Why Did the 2000s Look Like That?

[@ExtraMintyy]

Correction: 2:56 should just be Gameboy, not the advance (GBA). The original Gameboy model was made translucent as part of the "Play it Loud" product line after its initial release. A better (and more factually correct) example of clear tech in the 80s is the Unisonic 6900 corded telephone from 1987.

[@m00rtin4]

yeah, u got me head scratching real hard there. gj clearing the error. tho i miss those days youtube had in video text annotations where u could have text bubbles post-upload to make like "video comments" from the uploader.

[@ExtraMintyy]

@m00rtin4 Yeah I really wish they still had features like that, would seriously come in handy

[@bsanchez3563]

​@@m00rtin4woah coo, nj fr imho :D tifo

[@sagewitts917]

I prefer when everything was white You know with the xbox 360 from the 1930'sOr like when everything was gloss black with the xbox one from you know the 1840's

[@sagewitts917]

Or when everything was matte black with the xbox series s/x you know from the 1950's

[@BrandonWhatTheF]

Marketing. Companies wanted to look futuristic and "ahead of the curve". The dawn of the a new century was the perfect time to do that.

[@jayhezexel]

Which really was a dawn of a new millennium

[@BrandonWhatTheF]

@@jayhezexel ah yes, I should have said that.

[@ishguy524]

I remember looking at all this stuff when I discovered the internet back then for the first time like late 2000s

[@ishguy524]

I found this whole aesthetic change a little off like how companies went from y2k to more Minimalism sort of stuff which made me miss that era

[@RonaldMcVale]

Sometimes this design got abandoned sometimes it returns with a similar feel like the rog ally.

[@tomdalton498]

the whole Y2K era was just the perfect time to be a young child... just take me back

[@bagingospringo4396]

I agree. I missed so much tho cuz I was a poor kid, like that playsation store like wtf I didn't know that was a thing haha. But like, walking around with my Sony Walkman (lucky Xmas gift lol) also chrome, hanging out with friends...sigh

[@Foxfire_forty-nine]

What a bizarre statement!

[@jimmybuffet4970]

Lol it was more fun as a teenager

[@conahscreations]

​@@Foxfire_forty-nine its not that bizarre, I enjoyed it as a kid. As you can see in the video, everything was just more colourful, customizable, and unique. Choosing all your widgets and themes on Windows xp and Windows Vista / 7 alone was way more fun than what we have in Windows 10

[@stepbrochungus7722]

Having these future images and living near a tech hub was like living in an eerie chunk of the future without knowing it.

[@brandonchavez3481]

I felt like i was living more in the future in 2000 then now in 2024

[@Cuhhrayzwuhermz]

Exactly lol

[@bryanna_renaee]

Exactly. 2024 just feels like a post futuristic dystopia

[@prajwaljayaraj5887]

​@@bryanna_renaee I think we're all collectively starting to realise that it absolutely is

[@sarina2834]

@@bryanna_renaeebhaha with the ai taking jobs and stuff, definitely.

[@thebrettyouneed178]

Exactly my thought.

[@onetonpun]

I feel like the minimal aesthetics today come from companies just being cheap.

[@cremedelamemesupreme1649]

I think it comes more from the dumbing down of society. People don't have the attention span to look at anything with flair. Just look up the evolution of company logos. Everything has to look like an app icon now. Remove words. Look up "globohomo art" and tell me that's not the manifestation of adult child brain.

[@Ambrosiaaa]

yep, to keep more money to themselves

[@nlpnt]

That's definitely the case with cars. It's easier to put all the secondary controls through a touchscreen instead of cutting molds for a dashboard's worth of physical knobs, buttons and switches.

[@Ambrosiaaa]

@@nlpnt Exactly! Right on the mark! They don't bother to make their products reliable anymore.

[@Vascularityisgood70]

​​​@@Ambrosiaaa is it right to be born in 2008 mainly having 2010s nostalgia and i found the 2000s MUCH more a appealing ? . Hope gods glory will make the internet decentralized again , and social medias returning to be primitive not distractfull , companys to cool down their evil greed , Y2k ftuitiger aero to comeback evolved to look less dated .

[@ES031]

The futurism of the late 90s-early 2000s was so creative and interesting. The designs, music (particularly electronic) and other media coming out of that era was really incredible. You could tell that people were optimistic and hopeful about the future with those sorts of visions. What a shame that we let em down, man.

[@hollow_zonaaa]

Aphex Twin, Sweet Trip and various other artists made some great futuristic and unique albums in the 90s-2000s. Can't forget a very underrated futuristic hip-hop album "3030" by Deltron 3030. You should check it out.

[@gabrielantos4144]

What electronic music do you like the most from this time? I personally really like aphex twin and kid a by radiohead but am always looking for more stuff to listen to

[@thewaywardgrape3838]

Agree. When the ipod was released, everyone company threw their own MP3 player on the market - everyone was listening to music. The amount of bands and musicians in their prime or coming in was fantastic too. I'd say the period allowed many to fall in love with music.

[@hollow_zonaaa]

@@gabrielantos4144 yeah, aphex is pretty cool. I liked vordhosbn and selected ambient works as the album, I would recommend you M83's "Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts".

[@MyUncleWorksForNintendo]

@@gabrielantos4144 oh man, there's so much... try The Prodigy, The Crystal Method, ATB, Cosmic Gate, The Chemical Brothers, Gigi D'Agostino, Mauro Picotto... and here's a deep cut for ya: the Lola Rennt (Run Lola Run) soundtrack-and actually just watch the movie if you can! It's on Prime Video and I also just found out they're showing it in theaters remastered in 4K next month! It's a 1999 German indie film that won several awards at Sundance that year. The soundtrack is amazing and it has really stunning Y2K visual aesthetics!

[@DaisyBlonde]

Everything was so colorful and felt more alive back in the early 2000's, shame that now everything is so minimalistic and void of any colors

[@TheAuxiliaryCord]

I can’t put my finger on why I hate that modern fashion you mentioned and why I’m more into “futuristic” shit There’s a whole epidemic of social influencers showing us how to dress like complete noobs Like “here are the top 10 shoes that basically make it look like you haven’t bought shoes in a year”

[@katie7748]

Yep. All part of The Plan. Sounds crazy but do some digging...you'll find it's true.

[@kingcrimson234]

Just wait another 10 years and the trends will be very different again.

[@dundee6402]

I blame IOS7 for this 😂

[@Bristecom]

Look at the new Nintendo Switch 2 for example. Basically the same as the old Switch design but with minimal color. Of course they will eventually sell other colors of joycons but the fact that they are introducing the product with even more bland minimalism is sad to see.

[@104ist]

i miss it. i miss the internet still feeling a little bit lawless and being able to find little corners of the web untouched by algorithms and advertising. i miss buying something and owning it for life without having to pay monthly subscriptions. i miss not having instant answers to everything a click away, and actually having to take the time to discover things myself. i miss the aesthetics. i miss the pixels. i miss the slower pace.

[@Parkittaja]

You worded it perfectly

[@SharksSJ408]

Early internet had some crazy stuff. Now the feds have shut down most of those sites. There’s things I remember seeing that have been completely scrubbed from the face of the internet. Pages of history wiped clean never to be seen by future generations.

[@acex222]

You can still do that. I do. You choose not to.

[@SharksSJ408]

I tried to reply to your comment with some sensitive info regarding the “lawless” era of the internet and it got auto-deleted. Shows how pathetic the modern internet has become.

[@JashanSingh-hc4qx]

True man

[@thedonzhorzh]

Honestly, I would be very happy if the world just got stuck in the late 90s and early 2000s. Sure, I will miss the smartphones that combine 10 gadgets of that era into your pocket but there was just that charm of having to go to different places to get what you wanted: library, movie rental stores, photostudios, arcades, Internet clubs and so on. People actually socialized more because of that.

[@Spungebobonicerocks]

Smartphones are worst thing that hapenned to society. I would get rid of them in a second.

[@bentonrp]

Aye. I agree. The pinnacle balance of the "human merged with technology" lifestyle, imo. 😃

[@petertarentaal983]

​@@Spungebobonicerocks Something I've said back in 2016 it made the whole world worse yet easily accessible, it ruined marriages and relationships more.

[@mypersonaldata846]

well smart phones allowed us to communicate from country to country without even knowing each other like im commenting here. and to be very honest that era and this era isnt that different the only difference is back then people have very less knowledge so have very low expectations and when new things launch they make them excited but now we have high expectations cause we have knowledge more thn we need bcz of internet in our hand that have ruined the part of excitement

[@manlethamlet]

"if the world just got stuck in the late 90s and early 2000s" Damn, it's almost as if they made a movie like that where 1999 was called the pinnacle of human civilization.

[@cnam73]

clear colored plastic stuff is something i still absolutely love, especially if it's got like the glitter or whatever in it. god that goes so hard

[@TheAbandonedAccount7]

This is why I collect vinyl and cassettes

[@Pēm̐cā]

Y2K is my favorite aesethetic I still remember my uncle showing me the matrix when I was 6 and somthing about the aesethetic really clicked in for me.

[@ipaddleYOass]

Same, i also LOVE the silver aesthetics in music videos, makes me wanna live in it.

[@PikeTheFalcon]

Did your parents or legal guardians approve of him showing the movie to you at that age? I mean, I’m in the same boat, my dad showed me that movie when I was 3 or 4 years old

[@Pēm̐cā]

@@PikeTheFalcon tbh I'm not sure lmao my parents are strict as hell it's just strange that it became one of my early memorys watching it

[@skrolreapr]

@@PikeTheFalcon lol

[@xxxanonxxx]

Frutiger aero

[@weston407]

I was a young teenager in 2000 and remember it all well, especially the tech/gaming stuff - it was a FUN time to be a kid/teen

[@choonblaze]

Millennial master race

[@riverblack123]

We had no idea how happy were, how good things were..

[@aeroblu2002]

Back during the war on terror

[@-Astro--]

​​@@aeroblu2002 and your attitude is why we still have problems

[@aeroblu2002]

@@-Astro-- the dark side of nostalgia buddy

[@-Astro--]

Now we all face terror... great, happy days 👍

[@Krilium]

@@aeroblu2002 Meh, that was more just an American problem

[@cobenhumphrey6972]

Those Y2K and early 2000s aesthetics look way much cooler than the aesthetics of today. Also, as a guy who wants to create his own independent comic books I would definitely bring back the Y2K aesthetic and put it into my own art really give it a major edge.

[@yetanotheruser1989]

If you have the passion to do it then definitely do it mate

[@TheStreetFoolosopherMr187]

YUP

[@shy404usernotfound]

As someone who was 11 in 2000, you should do it dude! Could be hella sick! Perhaps ask people who were around then for pointers or suggestions or their opinions. Just think one day, some kid that isn't even born yet probably, is going to be thinking that today's asethetics are cool 😂 and their recreation is going to be sometimes.... not quite it.

[@Pilps]

The good old days. Early 90s early 2000s we’re such a great time to grow up in as a kid, I’m so grateful I got to experience it.

[@choonblaze]

Millennial is masterrace for a reason. Feel very bad for these poor gen z kiddies who missed out on life with 0 chance of experiencing what it felt like

[@ElijahLesp]

I wish I could have experienced it. I was born in 2006 so I remember some of the stuff and we used kinda older tech like vhs and stuff but I still feel like I missed the best times to be alive. it just looks so fun and free. It seems like it was the perfect mix of technology and real life---tech was there and it was fun and useful, but it hadn't taken over everyone's lives yet. now today, it feels like the only way to develop friendships/romance is through social media which I hate. like people think it's weird if you straight up ask a girl on a date before a 'talking stage' on snapchat. snapchat's fcking stupid btw idk why anyone cares about it. everything just feels too organized and homogeneous and monitored and clean and perfected and boring.

[@Skamux]

I really wish companies made translucent plastic versions of electronics again. I’ll never forget being young and going to a cousins house who had a green translucent nintendo 64 and having my mind blown as I’d never even knew they existed. Such a beautiful aesthetic that would be awesome to see on newer consoles and phones even.

[@divinodayacap3313]

So much for the environtment bro

[@Skamux]

@@divinodayacap3313 is tinted plastic worse than regular plastic that they already use?

[@LagrangePoint0]

I was walking with my mom once and I saw a store that had every N64 translucent edition on display, I was absolutely flabbergasted, we were walking fast so I only saw them for like one second, I remember it like if I had just seen them even though it was over 20 years ago, I'll never forget it.

[@LagrangePoint0]

@@divinodayacap3313 Not worse than all the stuff you own, including the device you used to watch (and comment on) this video.

[@KookoCraft]

@@divinodayacap3313the environment is fine

[@SlapStyleAnims]

I want to go back

[@whoever79]

We all do brother, one day you’ll say the same about today!

[@SlapStyleAnims]

@@whoever79I doubt it. There’s nothing about today I enjoy at all. I’ll only miss being younger

[@kingcoveryepic]

Why?

[@Aki-kh2qe-StreetKidZZZ]

​@@SlapStyleAnimsI feel you

[@BrandonWhatTheF]

@@SlapStyleAnims were you as fond of the 2000's back then as much as you are fond of the 2000's now?

[@stadtbekanntertunichtgut]

This type of design simply screams optimism and hope for a high-tech future. I love it so much.

[@12DAMDO]

chromecore and frutiger aero were such great aesthetics

[@NeverKetamine]

Truer words were never spoken.

[@monkeyswift100]

Can't believe that was 24 years ago...

[@_pexsos123_4]

We are getting old

[@jaymzx0]

And yet it will always feel like 10 years ago for fellow Gen-X'ers.

[@DwytAI]

I was born in 2000

[@monkeyswift100]

2000, I had been to 14 raves, passed my test and got a car, experimented with more chemicals than any of you can name 😜. And you were just born.... You're going to have to do better than that

[@Rebel-ek3dx]

I remember also that in 1998-99 there was kinda like a green cyberpunk aesthetic in movies like matrix or swordfish

[@Jackson-jk9ff]

Yes i remeber that to, happy to see someone finally find word for it! 🤝

[@mickmickymick6927]

Often design is influenced by the latest technology 2000s. Chrome influenced by more advanced 3D rendering 1980s: Neon influenced by the colors computers could display at that time Now: Minimalism influenced by needing wires less thanks to stronger Wi-FI, Bluetooth

[@Kazako83]

Honestly if it were possible I’d love to use entirely 2000s era stuff, or at least more rugged wired stuff. Something about physical wires running to and fro just clicks with my brain better, and if I didn’t have to worry about ease of use or fire risk I’d love to have a 2000s era setup. It just feels oddly comfy to me, like settling down at a relatives house as a kid kind of comfy and safe. I was born in 2004 too, so I don’t really have any connection to the era. Just like the aesthetic I guess.

[@bentonrp]

Some excellent points. I remember in the late 90's, there was this brief, albeit more colorful, cosmic revival in vogue. When talking with my sister as to why, we realized it happened around the same time the first Martian rover had successfully landed on Mars, for instance.

[@thecandlemaker1329]

I'd take all the wires in the world if that would kill soulless minimalism.

[@JoshuaVonNoctis]

Love Metalheart. Y2K was cool. Now all we have is flat modern boring stuff.

[@shiytp]

that's what we get for wanting a screen small enough to shove in our pocket, and sacrificing all graphic detail in the process.

[@Riddle99-v7q]

I remember y2k and i honestly like modern design more in general lol.

[@NaraSherko]

@@shiytp Why you use it

[@Web720]

Y2K and Frutiger Aero. Modern minimalist corporate art alegra looks awful, unappealing, and bland.

[@bagingospringo4396]

Is it weird that when I saw stuff like that, incubus started playing in my head, the faint taste of OG drinks that they ruined today...smells too those come into my head, like Adidas move haha

[@pauljakeman]

Take me back to those days again! Another thing about chrome things, everyone seemed to be getting silver coloured cars back then too! I really miss the clear technology phase. I wish there was a clear Nintendo switch! Really good video! Thanks for taking me back and also showing some stuff I hadn’t seen. That PlayStation store looked awesome!

[@blustarinc]

hey! im the artist that made that cover at 1:39 - im not sure how relevant this is in the context of your vid but i made that in like 2020/2021 i think but it was definitely meant to be emulating that chrome aesthetic, as well as some frutiger aero inspo. great vid! :p

[@ExtraMintyy]

It looks awesome, and is a great example of the style!

[@NikoKourouklis]

Please make more they're perfect for the sort of SGI graphics design look from the late 90s and perfect for Intelligent DnB album covers.

[@middleagedhack]

Another reason that Chromecore became popular is that computer-controlled printing presses got a lot better at reproducing neutral grey (chrome) and full color in the same pass. Before that, chrome tended to have a blue or green cast.

[@AzureSymbiote]

Thanks for letting us know.

"Been around since the 80's in things like the game boy advance " My guy the GBA is from 2001

[@Woodywoodah]

Yeah hearing that made me a little skeptical of everything else I heard in the video. That one was waaaaaay off.

[@lionelrichardson2454]

And the Nintendo DS 2004

[@TruthInc]

Tell me you wasn't born yet without telling me you wasn't born yet 😂

[@edgardls95]

Take it easy on bro, he was born in '05

@@edgardls95 fair enough I guess

[@adfkzaha24]

That Playstation store pierced my heart, things looked so cool back then. Now everything has to be a minimalist square.

[@Okla_Soft]

As someone who came of age during all of this, I’ve always recognized it as “early 2000’s futuristic aesthetic”, seen mainly In electronics, print ads and GUIs. I’ve never been able to describe it in words though. Nice job!

[@elliottwhite417]

The aesthetic your thinking of is called “Y2K Futurism” (1997 - 2004)

[@SharksSJ408]

I just miss the sense of discovery and feeling like we were in the midst of a revolution. Now society and technology seems to have plateaued in recent years.

[@gibsyking2]

I think you are feeling this way because lack of information/knowledge maybe, as an engineer I can tell you that we never lived such technological, medical, etc. evolutions, maybe as this isn't promoted heavily in the entertainement industry as it may was beginning of this century people like you aren't aware no more

[@choonblaze]

@@gibsyking2 90s and 2000s were literally the biggest technological advancements in all of human history. Nothing since then came close, everything is now settled and advancements are very minimal. That's what they meant by revolution

[@thecandlemaker1329]

There's a revolution afoot alright, but it's a very bad one. One word: AI.

[@henrikpetersson3463]

@@gibsyking2I think one difference is that back then people felt like they were part of a revolution that felt free and liberating. These days things are much more controlled and regulated, for better and for worse. We don’t own technology anymore, the technology (and those who control it) owns us. It almost feels like we got lured into a relationship with a person who seemed so charming at first but ended up being controlling and abusive. You will own nothing and be happy, as long as you comply. Of course the recent development in machine learning can be likened to what happened in the 90s and 00s. It is a major shift and a new era for sure. But the attitude towards it is in general very different. Yes, some are very optimistic about it, but in general people seem to be afraid of it. And for good reasons. We are not presented with very optimistic visions for the future.

[@Bristecom]

@@gibsyking2 Obviously technology will continue to update but at the turn of the century, the possibilities seemed endless and much more exciting. Also, many innovations/technologies have actually become worse in ways or even harmful to us, often with the sole goal to make corporations more money.

[@Ogb95]

On of my dreams is to have a house completely themed to be a typical y2k house with all the furniture, gadgets, posters, magazine and tech

[@Y2Kaynen87]

I'm a huge enthusiast on Y2K fashion, and that whole fashion trend from that period was supposed to represent that future since the 90s were coming to an end and we were now getting ready to go into the new millennium with this futuristic mindset. Sega Dreamcast vibe, design, the iMacs, the edgy tribal designs on clothing, and everything felt so connected to that era for me. Unfortunately, Y2K was the last "total" aesthetic, and we'll never see anything like that again because of the internet.

[@ReprobiCrucesignati]

Trend of today on how objects looks is horrible, they are all black squares without any distinctive features. Take me back to the 2000s with its wild shapes and colors

[@connors3356]

homies call everything a core like dang if im poopin in the bathroom call that toiletcore? i sware

[@Vvewa]

I miss y2k toiletcore

[@ccricers]

Core is just the replacement for chic. Toilet chic, cottage chic, it still makes sense.

[@xfogscapex]

@@Vvewajust not the same anymore 😞

[@glennross85]

​@@ccricerslol i always thought it was a play on the word 'decor'

[@jakestewart7079]

Sounds like a comedy genre for toilet humor

[@oopsydaizi3s824]

What i miss about the 2000’s was no micro transactions for video games. No iPhones , no Facebook boomers , no ads on KZbin and no Spotify. Beat era for cartoons as well idgaf about Steven Universe or whatever came afterwards besides Regular Show.

[@GugureSux]

The golden era of EVERYTHING.

[@snoot6629]

the amount of times i heard this from 70s, 80s and 90s babies

[@kahlin.]

The silver/chrome era of EVERYTHING

[@REO_Speedweed]

@@snoot6629 One day, you wont be too young to understand anymore. You're smug now, but it happens to everyone kiddo.

[@E3T7]

@@snoot6629because the 70s, 80s, and 90s is the golden era! I’m not from then btw

[@KILLCHRISU]

@@jogsi1558 you’re not original. every piece of shit domer says the same thing when someone appreciates how times used to be

[@lurkwave]

Whats the song at 7:58

[@sourlimone3004]

I wonder if the young people who were born after like this aesthetic? I'm curious because being a kid back then felt like I was living the future with chrome/translucent tech and everything from menus, posters and ads looked more stylish compared to now where everything looks so minimalist like style has taken a back seat for idk mass production maybe or accessibility? Am I just nostalgic because if not why aren't we seeing any of these return? I'd have thought that with all the stylish scifi franchises we've grown up with things would look more futuristic

[@Apocalypse4162]

​@jogsi1558 if you don't care about any aesthetic, you came to the wrong video my man

[@freakystrawberry]

I was born way later unfortunately in the late 2000s😭 But I got the chance to experience the charm of this aesthetic and having very similar experiences to those born before 2000, as in using Windows XP, 7, and using the old devices with the frutiger aero aesthetic and overall when times were simpler. I feel like the aesthetic died around 2014, so I was really lucky to experience this even at a young age

[@kickroxanne]

The fact that I’ll never be able to relive this time

[@yetanotheruser1989]

😢

[@tfwnoyandere]

sucks to suck. i live in a fantasy world completely disconnected from reality, as far as im concerned its been 2006 for the last 18 years

[@kickroxanne]

@@tfwnoyandere that’s borderline schizophrenia but go girly 🥰😜😍

[@tfwnoyandere]

@@kickroxanne my case its more like never taking your sunglasses off

[@kickroxanne]

@@tfwnoyandere no like I’m about to jump on the wave fr

[@jordysrevenge]

i love the early 2000’s chrome! it’s what i grew up with, my mp3 player is chrome, my gamecube, OG ds and GBA SP are all the platinum shells as well as my ps2 super slim. i have so much nostalgia for the 90’s clear tech/chrome 2000’s tech

[@Mentis-de]

I love album covers and advertisment with that Gen X Soft Club aesthetics. It looks so effortless and stylish but has this indistinguishable late 90s early 00s vibe Media design at that time also felt a lot more creative and original than today. Today everybody trys so hard to look clean and minimalistic and that's boring.

[@5percenthealth]

What a time to be alive

[@The_Man_Who_Sold_the_World.]

The 2000s was trying to look new, sleek and futuristic. The idea of the new millennia probably just pushed people to create aesthetics that felt like what they thought was the future

[@alface935]

One can argue that technically the "Clear Craze" is still very popular to this day Inside of Prisons where They allow Guards to see if the Prisoners have hide something secretly inside Their devices or not

[@rcsims313]

long live chromecore! haha man everything that came out from 99-04 just looked so cool and futuristic. It was just a bit later and the colors didn't match the aesthetics mentioned but I remember when the GameCube came out and how it looked felt super futuristic!

[@JonnyCrackers]

I miss the 2000s, but I think more specifically I miss being too young for responsibilities. The aesthetic was definitely better back then, though. The current bland minimalistic design that dominates the modern day corpo hellscape is absolutely awful and I hate it.

[@SuperCartoonist]

7:55 When ever I mention Y2K someone got mad at me thinking I was talking about the Y2K Bug, when I was only using it as a abbreviation of the year two thousand.

[@tetrisdood]

as someone who has been obsessed with the y2k/cybercore aesthetic for years now, i greatly appreciate this video

[@DomenicVermillion]

such a nice trip down memory lane. Well done.

[@Tiberiumfreek]

To put all my thoughts into a few words.... I miss this aesthetic.

[@mattmc5069]

One thing no one talks about is the alien mania going on in the late 90s. You had blockbuster movies like "independence day", " men in black", "mars attacks" "galaxy quest" and many others. Shows like "x-files" where at the top in ratings. Even 90210 got into it in one episode Claire and David are looking for UFOS. Fox even did a "true" Alien autopsy that stirred up people very briefly and was revealed to be a stunt. Cartman got his famous probe. Even in video games: in crash bandicoot wrapped had you hit an alien sign to get a hidden level and Spyro 2 had a level where you go after UFOS. Then one day it all died as quickly as it began. No one talks about the madness anymore.

[@WinterRaven25]

That's because it got replaced by zombie mania. And that got replaced by vampire mania. Now we're stuck with something even more horrifying. Swifty mania.

[@brendenwardle6585]

its true its weird how back then transparent colored things were cool and the best and now when we see them its more like there worse and a knock of because they are transparent

[@M_D93]

I totally remember a lot of these metallic aesthetics from the Y2K era. I remember thinking it looked very modern (not just futuristic), yet it was a quarter of a century ago.

[@newyorkvisionary]

Give me silver everything. CHROME!!!

[@qualitypass658]

Early 2000s, a time when technology was rapidly evolving and urban landscapes were dominated by towering skyscrapers and bustling corporate environments. This era represents a unique blend of classic and modern elements, with the emergence of new technologies like PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) , the widespread use of music CDs, and the game console s My feelings towards this period may stem from a sense of excitement and possibility, as the world was on the cusp of major technological advancements that would shape the way we live and interact with each other. The sleek, futuristic aesthetics of tall buildings and the fast-paced corporate world might evoke a sense of nostalgia for a time when the future seemed full of promise and potential. At the same time, there's likely a hint of sentimentality for the simplicity and tangibility of technology like PDAs and CDs, which offered a more tactile and personal experience compared to today's digital devices. This combination of nostalgia for both the modern and the classic aspects of the early 2000s can create a unique and deeply nostalgic feeling, transporting you back to a time when the world was both familiar and full of endless possibilities.

[@satzukaze]

Hi ChatGPT

[@AB-sw4kb]

I noticed that too. Early 2000s were dominated by windows and glass everywhere with big ugly panes and dividers. Nowadays, modern designers use glass either full-on with one giant window instead of many smaller panes or sparingly in sleek designs like long narrow windows. We have some local government buildings that are from that style.

[@NINABONEnohuman]

amazing video, these topics alongside dreamscapes make me hella emotional lmao

[@MrSilk13642]

You just had to be there.

[@zerbutterftw]

I really wish :( I was born in 2012

[@barkingspider056]

Back when you'd step into the restroom, stare at the drywall, and start seeing faces and patterns, because we were high on life maaan!!

[@GS_Ant]

4:52 dude the PlayStation store at the metreon in SF. I'm 25 now but I remember my dad used to take me and my 2 brothers all the time to the store as a kid and wow I just have so many fond memories. Sadly it's no longer there as you mentioned, but it'll forever live on in my memories and I'm sure many others

[@AutistCat]

This is one of the best youtube channels I’ve ever seen. Holy fuck. You somehow explain every era in a way I didn’t know.

[@ExtraMintyy]

Thank you, that really means a lot. Grinding a vid out rn so I appreciate the motivation 💯

[@benmcreynolds8581]

Seeing how things are now, I realize how grateful I should be to have been born in 1989. It was such a great time to grow up. To get to be a kid. The world seemed to have so many creative outlets & forms of expression. Ways for kids, teens and adults could interact with our surroundings. We had a foundational environment. One that had places to go, things to do, area's with unique style & very creative design. I really miss the Vibe & Approach of that Era. Looking back with hindsight it really did feel like things treated us all like it respected our intelligence, our time & what kind of experience we were going to have. While also providing outlets in our society that helped us feel like a kid inside no matter what age we were. It felt like things acknowledged you. You are a customer, a fan, a person. In a hyper capitalistic society, the least they can do is use basic decency to try and make us feel like they care if we have a good time because without us they can't succeed. The creativity that came from that era really put effort into it's ingenuity. It's almost like every everything took pride in who could find the most creative and unique ways to do things, design things, come up with ways people could enjoy engaging with their company. For things to go from that 90's-Y2K era, to then shift to this bland, soulless, minimalistic approach feels very Dystopian. I really hope we find a way to reconnect with these core things that we clearly saw positive benefits having it apart of our society. The world really needs this right now. Look how soulless so much has become nowadays? Look at the horrible aesthetics, poor quality & poor creative design in modern cities. Even our shows, movies, & video games need a revolution. Things have become so bland, bleek, and minimalistic to the point that it doesn't even make since. Most Old house's/building's/únique shop's are gone. Interesting oddities like drive in movie theaters, indoor fun zones, arcade's, magazines that included a demo disc so you can try out game's. You could go to blockbuster/Hollywood video, McDonald's had N64's & crazy fun zones & covered in wacky art all over. We could preview music before buying it, they had an amazing selection of well made kid's toy's, Roller Rink's, Garbage pale kid's card's. You get the point. Bring back Retro-Futurism. Bring back Y2K Vibes. ANYTHING compared to this current Dystopian toxic positivity. Our society feels more lost now then it ever has. Basic living has never been so unaffordable. Society is solely focused on unhealthy capitalistic agendas. Where anything that isn't constantly increasing profits or gaining investors, is a failure and has no value to society.. Our Quality of Life should be better than this. Basic living shouldn't be this unaffordable. People should be able to have fun, dork around, have things that engage them. The list goes on. Bring me back to the 90's.

[@jwr2904]

It's a shame we didn't know how good we had it growing up, I used to complain about my small city and say it was boring. There was so much more to do here when I was a kid, now all of my old places are gone to never return. I'm from 89 as well, what a drastic decline we've watched in our short 35 years.

[@ElitedFish]

Spot on with everything you said. Why is everything _so_ soulless and overly digital and clinically sterile today? Modern mainstream movies and music are the absolute worst offenders of this; it's like there is no human touch behind anything, it's all just so over-processed. I also miss the slow spread of information which meant that there was more uncertainty and mystique in the air, urban myths and legends surrounding your hometown or happenings near you which you only became aware of by word of mouth, no internet to instantly fact-check or debunk anything. Now every question or uncertainty can be solved in under 1 minute by simply checking your phone, nothing is left to the imagination.

[@Artersa]

It’s been hyper capitalist for a long time, you just didn’t realize it growing up. Older people said the same thing about the 2000s.

[@piotr78]

​@@ArtersaHe didn't imply otherwise

[@Lev782]

I miss Halo, Call of Duty, Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, Transformers, Star Wars, etc. in the 2000’s. We wanted to be 90’s kids but you later realize being a 2000’s kid was such a treat

[@ENNEN420]

Honestly I was never too TOO much of a fan of the 90's XTREME aesthetic... but this? This stood the test of time by surviving through 3 decades. Gimme more of this, please, my tech CEO godkings who decide our fate.

[@mmicb0b]

I miss when everything looked like that as a 2000's kid

[@IceKoldKilla]

That Busta and Janet Jackson song is so dope. I was just listening to it the other day. Even rewatched the music video. Nostalgic 😁

[@Justme-jp8ih]

Listen. We have to bring this era back. I dont know how. But we have to.

[@CaliCG89]

Most of 3D rendering was very primitive back then, and anything that wasn't fully chrome and reflective was dull and looked fake, but chrome and reflection was such an easy win for 3D models that always gave that look of next gen graphics.

[@DC-YTC]

The 00s was like the 90s on steroids. Some things were better, some things were worse but trends definitely moved quicker in the 00s. The stuff that was popular in the 90s like Street Fighter, Michael Jordan, Stone Cold lasted the majority of the decade whereas the 00s there was always something new. Technology moved ridiculously fast too

[@ThyHarvesting]

The Metalheart aesthetic actually made a comeback back in like 2017 onwards with the rise Neo Y2K subcultures within music. Volant (aka Nuphory) and Virtual Self are two artists that helped bring it back along with many other Y2K inspired visuals 🙏

[@x2Sav]

I was born in 97, thanks for the nostalgia. I just hope my kids will have the same fond look on life when they look at these times.

[@harshraj3719]

Glad I was born In 2000s . Those colorful cases gave me somewhat alien 👾 tech vibes .

[@radicalcentrist4990]

It's pretty ironic that the aesthetics and designs for pretty much anything 20 years ago actually looked more sci-fi than they do now. Although the technology itself definitely is more sci-fi now, we're already in the age of AI and robots.

[@notyouraveragesouthernmama]

Whenever I think of Gen X Soft Club, I always think of songs like Beautiful Day by U2 (and its album cover for All That You Can't Leave Behind), or Coldplay's Live Album Cover. Another Y2K aesthetic I love is the blue Y2K futurism aesthetic that Fallen-era Evanescence had.

[@majorkalashinikov1277]

Despite all the nostalgia and all, I'll miss the whatever aestethic era we are living in, now 2024.

[@rasplez9889]

Gen X had the 80s, millenials have the 90s, and Gen Z have the 00s. I was born in '98 so i was conscious enough of the "vibe" at the time growing up in the 2000s, but it was only recently that I started to notice the aesthetic when rewatching shows or movies from back in 2000-2005. The hair and clothing, the technology, artistic choices; even down to how shows and movies were mostly directed and filmed in similar ways. Ive also noticed that 80s "retro" is starting to fade out and 90s is becoming the new retro, which i vastly prefer. I seem to stomach someone talking to me about the nuances of the N64 better than i can listen to old family members talk about how "the 80s were the best" and how it had the best technology, the best music, the best movies etc, it just starts to get annoying very fast. I can only guess in another 10 years time, the 00s will become the new retro. I have this firm philosophy that a decade only develops its own vibe at least 5 years into the decade. So for example, 1985-1995 was basically the 80s, 1995-2005 was the 90s, etc. so until 2005, you had this weird bleedover effect where everything was still firmly grounded in a very 90s style.

[@rasplez9889]

@BabyGirlDontEvenPlay I dunno, a lot of rock in the 70s and 80s tended to be a little soft compared to stuff we have today. But then things change, like Elvis was the king of rock but now his work is practically country by today's standards. For every led zeppelin and black Sabbath, you had a bee gees and toto. Genesis. Seals and crofts. I'd advocate that rock in the 60s and 70-75 was peak "classic rock", but then between 75/80-90, it got kinda soft and lame. I think rock lost its sharpness and edginess if we're talking strictly about tone and how it sounded. I think the political situation also had a lot to do with it. While Alice Cooper's "I'm eighteen" didn't mention the Vietnam war directly, it did talk a lot about being a teenager in 1971 with an uncertain future, not knowing what to do, and the Vietnam war was also raging at this point for the next four years as many young men went off to fight with nothing to lose. "I'd love to change the world" by 'Ten Years After' (weirdly also '71) was again talking about serious issues like sexual deviancy (important to mention the era; this was 1971 gay politics, not 2024 gay politics) which didn't age well, but then also again war and economic problems facing the growing generation. Those songs just hit hard when you think about it. But then you go to the 80s rock scene and you've got... Every breath you take? Sweet child of mine? You give love a bad name? Paradise city? Final countdown? Under pressure? As much as I like 'straits, "money for nothing" literally just talks about fake rockstars on TV and MTV culture with people pretending to be musicians and/or singers. That's it? That's the message? I just don't feel anything for 80s rock at all. Then you skip ahead to the 90s and rock picks up again; you got frickin Nirvana and the grunge scene kicking off (which I will say is ahead of its time by the 90s, which is why it is so popular now. It has McFly's "your kids are gonna love this" energy). Even "we care a lot" by 'faith no more' in 1985 felt like it should have been released in 1995. It's basically "we didn't start the fire" by Billy Joel in 1989, but does it SO MUCH better. A lot of bands from the 80s like nirvana, guns n roses, red hot chili's, green day, smashing pumpkins, Alice in chains, Radiohead, cranberries; SO MANY found their fame in the 90s and the music hits SO MUCH harder than the previous decade. The cold war was winding down, but then you had the gulf war kicking up and the world preparing itself for Iraq and Afghanistan in the 00s, 9/11, "the troubles" in Ireland was again heating up (cranberries should come to mind), and the soviet union collapsing opening many other avenues of musical experimentation and cultural experience from eastern Europe. Poland has since released some of the most amazing metal and rock bands of this generation. This is why I have a personal philosophy that rock stagnated in the 80s and was almost mixed and bastardised with the pop genre as big labels were trying to ship "pop-rock" to as many ears as possible. It's why 80s music is still the most popular genre behind current "charts" music. There was a major drought of "true" rock in terms of how it sounded and message between 1980 and 1990 that I don't think is discussed enough in the music or rock communities. Then some time in the 00s and 2010s, indie and alt rock REALLY took off and became very experimental, forming many niché subgenres within the genre of rock itself. But obviously, music is subjective and everyone is entitled to their opinions and preferences, so I'm not shitting on anyone who enjoys music from the 80s. I'm just saying that I was born in 1998 and raised on music in the 00s and 2010s, but for some reason I can still appreciate and listen to 70s rock but can't stand anything from the 80s, so I'm trying to find and justify why that is. I don't think it helps that in the reasons mentioned above, "pop-rock" from the 80s and early 90s was very overplayed and still is today, like most queen songs are just permanently burned into the cultural zeitgeist. Babies will literally come out the womb and know what "we will rock you" or "we are the champions" is without developing a personal taste and preference for music through exploration. Far too many people like my own family members obsess over queen just because it's seared into their brains, which I'm of the opinion that queen is INCREDIBLY mid and their success only relied on the snowballing of their popularity through marketing saturation. You had to like it because you had no choice, you HAVE to listen to an entire queen song every now and then whether you like it or not.

[@stevenjsummerville9743]

Great take - I’ve kind of had this on my mind for a while

[@ZivaWallet]

Gen X Soft Club!? Never knew it had a name but it’s sooo 1994-2001 feel to it. Remember seeing it so much. Nostalgic over it, slightly.

[@joshua.johnson]

The few elite people who run this world slowly stopped caring about the average person. Mental health statistics are worse than ever and the spark of life, for three average person, has been taken away. If you want to escape this all, start meditating for a few minutes everyday, and go up from there. When I say meditate, I mean sitting and thinking about things. Also, put yourself around energy and ideas that opens your minds. Like this video, which showcases the aesthetics of a by-gone era. You’ll have to become more a free-thinking individual to enjoy life again in this present era.

[@windoak]

my era is the 2010s (2006 kid) but i still feel a strange amount of nostalgia looking at these styles. I did interact with a weird amount of y2k stuff when i was younger, so maybe thats the reason. And i wish things started looking unique again.

[@current3109]

Hot Wheels are such a perfect example of designs that capture their era

[@williamthefloridano]

This video is the start of the sociological study and archaeological documentation of my childhood. I’ve become a relic while still breathing.

[@BlulesBlue]

man, some of these images made me feel really nostalgic, because i remember playing around with a shit ton of cards that my mom collected, not tcg stuff, just random cards, and a lot of them had arts like that and remembering those feels really nostalgic lmao

[@NIN10DOXD]

2000s were peak marketing design.

[@soraaoixxthebluesky]

People in early: “People in 2020 will use edgy tech with complex design beyond our imagination” People in 2020: “Say hi to minimalist design”

[@pianta4403]

It might look bad, but i absolutely love it. I grew up with it and the 2000's aesthetic has always stuck with me. I honestly love it no matter how corny it might be.

[@Kontemplateme]

Although the decade isn’t over yet, it’d be interesting to see a video covering the aesthetics of the 2020s. So far it feels flat, safe, and overly corporatized/bureaucratic compared to everything. From when I was a kid and even the late 2010s.

[@jimlord]

Very well pace and eddited vid! It looks profetional! The improvement is low key mental!

[@ExtraMintyy]

Thanks Jim, have been focusing on the editing a lot!

[@CantTellYou]

First of all, thanks for the nostalgia 🙏🏽 Second, “why did the 2000s look like that” is such a funny title & we all immediately knew exactly what you meant by it lol

[@RylansMemes]

its funny that Spongebob says everything is chrome cause its true, im using chrome right now and every device i have has chrome installed on it

[@brendenwardle6585]

2000 tech area was so cool im glad i got a lil taste of it being born in 2001

[@grosses_wassertier666]

haha

[@Deetee125]

The arrival of the internet sparked a huge interest in graphic design and I think designers got a little too eager to cram in as many features of their new toy (Photoshop) into their designs.

[@valthenvega2434]

As far as I could trace back it’s origins with the aid of chatgpt, the 90’s transparent plastic is a retrofuturistic aesthetic, one exposing technology and circuitry as new, but free in a way now that it was more accessible. The 00’s silver metal aesthetic had both come as a new-millennia, almost spaceship-like themed expression, but was a far more serious feeling given that it was the predominant aesthetic near, during and after 9/11, so it reflected part of the American sentiment.

[@tagekoolander]

it was way cooler than what we have today

[@AGENTEN-ry6lr]

Man I’m so glad to have grown up through out the early 2000s. It is so crazy to see time fly by and have the 2000 become nostalgic

[@diversions5693]

'edgier version of cybercore' *'By the Way' by Red Hot Chili Peppers plays

[@mid-s_to_earlysViBEZ]

Cringe. 😬

[@LoadedGunsMusic]

This is one of the best vids I've seen on the subject yet! Make a part 2! Or perhaps make a video on each style going a bit deeper with examples.

[@jono680]

Photoshop’s layer effects, vector curved lettering and graphics, and auto-tween animation was the AI art of its day.

[@strawberrycat.]

I miss the 00s, it was like 80% of my upbringing, I was 7-16 during the time.

[@SeriouslyMikey]

Petition to bring back translucent electronics

[@piotr78]

I have a nothing phone and moondrop quark earbuds. Not exactly the same but close!

[@S.O.M-l5i]

What's those?

[@zerbutterftw]

​@@piotr78 Moondrop mentioned‼️‼️ yahoo

[@og87]

The clear craze is never over. It’s the best. It’s timeless.