Why Do The 2020s Suck So Much?

[@TantrisHumble]

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[@rabbaniazzahra1784]

"we need to work hard now so we dont have to work hard later" now makes more sense since AI would replace 90% of the job, we are basically just working to cover AI while its still developing

[@Azaurus1]

The 2020s is a decade of difficult changes. It literally has to suck a lot for the future to even have a chance to not suck.

[@Bnkl-f2h]

What does that even mean

[@Azaurus1]

@@Bnkl-f2h it means society needs to do hard things to gets its shit together.

[@gratermccheesy9650]

@@Bnkl-f2hWe need to learn how to use the new technology and switch to new systems that work. Kinda like how industrialization started off really bad, but got significantly better after people dealt with it and found out what worked for everyone.

[@x_aquatix_x]

its all by design.

[@Bnkl-f2h]

@@gratermccheesy9650 What does any of this have to do with new technology? Other than ai this seems like economic issues

[@AddictiveSin]

Born in 96 and we've been fighting multiple wars my entire life...

[@MaceLupo]

I was born in 79 and can say the exact same thing. It never ends.

[@kamajuchikekenate]

I'm 04 qnd it's still a thing,not to mention how the economy's screwing over the common people...and for NO GOOD REASON AT ALL!!!

[@inuendo6365]

Hey a fellow 96er! My personal battle is refusing to be called "millennial" or "Gen Z" because it doesn't matter when I'm broke either way

[@fluffycuteish]

@@inuendo6365also a ‘96er and I just call myself a Zillennial. Regardless, I’m broke and sad.

[@alcoholicgoat]

The console wars

[@coco-ongelzela]

The past had limitations, the future requires perfection but imperfection is what makes life interesting

[@yoonahkang7384]

Money is what makes life... Ahm...liveable?

[@coco-ongelzela]

@yoonahkang7384 When it holds value, its infinitely printed which is why money is worthless now, people print money to buy up, bail out, fake loans etc...

[@fishintheocean-i4g]

imperfection also is what maintains the underlying state of perfection. When things are too good the new heirarchy is made and things become tyrannical that way. Just tyrannical in a Huxleyan manner. The movie Demolition Man touched up on this.

[@shawnmarcum8078]

The 2020s are the worst decade since the 1930s.

[@Vileplume87]

We're in the greater depression

[@susannguyen6234]

1940s

[@zakolompe5659]

The 1930s were good

[@Vileplume87]

@@zakolompe5659 the 1930's were The Great Depression...

[@zakolompe5659]

@@Vileplume87 yes but was it the worst decade ever? No my grandma hit her prime in the 30s so I don’t really believe it was the worst decade ever and besides the 40s was worse because of ww2

[@TheSigmaCentral101]

2010s > 2020s

[@x_aquatix_x]

2010s was just the mild version of the 2020s. Neither were good.

[@randomclass4653]

​@@x_aquatix_xatleast no nuclear war and economic recession

[@realKarlFranz]

nostalgia brain wash

[@NexusKin]

20th Century > 21st Century

[@ayyybob]

Dude take that back now you don't realize how bad the 20th was ​@@NexusKin

[@nathanseper8738]

"And then they never talk to each other again."-That hits so hard it hurts.

[@gavinlew8273]

"Modern society feels like a giant machine". You got that right. Modern cities make you feel like you're living in Cybertron.

[@jameshughes3014]

as an old gen x guy who remembers what life was like before the internet, when i say stuff like this I just end up sounding like an old man yelling at the clouds. Tech isn't bad, but unlimited portable internet on our cell phones has almost completely killed socialization in real life, and 'social' media is just the worst. I really hope this generation figures out how to get away from both a little more.

[@char7490]

it completely killed the idea of "everything in moderation" especially when your phone wants you to not use it in moderation, instead spending most of your waking hours using it.

[@MustraOrdo]

The Bible AND the movie Wall-E had all the warnings but we tend to forget or worse, tend to WANT to forget.

[@ConManOh7]

I believe you!

[@MementoTurtle]

@@MustraOrdo Brave New World, plus 1984 by George Orwell as well

[@Skumtomten1]

Your generation ruined this world. Thank you (not blaming you or specific individuals though).

[@Idkuhrandomhandle]

The 2020s are the 21st century version of the 1930s kind of

[@booomintunes]

Nah this is like the 1920s. This decade had NO genocide 💀

[@Frutigirl2000]

​@@booomintunes 🍉

[@booomintunes]

@@Frutigirl2000 That's been happening since 1948.

[@Sir_Musy]

​@booomintunes and its still happening...

[@booomintunes]

@@Sir_Musy oh my phone ran outta charge

[@pawpkitty]

We're in an age of serious corruption and with no social incentives to stay strong. I'm in a great relationship but I'm lonely because no one wants to do ANYTHING anymore.

[@cougar2013]

I had to excuse myself from a friend group because all they want to do is watch football and get diabetes

[@ejenplitobarces]

@cougar2013 same but my friends only watch anime are all addicted to Instagram/Tik Tok

[@therockyb.channel532]

People being like "Blinded by nostalgia" and BS However people were complaining about the 2010's and now they regret doing so I don't think I know anyone who likes the 2020's other than Gen Alpha

[@javiinkling695]

even then, I feel like gen alpha might realize their childhood actually sucked once they grow up

[@Im557]

i am late gen Z and i think 2021 was the best year of my life.

[@x_aquatix_x]

​@@Im557you are probably a late gen z.

[@therockyb.channel532]

@@javiinkling695 I hope

[@DANKKrish]

i miss the 2010s not because it was better then but because it's worse now.

[@Peb02497]

I dont find 2019 as a good year. Even without covid, society was on the verge of a breakdown anyway. Or else, social unrest in various parts of the world couldn't happen during that time.

[@zakolompe5659]

People look back at 2019 in a good way because they were in a better state than they are now

[@Jay-jb2vr]

Yea before December 2019...

[@bradvp4339]

2019 was pretty hard for me, I was so broke and I was in school, suffering a lot, miserable back then to

[@salsaproductions5859]

honestly, things already started going downhill in the late 2010s, I consider the 2000s the best decade so far, Social media ruined everything...

[@zakolompe5659]

@@salsaproductions5859 2016 was the downfall of humanity

[@multilad816]

I like to call the 2020's so far The Crashing 20's

[@TheKingWhoWins]

The Silent Void is my take

[@rene_mxo]

Why? I’m genuinely curious. Because I see a lot of people hate on our time but not explain why.

[@CC-sv9fs]

I saw a video before the 2020s hit and it was predicted that it will be the lost decade and i think thats what it will end up being known as but thats not a bad analogy either.

[@Kent-xy7jh]

I prefer to call it the Horror Twenties, as a reverse spin on the Roaring Twenties of the previous century. A lot of horrific stuff has occurred in this decade. A pandemic which took millions of lives and forced us to shut down in order to protect ourselves and loved ones from the inevitable fate of death that we all must face eventually. An insane shift in political beliefs from both sides of the political spectrum(especially the left). Wars occurring throughout the world and dangerous threats rising from hemisphere to hemisphere. High inflation costs on grocery, gas and other amenities making it almost impossible to afford to live on your own or start a family unless you’ve got enough money in your accounts. Man, this decade has stunk so far. Hopefully the second half of it will be better for America and the rest of the world. It all starts on Election Day, which will hopefully bring the great reversal of decline and the rise of a new bold order to rule in the best interest of Americans and the world.

[@askalad8584]

The rotting 20s

[@JamesJimmaHarding]

2013 was probably the last great year we had. The 2008 recession and fear of 2012 were behind us, and people weren't getting all petty and political JUST YET......it really felt like the last time when everything seemed great and weren't all scared and divided over freaking EVERYTHING

[@gree56]

I'd say 2015 honestly was the last good year honestly before the slipperly slope cause we got the hammer fall of 2016

[@Ian-hj4yt]

2014

[@ArMartz]

2017 for me.

[@thenitpickycat]

According to me 2015 was the last good year, 2016 is the downfall and 2017 went to shit.

[@JamesJimmaHarding]

@@thenitpickycat 2016-2019 wasn't great, but it felt like the pandemic took away everything that we had during that era to take our minds off the chaos and insanity of the real world

[@GenocidePanda]

if everyone is so unhappy why don’t we change it ?

[@KristinHTF]

Honestly, you're right

[@x_aquatix_x]

because everyone is sheep.

[@eeyorehaferbock7870]

@@x_aquatix_xthat’s an insult to sheep. At least they can survive pretty well with what they have.

[@yassinedahbi7727]

Make this the top comment

[@edwardreed67]

Because, even though it’s terrifying being anxious, it’s nothing compared to actually making a decision or change

[@engineering9065]

I'm starting to believe that the world ended in december 2019 and we're all in purgatory now

[@TheKingWhoWins]

I have honestly felt this more times than I can count. I wouldn't be surprised if I'm actually dead.

[@gjk-arts5855]

You know how people say “time traveler kicks a rock” or “time traveler moves a chair” and the timeline is all fucked up? i swear this has to be the only explanation because it feels like EVERYTHING has gone wrong

[@TheKingWhoWins]

@@gjk-arts5855 Thanks Obama

[@barnabasthecat7329]

I have come to that conclusion also. Different year . i think it was 2015 or 2016. I guess it doesnt really matter. Time seems off here also.

[@redrox3312]

@Malyt538 that’s what people thought in 536.

[@adeleinetheartist8267]

As a person born in 2006, I can confirm that the 90s were peak civilisation.

[@TheKingWhoWins]

Of recent times.... Potentially

[@beltransalasgarcia6005]

In my opinion as someone who was also born in 2006 I think that peak civilisation was 1990-2016

[@juord]

I was born in 2004, I like the 90s but its very overrated. The 2000s is a much more interesting decade

[@broadstreet223]

I was born in 2002 and I think the 80s was the peak. However I still think pop culture was good up until mid-2017. Late 2017-now is a hot mess with some exceptions.

[@royc1087]

I'd say that 1980-2019 if we can say it in a more broad way

[@CheeseGrater-ki5lu]

Ever since 2020 onwards, everything had just gone downhill like EVERYTHING just FELL apart

[@nemzi8969]

Honestly I can’t wait for 2025 probably early ww3 will star we early gen Z will be new lost generation

[@NFSMAN50]

Watch in 10 years time, people will say the exact thing about the 2030s and say that "Man I miss when life was simple in the 2020s, there were no robots, flying cars, holographic food etc" trust me people are going to reminisce over these days.

[@velevetyy]

ill remember this and make my 2030s better than all of this

[@gamerraider889]

Honestly, it's an outlier. For instance, back in the great depression the average percent of rent that was taken out of a person's income was about 18-19%, but nowadays it's 43-47%. It's really gone off it's rocker.

[@x_aquatix_x]

there were already people saying how bad the 2010s were. They really were.

[@3rdstrikestan930]

If this happens, then life really is screwed

[@nes96]

Flying cars are never happening, too many deadly accidents will happen.

[@Hexus13th]

The Age of Chaos has only begun.

[@NexusKin]

"I'm an agent of chaos." -Joker, The Dark Knight

[@rumblebird9888]

Nah we are in the middle of it already

[@Hexus13th]

@@rumblebird9888 Shall I list the hammers that have yet to drop, but absolutely must?

[@SachaPerry-r5l]

​@@Hexus13thPlease.

[@Hexus13th]

@@SachaPerry-r5l 1: More money was created during c19 than during the history of the country. The effects of this take time to hit, but must. 2: No western nation is at replacement birthrates, yet the economy is predicated on growth. 3: More young people are dying now than during c19, this accelerates problem no2.

[@SMCwasTaken]

I feel like early pre covid 2020 was the last good times of everything

[@authentictalkpodcast]

Agreed. The world hasn't been the same since

[@krsmanjovanovic8607]

Stores working till midnight is but a hazzy memory now...

[@UnseemlessOwn]

Step out of your comfort zone and you will experience best times for your life.

[@JamesJimmaHarding]

January and February 2020 were more like 2019's post credits scenes.......

[@louyou6614]

maybe because you were still young ish and american or western in general

[@dedted9579]

I miss the 2010s

[@airmax5614]

Same but unfortunately we must keep moving forward since we can't rewind time

[@anthonygonzales3523]

Same

[@x_aquatix_x]

i dont.

[@bastardcat385]

Same

[@Mikey2Cold550]

I feel you

[@Favk21]

It all started in 2016 when they killed that damn gorilla...

[@tobiaslawrence8928]

For some reason that year is just a massive anchor point.

[@Lacfromthe601_]

RIP Harambee man 🦍

[@Hill-BillyBoy]

@@Lacfromthe601_ Animals have no soul.

[@mattd5240]

It's our timelines cannon event.​@@tobiaslawrence8928

[@Dracovenatrix]

@@Hill-BillyBoythey do

[@kingrobotnik6950]

I expected robots to be our farmers, mechanics, etc. able to do everything for us and everyone given a nice stipend while volunteering to stay busy….how’s that future coming along elites?

[@themageofspace5516]

i honestly think it's better that we do most of that or atleast heavily involved in the process. because unless we take down the elites and make some sort of commie utopia (good luck doing that) the elites are still around and what is the point of providing for the lower rungs when they can no longer serve the elite? Now this isn't entirely doom and gloom perhaps things could turn out okay, maybe society splits in two with longer rungs still providing for ourselves and each other while the elite just get robots to do everything for them living a life of luxary think of the brave new world kinda style.

[@fleecejohnsonn]

They wouldn't be considered elites if there aren't any losers to point fingers at. No one is getting anything.

[@alan2102X]

It is coming along just fine, you just have not given in enough time. Look up the RethinkX document "This time we are the horses".

[@miguelpatino3856]

Us peasants were never part of "their plan" to begin with

[@exempligratia101]

Not to mention that every attempt of any rebellion or revolution will be mocked, derided, ridiculed, and cancelled by those who don’t agree with it. Mass mobilization is unpopular in our world, and the elites thrive on that knowledge…

[@chrisserfass8635]

Our 2020s probably will be our 1920s especially with the mid to late 20s with how almost every thing. Because of how the economy and potential world war and how many other bad things are happening.

[@thelostcosmonaut5555]

Not to mention a lot of aspects of the war in Ukraine mirror that of the Spanish Civil War, which occurred right before WW2. Hopefully, things cool off and we don't see another all-encompassing global conflict in the 2030s.

[@AFellowCyberman]

​@@thelostcosmonaut5555Another world war is unlikely for now. Maybe in a few decades but for now nobody wants a war. Russia, North Korea, the US, and China all talk but we all know a war would wreck the global economy, we're so much more connected and reliant on each other than in the 1940s. In a conventional war, China, Russia, and NK would be clapped by NATO. China's economy is going down the toilet currently, and it'll likely take many years for it to recover and start building towards becoming a superpower. China's military ability has not even been tested, who knows if they'd actually fare well in a war even with smaller nations. Russia has been shown to be weak in Ukraine, they can't even beat America's leftover tiddlywinks of sent weaponry. North Korea is North Korea, so not much of a threat there. You could argue about nukes but as much as countries threaten, they don't really want a nuclear war. Nobody will win a nuclear fight unless some nuclear powers have secret tech that can prevent a strike from impacting them. Would be wild to see that and hopefully we don't.

[@lilnasbol]

And in germany there is a far right party.... In sweden to. Oh yeah in italy! Trans rights are declining in the UK, Trump is prob gonna win the Election

[@ryeguy7941]

​@thelostcosmonaut5555 Unfortunately, I don't see it cooling off and only escalating. I mean, look at Israel and Palestine, which has greatly escalated since the Oct 7th attack.

[@thelostcosmonaut5555]

@ryeguy7941 yeah but Israel and Palestine are ALWAYS fighting. That's nothing new.

[@wingsting9792]

"I can almost hear them saying let them eat cake" was a based line.

[@quickened200x]

They've already been saying that. Take a look at what the Kelloggs CEO said. Except this time instead of cake it's cereal.

[@lmaoashley]

This video coming out the day that Trump got popped is very 2020’s.

[@Ioulimontium]

This happened 3 months ago are you kidding me

[@Flakey05]

2020s was probably the worst decade of the century so far 2019 was a fantastic goodbye to 2010s

[@arthurgamerpro6585]

2020s is where we are living in a society, 2000s were chaotic, 2010s were an optimistic decade, and when 2020s arrived, it went back to the same crap 2000s but only 5 times worse.

[@supermariof0521]

One thing that the 2020's is infamous for, is ALL our favorite KZbinrs are getting exposed as predators one by one. Because Jesus Christ it's depressing.

[@twinturbo3470]

Like who?

[@supermariof0521]

@@twinturbo3470 Mandopony, Cosmodore, Animebromii, members of the SML community, and many others.

[@user-ly1ko6be9t]

@@supermariof0521I have literally heard of none of these people and i've been chronically on KZbin for like 7 years

[@supermariof0521]

@@user-ly1ko6be9t Oh

[@Moonshine449]

@@user-ly1ko6be9tI’ve been chronically on YT for 14 years and never heard of those names 😂

[@salsaproductions5859]

honestly, things already started going downhill in the late 2010s, I consider the 2000s the best decade so far, Social media ruined everything...

[@underthethunder]

God, this video spoke to a lot of the existential anxieties I'm currently experiencing in a way I don't think any other videos have. I'm a huge politics nerd and have seen all of these issues discussed in more detail by others, but you're the first person to really put it all together in a way I can feel on a deep and profoundly emotional level.

[@Dexter01992]

I am so TIRED of living in an endless series of bookmark-worth hystorical events. Yet another one just tonight that implies even harder times are coming. Because *of course* they are.

[@LeeSato111]

What happened?

[@Jay-jb2vr]

*You're in Amerikkka, a previously 1st world society that is in an ongoing current state of Great Decline.*

[@exempligratia101]

And the rest of world follows suit to accelerate the rapid societal collapse that will not have a positive impact (at least except for nature)

[@caster863]

The 2020s is the decade of entertainment companies reviving or rebooting shows and movies in the name of nostalgia instead of actually creating something new. Basically, they have become full on lazy.

[@lunamig1006]

Of course, people today are blinded by nostalgia, companies are just taking advantage, because when they create something new, the " old " people start complaining.

[@caster863]

@lunamig1006 Yeah, so when a Gen Alpha grows up and tells a millennial or zoomer about their favorite show, they're gonna be disappointed because most of them were just recreations.

[@jackepong6300]

Correction. Broke. They dont make anything new because the economy that made those things you are nostalgic for is non existent. So of course they are playing off your nostalgia.

[@juord]

@@caster863 Meh not really there’s just as much of original shows as there are revivals.

[@Dexter0170]

2020-2024 has to be the most worst years and the most boring

[@yassenab]

I COULDNT AGREE MORE

[@Alan7997]

When the idea of ending yourself is what calms you down with the frustrations, worries and misery you're feeling, you know there's a problem.

[@Daily_johnson1990]

Life before Covid felt better my life has started going downhill in 2022 because it was my last year of high school and my happiness about the world

[@TwistedLullabies]

It's always sucked. We're just grown up now

[@newblue3256]

People were saying the exact same things ten years ago. The world has changed for the worse, but I feel like people are just blaming smartphones and stuff they can't control or that they have never actually lived without for all of their personal failures.

[@daveduffy2823]

Everyone is too sensitive, living is expensive, the wealth gap is way too big, and social media marketing driving people to spend themselves into poverty.

[@wedoalittletrolling-im4ti]

The 2010s were golden. The 2020s are dumpster fire terrible. I honestly fear the rest of this decade and then next ones to come 😰

[@IvanReyes-u8n]

Fax from the goat.

[@miguelplays2921]

Dude as an 18-year-old pushing 19 this year, the lies and the situation of the world today sucks... it's the world it was before 2020, the way the world is going dude, I guess we each have to find what we value and try to survive. because unfortunately, I belive many will not due to choice or no choice. But anyways W vid 💯 and W for calling out how almost half of this decade is really going downhill 💀

[@lindsaysmith777]

Now that we have portable arcades and constant information to feed our dopamine addicted brains, we have no need for what I experienced back in the 90s when I grew up. Back then we had social gatherings with family since that was the only way we could communicate with each other. Going out for pizza parties, birthdays at the local arcade with all your friends, meeting people in person with common interests. That was what life should be like. But, now people can just text or talk on the phone or play games on it whenever they want. So there is nothing left in my area except massive capitalist ran corporate businesses, that provide jobs, suck all the money out of the area for mindless consumerism with zero benefit to collective socializing. That's all that's left. Nowadays I just work, go home and chat with friends over the internet since there's nowhere for me to meet people anymore... It's depressing as hell.

[@C1914]

1 day later and another event happens

[@LeeSato111]

What happened?

[@gavinlew8273]

This content is so refreshing and relatable. It makes some part of me feel alive and more human. The hand drawn animation adds a human touch. :D

[@davagevorriose8046]

In 6-10 years, you may well find yourself looking back with amazement at how well you had it, wondering how you thought it was so bad "back then," and wishing you'd taken the opportunities that were still available. Don't wait for someone else to make your life better, take the opportunity to do so now before it is too late.

[@yoonahkang7384]

Its our fault basically lol

[@turtleanton6539]

Yeeh😮

[@davagevorriose8046]

@@yoonahkang7384 No, just saying don't take in vain what you have now, as you may find yourself with much less later.

[@dividedstatesofamerica2520]

@@davagevorriose8046 Typical NPC saying.

[@aaronc1561]

What opportunity. This isn’t Wall Street 💀

[@ToeStankin]

I was born in 1986 and I've never seen things this bad before (at least on the surface). There's too much tension in the air (social, political, economic, etc.). There's a lot of people that need to start doing a lot of healing and introspective work. This era does have some low key dope opportunities and cool stuff going on here and there though.

[@leite_c0m_toddy]

Nice video, 100% agree. The worse part it's just noticing what's happening and doing nothing cuz well what can we do?

[@Joe_Kerr_9797]

Each year just gets worse and worse, I'll take the second half of the 2010's over the 2020's any day.

[@SoullessResident]

Honestly I haven't had a good year since like 2014. Last ten years strait have sucked dookie. And I'm tired

[@joeparrigen4982]

2011 for me.

[@ranmod87]

2014 was the best year of my life from 2015 shit hit the fan

[@bastardcat385]

2012

[@NFSMAN50]

I feel like 2016 is when things started to take a drastic turn. Before 2016, the world, life was simple, and wasn't as divided as it is now tbh, and less fear mongering and whatnot, sure there were lots of issues, and it wasn't perfect, but it wasn't awful. 2015 was a pretty good year, and probably the last time when the world and society felt calm and not as divided or crazy. Lot of negative things happened in 2016, with lots of people passing away, and the presidential election in the US, and the aftermath of it, it wasn't the same.

[@Nature_Consciousness]

@@NFSMAN50 I felt like it actually might have begun in 2014 or 2015, I remember I think at the end of 2015 when mainstream KZbin in my country became a mess of drama and hate, I fell into a rabit hole at the beginning of 2016 where the hate speech there was so loud I almost became a far right extremist, I wanted them to kill the president, I was becoming a monster and I completely stopped after I realized that.

[@Dj.D25]

I feel another reason the 2020s are so bad is the lack of pop culture icons we had compared to other decades. While I felt the 2010s were hugely lacking, the 2020s are even worst. Huge lack of iconic, memorial or innovative movies, tv shows, music, video games, books. Something that describes this generation. No fun fads like dancing, toys, slang. No new clothing or hairstyles that really stand out. The 2020s feel almost like the 2010s pretty much. Even the art style often used in advertising or products has no real style. Mostly minimalist. Bland looking fonts and logos. In fact, a lot of young people are showing interest in retro related things, probably because past decades were more fun and interesting. I want things to feel fun, carefree and fresh again.

[@newblue3256]

Ads are a nuisance, I think it's dumb to care that much about what they look like when they're meant to trick you

[@ezioauditoredafirenze2020]

I feel you

[@aaronc1561]

Minimalism just another word for lazy

[@lucasrogers9055]

I feel the same way and it’s nice to know and see you articulate this stuff cause it’s hard to talk to others because you get labeled as a negative Nancy or doomer or whatever

[@konosuhardbass]

Here's how I'd rank each decade 1. 2000s 2. 1990s 3. 2010s 4. 1980s 5. 1970s 6. 1960s 7. 1950s 8. 2020s Yes the 2020s really suck that much

[@tbc9096]

Interesting rankings. I would put 90s and 80s at the top, followed by 00s, but that’s just my opinion. Either way, we can agree that the 2020s suck ass.

[@davidthebest3443]

you wouldn't last a second in the 1950s are even back then

[@aaronc1561]

2000s were the best hands down

[@broadstreet223]

Dude I was born in 2002 and as much as I’ve defended the 2010s over the years, they definitely weren’t better than the 1980s.

[@no4knearmyhouse-z7d5k]

@@aaronc1561 90s was better

[@nala6846]

To be in my early 20s during the 2020s truly fucking sucks 🤧

[@cloudnine5459]

Same

[@notenoughmemes1847]

Even looking back on the 2000s and 2010s with nostalgia, they were still pretty terrible in their own ways. Eastern Europe was going through the effects of the failure of economic shock therapy and another rise of fascism, the Arab Spring was a failure in many places, Libya went from a country strangled by the West to one where child slavery became a new norm compared to its past prosperity. The US we had corrupt politicians lying to justify military conflicts and encroaching on American freedoms while claiming its to protect national security.

[@salsaproductions5859]

Yeah people are blinded by nostalgia, I asked my parents born in the 70s and they said life was always hard

[@ShawnJustShawn]

The past grows brighter as the future gets darker

[@aaronc1561]

2007-2012 was the best era. 2020s-current is absolute trash

[@no4knearmyhouse-z7d5k]

america died after obama got in for 2st term

[@ivanthaboi]

As a 2007 kid the 2020's have been pretty ass. I feel like the late 2010's were some of the best years of my life other than early childhood because i had a good amount of friends, school was pretty chill, stuff felt more fun and i was allowed to relax and live in the moment instead of always thinking about the future while wishing i was in the past. I didn't really get affected by the immediate effects of the virus because my country was wayy more chill with the lockdown stuff so 2020 and 21 was alright but the aftereffects hit like a truck and 22 and onwards has felt like one long shitshow

[@salsaproductions5859]

2002 kid here, honestly, things already started going downhill in the late 2010s, I consider the 2000s the best decade so far, Social media ruined everything... You were litteraly born in the last great year, the year before the finincial crash happened. I remember 2007 very well and hoping that i would grow up in that world, sadly time happened..., but things arent that bad all decades have their pros and cons as in this decade you can work remotely or start your business at a very young age which our parents couldnt do, so just enjoy life while you can and make the best of it, we cant bring back the past

[@nemzi8969]

⁠​⁠@@salsaproductions5859 I am 98 I remember when 08 happened many of my friends parents got split up and also 2010 when facebook was cool rise of instagram, snapchat and lastly TikTok honestly I feel like covid stole mine early 20s 😅and now I am suddenly 26

[@terhembaking1412]

Every decade has its problems. In the 90s, you can see through tv and movies that no one really enjoyed the decade and also were nostalgic about the past and that goes on for centuries to come, so my advice is enjoy life now and don't wonder what could've been 10 years from now

[@Dj.D25]

The 90s still had plenty of worthwhile iconic tv shows and movies compared to now. And plenty of fun fads.

[@terhembaking1412]

@Dj.D25 They had just as many bad shows, and there are some great gems today, I can agree with you on the ads

[@juord]

I agree, enjoy life as it is now. You might miss it someday.

[@fettbored]

Well said

[@SpringChickensOnlyMan]

I’ve went to the theaters, went on vacation to Florida, and roller coaster rides, but it’s just not fun like it used to be. Nothing feels fun anymore. So like what am I gonna do with my life now? What happened to my motivation? My energy?

[@ReggaetonViejoYtrap]

For me was until 2021, then in 2022 everything changed and nothing went back to the way it was before. I am already 22 and my hispanic friends That I always used to hang out with they are now 21 - 24, now we don't see each other much, some went back to their country, others are now busy, others took a path, others moved far away, some are already parents and started their family and others don't go out much anymore because they focus on their own thing and define their lives. With new friends or with the same old ones We no longer feel the same fun as before, as good friends one day we promised to all be united forever and life changed, but we continue talking, remembering and laughing all in the group chat 💬. I miss those times a lot but at the same time I am grateful and lucky to have lived them and for this era to have given us these great times that left us with unforgettable memories.

[@maxwillson]

I was in my 20s during the 2010s and that decade wasn't that great either. The rapid advancements of technology destroyed the news industry. I worked for a TV station that decade and it was pure chaos, TV couldn't keep up with social media. The final nail in the coffin was in 2016 when Facebook launched it's live streaming feature. Half a million dollar live van technology became obsolete over night. Going live in public was no longer a TV thing, everyone was doing it. The newsroom didn't know what to do with the technology. They felt obligated to use the live vans because they spent half a million dollars on the technology. TV in general is collapsing. Fast forward to 2024 and now AI is affecting every industry, this stuff is chaos. The only way around it is to ride the wave and embrace it. Those who don't, won't survive.

[@pinku708]

Not gonna lie, I feel like the only good thing about this decade has been the music that’s been coming out. Also we’ve literally said this about every decade, people hated the 2010s while they were still going on.

[@VaughansStuff]

I really just want to sit back, relax, and experience everything the 2020's will have to offer. It'll be a rollercoaster, but hey, those are fun. At least we'll have heck of a lot of stories to tell when we're older.

[@Tv-ue2yf]

2015: a fun year 2016: a whimsical year 2017: a cartoon year 2018: a musical year 2019: a funniest year 2020: depressing year 2021: boring year 2022: a suffering year 2023: a travel year 2024:a travel year. Soon a depressing year 2025: forever change year And further down the 2020s will always be bad just like the beginning of 2020s. Man I want to go back to the 2010s again. I miss it 😢

[@joaquintamayo3126]

It feels like we’re living in a modern Great Depression

[@makiconnect]

For me, I can still forgive 2022. In fact, that was the only good year for me in this decade.

[@tbc9096]

‘22 was a good year for me too. Learned a thing or two that year and we got our dog that year. I also lost 70 plus lbs that year. I’ve been in a total funk since Fall of 2023

[@Shibby27ify]

I swear in this decade people are turning against this shit as much as we all are addicted to this shit.

[@geramed2593]

i miss 2015

[@thesoundsofearth4454]

This is the best video essay I’ve ever listened to. You just beautifully summarized every thought/feeling I have about the current state of our world. Thank you for being here ❤

[@solarleaf2029]

I used to feel time back then. Like time seemed to move on and days felt like days. But now days could go by and I would have no idea.

[@Shadders2010]

I was in my 20s in the 2000s and can confirm I was way more optimistic about how the world worked. I had much higher expectations of life than I do now. I did everything right and at 40 have nothing to show for it.

[@cbsteffen]

I’m about the same age but haven’t necessarily been known for optimism in any case because I’ve thought of that as overestimation for myself after I was wrong about winning while I was growing up. I’m not one of the happiest autistic people. I don’t come from a family that has generally confirmed that anything positive would happen!

[@CannaToker420]

2004-2015 we’re pretty good times honestly. I mean obviously the world had its issues and there was plenty of suffering, but it just seems to have gotten so, so much worse. I have no hope for the future rn.

[@apolluxs]

roaring 20's but in a different sense

[@streetfighterjoseph]

The 2020s is the most unpredictable decade ever

[@_ultimata_]

The current malaise started in 2008 imo, culture has stagnated and the economy has become more an unequal mess since the GFC. 2020 and government response to the health crisis represented the last bastion of hope banishing for many, a hope of the future we once imagined now never to be realised.

[@user35678_tt]

Yes ever since 2008 culture was stagnated to algorithm.

[@x_aquatix_x]

its because the year 2008 is known as the year of globalization, more and more people got access to the internet due to it being more affordable and with the rise of smartphones.

[@duanerackham9567]

Take it from a younger millennial. We all had similar videos and feelings about the future in the 2010's. It's always been bleak and the eternal boomer was at the helm. We have faith in you Gen Z. You guys are going to bring us to the walkable, green, fair future we want.

[@stardust6870]

As a fellow younger Millennial, no, most of us didn't. We had more hope in the future and optimism in the 2010s than Gen Zers have now. As bad as the previous decade was, it was better than the 2020s. Most of my friends believed that what's ahead is better than what's behind. All of this changed during and after the pandemic. Also, we can have faith in Gen Z, but it's not fair to put all the pressure on younger generations. Gen Z and Alpha can't do all of that alone; we all need to unite.

[@adrienchl4265]

No. 2 years of your youth were not stolen away for nothing. It's not even remotely close.

[@salsaproductions5859]

@@adrienchl4265 Honestly, I was 18 and 19 during the covid years and those were great years for me, All my friend and everyone i knew started becoming closer which eachother as we were going throuigh tough times, And i had the best House parties in that time!! The year that sucked most for me was 2022, the year everything opened up again and everyone was suddenly doing its own thing and my friend group became smaller and the Ukraine war which ruined the economy

[@MrKenng123]

2020s are definitely crappy and a load of garbage 🗑️ if we compare with 2010s. And I don't have high hopes for late 2020s (2025-2029) as well unless the year of lord will come upon us.

[@elliotthefennekin6506]

It's not the 2020s. Everything sucks. Me having to move two times within two years, now having a job that treats me like shit and I absolutely hate, having no money for anything anymore and made the drastic change to give up everything that makes me me for the sake of paying to survive and overall just having every bit of enjoyment sucked out of my life. Honestly at this point I don't care about it "getting better". I just want to die.

[@jesterapp]

It's not the technology that is what defines what's interesting in a given decade; it's culture. And the culture sucks because crybabies are running the show. We should be watching content that has cool stories, hot chicks, ripped dudes, guns, lightning and ultra-violence. That's what it felt like we were heading towards coming off of the late 00's and thru the 10's. Where you had edgy content and yadda yadda. Most of the cultural zeitgeist was destroyed because of the ad-pocalypse.

[@enzoarayamorales7220]

We do still have those things the problem is those tropes are boring and common now it feels like there’s nothing new to do anymore everything’s already been done

[@nittani.]

Im sorry as a graphic designer

[@turtleanton6539]

The Boys

[@nittani.]

@@enzoarayamorales7220 rhats where your wrong

[@nittani.]

@@enzoarayamorales7220 you are so wrong about that imsorry but you are The magic of this world is engineering

[@koenmoulton3277]

You sound like Marty McFly. It's a compliment😎

[@El_Wendista962]

W video Tantris! also! i love this take about this topic btw i have an idea for you for the future (What if you tried to live your life for a day like you did back in early 2010's or 2000's i understand were not in that era anymore but,, you can try and then compare how you felt trying to life that old lifestyle compared to now

[@authentictalkpodcast]

Things are only gonna get worse.

[@TimmyTheTinman]

I guess things have to get a little worse before they get better

[@Abdimalik-s9b]

@@TimmyTheTinmanget better?😂

[@TimmyTheTinman]

@@Abdimalik-s9b what are you gonna do you to help society get better? I prefer to give it my all in helping things be better instead of just sitting around bitching about it

[@dividedstatesofamerica2520]

@@TimmyTheTinman You're not gonna do sh)t either.

[@werrutkyupnext]

I liked mid 2021 to mid 2023 ngl

[@broadstreet223]

I will always use 2016 as the year everything started going to shit. The rise of Trump and social media made people more hateful and disrespectful to others. It’s really sad to think about.

[@BMoney8600]

2019 was great. I graduated high school and had high hopes. I haven’t felt that happy in a long time.

[@Jason_McBain]

I always prefer the '80s over the 2020s.

[@mathamphetamine]

I hate this decade so much.I explain some reasons why the 2020s suck so much. .many people dying from Covid .depression and suicide rate rised .inflation .more wars .Technoblade died .The singer of anime Index season 3 opening died .Twitter changed its name to X(its old name may never be back again) .zoom meeting’s popularity rised .seeing people wearing masks for no reasons in public(I live in Asia and I see them all the time.I only see doctors wore masks before 2020) .non memorable music .AI(ChatGPT) .annoying memes .annoying youtubers(Ishowspeed,XQC). I never have heard about them before 2020 My top 3 worst things about this decade are 1.people dying from covid,people wearing masks for no reasons now(even masks mandates ended) 2. AI 3.Bad music

[@novusrex9809]

@@mathamphetamine What,s wrong with A.I? And ps I think 2010,s music was probably the worst.

[@mathamphetamine]

@@novusrex9809 AI ruins some jobs like painter,writer.2010s music sucks?Jay Chou,Ariana Grande,anime openings(guilty crown,madoka,your lie in April say no)

[@novusrex9809]

@@mathamphetamine A.I can never fully imitate human creativity, besides the 2020,s are at least somewhat exciting not necessarily as exciting as the 2000,s but more exciting as the 2010,s

[@davidthebest3443]

honestly i don't give a shit the world was never peaceful in the first place people never look at other decades i swear people nowadays are wearing nostolgia glasses

[@Bnkl-f2h]

when the youtubers avatar makes a serious face, you LISTEN!!!!!!

[@StardustAnlia]

Not how I would rate it. 2008-2011: middle school. I woke up, fought with my parents, got bullied in school before class started, retreated into my lined paper drawings during class, tried to run away from afterschool ( the YMCA would never kick me out how I wanted), eat pizza with mom and dad when I wanted to do my homework, then dictate my homework to my mom late at night while my medication bluntly pushed me into sleep 2012-2015: High school: carpooling with a hot lifeguard and a really funny guy, going to classes that stimulated my designs of a utopia where I could run forever between millions of independent states, getting one on 15 time with PhD teachers that thought I would be a famous scientist or artist, building makeshift inventions out of the junk in my now organized playroom 2016-2019: community college: taking a halved course load after a big breakdown, looking through all my home videos and sketches for answers, creating novel psychological models, writing solutions for every meltdown, feeling like my studies no longer aligned with my free work, eating a Frappuccino every day as a convenient perversion of the supplemental shakes my mom used to give me. 2020-2023: post college: living alone, never having a meltdown again, spending my days at a group for Autistic adults, searching for behaviors that were still harmful to others which I could change, becoming religious toward my own designs. I’d say the 2020s are a little bit better than 2016-2019

[@ihatesand10x]

This video deserves more views and likes

[@AshnSilvercorp]

In the first few weeks when the Core Rhombus started, I was in the middle of job hunting. When I was going through searching for job applications to fill, I had a sudden realization that I was not getting hired anywhere. I had not been so boiling mad at the world before. Knowing that no physical thing was preventing me from working, it was people's feelings that prohibited it.

[@haniii3]

Glad SOMEONE is still making sequelitis videos. Subbed!

[@TheKingWhoWins]

I unfortunately relate to almost everything you said, and I felt called out for it. Thank you

[@its_heeho]

This feels like an old Egoraptor video, and I love it. If you ever make your own sequelitis I'll 100% watch every single one

[@zakolompe5659]

We’re still not even halfway through the decade and it’s already one of the worst in history let’s hope things get better

[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

We've been building to this for decades. 80's "poor" was both parents working, 2 cars and a house, but hand-me-down shirts, no fancy dinners and whatnot. And that was considered "concerning". nowadays, the AVERAGE guy in his 20s is working9-5 no kids, no gf, cup ramen, 200 sq feet, a sleeping bag and a t.v. the size of a mini fridge, set on the mini fridge, one bathroom the size of a closet, AN DAS IT, and they're barely holding it together. Nowadays, "Poor" is literal homelessness, smellin' of smegma on the bus to work to be able to eat anything at all. And it's _100%_ corporate greed, because technology has DEFINITELY been improving, therefore improving ease of production and transport of products. It should be CHEAPER to live now than in the fifties by a significant margin, NIT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

[@Alan-lv9rw]

Life was better in the 1970’s.

[@lunamig1006]

Because people cannot deal with the consequences of their actions and blame others.

[@Crazytwister-vw4er]

Me who wants to go back to the 80’s. Who’s with me.We need to warn Micheal Jaskon

[@avishaychinaka7562]

I THINK I will volunteer in this

[@Crazytwister-vw4er]

@@avishaychinaka7562 doc get the delorean