I remember a few people mentioning about how it was the "year of doom" on several posts within the last year or so.

I am also still kind of confused why the "year of doom" is called "year of doom".

I never saw anyone consider 1995 the "year of doom"

I never saw anyone consider 1995 the "year of doom"


Slim95
Zelek3
Ultragamedog

All three have used this term at least once as I can recall.

I remember a few people mentioning about how it was the "year of doom" on several posts within the last year or so.

I am also still kind of confused why the "year of doom" is called "year of doom".


Becasue that is the year a lot of people like to use as the cutoff for when the world apparently turned crap and was overtaken with technology and has never been the same again.

Slim95
Zelek3
Ultragamedog

All three have used this term at least once as I can recall.


Are those posters old enough to remember 1995?

I do remember that year having a slight emo vibe to it (especially the music).  I was also depressed that year because of being bullied at school and typically look back on it as the worst year of my childhood.  My cousin, who I was very close with, died of leukemia that summer. There was also the Oklahoma City bombing.  I would say when it comes to the darkest year of the '90s, it's between 1995 and 1999.  I would probably go with 1995.

I've only seen that year being used as the "year of doom" in the context of generations which is obviously false.


Because that is the year a lot of people like to use as the cutoff for when the world apparently turned crap and was overtaken with technology and has never been the same again.
This! It seems like people have forgotten how primitive technology was in 1995 compared to now and that just because a few awful events happened doesn't mean it was overall a terrible year.

Are those posters old enough to remember 1995?

I do remember that year having a slight emo vibe to it (especially the music).  I was also depressed that year because of being bullied at school and typically look back on it as the worst year of my childhood.  My cousin, who I was very close with, died of leukemia that summer. There was also the Oklahoma City bombing.  I would say when it comes to the darkest year of the '90s, it's between 1995 and 1999.  I would probably go with 1995.


Slim95 and Zelek3 were born in '95.
Ultragamedog was born in '93.

Therefore, probably not.

I've only seen that year being used as the "year of doom" in the context of generations which is obviously false.


Yeah, if we're talking about how Zelek used it, then it was about generations (people born 1995).

Are those posters old enough to remember 1995?

I do remember that year having a slight emo vibe to it (especially the music).  I was also depressed that year because of being bullied at school and typically look back on it as the worst year of my childhood.  My cousin, who I was very close with, died of leukemia that summer. There was also the Oklahoma City bombing.  I would say when it comes to the darkest year of the '90s, it's between 1995 and 1999.  I would probably go with 1995.


1999 the darkest year of the '90s? :o

1999 the darkest year of the '90s? :o


There are a few events that come to mind:
*The Columbine shooting
*The Benjamin Nathaniel Smith incident
*The Woodstock 99 Fires

Are those posters old enough to remember 1995?

I do remember that year having a slight emo vibe to it (especially the music).  I was also depressed that year because of being bullied at school and typically look back on it as the worst year of my childhood.  My cousin, who I was very close with, died of leukemia that summer. There was also the Oklahoma City bombing.  I would say when it comes to the darkest year of the '90s, it's between 1995 and 1999.  I would probably go with 1995.


I also thought that 1994 had a somewhat "pre-emo" vibe to it; probably even more than 1995 did.

*Kurt Cobain commits suicide
*Some of the music sound somewhat "pre-emo"-ish
*Some people believe that it is the most cynical year of the 90's

I also thought that 1994 had a somewhat "pre-emo" vibe to it; probably even more than 1995 did.

*Kurt Cobain commits suicide
*Some of the music sound somewhat "pre-emo"-ish
*Some people believe that it is the most cynical year of the 90's
...also, Justin Bieber was born!

...also, Justin Bieber was born!


Yeah, as a baby, baby, baby, ohhhh.

I see years more like 2001 being used for the year of doom usually because it’s the first year of the new millennium. I see posts such as “everyone born after 1999 is stupid” things like that

Yeah, as a baby, baby, baby, ohhhh.
We're all doomed!

Yeah, if we're talking about how Zelek used it, then it was about generations (people born 1995).


If we're talking generations, and decade kids, I think the real year of doom, or at least what's been the year of doom until last month, was 1998, a year I barely dodged the bullet of being born in by a couple weeks (December 1997).
1998 was the used example in Mikey Bolts "You're Not a 90s Kid" video. It was also probably the most common punching bag year of many 90s elitist kids. Even 1995 and 1996 borns tried claiming they grew up completely different from them, when in reality they were only focusing on a molehill of differences and ignoring a mountain of similarities and the fact that is was only a 2-3 year difference.
This could perhaps be because 1998 was an easy target, early 90s babies at the time liked bashing late 90s babies just to feel better and more secure about themselves, and 1999 was just too cliche, and 1997 wasn't late enough, so 1998, being right in between them, was their best target.

It was also becoming the most common start date for Generation Z until Pew Research shot it down by starting it in 1997 on March 1st, 2018.
Pew Research also did include 1998 and 1999 borns in their research for Millennials in 2016 and 2017 respectively, however, they didn't update their sources from when they used in 2015, which was 1981-1997, and because of that, many sources, including BuzzFeed, started using that range. The thing is though, generation-ally speaking, 1998 does have more "lasts" than "firsts", yet those lasts weren't been given the limelight they deserved.

One thing I've also noticed that could explain this is 1998 is divisible by 666, the number of the beast.
Put it into a calculator, 666 X 3 = 1998, I wonder if this explains anything about it.

If we're talking generations, and decade kids, I think the real year of doom, or at least what's been the year of doom until last month, was 1998, a year I barely dodged the bullet of being born in by a couple weeks (December 1997).
1998 was the used example in Mikey Bolts "You're Not a 90s Kid" video. It was also probably the most common punching bag year of many 90s elitist kids. Even 1995 and 1996 borns tried claiming they grew up completely different from them, when in reality they were only focusing on a molehill of differences and ignoring a mountain of similarities and the fact that is was only a 2-3 year difference.
This could perhaps be because 1998 was an easy target, early 90s babies at the time liked bashing late 90s babies, and 1999 was just too cliche, and 1997 wasn't late enough, so 1998, being right in between them, was their best target.

It was also becoming the most common start date for Generation Z until Pew Research shot it down by starting it in 1997 on March 1st, 2018.
Pew Research also did include 1998 and 1999 borns in their research for Millennials in 2016 and 2017 respectively, however, they didn't update their sources from when they used 1981-1997, and because of that, many sources, including BuzzFeed. The thing is though, generation-ally speaking, 1998 does have more "lasts" than "firsts", yet those lasts weren't been given the limelight they deserved.

One thing I've also noticed that could explain this is 1998 is divisible by 666, the number of the beast.
Put it into a calculator, 666 X 3 = 1998, I wonder if this explains anything about it.
In most of the manuscripts of Revelation 13:18, a fragment of the earliest papyrus  gives the number as 616 for the "number of the beast".

If we're talking generations, and decade kids, I think the real year of doom, or at least what's been the year of doom until last month, was 1998, a year I barely dodged the bullet of being born in by a couple weeks (December 1997).
1998 was the used example in Mikey Bolts "You're Not a 90s Kid" video. It was also probably the most common punching bag year of many 90s elitist kids. Even 1995 and 1996 borns tried claiming they grew up completely different from them, when in reality they were only focusing on a molehill of differences and ignoring a mountain of similarities and the fact that is was only a 2-3 year difference.
This could perhaps be because 1998 was an easy target, early 90s babies at the time liked bashing late 90s babies just to feel better and more secure about themselves, and 1999 was just too cliche, and 1997 wasn't late enough, so 1998, being right in between them, was their best target.

It was also becoming the most common start date for Generation Z until Pew Research shot it down by starting it in 1997 on March 1st, 2018.
Pew Research also did include 1998 and 1999 borns in their research for Millennials in 2016 and 2017 respectively, however, they didn't update their sources from when they used in 2015, which was 1981-1997, and because of that, many sources, including BuzzFeed, started using that range. The thing is though, generation-ally speaking, 1998 does have more "lasts" than "firsts", yet those lasts weren't been given the limelight they deserved.

One thing I've also noticed that could explain this is 1998 is divisible by 666, the number of the beast.
Put it into a calculator, 666 X 3 = 1998, I wonder if this explains anything about it.


I figured that out all the way back in late 2011/early 2012.

I also found out that much more sources seem to be beginning Gen Z in 1997 in recent times (like within the last 18 months or so).

I see years more like 2001 being used for the year of doom usually because it’s the first year of the new millennium. I see posts such as “everyone born after 1999 is stupid” things like that


Years divided by 3 seem to be "years of doom":

1992 (graduated in the 2010's)
1995 (obvious reasons, such as the tech shift that year along with the fact that many sources start Gen Z that year)
1998 (look at what SeaCaptainMan97 said)
2001 (first year in 3rd millennium)
2004 (born in the mid 00's)
(very likely in the future) 2007 (like 1995, probably due to the technology shift that year; this can also prove my Chinese Zodiac theory and how they repeat each other to be "correct" in a way)
(also very likely in the future) 2010 (start of Gen Alpha according to some sources, first born in the 2010's)

There are a few events that come to mind:
*The Columbine shooting
*The Benjamin Nathaniel Smith incident
*The Woodstock 99 Fires


That event wasn't entirely tragic compared to the Columbine shooting. Not a lot of people were traumatized by it, since Woodstock '99 tended to have a lot of rebellious action.

Years divided by 3 seem to be "years of doom":

1992 (graduated in the 2010's)
1995 (obvious reasons, such as the tech shift that year along with the fact that many sources start Gen Z that year)
1998 (look at what SeaCaptainMan97 said)
2001 (first year in 3rd millennium)
2004 (born in the mid 00's)
(very likely in the future) 2007 (like 1995, probably due to the technology shift that year; this can also prove my Chinese Zodiac theory and how they repeat each other to be "correct" in a way)
(also very likely in the future) 2010 (start of Gen Alpha according to some sources, first born in the 2010's)


I can definitely imagine people using 2007 and 2010 as being "years of doom" in the future. I can see that for 2013 as well.

Years divided by 3 seem to be "years of doom":

1992 (graduated in the 2010's)
1995 (obvious reasons, such as the tech shift that year along with the fact that many sources start Gen Z that year)
1998 (look at what SeaCaptainMan97 said)
2001 (first year in 3rd millennium)
2004 (born in the mid 00's)
(very likely in the future) 2007 (like 1995, probably due to the technology shift that year; this can also prove my Chinese Zodiac theory and how they repeat each other to be "correct" in a way)
(also very likely in the future) 2010 (start of Gen Alpha according to some sources, first born in the 2010's)

If 1992 gets hated for being the first graduates in a new decade, you might as well say 1982 and 2002 are years of doom too

If 1992 gets hated for being the first graduates in a new decade, you might as well say 1982 and 2002 are years of doom too


You are right.

1982, I believe, at one point, was a "year of doom". They were the first to graduate in the 2000's and at the time, many sources used 1982 as the starting date for the Millennial generation.

2002 is also a "year of doom" because they were born after 9/11 and will be the first to graduate in the 2020's.

You are right.

1982, I believe, at one point, was a "year of doom". They were the first to graduate in the 2000's and at the time, many sources used 1982 as the starting date for the Millennial generation.

2002 is also a "year of doom" because they were born after 9/11 and will be the first to graduate in the 2020's.


Also, someone born in 1992 (especially in Russia) will not be able to say that he or she was born in the USSR.

I figured that out all the way back in late 2011/early 2012.

I also found out that much more sources seem to be beginning Gen Z in 1997 in recent times (like within the last 18 months or so).


True. As a matter of fact, I've searched the "date and ranges" section on both the Millennials and Generation Z pages on Wikipedia.
Here's what I found; (some of these are conflicted)

Y end 1992 / Z begin 1993
Statistics Canada
(1 source)

Y end 1994 / Z begin 1995
MetLife, McCrindle, Randstad Canada
(3 sources)

Y end 1995 / Z begin 1996
Nielson Media Research, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Michael Thomas
(3 sources)

Y end 1996 / Z begin 1997
Nielson Media Research, Gallup Inc, MSW Research, Ernst & Young, The Futures Company, Frank N. Magid Associates, The Shand Group, Pew Research
(8 sources)

Y end 1997 / Z begin 1998
Goldman Sachs
(1 source)

Y end 1998 / Z begin 1999
SYZYGY
(1 source)

Y end 1999 / Z begin 2000
Marriam-Webster Online Dictionary
(1 source)

Y end 2000 / Z begin 2001
MTV, American Marketing Association, Goldman Sachs, Resolution Foundation, Time Magazine, US Pirg, US Census Bureau
(7 sources)

Y end 2001 / Z begin 2002
Elwood Carlson
(1 source)

Y end 2004 / Z begin 2005
Strauss & Howe
(1 source)

You are right.

1982, I believe, at one point, was a "year of doom". They were the first to graduate in the 2000's and at the time, many sources used 1982 as the starting date for the Millennial generation.

2002 is also a "year of doom" because they were born after 9/11 and will be the first to graduate in the 2020's.

That’s just stupid. There’s still post 9/11 babies who were born in 2001 ::)

There are a few events that come to mind:
*The Columbine shooting
*The Benjamin Nathaniel Smith incident
*The Woodstock 99 Fires


Okay I only remember Columbine, I don't think the other two are notable. The economy was on fire in 99 and there were no wars and there was optimism for the new millennium. If that isn't upbeat then I don't know what is.

That’s just stupid. There’s still post 9/11 babies who were born in 2001 ::)
Everything about "years of doom" is just stupid. ::)

One year of expected doom was in 1844, with The Great Disappointment in the Millerite movement was the reaction that followed Baptist preacher William Miller's proclamations that Jesus Christ would return to the Earth, what he called the Advent, and of course never happened.

I don't even know what's going on in this thread.

Also, theoretically, ANY YEAR can be considered the "year of doom" because tragic events happen.....EVERY YEAR.

This is stupid.

I don't even know what's going on in this thread.

Also, theoretically, ANY YEAR can be considered the "year of doom" because tragic events happen.....EVERY YEAR.

This is stupid.
Exactly!

1993 = Year of Doom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPDjzgOR8RI

1993 = Year of Doom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPDjzgOR8RI

Perfect execution! http://www.thecoli.com/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/ehh3.png

https://media.giphy.com/media/WbRwpZlKvj7aw/giphy.gif

1993 = Year of Doom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPDjzgOR8RI

June 3rd, 2002 11:28 AM is the year of doom. I was born on June 3rd, 2002 11:27 AM and I just feel like a completely different generation from people born on June 3rd, 2002 11:28 AM. I feel like they grew up with a lot of technology from such a young age. I actually played outside and got exercise, unlike them, whom had an iPad in the womb and grew up posting pics on Instagram at 5 months old. I didn't have all of that advanced technology when I was their age. I feel like I'm worlds apart from them.

1993 = Year of Doom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPDjzgOR8RI


Speaking of Doom, the book "Masters of Doom" which is a book about the development of Doom was one of the best tech books I've ever read.

Also is just me or does the word "doom" actually sound kind of funny?

I don't even know what's going on in this thread.

Also, theoretically, ANY YEAR can be considered the "year of doom" because tragic events happen.....EVERY YEAR.

This is stupid.


2001 born: 2009 is the year of doom because kids born that year don't know who Michael Jackson is so their taste in music is terrible.

2006 born: 2017 is the year of doom because Trump became president and hurricane Irma happened.

2011 born: 2018 is the year of doom because they were born when Parkland happened

2000 born: 2007 is the year of doom because they were born when the iPhone came out and when the recession started. They've never played outside.

2004 born: 2014 is the year of doom because that's when the music started to suck and people born that year don't know who Robin Williams is.

2001 born: 2009 is the year of doom because kids born that year don't know who Michael Jackson is so their taste in music is terrible.

2006 born: 2017 is the year of doom because Trump became president and hurricane Irma happened.

2011 born: 2018 is the year of doom because they were born when Parkland happened

2000 born: 2007 is the year of doom because they were born when the iPhone came out and when the recession started. They've never played outside.

2004 born: 2014 is the year of doom because that's when the music started to suck and people born that year don't know who Robin Williams is.

Yep, pretty much :P.

1999 the darkest year of the '90s? :o


The first half of 1999 had a dark feel to it from my memory, which culminated in the Columbine High School shootings.  The second half going into 2000 was a lot more lighthearted.  There was actually a significant difference between the 1998-99 school year and the 1999-2000 school year.

1995 to me is a transitional year in a sense. It is the midway point between the mid 90s and late 90s in a way. Postgrunge and grunge acts still are popular, but they're on the wane. Nu Metal has came about, so has stuff like Manson, but it isn't big yet. Down in Florida, Limp Bizkit are getting record contracts and Eminem is getting signed. The Disney Renaissance continues, but begins its half-decade long decline, with Pocahontas not performing as well as Lion King; meanwhile the world of animation is revolutionized by Toy Story - but 2D animation is still dominant, but by the end of the decade won't be. Britpop is becoming big. Hard Rock makes a bit of a comeback. Films get a little louder and a little campier, the way they will throughout the rest of the 90s.

1995 is the bridge between the mid and late 90s.

I bet that communists especially German communists would think that 1989 is the year of doom since that is the year the Berlin Wall started to come down

I bet that communists especially German communists would think that 1989 is the year of doom since that is the year the Berlin Wall started to come down


And 2016 was the year of doom for any semblance of sanity lol.

1995 to me is a transitional year in a sense. It is the midway point between the mid 90s and late 90s in a way. Postgrunge and grunge acts still are popular, but they're on the wane. Nu Metal has came about, so has stuff like Manson, but it isn't big yet. Down in Florida, Limp Bizkit are getting record contracts and Eminem is getting signed. The Disney Renaissance continues, but begins its half-decade long decline, with Pocahontas not performing as well as Lion King; meanwhile the world of animation is revolutionized by Toy Story - but 2D animation is still dominant, but by the end of the decade won't be. Britpop is becoming big. Hard Rock makes a bit of a comeback. Films get a little louder and a little campier, the way they will throughout the rest of the 90s.

1995 is the bridge between the mid and late 90s.


Judge Frollo will always be the most evil Disney villain of all time.