Finally finished my little list of reasons the 2000s were terribad. Nostalgia can be a great comfort but I'm not losing sight of the actual past, here. https://fabled.day/before/terribad.html
Oh I was looking forward to this! I recognize everything you described except for the webcam situation, somehow I was never exposed to that. And I agree... it was all terribad.
very good post. while i personally look back really fondly on the social infrastructure of the 2000s, culturally it was clearly horrible and i'm routinely astonished how easily people memory-hole the bush era - it was a time of such extreme cultural stagnation that i still do not think we've even come close to topping
Just found your site and I agree with this post 1000%. I would also add that most of comedy from this period is all about punching down at minorities. I think that alone is like half the reason the 2010s got all progressive with how to talk about people.
Oh I was looking forward to this! I recognize everything you described except for the webcam situation, somehow I was never exposed to that. And I agree... it was all terribad.
very good post. while i personally look back really fondly on the social infrastructure of the 2000s, culturally it was clearly horrible and i'm routinely astonished how easily people memory-hole the bush era - it was a time of such extreme cultural stagnation that i still do not think we've even come close to topping
Just found your site and I agree with this post 1000%. I would also add that most of comedy from this period is all about punching down at minorities. I think that alone is like half the reason the 2010s got all progressive with how to talk about people.