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Re: End of a Decade

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Post by tingletech »

larnmar wrote: post #9

I feel like decades stopped having distinctive identities somewhere round 2000. Previous decade-by-decade changes from the 50s to the 60s to the 70s to the 80s to the 90s were, it must be admitted, mostly aesthetic rather than being the “fundamental changes in society” that people like to pretend — people in general didn’t become greedier in 1980 and less greedy again in 1990. But there were huge changes in the aesth…

besides people walking around looking at little pieces of glass and these stupid scooters littered around everywhere?

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Post by ericd »

larnmar wrote: post #9

I feel like decades stopped having distinctive identities somewhere round 2000. Previous decade-by-decade changes from the 50s to the 60s to the 70s to the 80s to the 90s were, it must be admitted, mostly aesthetic rather than being the “fundamental changes in society” that people like to pretend — people in general didn’t become greedier in 1980 and less greedy again in 1990. But there were huge changes in the aesth…

The iPhone was introduced in 2007. I’d say that had some pretty large effects. Reusable rockets. The explosion of social media. Electric cars. A number of other things.

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Post by gsich »

The decade is not over. The gregorian calendar has no year "0", so decades start at for example: 2011-01-01 till 2020-12-31.

I don't use it that way either.

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Post by jdnenej »

larnmar wrote: post #9

I feel like decades stopped having distinctive identities somewhere round 2000. Previous decade-by-decade changes from the 50s to the 60s to the 70s to the 80s to the 90s were, it must be admitted, mostly aesthetic rather than being the “fundamental changes in society” that people like to pretend — people in general didn’t become greedier in 1980 and less greedy again in 1990. But there were huge changes in the aesth…

Meme culture has been massive this decade and it's not just online. I regularly see memes in street art or stickers on light posts. I also think it's just that we haven't had enough time to judge yet. In another 20 years when things have changed you can reflect on them instead of it being the current reality.

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Post by chansiky »

I think for sure the rise of app and web economies have been the defining characteristic of this decade. They have had an unexpected monopoly on our attentions. From memes, to changes in consumer behavior, to social uprisings, to mass shootings, to instagram influencers, to determining elections, it would take a lot to convince me that there was not a single greater force that influenced us more in the past ten years than the side-effects of what came out of a few internet companies. Its almost hard to imagine what life was like before things like twitter, uber, spotify, youtube, and to think that they were either only a few years old or barely taking their first steps at the beginning of the decade is mind-blowing.

In hindsight, a lot of people might claim they saw it coming, but a lot of the things I see today are things I would have never predicted the "future" to be like, and were never things I ever heard anyone predict prior to the events happening. Seriously, all these amazon boxes everywhere? ... how many people saw that coming? For sure none of the real estate developers who poured millions into building all those shopping malls now lifeless like the coral reef on a warm 2019 summer day.

As for whats to come in the 2020's? clearly - flying cars, jet-packs, laser guns, self cleaning rooms, holograms, shiny pants, and robot servants. /s

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Post by tracer4201 »

larnmar wrote: post #9

I feel like decades stopped having distinctive identities somewhere round 2000. Previous decade-by-decade changes from the 50s to the 60s to the 70s to the 80s to the 90s were, it must be admitted, mostly aesthetic rather than being the “fundamental changes in society” that people like to pretend — people in general didn’t become greedier in 1980 and less greedy again in 1990. But there were huge changes in the aesth…

We’re constantly on the internet or somehow connected, wherever we go. Smartphones are ubiquitous, as are more laptops and tablets as opposed to large, yellowy desktops. We don’t really watch TV cable anymore in the traditional sense afaik.

There have been fashion changes. Boot cut jeans came and went. Malls aren’t as popular as they once were. Victoria’s Secret Fashion show isn’t a thing anymore. We’ve begun doing away with the image of the skinny, magazine model as solely defining “beauty”.

If you compare even something like vehicles from 2004, there’s certainly a shift in aesthetic. More recent models have a more aggressive look.

But maybe your point had something to do with changes in behaviors. The younger generations aren’t consuming the same kinds of products as their parents.

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Post by varjag »

chansiky wrote: post #15

I think for sure the rise of app and web economies have been the defining characteristic of this decade. They have had an unexpected monopoly on our attentions. From memes, to changes in consumer behavior, to social uprisings, to mass shootings, to instagram influencers, to determining elections, it would take a lot to convince me that there was not a single greater force that influenced us more in the past ten years…

> Its almost hard to imagine what life was like before things like twitter, uber, spotify, youtube, and to think that they were either only a few years old or barely taking their first steps at the beginning of the decade is mind-blowing.

All things you listed were founded in the previous decade, and indeed nothing in tech of this decade would be shocking to someone in 2009.

Based on this I expect the next decade will also see very little innovation.

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Post by bambataa »

larnmar wrote: post #9

I feel like decades stopped having distinctive identities somewhere round 2000. Previous decade-by-decade changes from the 50s to the 60s to the 70s to the 80s to the 90s were, it must be admitted, mostly aesthetic rather than being the “fundamental changes in society” that people like to pretend — people in general didn’t become greedier in 1980 and less greedy again in 1990. But there were huge changes in the aesth…

I think it’s just that we don’t have enough distance yet. Plenty of things only seem iconic in reverse. I’m thinking primarily about music, where often the best-selling music of an era isn’t what it’s remembered for. Plenty of very forgettable chart toppers.

In terms of physical space, technology has become much more pervasive. I’m 2004 did you see everyone in a bar/cafe day reading a device? Internet dating was for losers and now Tinder is huge.

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Post by randomsearch »

varjag wrote: post #17
chansiky wrote: post #15

I think for sure the rise of app and web economies have been the defining characteristic of this decade. They have had an unexpected monopoly on our attentions. From memes, to changes in consumer behavior, to social uprisings, to mass shootings, to instagram influencers, to determining elections, it would take a lot to convince me that there was not a single greater force that influenced us more in the past ten years…

> Its almost hard to imagine what life was like before things like twitter, uber, spotify, youtube, and to think that they were either only a few years old or barely taking their first steps at the beginning of the decade is mind-blowing. All things you listed were founded in the previous decade, and indeed nothing in tech of this decade would be shocking to someone in 2009. Based on this I expect the next decade wil…

2020s = VR

Re: End of a Decade

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Post by randomsearch »

> It turned out that someone had stolen my card information and bought two copies from their own Amazon listing

Far more likely is that you've stored those card details and your Amazon account was compromised, internally or externally.

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