Are the 2000s getting a stronger sense of identity? And if so, what is that identity? I know it’s easy to list off random things that describe the 00s, but is there a cohesive theme? Something that really differs from the 2010s and 1990s? I know there are some things but I can’t quite put my finger on them. I was also very young during the decade so older people might be able to describe it better.

People are so far only describing the early 2000s. It annoys me since I have little memory of it and a better memory of the mid- and late 2000s.

If not that people are lumping the rest of the 2000s with the early 2000s.

I feel like the 2000's and 2010's run together now. It's hard to tell them apart, especially compared to 2020.

I feel like the 2000's and 2010's run together now. It's hard to tell them apart, especially compared to 2020.


Not quite exactly, only the late 2000s somewhat resembles the 2010s since that’s when Gaga, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift started out. The early 2000s portion of the decade or 2000-2004 sticks out when you compare it’s the rest of the 2010s especially to 2015-2019 since both eras are about 15 years apart

Are the 2000s getting a stronger sense of identity? And if so, what is that identity? I know it’s easy to list off random things that describe the 00s, but is there a cohesive theme? Something that really differs from the 2010s and 1990s? I know there are some things but I can’t quite put my finger on them. I was also very young during the decade so older people might be able to describe it better.


For the 2000s, the part that really is easy to tell apart especially to me when I compare it to the 2010s is the early/mid 2000s. With its Motorola Razr phones, Hilary Duff, Butterfly Clips and weird Sex Crazed Teenager flicks while the 2010s(especially the mid/late 2010s) manages to set itself apart by being the decade of Smart Phones(IPhones and Androids and all), Streaming Service television(Netflix), Poltically correct/inclusive teen centered movies and mumble rappers

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This makes me think that the electro pop era was the last hurrah for the 2000s, that whole clubbing and going out to party scene was probably the last thing we got to any kinds of outlandish all in your face flashing money shamelessly we got in the 2010s. Kinda makes lady Gaga’s early stuff look very 2000s not 2010s since it’s all about partying and having a good time, feels like she should’ve come up earlier if she wanted to keep that general aesthetic in her career.

This makes me think that the electro pop era was the last hurrah for the 2000s, that whole clubbing and going out to party scene was probably the last thing we got to any kinds of outlandish all in your face flashing money shamelessly we got in the 2010s. Kinda makes lady Gaga’s early stuff look very 2000s not 2010s since it’s all about partying and having a good time, feels like she should’ve come up earlier if she wanted to keep that general aesthetic in her career.


I agree. I also really like this article and I think it backs up what you said.

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/12/songs-of-the-decade-2010s

The early 2010s were a 2000s hangover when it comes to music.

I'm sorry but the early 2010s is not an extension of the 2000s. It is very different from what you hear from the core 2000s. The clubbing and electropop scene got it's start in 2008 and rose to the charts in 2009. There were still upbeat and party songs in the mid 2010s such as Shake It Off, Can't Stop The Feeling, Uptown Funk, and Shut Up and Dance. Just because a song is associated with partying doesn't mean it's part of the 2000s. The aesthetic of the early 2010s is easily distinguishable from the bling and emo era of the core 2000s.

I'm sorry but the early 2010s is not an extension of the 2000s. It is very different from what you hear from the core 2000s. The clubbing and electropop scene got it's start in 2008 and rose to the charts in 2009. There were still upbeat and party songs in the mid 2010s such as Shake It Off, Can't Stop The Feeling, Uptown Funk, and Shut Up and Dance. Just because a song is associated with partying doesn't mean it's part of the 2000s. The aesthetic of the early 2010s is easily distinguishable from the bling and emo era of the core 2000s.


Ok yeah, you have a point. 2008-2012 really does seem like it’s own era. Then 2013 on music started to get a lot more chill. The early 2010s was an extension of the late 2000s and then 2013 on started to feel more subdued, minimalistic, melancholy, etc.

Edit: but yeah there were party songs in the mid 2010s too. But even the party songs felt a little more chill.

Ok yeah, you have a point. 2008-2012 really does seem like it’s own era. Then 2013 on music started to get a lot more chill. The early 2010s was an extension of the late 2000s and then 2013 on started to feel more subdued, minimalistic, melancholy, etc.

Edit: but yeah there were party songs in the mid 2010s too. But even the party songs felt a little more chill.


To me it’s a hangover of the late 2000s similar to the early 90s being an extension of the late 80s but with the coming of grunge and Rnb right along the corner. The early 2010s are just the late 2000s with more smartphones and less rock(pop-punk) music. The part songs of the mid-late 2010s are way more chilled and toned down.

2008-2012 feels closer to the 2000s(late 2000s that us) then the rest of the 2010s because that’s when we’re we’re still transitioning from that era.

The early 2010s is the only part of the 2010s that seems to celebrate overindulgence while the rest of the decade wanted to just sit in a corner and sing to themselves. The decade went from upbeat wacky Kesha to just dark and moody Billie ellish. Even Kesha went through a transformation in “Praying” like lady Gaga when she just toned down and rebranded in a star is born.

To me it’s a hangover of the late 2000s similar to the early 90s being an extension of the late 80s but with the coming of grunge and Rnb right along the corner. The early 2010s are just the late 2000s with more smartphones. The part songs of the mid-late 2010s are way more chilled and toned down.

2008-2012 feels closer to the 2000s(late 2000s that us) then the rest of the 2010s because that’s when we’re we’re still transitioning from that era

I wouldn't say that 2010-12 is closer to the 2000s than mid 2010s because a lot of early 2010s things such as EDM, indie pop, smartphones, hipsters, Tumblr, Facebook, Adventure Time, Minecraft continued their popularity in the mid 2010s. Royals only hit the charts around the start of fall 2013 so the first half of 2013 still has that early 2010s vibe. Even 2008 was a split year. The early part was still in the 2000s zeitgeist while the late 2008 was when it died but the 2010s haven't clearly formed yet. MySpace was overtaken by Facebook in late 2009 which continued to decline later on.

I wouldn't say that 2010-12 is closer to the 2000s than mid 2010s because a lot of the things such as EDM, Indie pop, smartphones, hipsters, Adventure Time, Minecraft continued their popularity in the mid 2010s. Royals only hit the charts around the start of fall 2013 so the first half of 2013 still has that early 2010s vibe. Even 2008 was a split year. The early part was still in the 2000s zeitgeist while the late 2008 was when it died but the 2010s haven't clearly formed yet.


Well it’s certainly more closer to the late 2000s then it is to the late 2010s.

Well it’s certainly more closer to the late 2000s then it is to the late 2010s.

I kinda agree with that. The early 2010s still had connections with the mid 2010s but barely with the late 2010s.