All this fear over natural disasters. Terrorism basically faded from the spotlight since Barcelona.
We haven't seen this much talk (on the news, and in person) about natural disasters since the tsunami in Japan six years ago.
Hurricanes, earthquakes and volcanoes.
I think natural disasters will replace terrorism as the #1 bogeyman, in the next decade or so.

The late 2010s began precisely on November 8, 2016. The atmosphere before and after that day has been distinctly different, at least where I live.

The late 2010s began precisely on November 8, 2016. The atmosphere before and after that day has been distinctly different, at least where I live.


Which state are you in? How did people in your general area react to the election's outcome?

The late 2010s began precisely on November 8, 2016. The atmosphere before and after that day has been distinctly different, at least where I live.

Really they began precisely on September 1, 2016 though. Culturally around late 2015 - early 2016 I guess? Though there are still a bunch of stuff now that was popular from 2014 too. I would say we have been in the late '10s for a while, but we have still remained in the core '10s. The distinctions aren't that clear this decade. All I know is early 2015 has been feeling quite distant lately.

Really they began precisely on September 1, 2016 though. Culturally around late 2015 - early 2016 I guess? Though there are still a bunch of stuff now that was popular from 2014 too. I would say we have been in the late '10s for a while, but we have still remained in the core '10s. The distinctions aren't that clear this decade. All I know is early 2015 has been feeling quite distant lately.


I disagree.  I would say those years were pure mid '10s and the first half of 2017 had a lot of mid '10s aspects to it.  I think we are getting to a point now where we are getting a better picture of what the late '10s might have to offer.  I think we'll have to wait until after the decade change to get into the cultural '20s.  I'm betting on after the next inauguration.

Transition started with the release of Pokemon GO in July 2016.

2016 feels so long ago already. It's weird.

Transition started with the release of Pokemon GO in July 2016.

2016 feels so long ago already. It's weird.

Wouldn't you say Brexit started the change though? It happened right before Pokemon Go. Anyways I would say a bit earlier but that's just me.

Wouldn't you say Brexit started the change though? It happened right before Pokemon Go. Anyways I would say a bit earlier but that's just me.


I frankly see Pokémon GO as a mid-2010s fad at this point, similar to "Macarena's" dizzying success not really leading to anything beyond summer 1996.

The late 2010s began precisely on November 8, 2016. The atmosphere before and after that day has been distinctly different, at least where I live.


I still remember that day clearly. Two of my friends were genuinely scared about Donald Trump being elected. I'll never forget the vibe/atmosphere at my school the day after he was elected. What a thing to experience.

I still remember that day clearly. Two of my friends were genuinely scared about Donald Trump being elected. I'll never forget the vibe/atmosphere at my school the day after he was elected. What a thing to experience.


Lol I wasn't at school then, but I clearly remmeber the day and him being elected, my sister was so pissed off. ;D

Imo I think 2016 is weird, it definlty still felt like a very mid 10's year but it was slightly different from the previous years but then 2017 hasn't changed from 2016 all that much. So to me it feels kinda like both '16 & '17 are just two years kind of inbetween the two eras

Imo I think 2016 is weird, it definlty still felt like a very mid 10's year but it was slightly different from the previous years but then 2017 hasn't changed from 2016 all that much. So to me it feels kinda like both '16 & '17 are just two years kind of inbetween the two eras


2016 felt really stale and stagnant, IMO. It's almost as if 2016 was a Mid 2010s cultural year simply because it "had to be", rather than the culture naturally playing out to be like that. In all honesty, it would have to be my second least-favourite year of the 2010s. It just seemed to drag.  8-P

2017, on the other hand, is quite interesting. It does have a lot in common with last year and the Mid 2010s in general, however it has a different "awe" about it. There have been changes this year, but they have been subtle. I think music is slowly diversifying again and rock seems to be making a gradual comeback into the mainstream. You could possibly make a case for 2014-2015 being Mid 2010's years and 2016-2017 being a separate 'in-between' cultural era, like how you described them.

Lol I wasn't at school then, but I clearly remmeber the day and him being elected, my sister was so pissed off. ;D

I still remember that day clearly. Two of my friends were genuinely scared about Donald Trump being elected. I'll never forget the vibe/atmosphere at my school the day after he was elected. What a thing to experience.

My younger sister was crying in fear thinking that everything was f*cked

I frankly see Pokémon GO as a mid-2010s fad at this point, similar to "Macarena's" dizzying success not really leading to anything beyond summer 1996.


I agree with this.  Pokemon Go was notable but didn't really have a lasting impact on the overall direction of culture.  Slim95 seems to be under the impression that '20s culture will be firmly established by next year, so the "late '10s" are 2015 (or maybe late 2014) through 2017.  The early '20s will begin in 2018 according to him.

I think we are still firmly in a '10s world at the moment.  The '20s have not arrived yet.

I agree with this.  Pokemon Go was notable but didn't really have a lasting impact on the overall direction of culture.  Slim95 seems to be under the impression that '20s culture will be firmly established by next year, so the "late '10s" are 2015 (or maybe late 2014) through 2017.  The early '20s will begin in 2018 according to him.

I think we are still firmly in a '10s world at the moment.  The '20s have not arrived yet.

The late '10s are not 2014 or 2015. They are 2016 to maybe 2018 (and maybe late 2015 I said) I never said 2014. That would be weird lol. Then there would be no mid '10s. I would say late is 2016 - 2018, and early '20s will be 2019 to whatever. I think late 2018 may start early '20s culture just as late '08 started early '10s culture and late '98 started 2000s culture. In the end of the day, I think the mid '10s were long gone a while ago and we are just still in the core '10s.

The late '10s are not 2014 or 2015. They are 2016 to maybe 2018 (and maybe late 2015 I said) I never said 2014. That would be weird lol. Then there would be no mid '10s. I would say late is 2016 - 2018, and early '20s will be 2019 to whatever. I think late 2018 may start early '20s culture just as late '08 started early '10s culture and late '98 started 2000s culture. In the end of the day, I think the mid '10s were long gone a while ago and we are just still in the core '10s.


I see what you are saying, but sometimes its hard to see cultural shifts when they are happening.  I would personally say the mid '10s ended in January 2017, when Obama's Presidency ended.  Most of 2017, especially now, has a different feel compared to 2014 or 2015.

As for the '20s, we don't know when they will begin.  The '80s lingered until 1992.  My personal prediction is that the '10s will linger until 2021, but I may be wrong about that.

I see what you are saying, but sometimes its hard to see cultural shifts when they are happening.  I would personally say the mid '10s ended in January 2017, when Obama's Presidency ended.  Most of 2017, especially now, has a different feel compared to 2014 or 2015.

As for the '20s, we don't know when they will begin.  The '80s lingered until 1992.  My personal prediction is that the '10s will linger until 2021, but I may be wrong about that.


Using presidential terms as culture change marks is somewhat common. Saying that 2010s culture being gone by 20's culture at the end of Trump's term is an alright prediction. Although this is assuming he only gets 1 term. If he gets another 4 years (although I highly doubt it, but then again we all doubted he'd even get a first term so.....) then expect the 2010s leftovers to extend slightly future.

I think presidential terms often overrate when the biggest shifts occur. For example, I really don't think the first two and a half years of the Carter administration were much different at all from the Ford years, and even now, with Trump shocking the world with his successful election, popular culture itself has not gotten tremendously different from what it was during the second half of 2015. We're still living in an age dominated by trap rap, streamed television shows, ubiquitous social media, rancid political debates between the Alt-Right and SJW's, and tackily bland fashion.

I think presidential terms often overrate when the biggest shifts occur. For example, I really don't think the first two and a half years of the Carter administration were much different at all from the Ford years, and even now, with Trump shocking the world with his successful election, popular culture itself has not gotten tremendously different from what it was during the second half of 2015. We're still living in an age dominated by trap rap, streamed television shows, ubiquitous social media, rancid political debates between the Alt-Right and SJW's, and tackily bland fashion.


THIS.

I've just been thinking about this and I've actually changed my mind quite abit. I previosly thought that 2016 was completley mid 2010s and probably the definitive years for this decade. Now, I actually think we've been in the Late 2010s for about a years already. I would say that it's started almost exactly on time in terms of the decade evenly in three sections. I would say we entered the late 2010s around Sept/Oct/Nov last year and it's sortve been a slow transition throughout 2017. I would have to say the definitive year for this decade is easily 2015 for me now, not 2016. I just thought of this because I rmemebered how the summer of '14-'15 felt and I changed my mind completely.