What are some major differences in culture between the beginning of this decade and now?

There’s a couple I can think of:
Electro pop was popular in 2010, now in 2019 it’s mostly trap.
Facebook was the latest social media used by teens, now it’s Instagram, Snapchat, etc.

The difference is so massive it would probably blow up the world.

*Obama was president and not Trump
*Smartphones were just beginning to become popular
*4K was virtually nonexistent and outlandish
*Osama Bin Laden was still alive and wanted
*We were in the electopop era
*Minecraft wasn't popular yet
*We were still in the 7th generation of gaming
*The school shooting problem wasn't as massive
*Kids still watched cable cartoons

And this is only some of the differences

2010

- Entertainment that late Xers and Xennials enjoyed growing up is present on TV for the last time. Repeats of “Degrassi Junior High” and “Degrassi High” on The N. Endless repeats of “Saved by the Bell” on different channels all at once!  :D

- Retro Memorabilia made for Xennials is in brick and mortar stores.

- Most of the Millennial childhood culture icons are still around for the last time.

- Mainstream child culture is still for Zers.

2019

- Millennial childhood culture is just about gone (new episodes of “Arthur” come on PBS tomorrow).

- Zers are in High School and the work force.

- Xennials are pretty much forgotten about, but the label “Xennial” is present. Just about everything in the brick and mortar market nowadays is made for either late Xers or Millennials.

- Generation Alpha childhood culture has been produced.

2010

Gender non conforming fashion was still seen as a big deal

2019

Everyone wants to look like their own gender from the 20th century.

-Obama was president.
-Young people used Facebook and Instagram didn’t exist.
-7th gen gaming is still in.
-Blackberries were more common than iPhones.
-Electropop played non-stop.
-Hipster STARTED to gain notice.

-Obama was president.
-Young people used Facebook and Instagram didn’t exist.
-7th gen gaming is still in.
-Blackberries were more common than iPhones.
-Electropop played non-stop.
-Hipster STARTED to gain notice.


For most of 2010, Instagram didn’t exist. Believe it or not, Instagram was around long enough in 2010 for some Zers to claim it as part of their childhood cultural identity and other Zers in 2011 to pick up on those Zers using it before them.

2010 and 2019 is like Night and Day.

2010:
-Teach Me How to Dougie was the hot dance
-Xbox 360 and PS3 are still popular, though they were approaching the end of their lifecycles, but still extremely relevant
-Electropop artists like Lady Gaga, Kesha, Katy Perry, etc.
-Call of duty was still the most popular game
-Obama was president
-Flip Phones and iPods were still popular
-Smartphones gain steam with iPhone 4's release
-Angry Birds and other games
-80s Neon Fashion was everywhere
-Music Videos were still about partying
-Pentium 4 systems with 4GB of RAM was the standard for PC Gaming
-Phineas and Ferb, Spongebob, and other cartoons were still dominant
-Hannah Montana
-Facebook and Twitter was at its Apex
-The Great Recession

2019:
-Do the woah and other fortnite dances are stupidly everywhere
-PS4 and Xbox One are still extremely popular, though reaching the end of their lifecycles
-Emo Pop artists like Billie Eilish
-Trap Music is stupidly dominant with Lil Nas X, Blueface, etc.
-Fortnite and Minecraft are dominant
-Trump is president
-Bezel-less smartphones
-90s fashion is popular
-Music videos are about flexing and dancing and doing stupid s***
-Computers with 6-Core processors with 16GB of RAM are the standard for gaming
-Teen Titans Go and We Bare Bares
-Netflix Shows like Stranger things and Riverdale
-Instagram and Snapchat

2019:
-PS4 and Xbox One are still extremely popular, though reaching the end of their lifecycles


Actually the second is false. The PS4 and the Switch are extremely popular. Nintendo has made a comeback the past few years and no one on this forum believed they could do it. Not even me. The XBOX ONE (or Microsoft in gaming) has fallen this second half of 8th gen.

Actually the second is false. The PS4 and the Switch are extremely popular. Nintendo has made a comeback the past few years and no one on this forum believed they could do it. Not even me. The XBOX ONE (or Microsoft in gaming) has fallen this second half of 8th gen.


Ahem ahem :P

Actually the second is false. The PS4 and the Switch are extremely popular. Nintendo has made a comeback the past few years and no one on this forum believed they could do it. Not even me. The XBOX ONE (or Microsoft in gaming) has fallen this second half of 8th gen.


Oops, haha, forgot to add the switch, but there are lots of Xbox One users, I have lots of friends who have an Xbox One.

2010 and 2019 is like Night and Day.

2010:
-Teach Me How to Dougie was the hot dance
-Xbox 360 and PS3 are still popular, though they were approaching the end of their lifecycles, but still extremely relevant
-Electropop artists like Lady Gaga, Kesha, Katy Perry, etc.
-Call of duty was still the most popular game
-Obama was president
-Flip Phones and iPods were still popular
-Smartphones gain steam with iPhone 4's release
-Angry Birds and other games
-80s Neon Fashion was everywhere
-Music Videos were still about partying
-Pentium 4 systems with 4GB of RAM was the standard for PC Gaming
-Phineas and Ferb, Spongebob, and other cartoons were still dominant
-Hannah Montana
-Facebook and Twitter was at its Apex
-The Great Recession

2019:
-Do the woah and other fortnite dances are stupidly everywhere
-PS4 and Xbox One are still extremely popular, though reaching the end of their lifecycles
-Emo Pop artists like Billie Eilish
-Trap Music is stupidly dominant with Lil Nas X, Blueface, etc.
-Fortnite and Minecraft are dominant
-Trump is president
-Bezel-less smartphones
-90s fashion is popular
-Music videos are about flexing and dancing and doing stupid s***
-Computers with 6-Core processors with 16GB of RAM are the standard for gaming
-Teen Titans Go and We Bare Bares
-Netflix Shows like Stranger things and Riverdale
-Instagram and Snapchat


“Spongebob” isn’t still dominant? Was “Spongebob” more dominant in the 2000s when the show was new or the 10s when “Spongebob” was overexposed and past its prime?

There are some differences indeed but not "major" at all. For the span of 9 years it is quite shocking how few changes took place especially for people who were born in the 20th century and witnessed major changes take place in the '90s and '00s. The changes between 2010 and 2019 are not even close to the same as the changes that took place between 2000 and 2009 which literally felt like completely different worlds. Same goes for 1999 vs 1990 which also saw major changes. Anyone who is honest would agree with that. I feel like I'm the only one on this site who is shocked by the lack of change and progress that happened this decade. Everyone else is just talking about how many changes took place and I am here like, did we live through the sane decade? lol. I guess age plays a role too because most people who say that on here (and majority of the active users on here) are younger than me so maybe that's why.

There were changes of course, but nowhere near the norm as there should be in a 9 year span that we have seen in all decades prior to this one. This has been the most consistent decade since the 1980s, perhaps even more consistent than the 1980s. To me it feels like a lot of people on here are grasping at straws to try to prove the 2010s were some major transformative decade lol.

Everything with “Spongebob” was still be absorbed by Zers in 2010, whereas Zers have grown tired of “Spongebob” at this point in the 2010s.

-Bezel-less smartphones

These have never been cool or innovative to me. I would rather have a small bezel than an ugly notch or pinhole. I don't understand this trend. Folding smartphones are a cool concept, but those still aren't out. The changes in the design of smartphones were noticeable yet minor at the same time this decade. But the changes of the internals were pretty drastic. But this is only one point and minor in the grand scheme of things of overall changes this decade.

2010 Pre-Frozen

2019 Post-Frozen

2010-2012: Electopop.

2013-2016: Obama's Second Term and YouTube controversy.

2017-2019: Trump and Fortnite.

Billie Eilish and Lizzo are now popular singers. I'm sure they had a Youtube following, but they are both now mainstream popular!  :D

The difference is so massive it would probably blow up the world.


Wut

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While that may have been an exaggeration, 2010 feels very dated by comparison. It has more in common with 2006 than with 2019.

While that may have been an exaggeration, 2010 feels very dated by comparison. It has more in common with 2006 than with 2019.

The thing is, when a difference of 4 years ('06 and '10) can be compared to a difference of 9 years ('10 and '19) in terms of which had more changes, we already have a problem. That just proves just how little change there really was.

In 2010 the Internet was considered a first world luxury. In 2018, finally at least 50% of the globe had Internet access and much of the third world has come online.

In 2010 the Internet was considered a first world luxury. In 2018, finally at least 50% of the globe had Internet access.
Over the last few years, I have been to areas of the world where Internet access is still primitive.

Over the last few years, I have been to areas of the world where Internet access is still primitive.


Those are the best vacation spots, even if you don't have access to Instagram :D

Those are the best vacation spots, even if you don't have access to Instagram :D
The feeling of totally getting away from it all!

Those are the best vacation spots, even if you don't have access to Instagram :D
...and the cheekiness of hotel that charge a fortune for Internet access!

While that may have been an exaggeration, 2010 feels very dated by comparison. It has more in common with 2006 than with 2019.


Actually everything now is still the same as 2006, because that year was when the future began, lol. Meanwhile 2005 was the same as the 1990's, lol.

Actually everything now is still the same as 2006, because that year was when the future began, lol. Meanwhile 2005 was the same as the 1990's, lol.

2005 was not at all the same as the '90s AT ALL, it was part of true 2000s culture. It wasn't the same as 2006 and after either, which were no longer classic 2000s.

2005 was not at all the same as the '90s AT ALL, it was part of true 2000s culture. It wasn't the same as 2006 and after either, which were no longer classic 2000s.


lol 2006 was extremely 00s

lol 2006 was extremely 00s

No it wasn't. It was not the classic 2000s anymore. The early 2000s were extremely 00s not 2006.

2006 was undeniably 00s. There was no late 90s or early 10s influence in that year.

He meant to say the early 2000s were X-tremely 2000s. It was before the late 2006 shift that turned us into emo *~* OhiO iz 4 luvrz *~* <3×useless pansy millennials.

While that may have been an exaggeration, 2010 feels very dated by comparison. It has more in common with 2006 than with 2019.

Well obviously, because 2010 is closer to 2006 than 2019.

2006 was undeniably 00s. There was no late 90s or early 10s influence in that year.

No it wasn't. There was NO late 90s influence in the early 2000s. Early 2000s was purely undeniably 2000s, 2006 was NOT. 2006 was not 2010s either, but it was not the classic 2000s anymore either and you started to see some changes and started to see a shift from the classic 2000s to things we would soon see in the next decade. Anyone who was around my age would understand and remember that. The early 2000s is the most 2000s and most definitive (and no there were no 90s leftovers, it was not 90s it was 2000s), not 2006 and after, not the core 2000s anymore. The 2010s really started in late 2008.

Well obviously, because 2010 is closer to 2006 than 2019.

And MUCH closer. So when someone has to say that, that just proves my point the 2010s had little change. When someone has to say and point out the obvious that a difference of 4 years had less change than a difference of 9 years. Heck you can even argue there were more changes in the span of those 4 years, but I won't even go there because that's besides the point. But I'm just trying to make the point when someone has to point out the obvious and compare a 4 year span to a 9 years span, you can see just how little changes there really were in the 2010s in 9 years.

He meant to say the early 2000s were X-tremely 2000s. It was before the late 2006 shift that turned us into emo *~* OhiO iz 4 luvrz *~* <3×useless pansy millennials.

They were the real 2000s.

They were the real 2000s.

No they weren’t, they’re just the part of the 2000s you like the most. 2006 is the epitome of the 2000s. I am the same age as you and think you’re completely and utterly wrong.

No they weren’t, they’re just the part of the 2000s you like the most. 2006 is the epitome of the 2000s. I am the same age as you and think you’re completely and utterly wrong.

I disagree. It's not about what I like, it's about the decade's identity. And the early 2000s were the most 2000s. The second half of the 2000s was not the real 2000s culturally speaking.

I disagree. It's not about what I like, it's about the decade's identity. And the early 2000s were the most 2000s. The second half of the 2000s was not the real 2000s culturally speaking.


Why does this subject bother you so much? You're getting too worked up over a meaningless trivial topic. It doesn't matter what era of the 00s is which, because it's not like you're gonna be awarded anything one way or another, and these eras are all in the past and you'll never experience them again anyways, so what's the purpose of wasting so much negative energy on this?

Also, to the one that reported that earlier comment regarding autism, I clearly stated I didn't mean to offend anyone in that comment. My goal wasn't to shame, but to get to know and try to reason with. Maybe I could've worded it better, but I still gave the disclaimer, so I won't apologize for anything.

Why does this subject bother you so much? You're getting too worked up over a meaningless trivial topic. It doesn't matter what era of the 00s is which, because it's not like you're gonna be awarded anything one way or another, and these eras are all in the past and you'll never experience them again anyways, so what's the purpose of wasting so much negative energy on this?

Also, to the one that reported that earlier comment regarding autism, I clearly stated I didn't mean to offend anyone in that comment. My goal wasn't to shame, but to get to know and try to reason with. Maybe I could've worded it better, but I still gave the disclaimer, so I won't apologize for anything.

I thought you were insulting me. That's the way it came across I thought. Anyways I'm not really upset I'm just stating my opinion. You could say that 2009 was the most definitive year for all I care, I really don't care. These are just my opinions and I'm not upset people disagree with me. It's all subjective anyway. I come off as very opinionated I just speak what's on my mind but I'm not trying to convince anyone of anything or change anyone's mind.

I'll admit I may have been triggered in the past and felt like I didn't fit in by self-proclaimed "90s kids" who were younger than me and tried to say they grew up in the 90s and argue the '90s didn't end until the early 2000s, just pure nonsense. That stuck with me and triggered me in the past. That era when I grew up was the 2000s and it will always be the 2000s to me. Whenever someone says the '90s lasted into the early 2000s I can still get a little triggered by that sometimes admittedly. Heck even if someone says 1999 was "very '90s". Because that's when I grew up! That's my era, and that's the 2000s and I don't like people claiming it was an extension of another era and claiming my era didn't come until I was 11 years old... Nah I'm a 2000s kid, an early 2000s kid, and the early 2000s are purely 2000s in all ways that matter! So maybe that's why I emphasize it a lot. A lot of us born in 1995 feel like we don't fit into any era by these people who say the 2000s didn't start until 2006 or the '90s lasted until 2005... Pure nonsense. I say the 2000s were most definitive in the early 2000s. The 2000s was a bridge from the old world to the new world. The early 2000s most clearly defined the 2000s decade at least to me.

So maybe that's why I come off as really extreme about this topic. Now that I am older I don't care as much. But those feelings from the past must have stuck.

So yes I admit maybe I do have a slight bias. But what I say is not wrong either. Stuff in the early 2000s was unheard of and not around in 1996, so it is absolutely crazy to say the early 2000s were still the 90s when they clearly weren't. The whole Y2K stuff to me fits way more with futuristic '00s culture not '90s culture which died off in 1998.

I thought you were insulting me. That's the way it came across I thought. Anyways I'm not really upset I'm just stating my opinion. You could say that 2009 was the most definitive year for all I care, I really don't care. These are just my opinions and I'm not upset people disagree with me. It's all subjective anyway. I come off as very opinionated I just speak what's on my mind but I'm not trying to convince anyone of anything or change anyone's mind.

I'll admit I may have been triggered in the past and felt like I didn't fit in by self-proclaimed "90s kids" who were younger than me and tried to say they grew up in the 90s and argue the '90s didn't end until the early 2000s, just pure nonsense. That stuck with me and triggered me in the past. That era when I grew up was the 2000s and it will always be the 2000s to me. Whenever someone says the '90s lasted into the early 2000s I can still get a little triggered by that sometimes admittedly. Heck even if someone says 1999 was "very '90s". Because that's when I grew up! That's my era, and that's the 2000s and I don't like people claiming it was an extension of another era and claiming my era didn't come until I was 11 years old... Nah I'm a 2000s kid, an early 2000s kid, and the early 2000s are purely 2000s in all ways that matter! So maybe that's why I emphasize it a lot. A lot of us born in 1995 feel like we don't fit into any era by these people who say the 2000s didn't start until 2006 or the '90s lasted until 2005... Pure nonsense. I say the 2000s were most definitive in the early 2000s. The 2000s was a bridge from the old world to the new world. The early 2000s most clearly defined the 2000s decade at least to me.

So maybe that's why I come off as really extreme about this topic. Now that I am older I don't care as much. But those feelings from the past must have stuck.

So yes I admit maybe I do have a slight bias. But what I say is not wrong either. Stuff in the early 2000s was unheard of and not around in 1996, so it is absolutely crazy to say the early 2000s were still the 90s when they clearly weren't. The whole Y2K stuff to me fits way more with futuristic '00s culture not '90s culture which died off in 1998.


The 2000s was a bridge from the old world to the new world

Actually no that was more '96 and '97,  it's amazing even '97 still has that 20th century old fashioned ness about it, except there was now dvd players on the market 3D graphics on game consoles, mobile phones that actually now fitted in one hand, the internet semi-well established,  smoking is now forbidden in hospitals and airplanes unlike the 80's OMG that was a thing, although you could still smoke in the office and classrooms and in public buildings up until 97ish, oh yeah big bulbous tv screens, clothing made out of heavier fabrics in '97 we all all looked like more manly because clothes were made from more heavy duty materials, giving us a subtle ruggedness in our clothes that "on the grind look" look LOL, as opposed to tight ass tapered jeans that are made much less heavier, to show of the of the calf and quad muscles?, those jeans that they sell nowadays are not made for workwear in any capacity

My own personal opinion:
The '00s
2000-2001
2002 transitional year
2003-2007
2008 transitional year
2009 felt the same as the Early 10s

The '10s
2010-2012
2013 transtional year
2014-2015
2016 transtional year
2017-2019

2006 is absolutely 2000s. Rock was at peak popularity, Disney was still in it's Experimental Era with films like Treasure Planet, Dinosaur, Chicken Little and Brother Bear, the iPhone didn't exist, Bush was still president, and SDTV was still the norm as were CRT TVs.

2006 was definitely 00's. Cartoons that came out in 2006 like Pokemon Chronicles and Class of 3000 are VERY 2000s.

2006 is absolutely 2000s. Rock was at peak popularity, Disney was still in it's Experimental Era with films like Treasure Planet, Dinosaur, Chicken Little and Brother Bear, the iPhone didn't exist, Bush was still president, and SDTV was still the norm as were CRT TVs.

2006 was definitely 00's. Cartoons that came out in 2006 like Pokemon Chronicles and Class of 3000 are VERY 2000s.

I would classify 2006 as part of the modern 2000s but not the classic 2000s which ended after '05 which I feel were the "real" 2000s. Just my opinion!

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People are so sensitive these days. If someone doesn't like a post ignore it and move on. No need to be a d**k about it.

Well obviously, because 2010 is closer to 2006 than 2019.


2006 is the same as 2019, since 2006 was when everything changed and the future began. Meanwhile in 2005 everyone was wearing MC Hammer pants, doing the Running Man, and used dial-up internet, lol.

All joking aside, 2019 wasn't as different from 2010 as 2009 was from 2000.

2010:
electropop dominating
80s inspired fashions
peak of Gen Y club culture (core millennials being between 18-24)
social media just breaking through
a year or two before smartphones took over
peak teen-culture of late Gen Y (born 93-96)
80s being the main decade of nostalgia (almost as old back then as the 90s is now)

2019:
core 90s/Y2K fashion
peak of early Gen Z club culture (early Gen Z being between 18-22)
social media being everywhere
rap being bigger then rock music
core millennials getting old (late 20s-early 30s)
90s being the main decade of nostalgia (for the first time being old school and really long back in time)

2006 is the same as 2019, since 2006 was when everything changed and the future began. Meanwhile in 2005 everyone was wearing MC Hammer pants, doing the Running Man, and used dial-up internet, lol.

2000 - 2005 is not '90s AT ALL.... It is the real classic 2000s. 2006 is not 2010s, but it is not the true classic 2000s either.

2000 - 2005 is not '90s AT ALL.... It is the real classic 2000s. 2006 is not 2010s, but it is not the true classic 2000s either.

2000 was like a washed up version of 1999.

2000 was like a washed up version of 1999.

And 1999 wasn't '90s either. It was a cultural 2000s year, despite the misconception a lot of people think. 1999 was part of the Y2K era which is associated with the 2000s, not '90s.

2000 - 2005 is not '90s AT ALL.... It is the real classic 2000s. 2006 is not 2010s, but it is not the true classic 2000s either.


Don’t you realize he was joking lol.

Don’t you realize he was joking lol.


Especially when I was associating 2005 with not just the 90's, but Early 90's, lol

2010:
electropop dominating
80s inspired fashions
peak of Gen Y club culture (core millennials being between 18-24)
social media just breaking through
a year or two before smartphones took over
peak teen-culture of late Gen Y (born 93-96)
80s being the main decade of nostalgia (almost as old back then as the 90s is now)

2019:
core 90s/Y2K fashion
peak of early Gen Z club culture (early Gen Z being between 18-22)
social media being everywhere
rap being bigger then rock music
core millennials getting old (late 20s-early 30s)
90s being the main decade of nostalgia (for the first time being old school and really long back in time)


I feel like the gen z part is more of a 2000’s baby thing. 22 and 23 years olds are definitely in the same cohort with people who are in their mid 20’s. I’m 22 and my teenage years were centered around Lady gaga, Katey Perry, Kesha, Chris brown, Beyonce, Rihanna, Britney spears, etc.
most of gen z isn’t old enough to participate in club culture. That would be us born in the mid to late 90’s. Y2k fashion is being glorified by the kids if that era. 2000’s babies were still infants in the early 2000’s but as of right now late millennials and very early Z are in charge of the fashion right now which resembles the era of our nostalgia.

I guess its just me... I hate getting lumped in with a generation of children who weren’t even born when Obama was elected as president. My experiences in life are more adjacent to those born in the mid 90’s.

And 1999 wasn't '90s either. It was a cultural 2000s year, despite the misconception a lot of people think. 1999 was part of the Y2K era which is associated with the 2000s, not '90s.

I have to agree. I don’t remember anything from 1999 other than a few vague memories as I was 2, but the culture of 1999 was centered around 2000, like the 90’s were long gone by 1999. I feel like 1997 was the last 90’s year before the new sound of the millennium cane in.

I have to agree. I don’t remember anything from 1999 other than a few vague memories as I was 2, but the culture of 1999 was centered around 2000, like the 90’s were long gone by 1999. I feel like 1997 was the last 90’s year before the new sound of the millennium cane in.

Yes I agree.

22 and 23 years olds are definitely in the same cohort with people who are in their mid 20’s.


nah

and i said 18-22 year olds, not 18-23 year olds
1996 is late Gen Y

What's the with the 2000s fight?  ;D To keep things simple, every decade has a peak point, and it's usually in the core part of the decade. It is highly subjective to pinpoint which is the peak year, usually goes between 2003 to 2007, which one, pick one, and that's your opinion, it's mainly based on taste. For the 90s, I don't understand why people are saying the 90s lasted until 2005, which is so weird. Pop culture in the 90s, not Y2K were already overshadowed in late 1998, when the Y2K era started, but you can argue that 90s elements lasted until 2003/04, with TV shows, etc. And plus, the 90s and Y2K era aren't the same thing, 90s pop culture is basically everything that happened in between 1990 to 1998, and what defined the decade. If it comes closer to 2000, it's not considered "Yeah, Britney Spears, that defines the 90s," and it's weird how people would just go ahead and say that, same with TV "Ed, Edd, and Eddy and Spongebob defined the 90s," even though they were FAR more popular in the Y2K to Mid 2000s. If you feel a shift in the 9th year of a decade (Years that end with 8.), that's when you lose the true feeling of that decade. If you feel another shift in the 2nd or 3rd year of a decade (Years that end with 1 or 2), that's when the new feeling for the decade starts. Anyways, back to what I was saying, Anything from Late 1998 to Mid 2006 aren't 90s culture. They're more Y2K or pure 2000s culture, slim was right there, he's even right that Late 1998 to 1999 aren't pure 90s. If we talk about Classic and Modern 2000s, the boundary would be late 2006. CRT's slowly decline in popularity in favour of flat screens, Facebook began to slowly kill MySpace, Web 1.0 slowly goes out of style, and lots more. Does it mean Late 2006 to Mid 2008 shouldn't be considered 2000s culture? I dont think so. They also defined the 2000s but in a more distinct form. Classic 2000s culture lasted from May 2001 to Mid 2006. If we talk about Core 2000s, that's based on personal preference. Some would say "2001 to 2005," "2003 to 2008," I'd say Late 2003 to Mid 2008 is the core 2000s, when 2000s culture is big, crossing over between Classic and Modern 2000s.

nah

and i said 18-22 year olds, not 18-23 year olds
1996 is late Gen Y”


According to pew research center (which only names 23 years olds as late millennials bc of the whole “being in elementary school on 9/11” thing) which is still an abysmal consensus because 1996 and 1997 babies were in middle school in 2010. Culturally 23 and 22 years olds are in the same cohort and generation. 1996 babies weren’t at the club in 2010 with millennials dancing to Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, they were in the club in 2017 and 2018 when trap music was popular. Gen Z (culturally 2000’s babies) didn’t even get to party at the clubs in this decade at all so no I don’t feel too detached from late gen y in that sense being 22 myself. But you brought up some interesting points in which I see as true. Have a great night :)

I'm so happy I didn't become a legal adult during the time Lady Gaga music was blasting in the clubs. I much prefer when Macklemore music was on at the clubs.

I'm so happy I didn't become a legal adult during the time Lady Gaga music was blasting in the clubs. I much prefer when Macklemore music was on at the clubs.


Same ! When I think of the club scene of that time, I think of all of the Jersey shore millennials like Snooki, Pauly D, Vinny, J wow, etc who were the main cohort partying during that time in 2009-2010. A 13 year old in 2010 and a 14 year old was at a house party or school dance during that time rather than the clubs lol.

I have to take a spit take every time someone says they remember something at age 2.

I have to take a spit take every time someome says they remember something at age 2.
Indeed yes, 2 is too young for memories, but 4 is fine, even I can remember from the year 4.

I have to take a spit take every time someome says they remember something at age 2.


I mean, I think I remember a couple snippets like my dad taking me to the donut shop, or walking around in the gardens in my apartment complex, but I remember zero pop culture from age 2.

I have to take a spit take every time someome says they remember something at age 2.

I remember snippets

That would be us born in the mid to late 90’s. Y2k fashion is being glorified by the kids if that era. as of right now late millennials and very early Z are in charge of the fashion right now which resembles the era of our nostalgia.

so late 90s borns main era of nostalgia is Y2k when you guys were 0-4 years old?

so late 90s borns main era of nostalgia is Y2k when you guys were 0-4 years old?


Oh no I’m just saying that mid to late 90’s babies began childhood around this time. Anyone born from 1994-1997 would have been in some form of child care facility by 2000-2001 making long term memories which was still arguably y2k culture. Most of the early 2000’s fashion was still centered around y2k fashion. My nostalgia is early 2000’s and mid 2000’s. My memory goes as far back as 2000 at least from a vague/vivid standpoint. I was already in preschool during the millennium. Most late 90’s babies might not remember that time so I should have been more clear, however a person born in 1997 is on the edge between a late 90’s and mid 90’s baby so they may remember no different than a 1996 baby in terms if the pop culture of that time

https://imgur.com/a/m9ztAwF

https://imgur.com/a/ccqbi0p 

These are photos of me in the year 2000. Definitely a nostalgic time frame for me indeed. What I’m wearing and what my mother is wearing is what today’s teens try to pull off, so yes when I say people like me who were kids during the y2k era is nostalgic for it I mean people around the mid to late 90’s.

The tommy hilfiger, chunky sandals, tennis shoes, nylon track pants, baggy jeans, etc. is all reminiscent of my early childhood:)

My memories started crystalizing at the start of the Y2K era. So the earliest pop culture memory I have is basically the Y2K era. Before that (in 1997 and 1998) I only remember little snippets and moments when I was 2 and 3 years old but not pop culture. At age 4 in 1999 I started remembering many things including pop culture like Britney Spears and Eminem being popular and stuff. Having older siblings help a lot because they listened to what was popular so I remember that hearing it from what they listened to.

I have to take a spit take every time someome says they remember something at age 2.


There more like snippets that are like 2-5 seconds, not an actual memory of anything significant.

My memories started crystalizing at the start of the Y2K era. So the earliest pop culture memory I have is basically the Y2K era. Before that (in 1997 and 1998) I only remember little snippets and moments when I was 2 and 3 years old but not pop culture. At age 4 in 1999 I started remembering many things including pop culture like Britney Spears and Eminem being popular and stuff. Having older siblings help a lot because they listened to what was popular so I remember that hearing it from what they listened to.


Yeah that’s like me too, I have memories of pop culture in 2000 and 2001 mainly because pop culture was very manufactured and all over the place from Britney spears and Nsync dolls in 2000 to Nickelodeon playing Britney Spears and Aaron Carter  Music videos. Like I still remember seeing the Oops I did it again music video in preschool on Nickelodeon. And Who let the dogs out was also big around that time.IdK it was just hard for a preschooler during that time to miss because it was in your face a lot.... I mostly remember the kid culture like going to see Pokemon, rugrats in paris, chicken run and the road to el dorado in rhe movies.My memory of 2001 is still pretty clear. Especially the summer of 2001 since I started going to the YMCA summer program that year.

There more like snippets that are like 2-5 seconds, not an actual memory of anything significant.


you dont need to explain yourself to that guy

you know yourself what you remember

I have to take a spit take every time someome says they remember something at age 2.


It depends per person. I mean I remember my first day at preschool still pretty vividly and I was 3 years old. But anything before 3 or 4 is very chopped up and only 1-5 seconds of memory in which remains insignificant. I start my memory at my third birthday party as I remember that nearly 20 years later in good detail. It depends per person.

Indeed yes, 2 is too young for memories, but 4 is fine, even I can remember from the year 4.

Age 3 is when someone develops memories. I do believe most of our earliest memories are at age 4.

Age 3 is when someone develops memories. I do believe most of our earliest memories are at age 4.

Nope. I remember moments from when I was 2. Most people can remember little moments from when they were 2 I believe.

Nope. I remember moments from when I was 2. Most people can remember little moments from when they were 2 I believe.

Drinking a bottle doesn't count.

Age 3 is when someone develops memories. I do believe most of our earliest memories are at age 4.


I mean I remember being in preschool (age 3) in 2000 and Pre-K (age 4) in 2001 very well. I remember the music and movies directed towards kids pretty well and the pop music was pretty hard to miss because it was extremely manufactured, from toys to TV channels. So I’d say 2000 is the start of my childhood. It was the year I started to vaguely remember things and music. I’m sure most can remember songs and some culture from early childhood. My friend works at a childhood development center with 3-4 year olds and she posts a lot of them on her Instagram live, a lot of them do those fortnite dances and think it’s funny. So yeah I do feel like around this time is when children become more culturally aware.

To me the start of my childhood was 1999 because that's when I first really remember things pretty clearly.