 2001, despite being popular, its not considered a Y2K era.

I know this will make you laugh but I am born In 2004, I was curious to see whether or not Mid 2001 is part of the Y2K era, but I've heard from lots of people saying that it's not part of the Y2K era, John Titor especially. I even did a poll on whether or not 2001 is part of the Y2K era, there were Yes answers, but also Somewhats and no's. But when I look at the top charts for 2001, I noticed that Teen Pop was fading by February, and there were lots of Early 2000s acts dominating over Y2K acts...

Also, Denim became extremely dominant even before 9/11, and Christina Aguilera's Lady Marmalade was what made her enter her adult phase in Mid 2001.

I'm not saying just because Mid 2001 isn't part of the Y2K era, it doesnt mean Y2K culture has ended, of course there are still lots of Y2K elements like Britney Spears' overprotected, Jessica Simpson, Spy Kids, Pokemon, etc. They were popular, yes, but not dominant. If Y2K culture isn't dominant in Mid 2001, despite being popular, its not considered a Y2K era.


I think it’s cool that you’re into culture and y2k. The point of an era is basically the culture in which was pre dominant during that time. Teen pop was only one element that made up y2k culture. The cars, movies, computers, games, lelectronics,music, sounds, etc. are also other contributors. I agree Christina in 1999/2000 was different from 2003 Xtina. Same with Britney and Justin Timberlake. Listen to “Cry me a river” (2002) and then Aaliyah’s “Are you that somebody” (1998) both produced by Timbaland and you’ll hear the y2k vibe in both songs.

The millennium had a certain sound/wave of futurism and optimism. I was only a kid so I didn’t get to see it through the lenses of a teenager or an adult. Movies like The Matrix, Blade, Blade 2, Spy Kids1 and 2, Minority Report, CLOCKSTOPPERS, etc. All (released 1998-2002) depict culture of that time.Toys were beginning to become futuristic (I call them “y2k toys”). With toys like furby, poo-chi, talking robot dogs, izone cameras, mc donald toys (, burger king toys (RUGRAT WATCHES), bratz, etc. That era had a distinct vibe to it that I vividly remember in my early childhood that the rest of the 2000’s didn’t have. 

Look at the movie Cheetah Girls 2003 (filmed in September 2002) and you’ll hear and see tons of y2k culture with songs such as “Girlfriend” by Char, “Girl Power” which sounds like Bye Bye Bye by Nsync imo and “Cinderella”. The “bling bling” slang which started more so in the 90’s such as “frontin, trippin, bumpin, jiggy, celly, etc” was used mostly in 1998-2003 songs. Even the song “I can’t take it anymore” by Mario Winans released in late 2003/early 2004 has a very late 90’s vibe to it. I think Y2K culture died in 2002 when all the 9/11 changes started taking place and was dying off in late 2001, however there was definitely tons of residue left over. But to me peak y2k culture was 1998-2001.

If you have ig you can always search hashtags “circa2001” or “crica2000” to look at photos of people from those times. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsd_z7wnIsO/?igshid=q07d0iziw18y Here’s some random girl in 2002. The fashion and style looks very late 90’s-early 2000’s (Y2k).  If I didn’t know the date I’d think this photo was taken anywhere from 1998-2002

I think it’s cool that you’re into culture and y2k. The point of an era is basically the culture in which was pre dominant during that time. Teen pop was only one element that made up y2k culture. The cars, movies, computers, games, lelectronics,music, sounds, etc. are also other contributors. I agree Christina in 1999/2000 was different from 2003 Xtina. Same with Britney and Justin Timberlake. Listen to “Cry me a river” (2002) and then Aaliyah’s “Are you that somebody” (1998) both produced by Timbaland and you’ll hear the y2k vibe in both songs.

The millennium had a certain sound/wave of futurism and optimism. I was only a kid so I didn’t get to see it through the lenses of a teenager or an adult. Movies like The Matrix, Blade, Blade 2, Spy Kids1 and 2, Minority Report, CLOCKSTOPPERS, etc. All (released 1998-2002) depict culture of that time.Toys were beginning to become futuristic (I call them “y2k toys”). With toys like furby, poo-chi, talking robot dogs, izone cameras, mc donald toys (, burger king toys (RUGRAT WATCHES), bratz, etc. That era had a distinct vibe to it that I vividly remember in my early childhood that the rest of the 2000’s didn’t have. 

Look at the movie Cheetah Girls 2003 (filmed in September 2002) and you’ll hear and see tons of y2k culture with songs such as “Girlfriend” by Char, “Girl Power” which sounds like Bye Bye Bye by Nsync imo and “Cinderella”. The “bling bling” slang which started more so in the 90’s such as “frontin, trippin, bumpin, jiggy, celly, etc” was used mostly in 1998-2003 songs. Even the song “I can’t take it anymore” by Mario Winans released in late 2003/early 2004 has a very late 90’s vibe to it. I think Y2K culture died in 2002 when all the 9/11 changes started taking place and was dying off in late 2001, however there was definitely tons of residue left over. But to me peak y2k culture was 1998-2001.

If you have ig you can always search hashtags “circa2001” or “crica2000” to look at photos of people from those times. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsd_z7wnIsO/?igshid=q07d0iziw18y Here’s some random girl in 2002. The fashion and style looks very late 90’s-early 2000’s (Y2k).  If I didn’t know the date I’d think this photo was taken anywhere from 1998-2002


Ahh I see now, I do love how you're showing examples of Y2K culture past May 2001, although I still think that Early 2000s culture has already been more popular than Y2K culture, but I'd say 2001 is a hybrid of Early 2000s and Y2K culture, and I know that people are still raving with the Y2K vibe until 2003, it's just that the Y2K vibe started to really fade by May 2001, when Early 2000s culture is pushing it away, and Early 2000s culture is basically the King by July 2001, despite the Y2K vibe still here. However, they're just remnants.

Was the Y2K feeling still around? Because when John Titor was still around, she said that the Y2K era ended around mid August, because things started to go boring around April 2001, before 9/11 even happened. I watched a Y2K commercial compilation, and there were barely any commercials with the Y2K aesthetic after April 2001. Yes, there was still Teen Pop like the song 'Pop' by NSync, and a few songs from Destiny's Child, but it was evident that Teen Pop was pretty much over by February 2001, rap, R&B and rock were slowly making it's way to the top charts again. TV wise, cartoons like Daria were still popular, but on the other side, Recess was ending. Shows like Friends and the Simpsons were still on air, but they're way past their prime already, so I don't know what other shows were popular by the time. Movies like Shrek and AI were popular, but I don't know much about movies in this time, let me know what movies were popular in mid 2001. Games like Max Payne were popular, and the PS2 and Original Xbox were getting announced, going to replace the PS1, N64 and Dreamcast systems. I don't know what else to say, but I know this era felt boring, according to John Titor. But what did this time really feel like? Was there still Teen Pop? Was the Y2K era still around despite its dying?

From a teenagers point of view and not a preschoolers the mid-2000s felt very different from the the early 2000s. 2000-mid 2001 felt similar. Late 2001-2003 felt similar to each other as well. It was around 2004 that felt different from the early part of the decade.

From a teenagers point of view and not a preschoolers the mid-2000s felt very different from the the early 2000s. 2000-mid 2001 felt similar. Late 2001-2003 felt similar to each other as well. It was around 2004 that felt different from the early part of the decade.


As a 4-8 year old throughout 2000-2004 I would totally agree with that. I was barely old enough to notice the difference, but the transition happened throughout 2003. Early-mid 2003 still had the same early 00's feel as 2001 and 2002. Late 2003 is when the core 00's began and mid 00's culture was born.

As a 4-8 year old throughout 2000-2004 I would totally agree with that. I was barely old enough to notice the difference, but the transition happened throughout 2003. Early-mid 2003 still had the same early 00's feel as 2001 and 2002. Late 2003 is when the core 00's began and mid 00's culture was born.

I was 4-8 throughout 1994-1998 and can't recall anything but not gonna tell someone born in 1984 I remember more than them.

From a teenagers point of view and not a preschoolers the mid-2000s felt very different from the the early 2000s. 2000-mid 2001 felt similar. Late 2001-2003 felt similar to each other as well. It was around 2004 that felt different from the early part of the decade.


I agree with this whole heartedly although idk if you were subliminally throwing out that preschool reference at me since I was born in 1997. Most preschoolers begin to realize culture around that time. Unless you grew up uncultured. I mean here’s a prime example https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pPMtc8A8IUs. Ariana Grande singing The reason by celine dion at 4 years old. You also have to remember that y2k culture was EXTREMELY manufactured. It would be weird for my age group not to remember some aspects of it.

Ahh I see now, I do love how you're showing examples of Y2K culture past May 2001, although I still think that Early 2000s culture has already been more popular than Y2K culture, but I'd say 2001 is a hybrid of Early 2000s and Y2K culture, and I know that people are still raving with the Y2K vibe until 2003, it's just that the Y2K vibe started to really fade by May 2001, when Early 2000s culture is pushing it away, and Early 2000s culture is basically the King by July 2001, despite the Y2K vibe still here. However, they're just remnants.


From what I can remember summer of 2001 felt 90’s and y2kish looking back on it. Even Usher’s 8701 (released 8-7-01) album was pure y2k culture with songs like “u got it bad” and “u remind me”. Then again I don’t know. For me kid culture was very different . I mainly remember the music. But I do agree early 2000’s culture started in 2001. For me I just stamp it at 9/11

I mean- Its technically wrong that the Y2K era ended in 9/11, as it ended in May 2001, but I guess it's a good time stamp to say "Oh, yeah, 9/11 is when 2000s culture started," due to the mood difference from happy to depressed, and less motivation in pop culture means less Y2K vibes as well, like John Titor said.

Yeah not only that but that was around the time Ashanti and Ja rule were popular. J-Lo was popular around that time too. She went from “Love don’t cost a thing” to that song she has with Ja rule. I mean the y2k aesthetic was all over the place in 1999-2002ish but the feeling was gone by 9/11. It’s subjective to put an exact time stamp on it like saying “it ended in may” because that’s not necessarily true. Someone  could’ve been at a different place in their lives and experienced culture a lot different. When I think of summer of 2001 (I remember it vividly) I think of Eve “let me blow ya mind” and mary J “Family affair” Which had that y2k club/party vibe. For me I say y2k culture was dead by 9/11 because that party vibe was gone and not only that but New artist were coming in changing the sound of music. Nysnc released Celebrity 18 years ago yesterday 🎊

Early to mid 2001 were the best parts of the year. America in late 2001 was worlds apart from the earlier months of that year.  :o

Yeah not only that but that was around the time Ashanti and Ja rule were popular. J-Lo was popular around that time too. She went from “Love don’t cost a thing” to that song she has with Ja rule. I mean the y2k aesthetic was all over the place in 1999-2002ish but the feeling was gone by 9/11. It’s subjective to put an exact time stamp on it like saying “it ended in may” because that’s not necessarily true. Someone  could’ve been at a different place in their lives and experienced culture a lot different. When I think of summer of 2001 (I remember it vividly) I think of Eve “let me blow ya mind” and mary J “Family affair” Which had that y2k club/party vibe. For me I say y2k culture was dead by 9/11 because that party vibe was gone and not only that but New artist were coming in changing the sound of music. Nysnc released Celebrity 18 years ago yesterday 🎊


Let me blow ya mind and Family affair sound more Early 2000s than Y2K though. Yes their music videos show Y2K fashion, but that's nothing related to the song.

Not really DR Dre produced Let me blow ya mind and it sounds very adjacent to xxplosive (1999). It had that y2k party vibe. When you think of y2k sound what do you think of (and not just teen pop) ? Family Affair doesn’t sound early 2000’s to me at all hell the song was recorded in 2000. Family affair is definitely related to y2k as the song exemplifies the party vibe/culture of that time. Having a good time, the millennium is here, no more re drama, care free, etc. The beat sounds super different from early 2000’s music such as Ashanti’s “Happy” or Nelly’s Hot in here only released a year later. Even Khia’s “My neck my back” (2002) was super Y2k sounding and that sound was a hit for nearly 2 years. 

Not really DR Dre produced Let me blow ya mind and it sounds very adjacent to xxplosive (1999). It had that y2k party vibe. When you think of y2k sound what do you think of (and not just teen pop) ? Family Affair doesn’t sound early 2000’s to me at all hell the song was recorded in 2000. Family affair is definitely related to y2k as the song exemplifies the party vibe/culture of that time. Having a good time, the millennium is here, no more re drama, care free, etc. The beat sounds super different from early 2000’s music such as Ashanti’s “Happy” or Nelly’s Hot in here only released a year later. Even Khia’s “My neck my back” (2002) was super Y2k sounding and that sound was a hit for nearly 2 years.


I guess you could count Independent women, which is a Y2K Pop-R&B song, which was popular in mid 2001. Pop R&B songs are like No Scrubs, If You Had My Love, Unpretty, Say My Name, etc. Its like the New Jack Swing of the Y2K era.

Destiny’s Child “Survivor” was my first Cd ever for xmas in 2001. I really like say my name in preschool and I was so mad when that song wasn’t on the album. I was 4 and my mom bought me the CD and a kidz bop CD with my mickey mouse CD player that I still have. J lo’s if you had my love was popular in 1999-2000 and my love don't cost a thing was popular from late 2000-2001 due to the movie and all. Those songs bring me a lot of early childhood nostalgia for me, especially a time when my parents were still together before they split in 2003. Songs from the prev year will always spill into the bext year too. Good times

Destiny’s Child “Survivor” was my first Cd ever for xmas in 2001. I really like say my name in preschool and I was so mad when that song wasn’t on the album. I was 4 and my mom bought me the CD and a kidz bop CD with my mickey mouse CD player that I still have. J lo’s if you had my love was popular in 1999-2000 and my love don't cost a thing was popular from late 2000-2001 due to the movie and all. Those songs bring me a lot of early childhood nostalgia for me, especially a time when my parents were still together before they split in 2003. Songs from the prev year will always spill into the bext year too. Good times


Nice. I honestly wish I was born in the 80s/90s to have a Y2K childhood, I'm jealous!

Nice. I honestly wish I was born in the 80s/90s to have a Y2K childhood, I'm jealous!


Honestly don’t be !! You were born at a perfect time. You got to experience all of the new games/ consoles like wii (which is becoming retro as time goes on). You got to live in the electro pop era and experience the rise of lady gaga. You got to live some of the most Iconic moments in the late 2000’s-early 2010’s, when you turn about my age you’ll start noticing these things become more retro and cool. One thing I miss about the early 2000’s (This applies to 90’s kids too) was how manufactures childhood toys/trends were.

Honestly don’t be !! You were born at a perfect time. You got to experience all of the new games/ consoles like wii (which is becoming retro as time goes on). You got to live in the electro pop era and experience the rise of lady gaga. You got to live some of the most Iconic moments in the late 2000’s-early 2010’s, when you turn about my age you’ll start noticing these things become more retro and cool. One thing I miss about the early 2000’s (This applies to 90’s kids too) was how manufactures childhood toys/trends were.


I understand, I do love my childhood (Except 2019), with electropop, EDM, and realistic graphics and smartphones and all that, it's just that It would be nice if we could travel back to the past to know what the Y2K era felt like

Yeah it was a good time from the memories that I have left of that era. I would hate to be an adult during that time with the recession in 2000-2002 and 9/11 tho. The way you feel about y2k is the way I feel about the 80’s. Maybe you lived a past life during that time and it was your happy era :).

Yeah it was a good time from the memories that I have left of that era. I would hate to be an adult during that time with the recession in 2000-2002 and 9/11 tho. The way you feel about y2k is the way I feel about the 80’s. Maybe you lived a past life during that time and it was your happy era :).


Yeah :)

In the end, the Y2K and early 00s aren’t drastically different from each other. If you’re talking the difference between Y2K and mid 00s, that’s a another story.

Yeah :)


https://imgur.com/a/EZVAkiW

Found a photo I think you may enjoy of my cousin (moms best friends daughter) and all of her friends at Disneyland summer of 2002. Really captures the fashion for kids and teens around that time. My cousin is the one with white overalls and highlights. She was 15 in this photo. The fashion is super  y2k. High rise bootcut(flair) jeans, chunky boots, tennis shoes, sports jackets, bucket hats, etc. if I didn’t know the date I could have easily mistaken the photo for 1998.

https://imgur.com/a/EZVAkiW

Found a photo I think you may enjoy of my cousin (moms best friends daughter) and all of her friends at Disneyland summer of 2002. Really captures the fashion for kids and teens around that time. My cousin is the one with white overalls and highlights. She was 15 in this photo. The fashion is super  y2k. High rise bootcut(flair) jeans, chunky boots, tennis shoes, sports jackets, bucket hats, etc. if I didn’t know the date I could have easily mistaken the photo for 1998.


Oh nice! The white tops and crop tops are very Y2K, but I saw one person wearing a denim jacket, as that became the next big thing since August 2001

Oh nice! The white tops and crop tops are very Y2K, but I saw one person wearing a denim jacket, as that became the next big thing since August 2001


Denim jackets were more of an 80’s-90’s thing. It wasn’t really as mainstream in the early 2000’s tbh. Although after 9/11 it became more acceptable to wear denim. The only fashion statement I remember with denim in 2001 was britney and justins horrible denim ensamble.

Heaven compared to now.

The 2000 Stock market crash had already happened, but the average Joe/Jane didn't care. However, the 2000 Presidential Election was one of the most controversial elections of all time.

Obviously, it was pre-9/11. An amazing time to be alive. Harry Potter fans were itchy waiting for the new Harry Potter film in November! Linkin Park's album was selling like hotcakes and Jennifer Lopez's 'I'm Real' dominated the whole Spring and Summer of 2001.

Heaven compared to now.

The 2000 Stock market crash had already happened, but the average Joe/Jane didn't care. However, the 2000 Presidential Election was one of the most controversial elections of all time.

Obviously, it was pre-9/11. An amazing time to be alive. Harry Potter fans were itchy waiting for the new Harry Potter film in November! Linkin Park's album was selling like hotcakes and Jennifer Lopez's 'I'm Real' dominated the whole Spring and Summer of 2001.


Yeah, pre-9/11 felt peaceful and relaxing, and obviously 9/11 changed everyone's moods but it absolutely made little difference in pop culture. My friends who were born in the late 80s even said that 9/11 made no cultural difference

Yeah, pre-9/11 felt peaceful and relaxing, and obviously 9/11 changed everyone's moods but it absolutely made little difference in pop culture. My friends who were born in the late 80s even said that 9/11 made no cultural difference

Weren't you born in the Mid 00s?

Yeah, pre-9/11 felt peaceful and relaxing, and obviously 9/11 changed everyone's moods but it absolutely made little difference in pop culture. My friends who were born in the late 80s even said that 9/11 made no cultural difference


That's true, teen pop kinda died on its own timeline. It was destined to live a long shelf life. The pattern for most boy band goes like this: Two 10X Platinum album and one that sells about 4-5 million, then it's all downhill from there!  :o

I’d also like to see some pictures of what Mid 2001 was like, because when I tried to go to the Atmosphere threads from John Titor, the pictures are missing...

I wanna see who were the famous artists, movies, video games, fashion, commercials/poster aesthetics, etc. I’m still wondering whether or not mid 2001 even has that Y2K feel even just one bit.


I know I’m extremely late to this discussion but I have some childhood photos from mid 2001 if you’d like me to post. For me I was really young and although I remember most of that year, it seems very distant... All of my photos from 2001 look very 90’s tho. The fashion was still pretty 90’s. I mean people/teens could have worn an outfit from the mid 90’s and no one would blink an eye if that’s what you mean. In 2000 teen pop was big and in 2001 it wasn’t as big because I vaguely remember that teen pop sound on every radio station as a kid. I remember songs from 2000 were still on the radio. One song that got played out in 2001 was “This I promise You” by Nsync. Awww memory lane 😭

I know I’m extremely late to this discussion but I have some childhood photos from mid 2001 if you’d like me to post. For me I was really young and although I remember most of that year, it seems very distant... All of my photos from 2001 look very 90’s tho. The fashion was still pretty 90’s. I mean people/teens could have worn an outfit from the mid 90’s and no one would blink an eye if that’s what you mean. In 2000 teen pop was big and in 2001 it wasn’t as big because I vaguely remember that teen pop sound on every radio station as a kid. I remember songs from 2000 were still on the radio. One song that got played out in 2001 was “This I promise You” by Nsync. Awww memory lane 😭


Sure, some childhood photos would be nice if you're ok with that :)

Sure, some childhood photos would be nice if you're ok with that :)


If you scroll down there’s like 8 photos in each year
Mid to late 2000: https://imgur.com/a/nqlvslA

Mid to late 2001:
https://imgur.com/a/IB86UBn

If you scroll down there’s like 8 photos in each year
Mid to late 2000: https://imgur.com/a/nqlvslA

Mid to late 2001:
https://imgur.com/a/IB86UBn

Nice!

Idk about y'all, but:

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Summer of 2001 for me was all about this 8).

Idk about y'all, but:

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Summer of 2001 for me was all about this 8).


Holy hell I remember some of these.. Especially the Sponge bob kids meal commercial. I still have the sponge bob toy lmfao. Thanks for this. I really miss kids wb channel :(

Well from what I remember as a young child it was a very simple time for me. Technology was really primitive too... Yeah we had the internet and cell phones but people were barely on them. 3-way calls with friends on the landline was considered cool and a luxury to have... If you didn't have 3-way calling as a service, you were an outcast. And had to beg your parents to pay extra for the service so you can be like Miranda, Lizzie, and Gordo.  ;D

Well from what I remember as a young child it was a very simple time for me. Technology was really primitive too... Yeah we had the internet and cell phones but people were barely on them. 3-way calls with friends on the landline was considered cool and a luxury to have... If you didn't have 3-way calling as a service, you were an outcast. And had to beg your parents to pay extra for the service so you can be like Miranda, Lizzie, and Gordo.  ;D
...and the access to the Internet, especially for the World Wide Web was on Dial-Up!

Well from what I remember as a young child it was a very simple time for me. Technology was really primitive too... Yeah we had the internet and cell phones but people were barely on them. 3-way calls with friends on the landline was considered cool and a luxury to have... If you didn't have 3-way calling as a service, you were an outcast. And had to beg your parents to pay extra for the service so you can be like Miranda, Lizzie, and Gordo.  ;D


Haha nice lol  ;D

...and the access to the Internet, especially for the World Wide Web was on Dial-Up!

AHAHAHAHA Dial-up lol. My dad who used the internet back in the Y2K era told me that you only have one option at a time to use the telephone, or computer. If someone was on the computer, you cant call your friends, it will go like BZZZZZZZZZZZZ and some funny weird effects haha

AHAHAHAHA Dial-up lol. My dad who used the internet back in the Y2K era told me that you only have one option at a time to use the telephone, or computer. If someone was on the computer, you cant call your friends, it will go like BZZZZZZZZZZZZ and some funny weird effects haha
Exactly, just like that!

Nowadays, you hardly use the landline phone.

Exactly, just like that!

Nowadays, you hardly use the landline phone.


My grandparents still use a landline 😭😭.

AHAHAHAHA Dial-up lol. My dad who used the internet back in the Y2K era told me that you only have one option at a time to use the telephone, or computer. If someone was on the computer, you cant call your friends, it will go like BZZZZZZZZZZZZ and some funny weird effects haha


You couldn’t use the phone and internet at the same time :( I would have to exit out of my games on disneychannel.com circa 2002 to let my mom call my grandmother. Lmao don’t even get me started on calling cards 😭

My grandparents still use a landline 😭😭.
I still have a landline it is useful to have!

My sister's boyfriend, he told me that he used Dial-up up until 2011, because even then, everyone was using broadband at the time, and to be honest, I was shocked by how he was able to survive that. He couldve gotten into PC Gaming at the time, but the fact that his family still used dial-up made him lose interest in any form of gaming

My sister's boyfriend, he told me that he used Dial-up up until 2011, because even then, everyone was using broadband at the time, and to be honest, I was shocked by how he was able to survive that. He couldve gotten into PC Gaming at the time, but the fact that his family still used dial-up made him lose interest in any form of gaming


That must’ve sucked. So he had dial up modems and a landline in 2011 ? I didn’t even know it was like possible by that point everything seem so advanced in tech by 2011.

That must’ve sucked. So he had dial up modems and a landline in 2011 ? I didn’t even know it was like possible by that point everything seem so advanced in tech by 2011.


Yup, he lived in a ranch and he didnt really care about using the internet much soo....

So Mid 2001 was basically a peaceful time to be in, the optimism is still there even though Y2K culture isn't as mainstream, it was like a good time to be in, until 9/11 happened in America where everyone became sad or even depressed

these days i cant even remember, but i dont think it felt as Y2K as the year 2000

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v2xLmhAo4NE

Lmao
This song always reminds me of Summer of 2001

I used to love this so g when I was little for some reason lol
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wl2NCXzg1FQ

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v2xLmhAo4NE

Lmao
This song always reminds me of Summer of 2001

I used to love this so g when I was little for some reason lol
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wl2NCXzg1FQ


Nice, I also noticed how the Y2K aesthetic was used in the Peaches and cream music video!

-Bumped to revive old thread-

Yeah, I guess 2001 isn't part of the Y2K era. It's more Early 2000s, despite Y2K remnants still being popular, but it's clearly fading slowly because of Teen Pop's decline and transition to Party Rap and Alternative Rock. There's also no scary feeling for the Y2K apocalypse as well, that was more 1998/99. Of course, Pokemon was still very popular, and Boy Bands like NSync were still around, but they're just popular remains. Yup, 2001 isn't part of the Y2K era, it's more of an Early 2000s/Y2K transitional period, but the Y2K remnants were probably still around until 2002/03, as shown by thisismelemon. But that doesnt mean that it's part of the Y2K era.


2001 was when Justin Timberlake first went solo and released the song "Gone". It was a sign that the boy bands/teen pop artists of the Y2K era were maturing.

2001 was when Justin Timberlake first went solo and released the song "Gone". It was a sign that the boy bands/teen pop artists of the Y2K era were maturing.


Gone is an Nsync song released from their Celebrity album. Justin Timberlake didn’t go solo till late 2002 when he released “Cry Me A River” which still sounds pretty pop-ish and saturated in y2k based digital sounds, thanks to Timbaland.

Gone is an Nsync song released from their Celebrity album. Justin Timberlake didn’t go solo till late 2002 when he released “Cry Me A River” which still sounds pretty pop-ish and saturated in y2k based digital sounds, thanks to Timbaland.

Yes that's what I was gonna say. The first time I remember hearing of Justin Timberlake going solo was when he released his Cry Me A River song.

I think people over exaggerate the term "Y2K" as an era here. People seem to think Y2K era is like another world compared to the early 2000s like 2000 is completely different than 2002 when you can easily argue there is no such thing as a Y2K era. It's just all the early 2000s.

I wouldn't say it was it was another world but it did have a distinct feel that was different from the core early 2000s. Most people just call 2000-2003 the early 2000s, including myself sometimes.

I wouldn't say it was it was another world but it did have a distinct feel that was different from the core early 2000s. Most people just call 2000-2003 the early 2000s, including myself sometimes.

People overplay it. In '03 mid '00s trends were already prevalent.

People overplay it. In '03 mid '00s trends were already prevalent.

Of course, things were transitioning into the mid '00s.

People overplay it. In '03 mid '00s trends were already prevalent.

I agree. The Mid '00s were in full swing in '03.

Of course, things were transitioning into the mid '00s.
...but it all felt the same to me.

My grandparents still use a landline 😭😭.


My mom still uses it. I hate receiving calls on my smartphone personally (probably because it's usually from work or the bank lol) so I can see the appeal. It's bundled free with Internet/TV over here.

My mom still uses it. I hate receiving calls on my smartphone personally (probably because it's usually from work or the bank lol) so I can see the appeal. It's bundled free with Internet/TV over here.
It's those cold callers that get me. luckily for me now, the main caller has seemed to given up on me.

It's those cold callers that get me. luckily for me now, the main caller has seemed to given up on me.



And the robocalls too?

And the robocalls too?
With those awful robotic voices!

With those awful robotic voices!


Haha, funny thing is, some people still use it in their videos when they dont feel like using their microphones or dont have one. Also, 3LW released a song called 'No More,' and oh god there was a ton of autotune, and that promises was pronounced promithes.

Haha, funny thing is, some people still use it in their videos when they dont feel like using their microphones or dont have one. Also, 3LW released a song called 'No More,' and oh god there was a ton of autotune, and that promises was pronounced promithes.
Posh Spice springs to mind here.

People overplay it. In '03 mid '00s trends were already prevalent.

Also 99% of things on this forum and outlets like it are exaggerated lol