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How will people look back on the '00's?
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Anticitizen One said:
I'm not American, so your argument falls a little flat. Half a decade of the world trying to tear itself apart is pretty fuckin' awful. Multiple Atomic Bombs were dropped, killing millions. Then it opened the door for communist Russia to take over half of war-torn Europe, the effects of which are still rippling through much of the continent.
Nothing that's happened in this decade has come even close, even 9/11 and the war on terrorism.
The Lamonster
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ugh, some terrible answers in this thread.
The wars and terrorism. (Though that will overlap with the next decade with Afganistan)
Economic failure, perhaps a clear indication of the stupidity in "leave-it-alone" capitalism.
China's rising importance on the world stage.
The energy crisis.
Green movement.
The internet and technology:
Economic failure, perhaps a clear indication of the stupidity in "leave-it-alone" capitalism.
China's rising importance on the world stage.
The energy crisis.
Green movement.
The internet and technology:
Lots of free information
An effective way to get around censorship (See: China's internet population and WikiLeaks)
The Streisand effect
The birth of easy piracy
The attempts to control the internet with the excuse of fighting piracy.
The increase in free stuff (Google)
Easy to get media (overlaps with above point) (Hulu, Last.fm, Pandora, Spotify...)
Old media staying important and being available. (Overlaps with above point)
Easy archival of old stuff.
Simple way to publish your own media.
Mass communication's popularization
"Social" media (Twitter, Facebook, MySpace...)
Really powerful computers becoming available to everyone
The iPod.
Mobile platforms trying to become important as "normal" computers.
Easy GPS navigation.
Netbooks and lightweight OSes.
Open-source awesomeness. (Firefox!)
Linux finally becoming more popular (Ubuntu in particular)
Internet shows and media starting to become just as important as stuff on TV and radio.
The death of "regular" news.
Increasing distrust in reliability of pictures and video, due to increasing availability and ease of image and video editors
eBooks' increasing popularity (Kindle, Nook...)
Internet and computers starting to increase in importance in developing countries
The increasing acceptance and importance of video games in the mainstream
The use of the internet in movements (Anon's Scientology protests)
The beginning of Stem-cell organs
The beginning of Hydroponics and Aeroponics
The beginning of in vitro meat.
OLED flexible screens
...and a lot more other stuff that I've probably missed.
And of course, the LGBT movement.An effective way to get around censorship (See: China's internet population and WikiLeaks)
The Streisand effect
The birth of easy piracy
The attempts to control the internet with the excuse of fighting piracy.
The increase in free stuff (Google)
Easy to get media (overlaps with above point) (Hulu, Last.fm, Pandora, Spotify...)
Old media staying important and being available. (Overlaps with above point)
Easy archival of old stuff.
Simple way to publish your own media.
Mass communication's popularization
"Social" media (Twitter, Facebook, MySpace...)
Really powerful computers becoming available to everyone
The iPod.
Mobile platforms trying to become important as "normal" computers.
Easy GPS navigation.
Netbooks and lightweight OSes.
Open-source awesomeness. (Firefox!)
Linux finally becoming more popular (Ubuntu in particular)
Internet shows and media starting to become just as important as stuff on TV and radio.
The death of "regular" news.
Increasing distrust in reliability of pictures and video, due to increasing availability and ease of image and video editors
eBooks' increasing popularity (Kindle, Nook...)
Internet and computers starting to increase in importance in developing countries
The increasing acceptance and importance of video games in the mainstream
The use of the internet in movements (Anon's Scientology protests)
The beginning of Stem-cell organs
The beginning of Hydroponics and Aeroponics
The beginning of in vitro meat.
OLED flexible screens
...and a lot more other stuff that I've probably missed.
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Probably for the ipod. 9/11 and Obama will most likely be some what remembered later on too.
Dude Abides
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I hate to be pedantic,
but the 00's won't end until December 31, 2010. When you count to ten, you start counting at 1 and go through 10, you don't start at 0 and end at 9.
(actually I love it)
Web 2.0, 9/11 and other Bush-related failures, war and global warning, IMO.
Personally, this decade was awesome. Generally though, I think not so much; hopefully in a few decades they will be regretting the wars and pollution and global warming and general disregard for human rights in this decade. That is, unless what's been done during the 00's already doomed the next few decades and we don't have much time left.
Also, it's a shame I can't say space exploration. I must be the only one who thinks that's a priority. There's been advances (water on the moon, mars exploration, additions to the ISS, etc), but nowhere near where we should be.
Personally, this decade was awesome. Generally though, I think not so much; hopefully in a few decades they will be regretting the wars and pollution and global warming and general disregard for human rights in this decade. That is, unless what's been done during the 00's already doomed the next few decades and we don't have much time left.
Also, it's a shame I can't say space exploration. I must be the only one who thinks that's a priority. There's been advances (water on the moon, mars exploration, additions to the ISS, etc), but nowhere near where we should be.
Dabookerman
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Sirpopopop
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This is the decade that brought us T Dawg.
Therefore, how can it be bad?
Therefore, how can it be bad?
Dude Abides
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cntrational said:
What reason is that?
There's no year called "0 A.D." in the Gregorian calendar for a reason, you know.
Foliorum Viridum
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Damn fucking right.T Dawg said:For Live music:
Everyone in 20 years time is going to be talking about going to Muse gigs the same way that old hippies now go on about going to see the Grateful Dead back in the 70s and 80s.
War, war, terrorism and war. Probably a lot of Web 2.0 stuff as well.
Overall, I don't think people will look fondly at the decade.
templeusox
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And 8 years later, the industrial design and software is as shit-poor as on Day 1.Tobor said:
I've been alive during the 70s, 80s, 90s, and 00s, and this is by far the shittiest decade ever. Everything has sucked ass this decade. Shitty music, shitty movies, shitty clothing styles and hairdos, plus all the bad shit that's happened not only in the U.S., but around the rest of the world. Just a terrible fucking decade all around, from beginning to end.
Dude Abides
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Kurtofan said:
Upon reflection, you are correct. I was erroneously conflating it with the whole "end of the millenium" craze.
RumblingRosco
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Everytime someone posts either A) a videogame console or B) some semi-popular internet term/website (see: "web 2.0") I die a bit inside.
I honestly doubt most people have ever even heard of web 2.0, let alone will remember the term years from now. Who gives a shit, really?
Middle East wars. Obama. 9/11. The 2004 Spain train bombing and other terrorist attacks. Those will be in the history books and will be known for years and years.
I honestly doubt most people have ever even heard of web 2.0, let alone will remember the term years from now. Who gives a shit, really?
Middle East wars. Obama. 9/11. The 2004 Spain train bombing and other terrorist attacks. Those will be in the history books and will be known for years and years.
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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Dude Abides said:
Well, at least you're conceding. We've hammered this out in many threads in the past, but to reiterate to everybody who might not yet agree:
This decade = 2000-2009. The millennium started in 2001, the decade started in 2000. That's how it goes. Otherwise, 1990 is a part of the 80s, which is dumb.
GoutPatrol
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shuri said:
This decade made it so you can grow up and play videogames.
ElectricBlue187
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That's a really pessimistic thought, I really hope not.HylianTom said:
BrassMonkey1010
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I grew up a lot this decade. I went from a 9 year old to a 19 year old.
Dude Abides said:
You're mixing up your decades and centuries.
Counting down centuries will naturally start at 1 because there is no real "year 0". Decades aren't held back by this limitation because they aren't being progressively counted down, so they start at 0. This decade is 2000-2009, this century is 2001-2100.
2010 marks the start of the next decade.
thetechkid
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They'll say it was straight up dawg time! :lol
DeaconKnowledge
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The death of Michael Jackson
The presidency of Barack Obama (or more aptly, a non white American president)
The iPod (and by proxy, the death/reformatting of the music sales industry)
The maturation of the internet.
Pretty much nothing was bigger than these 4 things.
The presidency of Barack Obama (or more aptly, a non white American president)
The iPod (and by proxy, the death/reformatting of the music sales industry)
The maturation of the internet.
Pretty much nothing was bigger than these 4 things.
ZombieSupaStar
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Teddman said:
I was, on aol.
I think I started using the net in 1997, i remember always search for alicia silverstone :lol, and playing diablo 1 on battle.net
so for me the internet seemed "cooler" and more mysterious back in the late 90s, i remember everything being a dark webpage, with obnoxious animated gifs, and everyone "south parking" themselves, and reading wrestling websites.
i think I started reading gaf in 2000 and posting in 2001
maybe its nostalgia but I liked gaming better in the 90s also although this gen had the birth of the gta sandbox, thats about it though.
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