I feel like that year is the year everything started to suck. 2008 is only slightly worse.

Agreed. Basically it was the 2022 of that time, or I should say 2022 is the new 2006. I have to disagree about 2008 though, I thought that was the best year since 2005. 2007 was slightly better than 2006 as well, especially the later part.

Hard disagree. 2006-2013 were the last bright spot in modern history. There were also some real killer, knock-it-out-of-the-park movies in that stretch of time. In fact, it's the last stretch of truly great movies I remember before Hollywood got on its nostalgia franchise addiction.

Hard disagree. 2006-2013 were the last bright spot in modern history. There were also some real killer, knock-it-out-of-the-park movies in that stretch of time. In fact, it's the last stretch of truly great movies I remember before Hollywood got on its nostalgia franchise addiction.


I liked the 2008-2012 period. Just wasn't a fan of 2006 and 2007 for personal reasons, but I'll definitely take those years over now.

Actually, 2006 was the year humanity peaked. Specifically May 19th

I liked the 2008-2012 period. Just wasn't a fan of 2006 and 2007 for personal reasons, but I'll definitely take those years over now.


Similarly, for personal reasons I hate 2005, but I'd take that year over now. (And that's why I probably won't respond to this thread again unless someone asks me something, because I hate 2005 THAT much that I would NEVER hate 2006).

2006 is like the good ol days compared to 2022. This year has taken suck to a whole new level we would have never imagined was possible.

2006 is like the good ol days compared to 2022. This year has taken suck to a whole new level we would have never imagined was possible.
Well, everyone who was around in 1939 surely knows that the level of suck can still rise... not that I hope for it it certainly sucks enough as is. 8-P

I feel like it was the thick of the 00s. 2005 & 2006 was as pure 00s as it could get

Come to think of it, 2006 didn't really have any major disasters that I can recall. There were no major wars, no notable natural disasters, no notable mass shooting incidents, no pandemics, and the economy was yet to be in a recession. The only thing I remember is the immigration reform that was discussed and debated ad nauseum. It was just a really bland year for pop culture with mediocre sounding music and a shortage of good movies and new TV series. Also my personal life wasn't that great, not particularly bad, just not as good as the years before and after.

2006 was an excellent year for me. I was in employment, a good position, making new friends and was able to be networking.

Come to think of it, 2006 didn't really have any major disasters that I can recall. There were no major wars, no notable natural disasters, no notable mass shooting incidents, no pandemics, and the economy was yet to be in a recession. The only thing I remember is the immigration reform that was discussed and debated ad nauseum. It was just a really bland year for pop culture with mediocre sounding music and a shortage of good movies and new TV series. Also my personal life wasn't that great, not particularly bad, just not as good as the years before and after.


We did have Iraq and Afghanistan though. And as for mass shootings: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2006_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States

We did have Iraq and Afghanistan though. And as for mass shootings: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2006_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States


That's crazy that 2 of the 5 on that list were in Seattle. Still nothing on the level of the Virginia Tech one in 2007. Iraq and Afghanistan were ongoing for more than a decade. Speaking of Iraq, one notable event was the execution of Saddam Hussein at the end of the year, and I'm sure most people weren't upset about that one. There was also the bird flu outbreak.

That's crazy that 2 of the 5 on that list were in Seattle. Still nothing on the level of the Virginia Tech one in 2007. Iraq and Afghanistan were ongoing for more than a decade. Speaking of Iraq, one notable event was the execution of Saddam Hussein at the end of the year, and I'm sure most people weren't upset about that one. There was also the bird flu outbreak.

I remember when they executed Saddam, they shown his dead body on television.

I remember when they executed Saddam, they shown his dead body on television.


It would be nice if we could see the same thing with Vladimir Putin this year.

It would be nice if we could see the same thing with Vladimir Putin this year.
... they will have to find him first, probably hiding in a bunker somewhere?

It would be nice if we could see the same thing with Vladimir Putin this year.


They would have to find him and kill him.

I feel like that year is the year everything started to suck. 2008 is only slightly worse.

Stuff started sucking waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay before 2006!!

One GOOD thing about 2006 is the movie FIREWALL came out that year...

I feel like it was the thick of the 00s. 2005 & 2006 was as pure 00s as it could get

2006 absolutely is not pure '00s. Not even close. The early 2000s were the real "pure"'00s.

2006 absolutely is not pure '00s. Not even close. The early 2000s were the real "pure"'00s.


I beg to differ. I’d say 2006-2009 was the peak of pure unadulterated 2000s.

I beg to differ. I’d say 2006-2009 was the peak of pure unadulterated 2000s.


Depending on what you define as the 2000's. The decade was split in to two halves: the first half was the McBling era and the second half is the electro/dance pop era.

Depending on what you define as the 2000's. The decade was split in to two halves: the first half was the McBling era and the second half is the electro/dance pop era.


Only if you define it in terms of music. 2006 was the beginning of an amazing string of both big budget and award-winning movies like the Pirates sequels, late Harry Potter, Munich, Jarhead, Kingdom of Heaven, etc.

Only if you define it in terms of music. 2006 was the beginning of an amazing string of both big budget and award-winning movies like the Pirates sequels, late Harry Potter, Munich, Jarhead, Kingdom of Heaven, etc.


Actually most of the movies listed here are 2005 movies, except for the Pirates sequels. Which Harry Potter? I personally liked Goblet of Fire the best, the one with Robert Pattinson's acting debut. Also The 40 Year Old Virgin kicked off the Judd Apatow comedies, with more movies in the years to follow such as Knocked Up, Superbad, Pineapple Express, etc.

Actually most of the movies listed here are 2005 movies, except for the Pirates sequels. Which Harry Potter? I personally liked Goblet of Fire the best, the one with Robert Pattinson's acting debut. Also The 40 Year Old Virgin kicked off the Judd Apatow comedies, with more movies in the years to follow such as Knocked Up, Superbad, Pineapple Express, etc.


Huh, I stand corrected. But in any event, 2006 continued that trend.

Huh, I stand corrected. But in any event, 2006 continued that trend.


Well that's true. Anyhow that's why in some ways I group 2005 more with 2006-2008 rather than 2001-2004.

2006 was undoubtedly one of the worst years of my life.  Along with 2011, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

2006 was undoubtedly one of the worst years of my life.  Along with 2011, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.


Wow, the last 5 years in a row were bad? I'm sorry to hear that. Mine are more spread out, like 1990, 1998, 2013-2014, and 2022. Looking back, in some ways 2003 was worse for me than 2006.

In 2006 everything started to decline. You've noticed hints of the decline in 2005 but it didn't hit you until '06. You had corny shows and movies like Hannah Montana and Highschool Musical come out, lame faster music, people started socializing less and staying indoors to play video games, things started to become more high-tech. There was less of that down to earth vibe the 2000s are known for.  Everything just seemed to change for the worst.

2006 was actually decent things started to suck around 2008/2009. 

2006 was actually decent things started to suck around 2008/2009.


I actually liked 2008 even though we were in a recession. I was living out of country in Japan so that's probably why. 2009 wasn't as good as 2008 but not too terribly bad.

I actually liked 2008 even though we were in a recession. I was living out of country in Japan so that's probably why. 2009 wasn't as good as 2008 but not too terribly bad.
I enjoy my 2008 & 2009 too, I was out of work but had to attend courses which would verify my jobsearch details, and had good freedom on those matters.

BTW, I enjoy my visit to Japan back in 2015.

I actually liked 2008 even though we were in a recession. I was living out of country in Japan so that's probably why. 2009 wasn't as good as 2008 but not too terribly bad.


I actually liked 2008 too despite the issues and it felt more 000s than 2010s but 2009 was definitely a early 2010s year not a 2000s year. 

To me 2008 is more like 2010 than the core 2000's

To me 2008 is more like 2010 than the core 2000's


It was like a hybrid of both. The later part might have been more like the early 2010's with the election of Barack Obama, the debut of Lady Gaga, and the economic collapse; but the early part was still more core 2000's. 2009 was more isolated and had little to no core 2000's elements left, and can be easily confused with 2010, can pretty much be twinned with that year.

One thing I remembered about 2006 was like 2022, it seemed like it was never going to end. It kept dragging.

One thing I remembered about 2006 was like 2022, it seemed like it was never going to end. It kept dragging.

Yeah 2022 feels like one of the longest years ever. And it’s still not over…

One thing I remembered about 2006 was like 2022, it seemed like it was never going to end. It kept dragging.



Yeah 2022 feels like one of the longest years ever. And it’s still not over…


This explains it:

Why Time Sometimes Flies or Drags: How the Brain Creates the Experience of Time

https://scitechdaily.com/why-time-sometimes-flies-or-drags-how-the-brain-creates-the-experience-of-time/#:~:text=Time%2Dsensitive%20neurons%20fatigue%20and,skew%20our%20perceptions%20of%20time.


Time-sensitive neurons fatigue and skew our perception of time.

On some days, time flies by, while on others it seems to drag on. A new study from JNeurosci reveals why: time-sensitive neurons get worn out and skew our perceptions of time.

Neurons in the supramarginal gyrus (SMG) fire in response to a specific length of time. If repeatedly exposed to a stimulus of a fixed duration, the neurons fatigue. Since other neurons continue firing normally, our subjective perception of time becomes skewed.

Hayashi and Ivry measured brain activity with fMRI as human participants engaged in a time comparison task. Healthy adult participants viewed a visual adaptor (a grey circle) for a set length of time, 30 times in a row. After this adaptation period, they were shown a test stimulus and indicated its duration. If the adaptor duration was long, the participants underestimated time; if the adaptor duration was short, they overestimated time. Activity in the SMG decreased when the adaptor and test stimulus were similar in length, indicating neuron fatigue. The extent of skewed time perception correlated with how much the activity in the SMG decreased — greater fatigue led to greater time distortion.

This explains it:

Why Time Sometimes Flies or Drags: How the Brain Creates the Experience of Time

https://scitechdaily.com/why-time-sometimes-flies-or-drags-how-the-brain-creates-the-experience-of-time/#:~:text=Time%2Dsensitive%20neurons%20fatigue%20and,skew%20our%20perceptions%20of%20time.


Time-sensitive neurons fatigue and skew our perception of time.

On some days, time flies by, while on others it seems to drag on. A new study from JNeurosci reveals why: time-sensitive neurons get worn out and skew our perceptions of time.

Neurons in the supramarginal gyrus (SMG) fire in response to a specific length of time. If repeatedly exposed to a stimulus of a fixed duration, the neurons fatigue. Since other neurons continue firing normally, our subjective perception of time becomes skewed.

Hayashi and Ivry measured brain activity with fMRI as human participants engaged in a time comparison task. Healthy adult participants viewed a visual adaptor (a grey circle) for a set length of time, 30 times in a row. After this adaptation period, they were shown a test stimulus and indicated its duration. If the adaptor duration was long, the participants underestimated time; if the adaptor duration was short, they overestimated time. Activity in the SMG decreased when the adaptor and test stimulus were similar in length, indicating neuron fatigue. The extent of skewed time perception correlated with how much the activity in the SMG decreased — greater fatigue led to greater time distortion.


That's a lot of reading but yeah, it probably wouldn't help to stare at the calendar and be like "Is 2022 over yet? How about now?" every few seconds.

That's a lot of reading but yeah, it probably wouldn't help to stare at the calendar and be like "Is 2022 over yet? How about now?" every few seconds.


An easier way to put it might be "a watched pot never boils".

An easier way to put it might be "a watched pot never boils".


There's also a "microwave minute".

Yeah 2022 feels like one of the longest years ever. And it’s still not over…


We got another week left until '22 is over.

One thing I remembered about 2006 was like 2022, it seemed like it was never going to end. It kept dragging.


I feel the same exact way, this year has to be one of the longest years of my life. Probably due to personal events that went down this year (a big move, a few changes of jobs and just work place environments that weren't the greatest). But I do feel that this year went by a little slower than 2021 in my opinion.

I feel the same exact way, this year has to be one of the longest years of my life. Probably due to personal events that went down this year (a big move, a few changes of jobs and just work place environments that weren't the greatest). But I do feel that this year went by a little slower than 2021 in my opinion.


I think it's the combination of personal events (with my wife being Ukrainian, that war is personal for us as it caused a lot of stress and pressure, and having to live life one day at a time) plus a dull pop-culture lacking in good music to listen to and movies/series to watch.

2006 was the same way for pop-culture, although I did get the Wii which helped pass the time through the final stretch/holiday season of that year. Coincidentally one of the only games that came out this year that enjoyed was Nintendo Switch Sports.

2006 was an ok year. Music was more hip hop club and Alt Rock. I think for me music got better between 2008-2009 because 2006-2007 was a snooze fest. Reality tv became even trasher around that time. 80s nostalgia was in full swing and people wanted to wear neon head bands.

2006 was an ok year. Music was more hip hop club and Alt Rock. I think for me music got better between 2008-2009 because 2006-2007 was a snooze fest. Reality tv became even trasher around that time. 80s nostalgia was in full swing and people wanted to wear neon head bands.


Actually 2006 didn't even that much hip-hop. 2007 had a lot more such as Walk It Out, This is Why I'm Hot, Crank Dat Soulja Boy, etc. In 2006 it was mostly pop like JT, Nelly Furtado, and Fergie or ballads like James Blunt and Daniel Powter. There was some good alt rock like All-American Rejects and The Fray.

2007 was an improvement especially in the later part. I liked the old Kanye West of the time with his Graduation album, the third of his first three albums which were the best. Also the R&B artist The-Dream, who also wrote the Umbrella song performed by Rihanna.

I don't know bro, it seems weird everyone hates 6 (2006,2016.... 2026) 666 ??? see the pattern? ??? lets hope 2026 is a good year (for some)

I don't know bro, it seems weird everyone hates 6 (2006,2016.... 2026) 666 ??? see the pattern? ??? lets hope 2026 is a good year (for some)


2026 is the next Year of the Horse so historically those have been rough ones for me, particularly 1990 and 2014. 2002 at least the 2nd half was better, but first half was rough. At least 1996 and 1986 were good for me.

It was a ok year.

I can't really say that I "hate" 2006, but I do think that the year was all right.

Sorry, I can't really remember much about 2006 tbh (I was only five).

I can't really say that I "hate" 2006, but I do think that the year was all right.

Sorry, I can't really remember much about 2006 tbh (I was only five).


I also won't say that hated it as I've had worse years, including 2022, 2014, 1998, and 1990. It is however one of my least favorite years of that decade, only the post 9/11/01-2003 period was a bit worse for me. 2006 was just bland pop-culture wise with the lack of good music, movies, and TV shows; and my work situation wasn't so great either.

Yeah 2022 feels like one of the longest years ever. And it’s still not over…


By contrast 2023 has been flying by. I can't believe it's already more than halfway over.

By contrast 2023 has been flying by. I can't believe it's already more than halfway over.

We're almost into August and before you know it Autumn will be here and we'll be enjoying the smell and taste of Pumpkin Spice everything. 

We're almost into August and before you know it Autumn will be here and we'll be enjoying the smell and taste of Pumpkin Spice everything.


Then Christmas.

Then Christmas.


And then it will be 2024 and before you know it it will be spring. Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of out lives.

Then Christmas.


Then the snow shoveling, that's if we get any snow.

Then the snow shoveling, that's if we get any snow.


Probably not in Georgia. At least not enough to have to shovel it. For us a snow day means no school, WFH, everything closed, etc.

Then the snow shoveling, that's if we get any snow.
There will be no snow shovelling at Christmas in Australia, but with this climate changing, you may never know.

Probably not in Georgia. At least not enough to have to shovel it. For us a snow day means no school, WFH, everything closed, etc.

We may get it here in New York, earlier this year we hardly had any snow in late 22' going into 23', this past winter was a dud.

We may get it here in New York, earlier this year we hardly had any snow in late 22' going into 23', this past winter was a dud.


Yeah, some parts of LA got more snow than New York. Now that's something.

Yeah, some parts of LA got more snow than New York. Now that's something.

I just hope New York gets at least a couple of inches of snow.

I've been listening to music from each year on spotify starting from 1980 onwards. I'm currently on 2006. I do agree this year seems to be the tipping point for when there was more bad than good. If I do listen to music from the rest of the 2000s, it'll be select songs.

I've been listening to music from each year on spotify starting from 1980 onwards. I'm currently on 2006. I do agree this year seems to be the tipping point for when there was more bad than good. If I do listen to music from the rest of the 2000s, it'll be select songs.


I've been listening to my 2007 playlist as I tend to focus on one year at a time. 2006 was mostly forgettable with a few exceptions like Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado, All American Rejects, Panic at the Disco and a handful of others. It was equally that way with movies, TV series, and gaming until the Wii and PS3 came out during the holiday season.

I've been listening to music from each year on spotify starting from 1980 onwards. I'm currently on 2006. I do agree this year seems to be the tipping point for when there was more bad than good. If I do listen to music from the rest of the 2000s, it'll be select songs.

I have my own playlist on Spotify and with nearly 10,000 songs I am almost done with reaching that goal, most likely by the end of this year. It took me about 6 years to get almost every genre.