Growing Up in the Early 2010s

[@MasterLu2]

As a Gen Zer (born 1998), the early 2010s were a golden age for our generation. Movies were amazing, video games were exciting and KZbin began to take off. Not to mention I was in middle school and early high school at that point which I considered a fun time. Sometimes I wish I could restart my life in 2010 just for the fun of it.

[@jacobj3933]

Also born in 98, September 7th. Majority of my own personal nostalgia is for the mid to late 90s media. In this case I'm referring to video games, music, shows/films, and the technology used to play all of these forms of entertainment. I was hardly interested in anything past the 2000s. Rarely playing a handful of games for the Ps3, and even then it was my 2 younger brothers who were more interested in the then, latest media. Around 2015 I barely began to play on the Xbox 360, by that point it was already an outdated gaming console since the Xbox One came out in 2013. The only games I played on the 360 were Minecraft (console edition, man that was a great version), and an already relatively "old" game called Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (released in 2013, and both the game and the company that made it have a ridiculous story behind them). The 2nd game was okay to somewhat good imo, but definitely not the worst game I've played.

[@ZenoX-dq5jx]

I was born in 2003 January I miss the early 2010s I remember showing my brother pixel gun 3-D and stuff like angry Birds fanf I watch a lot of shows I remember went silly bands were crazy love the music

[@karinadelma]

Eh. Early 2010s isn’t golden age of generation. 90s and early 00s were golden age for growing up.

[@THEDARKKNIGHTXTDK]

Sucker Punch was the best movie of 2011 and masterpiece

[@adronator]

I was born 98. Thought movies took a drastic nosedive after the 2000s. Still have nostalgia for the 2010s but nothing like the 2000s.

[@StormRaid417]

1999 baby here. Something about the 2010s just felt right. Every year was a party or something new was going viral. There was always something different every year. There are so many memories I never thought I would have to cherish to this day. I was a straight-up gamer through those years, and I'd say gaming was at its peak.

[@notnotneutral15]

1998, so 2010s were my teen years 😢 damn it seems like yesterday and yet we live in such a different time

[@Willinat]

How does this only have 37 views? This video is genuinely good

[@childishdestino]

Thank you, not only for the compliment, but for clicking on the video in the first place and giving it a chance!

[@Willinat]

@childishdestino of course man, the only culprit I can think is the overly convulted thumbnail but the video itself was on par with some of the big guys. I'd recommend remaking the thumbnail to be simpler, there is a rule in thumbnail design, 3 points of focus or less.

[@childishdestino]

I figured that the thumbnail had quite a lot in it. I'll probably change it, we'll see

[@herberthoover1790]

I was born in 2008. I distinctively remember watching HOURS of vine compilations and later Elsa-Gate purged matterial on youtube at around 2015-2017. Simpler times man.

[@fentymoonlightz]

That’s mid-late 10’s, but i get what you mean. I miss it too (born in 2003)

[@dragonxblkangelx216]

Honestly the people born mostly 2003-2004 and even 1998-2002 can can relate to the early 2010s Ah yes early 2010s a decade were someone born in 2003 can Relate to

[@fentymoonlightz]

yess born december 2003 and this was the peak of my childhood.

[@smithsunleashed]

Exactly! People act like we don’t remember that shit

[@borntoclimb7116]

Im growing up in the 90s but even i have some nice memories in the early 2010s but the 90s and 2000s are my nostalgia zone

[@jibriupshaw1248]

Yess born August 12th

[@jacobquiroga626]

Duh. Especially 2002 as well, lol.

[@ethansprague2005]

I have an odd feeling towards this time period as I was born in 2005. I was young so of course I'd look at this era very positively, but there's a very particular feeling of optimism that I get everytime I see stuff from that time period. I wish I had a better way of explaining it, but I miss the overwhelming sense of optimism that was everywhere. I enjoy the party music and aesthetics that were around then still

[@Teddersifyville]

damn, blast from the past; great video essay

[@childishdestino]

I'm glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@Multi_of_9]

As a person who was born in 2004, I freaking miss 2010-2019 The Amazing World Of Gumball, Adventure Time, and Regular Show are the best cartoon network show ever! I wish I was a kid :(

[@Nightshademoon]

95 early genZ baby and 2010-2013 was the best high school years, take me back 😢

[@mataengendroz1]

I was born in 2010 but grew up with Minecraft, Annoying Orange and Little Big Planet. I also watched Filthy Frank, Yo Mama and Smosh at a very young age without supervision, and I grew up with some 2000's stuff, mainly thanks to my older sister (born in 2000)

[@cartoonlizardtheanimator6701]

Same, except my sister was born in 2009

[@Cola2013_1]

2010? Is little gen alpha

[@cartoonlizardtheanimator6701]

@@Cola2013_1 Bro no it's not

[@FindTheWeb]

@@Cola2013_1 gen alpha grew up on tiktok, youtube shorts, and slop content but us born in 2010 grew up on annoying orange and other stuff popular in 2015 so we are gen z but really late gen z we relate to gen z

[@ThomasAngelo139]

bro i’m also born in 2010 but i learned about the internet when i watched “ gta5 titanic with fnaf /spiderman”😂

[@OtakuKokiri]

The mention of re-micks unlocked a memory of me seeing the Keep Your Head Up one on TV when I was 5 or 6

[@jacobquiroga626]

Imma 2003 kid! Both the Late 2000s & Early 2010s were my most nostalgic main childhood era.

[@NateANater]

I may have only been a 3 year old in 2014, but I still grew up with a bunch of stuff from the early 2010s.

[@TheAnomalousCat]

You’re still a fetus

[@Torboy124]

@@NateANater Go back to school already 👍

[@sebastiangoncalves1076]

Hell no😂😂

[@FindTheWeb]

as someone who was born yesterday I can confirm but yeah I do wish I was born earlier cus I didn't experience the peak of the 2010's

[@Nico_Robin1033]

I’m a 2001 girl, the early 2010s are genuinely filled with such amazing memories. I wish I could list all of my feelings about it but it would take forever, but I miss those times. It’s like once 2020 hit the greatness of the 2010s was all just gone

[@tfwnoyandere]

2003 kid here. i think 2015 was the last good year. i feel like the magic of the mid to late 2000s changed into that of the early 2010s, then that magic disappeared with 2015. really, it could have even been 2014

[@Nico_Robin1033]

@@tfwnoyandere I could see why you feel that way. Personally I really enjoyed the rest of the 2010s up until about mid-2019. That was when everything was sort of devolving into the 2020s

[@tfwnoyandere]

i think it makes more sense to look at those years as 95-05 and then 05-15, rather than 90-99 00-09 and 10-19 like we do now. hopefully next year makes 15-25 any less of a disappointment lol

[@KolahMoss]

I feel the same way. Although im a 2002 kid

[@Matias-dr3ys]

Im 03. i think the time before smart phones and social media was the best. After that everything started to change.

[@ssj2rhandy]

Great video this was on my recommended lol Early 2010s was a wild time , played on PS2 Wii and GameCube I still do now a decade later

[@THEDARKKNIGHTXTDK]

I miss early 2010s (2010-2012) those are best years for me in 5th grade. I remember Cartoon Network usually rerunning the classics from 2000s in those times and same thing Disney and Nickelodeon too. It felt like 2000s again feeling. The music better and they also old school hip hop remixes was better than modern mumble hip hop.

[@childishdestino]

Cartoon Network was the best. I used to watch a lot of keyblade as well, peak lego star wars too!

[@THEDARKKNIGHTXTDK]

@@childishdestino I like OG Teen Titans, Ben 10 Ultimate Alien, Clone Wars 2003 version, Foster’s Home, Codname KND, Clone Wars 2008 version and Ed Edd n Eddy were best.

[@ThatGuy-ky2yf]

​​@@THEDARKKNIGHTXTDK I remember watching Ben 10 a lot until early Ultimate Alien and stopped due to how good Regular Show, Gumball and Generator Rex were. I'm still baffled that Cartoon Network shafted the last season of Gen Rex around 2013 to morning slots

[@THEDARKKNIGHTXTDK]

@@ThatGuy-ky2yf I felt Cartoon Network died in the year 2013 because they don't run classics and Teen Titans Go! Came out that year then everything went downhill, and the dark age began. Worst times of all and everything changed.

[@ThatGuy-ky2yf]

@@THEDARKKNIGHTXTDK I'd personally say around 2016 because a few good shows were still ongoing like Adventure Time and Over the Garden Wall. I haven't checked the channel in a long time but there doesn't seem to be much that appeals to me since. 2016 and the disappointing Powerpuff Girls reboot alongside Steven Universe getting justified criticism was probably when people started to notice CN's quality decline.

[@Karinum]

one thing about 2000's and early 2010's is that the culture was also very different with it aswell, people were just really alive to just party and have fun and i feel like life was really at its peak, this was the time where technology was growing rapidly for not only consoles but for phones aswell, the ipod turning into the iphone and ipad getting released, people were experiencing greater newer technology, an iphone 4 or 5 can just fit super small in ur hand now compared to phones nowadays where they're pretty big. trends back then everyone was apart of no matter what it really was. i think the fashion sense back then was simplistic but alot of people mixed it up in their own ways. (also the justin beiber hate loool)

[@NostalgiCrazy]

Yep, technology really changed quickly back then. Just look at early KZbin vs early 2010s KZbin it's like night and day. I remember we had to put in a special URL just to see if a vid would load in HD 😅

[@SxVaNm345]

I’m another early GenZ baby (born in 1996), and 2010 to 2014 were my high school years. The late 90s, the 2000s, and the early 2010s were the best time for childhoods imho in terms of culture, music, gaming, tv, sports, school (certain aspects), friends, nostalgia-building, toys, phones, computers, and the internet.

[@swagknightx]

1999 baby. So happy I grew up in the early 2010s!

[@Waryfuls]

*_1999 here, man those years were insanely good_*

[@hardboiledegg4193]

I got hit by that pure sad melancholic nostalgia when the lbp music kicked in and memories of me and my brothers playing together for countless hours. I truly miss those days

[@childishdestino]

That LBP music just hits different

[@SpringlockSaysYoureSnazzy]

I’m just so happy that you used specifically LBP costumes as examples of the 2010s type fashion trend. I feel like that isn’f talked abt enough and it makes me so happy that it was mentioned. 0:39

[@KolahMoss]

I honestly feel sad for children nowadays. Im born in 2002 and was yhe youngest in my family. I had more fun with my friends. Running outside sharing our phone cases were so much fun. Nowadays kids love tiktok and roblox.

[@AmethystLeslie]

i was in high school during this era, and this was the time I started to get into gaming in general, as well as the time i started spending more time online and being on Tumblr. This was peak Tumblr era. This was also the time my time watching TV and listening to popular music was slowly dwindling and I spent more time either online or playing games. As for games I was playing during this time, it was mainly Mario Kart Wii, and 7, and lots of Pokemon since I got into the series in 2013 with Pokemon X. That was THE hyperfixation for the next few years. The friends I made during this time, mainly cuz of MKW, were.... good friends at the time, but I've sadly cut them off since then.

[@borntoclimb7116]

Greetings from Germany, im growing up in the 90s but i like the early 2010 too. Imagine peoples in 2040 missing 2024.

[@MahmedMahmoud-h3z]

By the way Germany won the world cup in 2014

[@MahmedMahmoud-h3z]

I think that might be your favorite year

[@tymanbearpig5603]

playing ps3 with the boys in the 2010s was great also fnaf gave me nightmares

[@childishdestino]

PS3 cod was great: 10/10 experience

[@THEDARKKNIGHTXTDK]

same here.

[@caca9324]

I was born in 2008 and I remember I would always hear the best songs oat and play Mario on my 3ds and my moms WII, even games were at their peak back then and YT as well even cartoons I wish there's a way to go back and experience those times again because it was so good

[@yippedippe4226]

Time just don’t feel like this no more 😭

[@lazayvion]

1999 here. The 2010s bring me significant nostalgia. This is very saddening.

[@yungbrownie]

only few videos I've seen that talked about LittleBigPlanet. The game is so underrated, very good video:)

[@childishdestino]

Thank you! LBP was one of my biggest influences during my childhood. I remember I wanted to be a popular creator, and have a level MM picked. It always nice to see others that have played LBP.

[@Jay-fy5ob]

WISH I COULD GO BACK IN TIME

[@djmaxgames]

I wasn't born in the US, but I've watched cn, Nick, and disney growing up, but i stopped watching cn, Disney and nick caus my house didn't have cable when I came to the US and becaus introduced to PBS kids and qubo Even though I was born in 2008 I've experienced every 2000s and easrly 2010s shows only because shows would air in random years and months but good thing is I was alive to watch them. when I came to the US in 2013, I still watched the big 3 and me and my family and I were living at a friend's house. 2014, when we moved to our house.

[@dudeman7952]

Great movies and music can't live without them

[@austinchaney1103]

Shout to your whole perspective of king of the hill, swear that’s my same story on it

[@Meesiz]

I miss these days

[@buddiskilli5592]

7:19, Your mom gave you the original Xbox!? Lucky you

[@OliviaConnolly-s8i]

This was my nostalgia

[@maddoxreddish4352]

Skylanders was my childhood ngl

[@lowqualitymichrophone]

I was 5 in 2000, i catched 2 nostalgic eras

[@FindTheWeb]

lucky

[@buzzlightskin_]

gotta love lbp 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@legometaworld2728]

I was scared of Sackboy as a kid, for whatever reason. I even had a nightmare where he flashed me.

[@childishdestino]

BRO WHAT

[@araigumaxo3907]

5 SECONDS OF SUMMER MENTIONEDDD AYYYY

[@HatedFuture]

Don’t you worry child was also popular in 2012 As well.

[@nadiaavery2002]

2002 baby here. my brother and i would watch boomerang every night and i still get creeped out by the gorilla for sale one😂😂😂

[@duhckies4541]

boomerang W

[@childishdestino]

"We got a gorilla 4 sale"

[@xanderdaggy]

Little big planet was my childhood. My character was definitely a product of its time 😭

[@childishdestino]

I played so much LBP between 2012 and 2015. I kinda stopped when LBP3 came out, at least after I played the game a few months after it came out, and the game was nowhere near as good as LBP2. On a sad note all of the LBP servers are now gone even the PS4 servers :(

[@jibriupshaw1248]

My most memorable moments in the 2010s song is Drake taio Cruz OneRepublic maroon 5 B.O.B CSD Eminem Pitbull imagine Dragons Soulja boy H.E.R. Lil Wayne

[@hihosheffieldwednesday]

I’d say 2014 was The Mid-2010s (2014 - 2016), not The Early-2010s (2010 - 2013), but, apart from that, great video.

[@childishdestino]

I think it could be considered both early and mid 2010s. Thanks for taking the time to comment 👍

[@naoedasuaconta-22]

​@@childishdestinoExample: early 2000's is from 2000-2003, Ok?

[@jacobquiroga626]

​@@naoedasuaconta-22Yh, Early 2000s is 2000-2002/2003. Mid 2000s is 2003/2004-2006, & Late 2000s is 2007-2009.

[@jibriupshaw1248]

2010s i was in the 4th grade

[@proud.delusion.enjoyer]

PARTY ROCK‼️ good times 😮‍💨

[@BlueMemeZ]

only watching this cuz i was born in 2010 so i can see what i missed

[@CreativeGeoff]

Gen Z remembered the early 2010s the same way Millenials remembered the early 2000s. It was a great time indeed!

[@kirilvelinov7774]

Early 2010s:Candy Crush Saga and Subway Surfers Late 2010s:Asian guys in thigh high cycling sleeves

[@lostvibes5694]

Cool kids is a pretty good song

[@206_Andrew]

Always wanted to watch the Boomerang channel but we had to pay extra for it 😭

[@AngelStempfley]

2010 Is the Year I Was Born In San Diego

[@Torboy124]

I was around 2006 and I remember all of this, except the games.

[@ripepickle5670]

Dude are you fucking kidding me? I totally forgot about boomerang untill this video came up on my recommended LMAO

[@dragonxblkangelx216]

2003-2004 gang where you at??

[@DestinyAwaits19]

Right here.

[@Multi_of_9]

Here I'm a 2004 baby

[@jacobquiroga626]

Imma late '03er here! ✋

[@twoh.am_]

it was so peak

[@kidicarusuprising6233]

2010-2011 was good. 2012 was alright, not my favorite year, but 2013-2019 sucked :(

[@Maxfirelegends2007]

Gen Z in Early 2010s is Gold

[@djmaxgames]

Words of motivation: idc what year you were born as Long As we've both experienced at least some things similarly than we cool ....I'm talking about shows and games.

[@Jack574.]

Born in 1998, and I gotta say, we’re all fucking worthless.

[@meisrealkid]

life before pdf culture

[@daisyh8805]

Like if you remember paying 20p to watch music videos on the tv 🥹

[@shanebrodeur8641]

I was born in 2001

[@davidoliveira6335]

It was actually until 2013 not 2014.

[@torterratortellini6641]

Word World.

[@cartoonlizardtheanimator6701]

As a 2010 kid, I was 4 in 2014, so I don't really remember much lol 💀💀💀💀💀

[@NostalgiCrazy]

I'm so, so sorry young one 🥺

[@cartoonlizardtheanimator6701]

@NostalgiCrazy I can't tell if you're joking or being for real.....

[@NostalgiCrazy]

@@cartoonlizardtheanimator6701 Being for real lol. I feel sad for anyone who didn't experience that era! Especially social media back then, things weren't all about making money.

[@BengalsBillsFan2015]

You count 2014 yet not 2015?😂

[@childishdestino]

While working on the vid, I was trying to figure out if 2014 was early or mid 2010s and some sources said it was early others said it was mid, so I decided to include it because to me, it felt like it could fit both.

[@itscookielookie]

Growing up in the early 2010s the vibes were just so immaculate. I don’t know if I could have asked for a better time to grow up in. Everything afterwards still has yet to capture that magic, that PEAK 🥲

[@cradica]

4:30 Me. Neither that means kids who are in born in 2010 are now old enough to watch adult swim.