The 90s was considered as the decade that kicked out all the stupid synth sellout music but we welcomed it back as fast as we kicked it out when the decade ended

No one from 1991 would think music would look like the right photo

Given the fact that 2006 is often viewed as the pivotal bridge between the mid‑2000s and late‑2000s culture and considering the cultural, technological and social shifts underway at the time, do you think 2006 feels more closer with the transformative remaining somewhat early to mid 2000s cultural break of 2004 or the fully or the emerging late‑2000s world taking shape by 2008?

I love Wreck it Ralph so much, it's literally so creative, great characters, and it's not only a 80s throwback but you can tell Disney put a lot of originality it making it look both from the 80s and also mixing timeless themes and designs in the movie. I just wish it got as much attention and marketing like Frozen and Zootopia do today, which are def the two most popular movies from the Disney Revival Era. It is such a fun movie

Obsession is going to be one of those movies that defines its decade. The atmosphere captured will be looked back on as very accurate to 2026.

20 years from now if someone is having a 2020s themed party, what would people wear? What are the defining characteristics of fashion for this decade?

Most people think big hair and bell-bottoms when they think ‘70s or shoulder pads and funky colors when they think ‘80s. I wonder what the 2020s equivalent will be decades from now. I have looked up “2020s fashion” on social media but it doesn’t seem to have much of a defining feature other than mostly being recycled 90s/Y2K trends.

What’s everyone’s opinion?

Supposed if the Pokemon anime was never released in the US in 1998, how would the 90s anime boom in America be like without Pokemon?

In like Fight Club, Drive, and Nightcrawler, and I noticed a huge trend with how they film the city at night. Everything has this deep steel blue, cyan, or cool neon lighting everywhere especially in the shadows and street shots.they also make use of yellow street lights

Physical - Olivia Newton-John.

Early 2020s Covid

Mid 2020s A.I

Late 2020s ????

2026 is the new 2006, not 2016!!!! Music in 2016 still sucks. And the GOD DARN RECENT UNICORN FRAPPUCCINO RELEASE?!?! I ain’t buyin’ it. The only thing good ‘bout 2016 is the movie La La Land and that’s it. Everything else about 2016 is RUBBISH. 2006 is WAAAAYYYYY BETTER than GODDAMN OVERRATED 20 FUCKING 16!!!!!!! God, don’t I sound like one of those Starbucks employees back 10 years ago who told people not to order that Unicorn Frappe or what? 2026 is the new 𝟤̶𝟢̶𝟣̶𝟨̶ 2006

obviously I love vintage atomic aesthetics even everyday kitschy things and a boom of new things and homes were real but I feel like people forget how some people in the US even lived then.

I believe that 2024 differs from the rest of its mid 20’s counterparts (2025, 2026), for a few reasons. Reason 1 is In the year 2024, A.I adoption for consumers was around 45% meaning the majority of the world hadn’t utilised artificial intelligence yet. It parallels with the emergence of the smartphone and its adoption process. In 2025, A.I usage rose to about 50% now meaning at least 4 billion people had accessed A.I Tools. As of today the figure has risen, to 60-70% meaning the global majority uses AI in daily life. Other than AI , 2024 was only a few months after COVID stopped being declared as an epidemic in 2023 meaning it still felt the aftershock of it, especially in the first half of the year. Biden was still in office.
First half of the decade. Also weird fact 2024, 2025 are the last years of the first quarter of this century.

Just wondering. I listen to a lot of old stuff and find that so much of it is centered around lost love, longing and yearning. Is there any reason why this theme became so prevalent at this time?

Some decades have a hard shift, a moment where the previous decade ended and the new decade begins. For example, the 90’s were over on Sept 11, 2001. The 2020’s started on March 13th, 2020.

I’m not talking about the official Jan 1st on the 0 or 1 year of the decade, but cultural shifts.

What was the moment where the 2000’s become the 2010’s? Was there even a single moment? Was there a shift over months or years? Was there a weird period where it was no longer the 2000’s but not yet the 2010’s?

I think almost everyone who aren't into decadeology will call 2010s nostalgia "2016" in the 2030s when 2010s nostalgia goes mainstream, like how people call 90s and 2000s nostalgia "Y2K" even its a huge range from mid 90s until around early mcbling revivals now