What things make up the time we’re living in?

Here’s my list:

- Donald Trump as President and Mike Pence as Vice President/Make America Great Again
- Billie Eilish news
- Greta Thunberg
- Hand Sanitizers
- Apple Watches
- The Masked Singer
- The Mandalorian/Disney+
- LOL Surprise! Toys
- Baby Shark
- NASA Clothes
- John Singleton movies
-  Mainstream Nostalgia for F.R.I.E.N.D.S. and Space Jam/ 90s pop culture in general
- Braided man-buns on African American males
-  Jogger jeans/ripped jogger jeans
- Jogger pants
- Nostalgia for Bob Ross and Mr. Rogers
- NIKE slides
- Anything Disney Frozen 2
- Wireless Headphones
- Men’s Bomber Jackets
- Flaming Hot Frito Lay products
- BTS
- Shopkins
- Sling TV

Yeah basically. I sense this neo-emo movement of sorts. Billie Eilish's gloomy sad and depressing songs and some of the pop-rockish songs like Circles and Adore You. The culture is really dystopian right now, that's the best way to describe the early 2020s culture so far. The coronavirus isn't helping with that. Either way this era we are in right now will be remembered as dystopian and dark, very gloomy and depressing. You can hear it in the songs too. Of course trap is still around but I think it past its peak in 2019. I just hope trap gets forgotten about quick haha.

Yeah basically. I sense this neo-emo movement of sorts. Billie Eilish's gloomy sad and depressing songs and some of the pop-rockish songs like Circles and Adore You. The culture is really dystopian right now, that's the best way to describe the early 2020s culture so far. The coronavirus isn't helping with that. Either way this era we are in right now will be remembered as dystopian and dark, very gloomy and depressing. You can hear it in the songs too. Of course trap is still around but I think it past its peak in 2019. I just hope trap gets forgotten about quick haha.

There are also retro throwback songs like Blinding Lights and Don't Start Now but we don't know for certain if this is gonna continue.

Reebok seems to be making a huge comeback in this time.

People are also moving on to 2000s nostalgia in this day and age.

Either way this era we are in right now will be remembered as dystopian and dark, very gloomy and depressing. You can hear it in the songs too. Of course trap is still around but I think it past its peak in 2019. I just hope trap gets forgotten about quick haha.


Hopefully this era will be seen as dystopian, assuming the future isn’t worse :-\\

Things I would like to add

Champion brand
The movie Parasite
Straight-legged/90s style jeans
Bernie Sanders
Onision youtube drama

Ehh.. I thought I would be better at coming up with things. Guess I’m getting old.

Pay cable TV will definitely continue to decline and possibly die out in the early 2020s. It'll migrate more to affordable streaming platforms like the aforementioned Sling TV and YouTube TV.

-Supreme clothing
-Discussing Game of Thrones Season 8
-Reviewing the film Joker
- PINK brand
- 90s and early 2000s cartoons (Nicktoons & Cartoon Network)
- Adult Justin Bieber
- Nick Jonas on The Voice
- Harry Styles
- Amazon Prime trucks
- McDelivery/FoodDash/GrubHub
- Lyft and Uber
- The Future of The Avengers movies

-Supreme clothing
-Discussing Game of Thrones Season 8
-Reviewing the film Joker
- PINK brand
- 90s and early 2000s cartoons (Nicktoons & Cartoon Network)
- Adult Justin Bieber
- Nick Jonas on The Voice
- Harry Styles
- Amazon Prime trucks
- McDelivery/FoodDash/GrubHub
- Lyft and Uber
- The Future of The Avengers movies


I actually don't see Supreme clothing as much anymore. ??? Guess it's out of fashion.

I actually don't see Supreme clothing as much anymore. ??? Guess it's out of fashion.


Supreme clothing was more of a 2013 to mid 2010s thing, but it is still relevant amongst some Millennials.

Can’t forget about the coronavirus!

What about the chicken sandwich wars? Or are we past that?

Eboys and Egirls?  ???

Right now it feels like a continuation of late 2010s stuff.

What about the chicken sandwich wars? Or are we past that?

Pretty sure Popeye’s won that war last year into this year.

E-boys and E-girls?  ???

Everything surrounding TikTok in general.

Right now it feels like a continuation of late 2010s stuff.


We’re leaving 2019 in the past slowly, but surely.

Also, the Icon brand is in.

What about the chicken sandwich wars? Or are we past that?

Eboys and Egirls?  ???

Right now it feels like a continuation of late 2010s stuff.


Definitely. I don't even think February had that much to offer that changed the pop culture landscape. Or maybe I'm not looking.

I actually don't see Supreme clothing as much anymore. ??? Guess it's out of fashion.


The whole brand logo clothing of Supreme, Gucci, Levi's, Guess that peaked mid-2017 to mid-2019 seems to be on its way out. It was very anti-2010s.

Pay cable TV will definitely continue to decline and possibly die out in the early 2020s. It'll migrate more to affordable streaming platforms like the aforementioned Sling TV and YouTube TV.



How about Netflix?  ???

How about Netflix?  ???


Netflix started in this century, so it has a while to go.

- Lil Nas X (Not as much as last year)
- VSCO girls
- “Ok Boomer”
- Clothes with Rick and Morty on them
- Stranger Things 4 news

Netflix started in this century, so it has a while to go.

- Lil Nas X (Not as much as last year)
- VSCO girls
- “Ok Boomer”
- Clothes with Rick and Morty on them
- Stranger Things 4 news


Hmm I think Netflix might be gone sooner than you think. There’s not good to watch on Netflix anymore.

- Spongebob Memes
- The Office
- Nostalgia for Blockbuster Video
- Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
- “Come at me”
- Dragon Ball Z nostalgia/My Hero Academia

Fear and terror unfortunately tbh :P

KJ Apa/Riverdale

Fear and terror unfortunately tbh :P


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-Vaping
- Jogger sweaters
- Brooklyn 9-9
- Robert Pattinson as Batman

Streaming Wars
To All The Boys I Love Before
Death of Kobe Bryant
Roddy Ricch - The Box

Wireless Beats by Dre
$4 or $5 meals at fast food restaurants
Migos
Calling men “daddy” and women “ma”
Bae
GOAT

Wireless Beats by Dre
$4 or $5 meals at fast food restaurants
Migos
Calling men “daddy” and women “ma”
Bae
GOAT

The term already died out (thank goodness  ;D).

Fortnite (Not as big of a deal as it was years back)

Apex Legends

Fortnite (Not as big of a deal as it was years back)

Apex Legends


Even though it's not as big a deal, it left its mark on pop culture. I watched Sonic The Hedgehog movie over the weekend and he does a bunch of Fortnite dances.

Jussie Smollett Scandal
Empire
Live Action Adaptions of Disney Movies
Lil Rel Howery
Lakeith Stanfield
Sam Smith

Jussie Smollett Scandal
Empire
Live Action Adaptions of Disney Movies
Lil Rel Howery
Lakeith Stanfield
Sam Smith

Sam Smith is definitely a mid 2010s artist and will be looked back on as such. He past his peak. The 2010s was his decade not the '20s.

Sam Smith is definitely a mid 2010s artist and will be looked back on as such. He past his peak. The 2010s was his decade not the '20s.


Yeah, and I think most people will remember them (Sam's pronoun) for songs like "Latch", "Stay With Me" and "I'm Not the Only One". They also had hits like "Dancing With a Stranger" and "How Do You Sleep?", but the songs probably won't be remembered as fondly.

KJ Apa/Riverdale


Ok.... I feel like I'm gonna be ripped into shreds, but what IS Riverdale about and what's the hype?  :-X

Ok.... I feel like I'm gonna be ripped into shreds, but what IS Riverdale about and what's the hype?  :-X


A new CW drama that takes place in the Archie Comics universe about the murder of Jason Blossom who had a twin sister who was popular and a troublemaker.

The hype comes from the couples on the show. Fans of the show are rooting for Jughead (Cole Sprouse) to stay with Betty (Lili Reinhard) and not chase after Archie (KJ Apa) like Betty does in the comic book.

Young Sheldon
Anthony Anderson/Black-ish
The Good Place finale
Black Mirror
GLOW
RuPaul’s Drag Race
#metoo/ Harvey Weinstein
Jeffrey Epstein
Simone Biles

Digital Print Shirts
LOVE on clothing in PINK font style
Savage
Good Vibes shirts
Vans sneakers

I think you're listing way too many quintessential 2010s stuff, oldmusicfan. I get that some stuff carries on but still.

I think you're listing way too many quintessential 2010s stuff, oldmusicfan. I get that some stuff carries on but still.

Yeah, I think this thread should list stuff that ACTUALLY will define the early 2020s such as Roddy Ricch and The Weeknd's new era.

I think you're listing way too many quintessential 2010s stuff, oldmusicfan. I get that some stuff carries on but still.


I’m trying to list everything that makes up ‘the now’ so we can return to this thread in 2035 and talk about how long ago it was when we made this thread.

I’m trying to list everything that makes up ‘the now’ so we can return to this thread in 2035 and talk about how long ago it was when we made this thread.


In that case, don't forget people calling other people "edgy" when they apparently have no idea what it means. They'll say it to any person who appears troubled or cynical, even if they show no sign of being on-edge.

Yeah, I think this thread should list stuff that ACTUALLY will define the early 2020s such as Roddy Ricch and The Weeknd's new era.


Agreed. Most of these are mid-late 2010s carryovers. The early 2020s barely started and I don't really see a culture shift yet.

Agreed. Most of these are mid-late 2010s carryovers. The early 2020s barely started and I don't really see a culture shift yet.


Still, we are living in the 2020s. You should have expected to see mid to late 2010s carryovers in the very early 2020s because the 2010s were all about getting to the 2020s.

Yeah, and I think most people will remember them (Sam's pronoun) for songs like "Latch", "Stay With Me" and "I'm Not the Only One". They also had hits like "Dancing With a Stranger" and "How Do You Sleep?", but the songs probably won't be remembered as fondly.

They're considered one of the "good" artists but like with Adele, Sam Smith's music sounds annoying to me. Seemingly random set of notes. Heck, the "trashy" music by Ed Sheeran and to an extent, Ariana Grande, sounds better to me, well, one of each of their songs.

Streaming Wars
To All The Boys I Love Before
Death of Kobe Bryant
Roddy Ricch - The Box
sighsWhat happened to not letting companies control what you consume?  ::)

Agreed. Most of these are mid-late 2010s carryovers. The early 2020s barely started and I don't really see a culture shift yet.


It’s going to take awhile until the things we associate with the 2020s in the future appear.

I think you're listing way too many quintessential 2010s stuff, oldmusicfan. I get that some stuff carries on but still.


Yeah, most of the stuff listed was late 2010's (particularly 2017/18).


I’m trying to list everything that makes up ‘the now’ so we can return to this thread in 2035 and talk about how long ago it was when we made this thread.


Yeah, it seemed so recent when we (or at least some of us) were on here back in 2005. Meanwhile in the future we'll probably arguing if the shift from late 2010's to early 2020's happened in 2020 or 2021.

It doesn't matter if we still have late 2010s culture. The fact of the matter is we are in the early '20s now so when people look back in the future at the '20s decade the stuff we are seeing now will still be mentioned.

It doesn't matter if we still have late 2010s culture. The fact of the matter is we are in the early '20s now so when people look back in the future at the '20s decade the stuff we are seeing now will still be mentioned.


Exactly. I’m sure Billie Eilish, Rick and Morty, and PINK clothing will be on someone’s Pinterest for 2010s and 2020s nostalgia list.

1990: “We’re still in the 80s.”
2020: “We’re still in the 2010s.”

Some things never change. :-\\

Air BnB
The slang word “drippin”

New Roblox
Nintendo Switch
LOL Surprise! toys

Coronavirus, quarantines, social distancing, panic buying, economic free fall

Coronavirus, quarantines, social distancing, panic buying, economic free fall


Panic buying is now simply a trend, not a need. People are doing it because they think they "should" or because they are being sheeplike. After three weeks of this frenzy buying they already have everything they need. If they keep buying toilet paper they don't need they will have themselves a lifelong supply. I liken it to the fools who stand in long lines overnight in freezing temperatures for so-called "Black Friday" deals on the day after Thanksgiving. People are hypnotized (or browbeaten) by the media into thinking they "should" be doing this or else they will be missing out on something, and some people do it just for the "sport" of it.

Panic buying is now simply a trend, not a need. People are doing it because they think they "should" or because they are being sheeplike. After three weeks of this frenzy buying they already have everything they need. If they keep buying toilet paper they don't need they will have themselves a lifelong supply. I liken it to the fools who stand in long lines overnight in freezing temperatures for so-called "Black Friday" deals on the day after Thanksgiving. People are hypnotized (or browbeaten) by the media into thinking they "should" be doing this or else they will be missing out on something, and some people do it just for the "sport" of it.


It seems to be just an American thing. I'm not aware of other countries having this issue, maybe the UK as I think I remember one of my Facebook friends there posting about it. But following trends like sheep is the American way of life, pretty much in all 50 states (except maybe Hawaii). Along with the panic buying is the attitude of rudeness, inconsiderate, self-centeredness, entitlement, and even violence for people to get what they want.

It seems to be just an American thing. I'm not aware of other countries having this issue, maybe the UK as I think I remember one of my Facebook friends there posting about it. But following trends like sheep is the American way of life, pretty much in all 50 states (except maybe Hawaii). Along with the panic buying is the attitude of rudeness, inconsiderate, self-centeredness, entitlement, and even violence for people to get what they want.


Yeah, we're a very consumerist culture. I can't comment on other countries, though.

Yeah, we're a very consumerist culture. I can't comment on other countries, though.


Another thing that is related to this here in the US is that there always has to be a holiday going on now. Not only have Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas been blurred into one big season (a prime example of this is the ghastly Hallmark channel which starts running ads for their holiday programming in early September featuring jack-o-lanterns wearing Santa Claus hats) but now Valentine's Day (a fake holiday at best) has been sucked into it. About two weeks before Christmas all the Christmas merchandise in stores starts being strategically withdrawn into a flung together bargain bin to make way for Valentine's Day merchandise. So when Christmas actually does arrive it's anti-climactic. It seems to have passed before it got here. And before Valentine's Day even arrives items start appearing for St. Patrick's Day (another fake-ish holiday which has become kind of a surrogate New Year's Eve excuse to get drunk, rather than the more religious holiday it has traditionally been in Ireland) and Easter. And then on to the Fourth of July. There's never a time when there is NOT a holiday display and merchandise going on.  It's overkill.

The slang word “drip”
The slang word “slay”
Zoom.us Video Conferencing

Empty shelves

The slang word “drip”
The slang word “slay”
Zoom.us Video Conferencing


Slay is from the early-mid 2010s. I think I can find posts of me saying it on here in 2016 lol. And Beyoncé's song Formation from the beginning of 2016 uses it too. But she didn't popularize it, it was there before that.

Edit: actually I think slay predates the Internet. It's hard to tell with gay slang sometimes.

Tiger King on Netflix
Dave on FXX
Vaping
Opioids

Tiger King on Netflix
Dave on FXX
Vaping
Opioids

Vaping is a 2010s thing

Vaping is a 2010s thing
...and a disgusting habit too, and can be just as bad as smoking itself.

...breathing out the vapours can also spread the harmful Covid-19!