Good observation. The very early 90s very much felt like the 80s, etc. What characterises a decade of culture rarely ends neatly on the right numerals, although I'd say the 2000s died some time around 08-09 when the internet started failing/twitter started rising. GG in 2014 was a pushback against a progressive infiltration that was already well established, & one which didn't characterise the 2000s.

The 2000s never felt much like they had an identity to me at the time and they had plenty of rancid shit going on - govts capitalising on 9/11, etc. But on reflection there was a lot of great games, consoles, music and movies and it was the golden age of piracy. Prior to smartphones and the mass normie adoption of the net, there was a lot of idealism for the power of the internet too.

The 2010s were very much a void, one that I'd characterise as a battleground created by feminist technocrats. It doesn't feel like they're fully over yet, but something in the air feels like change. I just don't know into what. Just because it's 2023 already, doesn't mean the 2020s aren't about to land.

Good observation. The very early 90s very much felt like the 80s, etc. What characterises a decade of culture rarely ends neatly on the right numerals, although I'd say the 2000s died some time around 08-09 when the internet started failing/twitter started rising. GG in 2014 was a pushback against a progressive infiltration that was already well established, & one which didn't characterise the 2000s.

The 2000s never felt much like they had an identity to me at the time and they had plenty of rancid shit going on - govts capitalising on 9/11, etc. But on reflection there was a lot of great games, consoles, music and movies and it was the golden age of piracy. Prior to smartphones and the mass normie adoption of the net, there was a lot of idealism for the power of the internet too.

The 2010s were very much a void, one that I'd characterise as a battleground created by feminist technocrats. It doesn't feel like they're fully over yet, but something in the air very much feels like change. I just don't know into what. Just because it's 2023 already, doesn't mean the 2020s aren't about to land.