What Defined the 2000s?

[@lxverdant1837]

The 2000s feel more like a vague fever dream than a decade.

[@vicentec4779]

@paula The 10s were way more consistent and less strange than the 2000s in almost every sense

[@samturver2880]

All I remember from the 2000s is david Tennant as the doctor, my ps2 and obama

[@TheBondsbeyondtime]

Yea the 2000’s were a strange ass time but even stranger is the fact that we lived through it

[@Newbmann]

Well I can't wait to look back on the 2020s in the way of What was this? Was this REAL? Or it just as easily could be Oh there's nothing left it's all gone AM I THE LAST LIVING AMERICAN?

[@Matty002]

no, everyone knows that description goes to the 80s

[@turtle-balloon]

I’d say the most influential thing of the 2000s was the release of ”Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squekquel”

[@mworld2611]

I'd have to agree with you

[@NexusApollo]

Please for the love of God no

[@PSL416]

Finally someone says it

[@beanbag6799]

aight nobody out here supporting chipwrecked...

[@thewellkownp.i.g.9019]

It taught us to never repeat the horror

[@silver_desperado]

“Countless 2000s properties are starting to come back” *shows picture of space jam reboot, a property from the 90s”

[@adamwhitef7ck697]

Never let him live it down. Hound him to his dying day!

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

I watched that movie back in 2000s and I never knew it's a 90s movie.

[@moonshinei]

@@poweroffriendship2.0 I mean... Michael Jordan is known for being the biggest celebrity of the 90s

[@skuzzbunny]

but stylistically, the late 80's were very much more a part of the early 90's than the rest of the 80's.

[@hkiller57]

@@danieldishon688 It came out in the middle of the 90s

[@AzimuthOnline]

The 2000s were basically an extension of the 90s but with less smoking

[@Spongebrain97]

I like to tell people that the 90s didnt end in 1999. It really ended in 2004. The fashion, media, tech continued but just got updated. It wasnt until the mid to late 2000s when that stuff got discarded as pointed out in the video. KZbin and social media outlets launched in 2005 and 06. Flip phones and black berries died by 2010

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

The 2000s were basically the 90s with depression. Which is fair.

[@JohnSmith-wx9wj]

And the 90's were just a slicker 80's.

[@GodSpaghetti]

And less aids

[@BDKing77]

Nah fam, the 90's was cool, the 00's sucked ass

[@chipwyck3104]

I miss the "3D Wave" when everyone wanted some crappy yet expensive 3D TV.

[@NauticalCoffin2404]

Lol them paper red and blue glases

[@GlidingZephyr]

My Friend: "Hey, want to help me set up my new 3D TV and hang out for a bit?" Me: "Sure." My Friend: "Hey why doesn't the imagery from my PS2 games work on this thing?!" Me: "Please tell me you still have your old TV and the receipt..."

[@TrialzGTAS]

What defined the 2000s for me, was seeing the technology progression from late 90s to mid 2000s. Along with still being the generation to climb trees, ride bikes, venture into a world pre cell phone, pre social media. In hindsight, it was a great time

[@bradleylovej]

That second sentence was what I miss the most. I was 16 in 2004, and it was awesome. This is some nostalgia rambling, but I grew up in an era where we played 16-bit video games (born in 87), then went outside and threw pecans at one another, climbed on everything, and had various uses for sticks. Man, it was great. I loved the balance. Sometimes you'd go over to a friend's house and play Mega Man X for a couple hours, then just look at each other and say, "Do you want to go outside?" And the 2000s, were so much fun to be a teenager. Flip phones, parties, a little bit of technology, but not an overwhelming amount. It was like, yeah technology is advancing, but who really cares? We were so much more worried about where we were going to party with our friends, what girls were going to be there, how we were going to get beer, etc. than the latest gadget. It always felt like the last little bit of that 70s/80s/90s era where real life was happening in front of us, not on a screen. I feel for the kids today. The world is just... weird right now. Our parents used to yell at us for staying out late, drinking, and sleeping with our classmates, but no one knew how normal and innocent that would all seem 20 years later.

[@hydrogendiamond5830]

The fact that Avatar: The Last Airbender is being talked about again, fifteen years after it's original release, is proof that the 2000s are becoming nostalgic for those whose grew up in it. Sure, you can just sum it up to "Netflix putting it up", but it's likely that they put it up there because they KNOW that there's demand and nostalgia. Exactly as how Tyler put it.

[@samuelkatz1124]

I mean it's also an objectively good show

[@randomango2789]

By the 2030s we’ll have movies that take place in the 2000s just like how there are movies and shows made today that place in the 80s and like how there were movie and shows in the 80s that took place in the 50s

[@michaelatorn8380]

It's on netflix?

[@robotbjorn4952]

@@randomango2789 There's a reason why 80's media was so full of nostalgia for growing up in the 50's and 60's. It was peak boomer. Just as the 90's had an obsession with the 70's and 80's when gen X was at the reigns. Millennials are exactly the same with their (borderline creepy) nostalgia for 90's pop culture. I look forward to the inevitable rise of gen Z so that I can watch them swoon over 2017 or whatever.

[@jackthorton10]

The ride never ends, neither do we, Lets go ladies and gents

[@dojokonojo]

George W Bush and the Iraq War, MySpace, Yu-Gi-Oh cards, AIM (AOL Instant Messenger), flip phones/Nokia phones/playing snake on said phones, Britney Spears, anime being popular, emo hair...

[@ThePoopsmith-12345]

You forgot thongs.

[@seanlux2214]

Nintendo Wii and DS

[@PickleRicksFATASSCOUSIN]

The very first iphone...

[@mrXx9252]

Things Japanese were cool, think movie lost in translation

[@rixille]

Goth culture was alive and well in the early to mid 2000's where I lived. Flip phone texting really annoyed the fuck out of me.

[@SergioMach7]

Early 2000's: Nu Metal, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Ps2, 9/11. Mid 2000's: Pussycat Dolls, Timbaland begins rise to dominance, bling rap, War of the Worlds, birth of KZbin, plenty of disposable income, Iraq takes over from Afghanistan, hurricane Katrina. Late 2000's: Online gaming becomes the norm on new consoles, brown and grey gaming graphics, The Dark Knight, Black Eyed Peas come back in a big way, the economy crashes, leading to the 2010's austerity era.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

Did you forget Europop?

[@Treetops27]

Trap music?

[@Thes-pq2hd]

If one looks takes a glimpse of the culture of the very early 2000s (2000 - 2002) they would notice a lot of 90s trends still present. The 90s essentially bled onto the early 2000s. It was not until 2003 where the 2000s really made its mark on fashion, music, aesthetics, culture, etc.

[@bradleylovej]

Honestly, I was there for all of that and the 90s and 2000s blends in my brain until about 2007, when one of my friends in college was so proud to show us his iPhone. I believe my exact words were, "Who gives a sh*t?" That just always seemed like the next logical step in phone technology to me, no big deal. I had no idea that it would completely flip our culture on its head.

[@deonnnorton9384]

What defined the 2000s? Spongebob, Fairly Oddparents, and Kim Possible

[@kamitsu2352]

hell yeah

[@Theelectroarcheologist]

Also Danny phantom, Samuari Jack, foster home of imaginary friends, the proud family, courage the cowardly dog, and every good show on adult swim at the time

[@GisterThomasGames]

Is it Just me or was Kim possible Just a well made fun to watch cartoon with good script?

[@arnaudmenard5114]

Avatar

[@thepoorkid6004]

HBO killed it in tv dramas at the time too

[@potatomahonman5008]

Like 80% of my memories from this era are just cartoons

[@Dante...]

I could've guessed that just from your profile picture.

[@Crabbadabba]

Yeah there were a lot of very popular cartoons kids and adults were watching. Also, a lot of Japanese anime culture was really starting to seep into the western mainstream.

[@PickleRicksFATASSCOUSIN]

@@Crabbadabba and then we got weebs fighting over subs vs dubs plus being cringeworthy if cosplaying is done wrong...

[@Crabbadabba]

PickleBetard A.K.A Pickle Rick's Fatass Cousin Actually I think we may be ready for that discussion.

[@PickleRicksFATASSCOUSIN]

@@Crabbadabba oof

[@joeybu8152]

I’m so very glad that me and my older siblings were born during the 2000’s. Such happier & strange times.

[@gars129]

The 2000s were the least zeitgeisty decade, even less than the 2010. There was so much diversity and a general lack of monoculture, which is actually not that bad.

[@sweetqueenladybug2028]

I’m a 2001 baby . So I experienced a lot in my childhood and growing up. I had ups and downs . Good moments and bad moments but at least I made it through. The good ole times , the music and the famous dance moves , the tv shows , tv channels , the movies , favorite celebrities , celebs award ceremonies , the famous trends , the throwbacks, the school moments, went to fun places that I’ve experienced,etc . I had so much fun in my life .I will be turning 20 on May 28 . So it hits different for me . I miss my childhood. I don’t like this decade . I prefer the 2000s and the 2010s . I’m sorry . I just have my own preferences .

[@buzzybeepopman2009]

Born in 1997 and I love the 2000s and 2010s also

[@Astolfo2001]

Me too but I turned 20 on January 23rd of this year

[@_souldier]

lol i turned 15 on january 26 of this year

[@Rogue_Nine416]

19 next month, not looking forward to it funny thing is, i went back to my childhood hometown for the first time in almost 2 decades in May and it literally has not changed since i left in 2008, it's just gotten bigger and a few places i used to go to as a kid are gone but it's otherwise still the same

[@JK-nj3bt]

2020 was the biggest piece of dogshit

[@Kamdawg21]

As someone who grew up in the 2000s I can confirm life was very happy at this time frame there was so many good things like blockbuster, music, tv, movies

[@joshuakhaos4451]

The 2000s honestly was the last good decade to have been a kid/teenager during before the Digital age took over everything. Was is weird and over the top? yeah.. But so were the 80s. And many of us teenagers during the mid-late 2000s still lived like our parents did during the 80s in terms of socializing and general life that teenagers live. Me and my neighbors were always outside, at their house, riding bikes and hanging out. But instead of basic videogames, we had(for their day) realistic graphics, full stories and even online capability. And we had early youtube. I miss that era so much, everyone raves about the 90s as being the pinnacle, but I think the 2000s really were. We had the last bit of the old world still alive, but we were were begining to mix in the coming tech of the 2010s.

[@skywishr1313]

@@joshuakhaos4451 10 years Its was thr 90s seen as the last good decade

[@bradleylovej]

@@joshuakhaos4451 I was 16 in 2004. Everything you said about that era was true. I've also felt like it was the end of some kind of era, where we still mostly lived like our parents did. We went out with friends, partied, and there was so much personal interaction. There were times when I was a kid in the 90s where I'd be playing video games with someone and we'd just look at each other and say, "Do you want to go outside?" Do you remember when games were 1-3 hours to beat when you had played them a lot and knew exactly what to do? That was nice, you could sit down, revisit an old game you were fond of, beat it, and move on with your day.

[@joshuakhaos4451]

@@bradleylovej Yep! We did that too lol. We'd be deep in a 2 or 3 hour stretch of Nazi Zombies, then one of us would say "Hey, wanna go ride our bikes, shoot hoops or go to the park?". And often times, we'd all say yeah and leave in a very loud manner as kids/teens did. and we'd be outside for hours, even in very hot or chilly weather. Or we would get into such an argument/fight over playing Super Smash Bro's that our parents would kick us out for being to rude or disruptive. I miss the interpersonalness of those era's. we were always together growing up, it was rare that any of us had longer than a day without each other. Everyone on my street was with a fairly close age range. all of us were like the same age or within 4 years of each other, so we all were in the same school and even some classes as one another by the end of high school.

[@bradleylovej]

@@joshuakhaos4451Hell yeah, man. Golden times

[@senorcheesy9661]

What defined the 2000s? 9/11 Edit: Ah, glad to see we're on the same track

[@jinjunliu2401]

that only counts for the west though, mainly the us

[@_rk553]

@@jinjunliu2401 yes but after that the us went on a rampage killing anyone and everyone in the name of counter-terrorisn

[@Emeries40]

Jin Jun Liu This series is about United States cultural history though

[@genghiskhan5701]

@@jinjunliu2401 The US going on a anti terror spree affected everyone though

[@josearellano203]

As someone born in 1992 I am having an appreciation for the 2000s decade, which continued my childhood at least to an extent. It's now being seen with nostalgia. I feel like it was a combination of the new and the old, like in CDs and iPods once the latter released, the VHS in use until the middle of the decade and also the DVD in wide use, video rental stores had their last good run, more texting as the decade progressed, wanting toys for the last decade for the kids, there was fun for offline games on the computer and going from dial up to broadband on the Internet. I feel like it was the last decade of major usage of the landline phone, phone book, VHS and the CD. We don't use a disk for a computer anymore. It's unbelievable how we didn't have apps, tablets, Bluetooth, smart TVs and platforms like TikTok yet. The 21st century began in 2001.

[@x_aquatix_x]

i really enjoyed the 2000s, unlike the 2010s.

[@rixille]

I enjoyed the 2000's as well when I get past the political bullshit that started to creep up. The late 2000's economic crisis did suck and it seems like it hasn't really gone completely away.

[@phalanxHH]

I really enjoyed the 2010s until 2016 came and ruined everything.

[@nytrodioxide]

As someone who grew up in the 2000s, I remember it for its weirdly smooth/rounded technology, over the top action packed videography, iffy/uncanny valley CGI, GameCube games, the Mac, Flash games, Spongebob & Fairly OddParents, Math Dungeon, Pokémon, the 1999 white Toyota Corolla, and those Listerine Fresh Breath strips you put on your tongue. Also, Eclipse gum, FLOAM, & car air fresheners.

[@Techmo_2000]

We love 90's & 2000's❤️

[@randomguyontheinternet7940]

The 2000s was just the parts of the 90s that weren't finished yet.

[@joshuabacharach8124]

I loved how extra the 00s were

[@bhg123ful]

Great video! You really sum up the 2000s to a T. I agree, the 2000s definitely saw more consumer technological change/advancements than any of the 40 decades I lived through in my 41 years. Technology is always changing, but the 2000s saw the transition more for sure. Ipods/MP3s, Web 2.0/Social Media, Texting, KZbin/video sharing platforms. All took off especially around 2005-2006. iTunes, Pandora, KZbin practically destroyed the recording industry in the mid-2000s. Digital cameras were almost non-existent at the beginning of the decade, I was still using film cameras until 2005, and by the end of the decade those were being replaced by camera phones unless you were an ACTUAL photographer (amateur or professional). I would even say the first half of the 2000s were almost not even that different from the 90s in terms of how we lived day to day. We still rented DVDs at video rental places, we still had to have a Thomas guide in the car, because we could only print out turn by turn directions from mapquest before we left the house, and our phones had limited minutes and limited geographic coverage, so we relied on payphones as a backup just in case. Its true about the pop culture too. Having spent my young adulthood during the early-mid 2000s, I can't help but to find, on a deeper, gut level, the gaudy and flashy style to be . . . sexy. If one day my girlfriend were to put on some rhinestone studded belt on some low rise jeans common during that time - there's no doubt I would be turned on. Yes, after the 2000s financial crisis, this mostly all ended. Youth culture turned away from that and towards a bohemian hipster look, even if it was mostly affectations. Personally I find the music post-2008 til about the mid-2010s to be the best popular music of the 21st century, as far as quality goes. I loved the "rediscovery" of more folksy influence in many mainstream music acts (Lumineers, Mumford & Sons, etc.), as well as making fun of the bling in hip hop (Macklemores Thrift Shop).

[@Manbarrican]

Tbh I prefer things being over the top, minimalism has been taking over hard and it's leaving otherwise good media and fashion to become gentrified.

[@MUSHROOMONTABLE]

2000's is a decade that has both things you want and don't want and will come inevitably. You don't have anything to avoid it but you ended up loving it. Then hell came.

[@cristianvillanueva8782]

Xtreme sports, white Cadillac Escalade, more gang rap, 2 pointless wars that seemed to never die, what else

[@MustraOrdo]

Pixar vs. Dreamworks

[@eccentriceli3541]

I was born in '93 and i can tell u that the decade started out Red Hot, like I mean on Fire, even 9/11 couldn't slow down the momentum completely, id say around late 2004 is when the hype began to slow down, very slowly.

[@krystiancharos889]

So was I

[@olivercuenca4109]

It's not often you get a badass King Crimson reference in your recommended list, but today was the day.

[@lordodysseus]

The 2000s was Call of Booty: Modern Mom Warfare, MyHeadSpace, the SeXbox 69, Georgian bathroom chants, Playroom UwU, the rise of superb hunk movies like Long Knife, Gold Titanium Alloy Man and Absolute Unit. Also, 9/11. The 2010s more of the same, but with evil Calendars, a black man ruling the world, lizards becoming giant chickens and wokeness. The 2020s so far are what if the song Friday was a decade? With covers by Bill Cosby and Charles Manson.

[@SpookySims]

90s were punk and grunge. 00s were a carry over from the 90s. I like to call the 00s the Cyberpunk era. The punks from the 90s still existed, and technology became more widespread. Hence why I like to call it the Cyberpunk decade :))

[@HeviErkka]

For anybody born 1984 it was a big decade. Years 15-25. I finished High School 2003 and failed 2 polytechnics 2003-2009. So pretty much a dumpster fire for me. Decade ended without a job or occupation but at least with a girlfriend. She died 2015.

[@turtle-balloon]

5:53 Guess it’s gonna be cool to be cool now then

[@MustraOrdo]

Coronavirus would be the 9/11 of the 2020's

[@turtle-balloon]

oAc H卂LĹucᎥNAtinǤ always starting off the decade with a boom

[@cjk2761]

The 2000s were like the remnants of the 90s, on acid, with some denim and also "Alvin & the Chipmunks 2: The Squekquel"

[@turtle-balloon]

Only 00s kids will remember

[@furinick]

The 00's kids remember everything, even your address right now

[@lmao2302]

No they fucking won't.

[@mangopotato1803]

For me it was the DS, the Hub channel, and the Wii. It was the weirdest decade though. I liked it, but it was weird.

[@ROBOHOLIC1]

The death of Saddam Hussein is the earliest memory I have of the 2000's for some reason.

[@rixille]

The earliest memories I have of the 2000's are the year 2000 and all the new millenium special edition products being sold; also going swimming a lot.

[@thewewguy8t88]

Honestly what's funny is after 2020 I can't figure out if it's cool to be cool again or cool to pretend to not be cool.

[@CaptPatrick01]

I prefer lumping the 2000s and the 2010s into one single double-length era called _The Turn of the Millennium._ Culturally, it marked the invention and rise of social media and the Internet of Things. Politically, it was when the saccharine veneer of the 90s was ripped away, revealing that the Cold War had left behind open, festering wounds. The Turn of the Millennium finally ended in 2020 when a pandemic disrupted the natural order and created a new normal, as the powers that be tried to force the old normal to continue, causing megadeaths while just barely bringing the most powerful nation on Earth to the brink of war against itself. When you think about it, it is no wonder the era was so edgy.

[@jackr7550]

A thousand miles by Vanessa Carlton, play that and tell me you wouldn’t give anything to go back to the day when that was playing on the radio every day

[@georgelumsden4484]

What defined 2000's: everest college commercial

[@Treetops27]

You're sitting at home watching tv

[@mrmacguff1n]

This is the same decade that went from SpooderMan to Iron man

[@TechnologicallyTechnical]

What defined the 2000's: Fantasy becomes cool again (Harry Potter/LOTR) Superhero movies become cool again (X-Men/Spider-Man) Pixar movies Too many remakes of 70's and 80's horror movies Nickelodeon/Cartoon Network/Disney shows (Spongebob, Fairly Odd Parents, Kids Next Door, etc.) Video games go from looking like shit to looking pretty good w/ Half-Life 2 and IdTech 4 Alternative Rock becomes cool except it all sounds the same (Nickelback) George H.W Bush's son is elected president, for some reason Terrorism, particularly 9/11, sparks war on terror Apple/Steve Jobs invents cool tech things Housing crisis makes big economic ouchie First black man becomes president

[@dragonlukasmapping805]

i would say the 2000s was one of the best decades ever made its 2nd best decade 1st is 80s 3th is 90s

[@paladinrense2324]

Silent hill 2, toonami and adult swim come to mind

[@Hhnskaterfan]

Rememeber in the 2000's when 3D movies was a thing haha like Spiderman 3D

[@blunew467]

Lord of the Rings Harry Potter Spider-Man GameCube The Dark Knight Mission Impossible 2 and 3 Iron Man George W Bush

[@tooold8549]

Not even a mention of the accursed frosted tip

[@MrDylan2125]

We don't talk about that.

[@nathanlunday169]

Short spikey hair with fronted tips + sunglasses = fashion

[@tooold8549]

Mcheetah my older sister has ten years on me, so a lot kind of blends together with later 90s early 2000s from what I was exposed to

[@mtallmen184]

The 2000s to me is Pop Punk, Yu-Gi-Oh and PlayStation 2

[@gmmg8734]

The theme I get from the past 20 years is crisis. And like the game, it requires every modicum of energy and attention.

[@Minty0091]

The 2000s was only Spider-Man Tobey Maguire.

[@tubaboytom]

My favorite decade is the 2030's because it hasn't happened yet just like my career choices.

[@nilespeterclemens8328]

The bubbly, silver, futuristic designs in absolutely everything.

[@NoirpoolSea]

Oh yes!! The Playstation 9 ad.. I had forgotton about that. Nice one!

[@jordonvazquez7620]

Back when being alive was fun.

[@nocomment4804]

I'll say; it's strongly tired to the economy. Prosperity brings exuberance, and optimism. Particularly techno optimism. Following bad economy I think people tend to become cynical, ironic. But then economy started recovering and they were ironic but also consumeristic.

[@BatTCK]

That Cars DVD menu triggered something I didn’t know I had

[@maxweisel9027]

I remember seeing proto e-girls like boxxy flip phones media players and the "You wouldn't steal a car" PSAs.

[@XenonOrion]

CRT TVs do not inherently produce "fuzzy" pictures. it will look sharper than an HDTV depending on what you put on it.

[@turtle-balloon]

The invention of memes

[@memorygongs1133]

Decades in the 21st century are so strange. In TV shows from the '80s and '90s (for example), I've seen characters make reference explicitly to the fact that they are living in a particular decade, but - for some reason - people confuse the 2000s for the entire 21st century, and I only ever really heard people acknowledge the existence of the 2010s as it was coming to a close. Now, though, the aughts are making a huge comeback among the youth (particularly in regards to fashion, or rather - in most cases - some warped and untrue perception of what people were wearing back then (but regardless, the collective nostalgia remains))

[@ThePaperKhan]

The king crimson joke was kinda funny

[@pangaea5258]

This video is all over the place.

[@babisandrikopulos5393]

MSN, Bush, Runescape, Emos, GBA, 50Cent, Bin Laden, Troy, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Ps2, San Andreas, Habbo, Club Penguin, WoW, Black Eyed peas and Windows xp

[@killingmewillnotbringbacky9177]

The 2000s are defined by the heavy use of texture and grit in every area of art. Graphic design went through a steady transition from the plain flat squares of the 1960s to the fully rounded, shaded, graded, almost photographic computer graphics of the 2000s. It all got too much for people to take in, so minimalist design made a comeback in a big way in the 2010s and supplanted trend that had been going for 50 years. With music videos this kind of thing can be seen too, however I think the craziness reached its zenith in the 90s with all the cuts and wide angle close ups. Music reached its most bleak in the 2000s with absolutely soulless pop songs and a heavy emphasis on alternative rock with spacey distortions and sad vocals. This matched the cultural mood of the decade which was mostly fear and distress. I think smart phones really lightened up the mood in the 2010s and during the earlier part of it, things were really simple for people in the western world. The economy was improving, slowly, and culture was given more outlets of expression.

[@WelcomeToLaMatanza]

Saints Row 2 is "2000's, The Game"

[@JaelaOrdo]

Also just a great game

[@davelister1893]

And better that most games in that style to date.

[@shards-of-glass-man]

so, yeeting yourself off a bridge in a car while Blood 66.6 switches to Paramore blastin?

[@ROBOHOLIC1]

That game was a lot more fun than GTA V

[@spencercahill8350]

I want a remaster of that game so bad

[@TheVideomaker2341]

Early 2000s was basically an add on to the 90s. Later parts of the 2000s were defined mainly through the advancement of the technology. Of course, you can add more things on top of that.

[@zeroperator]

Introducing an all new dlc to your favorite decade, the 2000s

[@TheRagingStorm98]

Being born in 98 yes thats pretty much how I remember it.

[@Novusod]

Was an adult in the late 90s and early 2000s and can confirm this is true.

[@HighFlyingOwlOfMinerva]

2000s is just 1990s but with less towers, more wars, twice the crises and faster internet speeds Also old Newgrounds, Albino Blacksheep and KZbin

[@theJellyjoker]

Yeah, the 2000's where basically the 90 but digital and online.

[@official_dalek]

Wow remembering those commercials advertising ringtone packs activated a part of my brain I didn't even know existed

[@iwiffitthitotonacc4673]

I still got Donald Duck comics advertising ringtones and mobile games on the back.

[@koryhill271]

Remember the commercials for "The Mosquito Tone" or whatever variant it was that week that supposedly only teenagers could hear?

[@mid-s_to_earlysViBEZ]

Kory Hill Yup...remember that like it was yesterday...

[@ColumineMiette]

For me it was Kangaroo Jack

[@CocoHutzpah]

I'm glad the 2000s are becoming the nostalgia period. That means I can sell all the old shit I don't want for more than I bought it for.

[@grekusPotatus]

Remember the inflation.

[@Andres33AU]

PS2s I guess now fall under this category, though it depends where you are. I saw Gamecubes in Japan selling for dirt cheap. Best time to buy tech cheap is when it's old enough to be considered obsolete, but not old enough yet to be considered vintage, haha.

[@Brandonhayhew]

2008 is the worst year but at least the dark knight and iron man was good movies

[@Post_the_most]

This is where we're now. Selling old stuff because we can't develop n something unique because everything is only popular for a short period of time

[@seanvasquez523]

Yeah even if the 2000's wasn't that great of a decade at least the nostalgia cycle is now caught up on the 2000's and at least 2000's kids can have fond nostalgia of it. I expect 2010's nostalgia to be big in the 2030's even though it seems like it's happening already now which is kinda funny to me.

[@compatriot852]

The 2000s felt like the wild west of internet era. We saw memes and gaming become more popular, sites like KZbin were made, and nobody was censored and there was no fear mongering surrounding humor

[@Sw87sw87]

The mid to late 90s internet was the pinnacle of humanity.

[@eros330762]

>there was no fear mongering surrounding humor /watch?v=DNO6G4ApJQY

[@josephmoore4764]

The end of the wild west era. By the end of the decade we got Facebook, Twitter, and everything siloed off into a handful of sites

[@radiokunio3738]

2000's was the calm just before the internet, video games and other technology became fully mainstream, in a way it was the 60s just before every thing changed in 70s, and with everything change brought good bad and in-between, there are certain things to miss about the 2000's yet aslo things better left behind.

[@arguy_4420]

i feel like that era declined once smartphones became widespread and Facebook took off, and finally died when gamergate happened.

[@elvastan]

Most of what I remember about the 2000s was catching Mythbusters on the Discovery channel at 6:00 in the morning on Saturdays

[@buranflakes]

That and watching George Lopez at 9pm and/or when waking up at like 3 in the morning

[@TheGrayton2000]

@@buranflakes my wife and kids and the waynes bros

[@johnyoung4441]

Definitely Cadillacs, pop music, and gangster rap. The 2000s were basically just leftover '90s.

[@asielmilian38]

Yeah. The 2000s was supposed to be the most modern and advanced version of the 90s.

[@skootergirl22]

It was piggybacking from the 90s aswell 90s piggybacking the 80s and so on

[@Grimrapings]

Early 2000s had so much shit "RnB" that no one talks about.

[@kirilblazeski550]

What about nu metal?

[@paranoidplane9799]

And post grunge bands

[@alexfritschi2552]

There were no 2000s, the 90s ended and the 2010s began in 2007.

[@francogiobbimontesanti3826]

Kinda of agree

[@vicentec4779]

Somewhat true, but I'd say 2005-2008 was the most 2000s years, meaning more independent from the other decades mentioned

[@cristiangdc618]

This is akwardly true.

[@make-trix4036]

Nah, it ended around 2012 culturally

[@octoberboiy]

Haha 😂 not quite though, 2007 to 2014 had its own flavor for me. The 2010 felt unique and defined around 2015.

[@mworld2611]

For me, the symbol of the 2000s is definitely the Wii

[@MustraOrdo]

Oh gosh, I'm getting flashbacks to "Wii would like to play" commercials

[@samturver2880]

It's a very 2000s thing. I feel as though it is a console that could only belong in the 2000s

[@bandombeviews6035]

Sam Turver Like he said, it’s pretending to be way better than it actually is

[@buranflakes]

To me the first half of the decade is playing Tony Hawk games on a GameCube, while the later half is, like, everything about the Wii.

[@awkwardorangedrawz5914]

I thought it would be bad CGI!

[@coofler7985]

"2000's, the future" *shows snuggie infomercial*

[@d.c.8828]

*White ppl "raising the roof" intensifies*

[@bchristian85]

I miss how optimistic the 2000s were, especially early in the decade. However, there still was some of that optimism up until around the 2008 financial crisis. Even then, the 2008 crisis was like a small preview of what we are dealing with now. 2020 is probably the most pessimistic year of my lifetime. There isn't really anything positive I can think of right now to draw hope from.

[@lmao2302]

How the fuck where the 2000s so optimistic to begin with, you guys just had 9/11. America declared war on terrorism, the patriot act got passed. I was born during the 2000s but most of it went by before I could remember anything.

[@lloydorl9733]

@@lmao2302 the suicide rate was still low in the early 2000s

[@alijoe2173]

because you grew up in the 2000s as someone who was born in the late 2000s this era of the world is optimistic to me

[@YukyDoodle]

@@lmao2302 What definted the optimism of 2000s started from the late 90s to just around 9/11 doe so that train was already rolling

[@happygilmore5948]

@@lmao2302 Despite having some terrible events happening during that decade, we never expected things to get out of control like they have in the last 3 years.

[@Zoogler]

The black eyed peas

[@DominatingVGM]

I Gotta Feeling that you're right

[@eliasrobles8593]

About right

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Speaking of Black Eyed Peas, I still can't believe that "Where Is The Love?" is still relevant to this day since the time George Lloyd's death became THE most controversial phenomenon.

[@PickleRicksFATASSCOUSIN]

**sigh** They're back but all they do is trashy reggaeton...

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

I remember them during Elementary School

[@Native_tay]

The 2000s were a good time. Celebrity culture was intriguing without being too obnoxious. Adult movies were a perfect balance of funny, a little raunchy and heartfelt. The fashion was so bad looking back on it but it was so free spirited. Youth media had so much variety and it seemed like real effort was put in. Things just suck now

[@rayanna7188]

I was born in 2009, so sadly I didn't get to experience the 2000s, but they seemed like such great times! people back then seemed like they were having fun without depending on technology & the overwhelming toxicity (not saying the 2000s were a squeaky clean decade, but they seemed better than nowadays)

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

celebrity culture was the worst in the 2000s they toned it down in 2010s

[@cradica]

​@rayanna7188 being born in 2003, I am kind of on the border, but I remember 2009 pretty well.

[@noctusdoesthings]

The 2000s is the decade of "Edgy Alternative Buttrock and Shitty Pastel Gradients"

[@micahbradley7024]

Noctus does things buttrock? 😂

[@noctusdoesthings]

@@micahbradley7024 Yeah, buttrock. Think like WWE entrance music, the "hard rock" songs in Sonic games, half of Nickleback's discography, and similar music.

[@thepyschedelicproject3033]

@@noctusdoesthings nu metal and pop punk

[@robogecko4067]

gradients define the 2000s definitely

[@micahbradley7024]

Noctus does things ooooh okay, all of that is a bop and my aesthetic 😂

[@ToddHowar.d]

Y’all remember when Netflix used to send you discs instead of streaming? Y’all remember the holy temple of *Blockbuster?*

[@specialsnowflake9172]

remember when Bethesda used to make actually good games?

[@adikumar6536]

Netflix still sends you discs

[@DashsChannel]

I 'member No really, I do. My family would send away for Netflix DVDs back in 2003-2004 or so. As a kid I thought that was a really bizarre way to watch movies. I had no idea it would turn into what it is now.

[@benjaminsteeth]

Netflix sending the disc is how I watched Jaws for the first time >:)

[@greatwavefan397]

Forget Blockbuster. Who remembers Hollywood Studios?

[@hayessingerrunning4370]

The bacon wave sounds like an awful 80s night club dance

[@kademcarthur5362]

1980-1982: an extension of the 70s 1982-1987: the actual 80s 1987-1989: a beta version of the 90s

[@ponraul1221]

@Kade McArthur Nah, 1987/1988 were the "eightiest" of the 80s. The 80s also extended (culture-wise) to about 1992/1993, after which, the 90s really kicked into gear after it's first moments like "Smells Like Teen Spirit" in 1991. I do agree with 1980-1982 though. The first few years of an actual decade, is almost always culturally the extension of the previous one (at least in the USA). 1912 looked like the the 1900s where most people still had horses and wagons, 2012 looked like the 2000s where most people still had keypad cellphones and digital cameras/camcorders. I expect the 2020s to really kick in after 2022.

[@Andres33AU]

@@kademcarthur5362 As someone who was born in 86, I always felt the late 80s and early 90s has a special place in my heart, and found myself obviously not connecting as much to earlier 80s music nostalgically, but of course still love it! And as a 90s kid, and the different ages I was throughout, I can honestly say the early, mid, and late 90s all had a distinct feel, even though overall there were some big similarities.

[@kademcarthur5362]

I was born in 1999, so I never really experienced the 80s and 90s, but I saw a lot of movies, commercials and shows from that era, this is just my opinion.

[@kademcarthur5362]

Also, have you ever noticed that the general aesthetic of the 70s was heavily inspired by the hippies and beatniks of the 60s, they’re basically just early hipsters.

[@httm241]

the 2000's feel like a very forgotten decade.

[@weldin]

No. We just haven’t gotten far away enough from them for them to come back. There was no such thing as a “90s kid” until the last few years cause they just weren’t old enough to be called such.

[@100domathon]

We are still living with aftermath of the 2000s. Like America's endless war in Afghanistan

[@MikoyanGurevichMiG21]

@@100domathon which itself is a dragged out conflict dating far back to when the CIA supported the proto-Taliban against the Soviet Union in the 80s.

[@GlidingZephyr]

My old DVD library had an expansive collection of 2000's war and espionage movies. The only ones that even came close to what it was really like were Syriana, The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty. I'm not scared of much, but I am afraid to ask exactly why we're still bothering with Afghanistan.

[@d.c.8828]

There are many bots and trolls all over social media still spreading propaganda to keep the public in favor of remaining in Afghanistan for "safety".

[@ZontarDow]

The 2000s was defined by the year 2000 through 2009

[@seanvasquez523]

And it's culture was from (if you're in america it's 2001. The rest of the world was later on) c. 2004- c. 2013.

[@mazadancoseben4818]

Damn, that was brutal son Killed me

[@heinoustentacles5719]

Yes, yes

[@nakoruruwantspepsi1556]

I was in high school and in my early 20s during the 2000s. I think the best thing to sum up the decade is a naruto Amv to Linkin Park's Numb

[@rinkokonoe8644]

I think you definitely win for this one

[@masicbemester]

what about the Bionicle animation video for Boulevard of Broken Dreams?

[@cb-zc8dv]

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE IT'S TRUE HAHAHAHA

[@lukelyall5879]

And everything I’ve known and coming undone

[@sinfulxsociety]

Facts

[@b.s.1929]

I feel like I want to add some things to this video, because it is mainly western centric. Here in Eastern Europe it was seen as a decade of stability, growth and new opportunities, as the nightmarish Post-Communist/post-apocalyptic/ decadent decade of the 90s finally ended. We saw some real shit here in the 90s(and in the Balkans-war). But in the 2000s there was much more optimism and feel of prosperity compared to the previous decade, as many post-Communist countries joined the EU and the supposedly golden riches gainable from capitalism finally became more affordable for more people(for example eating bananas and oranges more than twice a year, being able to consume western products, brands (Coca-cola, McDonald's, KFC etc.) Still, we were recovering and adapting to a new world. Just wanted to give additional and aternative perspective:)

[@cool06alt]

This is interesting intake, i wish more like this from other region like third world country too.

[@Tolyman242]

I m Argentinian, and I could talk about the peculiarities of my country, but I would rather talk about Latin America in general. The 2000s similarly received us with a kick in the ass in the subcontinent (see the example of my country in 2001 with the greatest institutional crisis in Argentina history), I summarized in a reductionist way (my perfectionism screams from within), neoliberalism of the last decades, external indebtedness, unemployment, dictatorships, etc. However, the 2000s were years in which economic growth, supported by the prices of commodities, social advances, recovery of the social and good fabric, times of prosperity in the quality of life and egalitarian policies in the economic-social field. It could be said that it is a time that sees the future with optimism, (although in truth there were weak foundations in the political management of progressive governments). I would like to talk about more cultural issues but I realized that I know more about political and economic issues than what the musical trends of the moment were (obviously the Yankee cultural machinery was not lacking here, although there is also an interesting offer of regional music- so that we all know classic raggeaton songs, or pop artists like Shakira), video games (it's not like they weren't there before, but I think that at this time they become very popular, with pirated ps2 games for example, lol. Although their beginnings are appreciable in the 90s with the arcade, and even further back, but let's stay simple), movies, fashions, etc. I would love to be able to make a documentary-type video dedicated to analyzing that time in the regional (Latam) and national (Argentina) context. PS: Excuse my English if it's lazy, use a translator, I'm embarrassed, but at least check what the hell I wrote

[@bradleylovej]

This is cool to hear

[@Dojafish]

All the Eastern Europe countries except Greece lmao😂

[@usedcolouringbook8798]

Ah the early 2000s, a time when I got to watch everything I loved and cherished die on the alter of ignorance and greed. As a kid I never thought this would be allowed to continue, sanctity of art and all that nonsense, but I now I realized the game was rigged from the start.

[@nukesrus2663]

cue title card: FALLOUT NEW VEGAS

[@kurks001]

FYI you were looking for "altar."

[@locomotivefaox]

The scooby doo live action movies. Now stop talking.

[@francis6489]

I can't help but feel like the entire period between 2001 and 2008 was one big fever dream. Nothing about it feels like it really happened.

[@quinnjohnson9750]

yea, same.

[@mikehawk6175]

I was born in 2001 so i don't remember much until 2008 anyway lol

[@PurpleLemurs]

Quinn Johnson are we gonna say that about the 2010s soon or no?

[@YAH2121]

So the entire bush presidency? Lol

[@F100-b7i]

Really? I can remember 2006 onwards, and I was born in the same year as you. ( Barely though, I was born in very early January ) Being born in 2001 has nothing to do with not remembering much until you’re 7. Everyone has different memory spans, and it’s normal for people to remember before then.

[@theoldman4371]

Here we go again with Tyler bringing me to understand the complex logical framework of why I hate myself.

[@ShengTheCraftsman]

He forgot the lord of the rings movie trilogy, it was all the hype that time, while you have gandalf as profile pic while I'm in my Sauron suit as profile pic, now is 2020 we still having Tlotr stuff around

[@TapDat52K]

I'm still mad about the 2000s. The US agreed to the Patriot Act and barely researched 9/11. Enjoyed the media from it though.

[@vaderbuckeye36]

at least the patriot act is expired for now. may it never return.

[@imthatone3758]

@@vaderbuckeye36 I thought it was renewed this year?

[@ferfiti]

@@imthatone3758 The renewal was postponed indefinitely. It's technically expired but may come back if they decide to renew it.

[@morisco56]

@@plaintruths6062 because for some reason the 2000 was the last decade for rock music before it died blame the big fucking record corporations

[@mid-s_to_earlysViBEZ]

Camilo florez I blame LimeWire / other p2p sharing sites/programs...and Crunk / Snap Rap getting popular...

[@VinceHere98]

The 2000’s were my childhood!

[@OmegaTrooper]

christ i'm old

[@aminseif9822]

@@OmegaTrooper how old

[@cradica]

Same

[@grovemeister04]

The 2000s were defined by Windows 7, Numa Numa, Keyboard cat and other youtube videos that are in 144p

[@steelingcable6350]

Windows 7 came out in 09, do you mean Vista?

[@heypachuco1991]

*Windows XP

[@dianaelisa9261]

Goombachu It came out late 2009 and most people don’t immediately upgrade their OS, Windows 7 is more of an early 2010s OS. Windows XP is THE 2000s OS, although some people still used 98 until about 2005 and at the end of the decade people were switching to Vista which looks more modern and less garish.

[@nyosrevenge7332]

360p

[@rixille]

I remember in Gmod people mic spamming Numa Numa on build servers in the mid 2000's.

[@guyman2674]

I miss the late 2000s/ early 2010s. Everything felt so inconsequential back then. I wasn't having to worry about my future, or anything like that. I was just a carefree pre-teen, discovering things for the first time, and feeling like my childhood would never end. With the shit that's been going down these last few years (especially 2020, holy shit), I'm really missing those good old days right now...

[@metalrockstarizer89]

I feel you too man. I remember a lot from the late 2000s and early 2010s, those were some great times. Now it’s all social media influencer bullshit.

[@buzzybeepopman2009]

I agree

[@dvtye3378]

>Goes back and changes his previous view on the 2010s. Wait, is he actually... *LEARNING* ?

[@gamebotpocket]

Whoa it's like a knowledge hub!

[@E4439Qv5]

_Impossible._

[@dillonblair6491]

I mean, it's hard not to change your opinion on the 10s after seeing a bit of the 2020s

[@seanvasquez523]

@@dillonblair6491, This year only just keeps fueling my hatred for 2010's culture that has happened since like around 2014 and thinking about early 2010's made me appreciate the years before 2014 even more.

[@Trupera]

@@seanvasquez523 why?

[@JaelaOrdo]

Is that kangaroo jack in the thumbnail? Definitely defined the 2000s 😂👍🏽

[@raptor4840]

We need a sequel

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

despite the fact that he was only in the film for a few minutes

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

@@raptor4840 There actually was a sequel

[@FunnyLariat]

The decade of slapping a Z on the end of a word and marketing it as hip and cool, or to kids.

[@inendlesspain4724]

@Mr. Roboto I think you mean X-treme

[@Itsbully06]

DrUgZ arE BADZ, Sk4tEboArds aRe X-treme your too SlOw

[@michaelatorn8380]

JAZZ

[@michaelatorn8380]

Trackmania Sunrise EXTREME

[@goldmantis5850]

Now the 2020s are becoming the decade of slapping an X on a word that describes gender or race to make it sound more inclusive for marketing purposes

[@Spongebrain97]

I think of punk rock, post 9/11 hysteria, the star wars prequels and me being a shy introverted little kid who was into pokemon, spongebob, and ATLA

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

Introverts unite

[@rixille]

Punk rock and metal was definitely popular in the early 2000's, also goth culture around where I lived was thriving. Post 9/11 casual politics in day to day life definitely became more common than I remember it in the 90's.

[@Spongebrain97]

@@rixille yeah because everything revolved around terrorism

[@AlexHand]

90s: the waiting room at the end of a century, able to enjoy all the comforts, conveniences and entertainment the preceding eras had established without the existential threat of the cold war 2000s: the waiting room at the beginning of a new century where a new existential threat started but there was no exciting counter culture at home to balance it out so we just played Tony Hawk's Pro Skater while avoiding hurricanes. 2010s: existential threat increases, culture decreases, less comfort, everyone hates each other, popular music is worse than ever, rent is unbelievably expensive but electronic gadgets are cheap so homeless people watch movies on iPads under bridges, avoiding more hurricanes. 2020: you're either a white supremacist or a rioting transgender anarchist, China laughs at us while being evil and taking over, so we listen to old music and buy guns. Also coronavirus and even more hurricanes.

[@MustraOrdo]

Nice. Come back in 2030 and fill the blank for the remaining 2020's 2020s:

[@_MC529]

Bro, are you living in Oklahoma or how many hurricanes 🌀 did you have to experience? 😅😂

[@jinjunliu2401]

>;)

[@SewerRat69]

I bet you were born in the 90s

[@martinmortyry7444]

Not gonna lie, 2020 is a pretty explosive opening of the decade.

[@tmb472]

The 2000s were an incredible decade, and a great time to be a kid.

[@rixille]

What made it incredible for you?

[@bradleylovej]

@@rixille I was a teenager in the early 2000s and it felt like it sucked then, but looking back on it, those really were amazing years. To sum it up: the technological yoke hadn't tightened yet. Nobody was getting bullied into oblivion on social media. People weren't tethered to their phones. It just made taking risks in social settings much easier. We all went to parties and struck up conversations with random kids, and struck out with girls, or hooked up, or got too drunk to walk, and nobody was posting it all over the internet or taking pictures of it. There was a freedom and innocence to that time. It didn't feel like corporations could reach you as easily. It felt easier to be human, make human mistakes, and have human experiences without someone or something always watching over your shoulder.

[@olliegoria]

I remember it being the age when nobody could spell “the” properly

[@PurpleLemurs]

teh xD

[@rinkokonoe8644]

XD

[@thundercloud2982]

"Teh quick brown fox jumped over teh lazy dogz."