Rubin Farr Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Some of you grew up in the 2000s, but for liberals in the United states, it was a decade from Hell. Poisoned by 9/11, it just went downhill from there: one of the worst Presidents in US history elected by the US Supreme Court; two never ending wars that have seriously damaged our national morale, a deregulated housing market that almost caused a global recession; the Great Recession that cost millions of people their jobs and homes, no accountability from the banking industry, which just continues to plod along like business as usual, after the Feds bailed them out; the deterioration of our civil rights under the Patriot Act, etc etc. The art from that time is one of the only things I can look back on and smile. What was it like outside the US, was it this bleak? I've heard it dubbed The Decade From Hell. opinions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candiru Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 My subjective experience of the 2000's consists solely of me popping wheelies on the zeitgeist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 http://forum.watmm.com/topic/88317-enough-with-the-asinine-question-threads/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caze Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 was it really that bad a decade? despite all the shit you mention, by any objective standards, today's americans, and westerners in general, live some of the most comfortable lives humans have ever lived. less crime, less actual poverty (don't bring relative wage differentials into it pls), better health care, constant technological improvement, etc. etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chim Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 It certainly didn't deliver on the promise of flying cars, but the global economic state leaving its mark was probably the most noteworthy thing, which continued into the 10s. Shit job market that fucked a lot of people over. I had good times though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juiceciuj Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 http://forum.watmm.com/topic/88317-enough-with-the-asinine-question-threads/ lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geosmina Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 it was the decade of transitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patternoverlap Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 You're right, terrible decade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YangYing Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 zole! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 yes, no, maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Mughnus Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 The 2000s is actually a millenium Rubin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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triachus Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 http://forum.watmm.com/topic/88317-enough-with-the-asinine-question-threads/ lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rubin Farr Posted August 4, 2015 Author Share Posted August 4, 2015 This is a discussion, not a question thread. Tell us your experiences that were positive? Like I said, the art produced was incredible; music, movies, games, tv shows, etc. Definitely a time of change, social media coming into its own. Just a lot of downers for us Americans, a lot of it was our own making.I remember camping out for a PS2, then calling in sick for like a week lol. Plus my best friend was also my weed dealer, so you can see where that went. I also worked for a minor celebrity, Dolly Parton so that was unique. Life is a journey, and once in a while it pays to look back on it. WATMM sure came into its own. The whole file sharing revolution... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimpyLoo Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 i was wasted the entire decade so yes it was a wasted decade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hugh Mughnus Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Positives: Wife Lots of money Good music Good food Good friends Successful in school Kicked addiction Negatives: Was an addict Shitty TV in general Have to work hard because I'm an adult now Price of beef is high Last bowel movement felt like I was shitting hydrochloric acid so I may have a roid lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goiter Sanchez Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 it was the decade of transitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 http://forum.watmm.com/topic/88317-enough-with-the-asinine-question-threads/ Well don't post in them then, you are reinforcing their creation are you not guys. As i've stated before, as .... as the threads might be, they are always well populated and popular and even mostly stay on topic. So despite everyone's misgivings, you like these .... threads yeah. So it's time to either just not post in them or stop complaining about them. Cause it's kind of rude to the OP, who's humon too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geosmina Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 it was the decade of transitions. TOP LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usagi Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 world was generally shit. Australia was alright. I went through a lot of personal changes, mostly in my worldview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Some of you grew up in the 2000s, but for liberals in the United states, it was a decade from Hell. Poisoned by 9/11, it just went downhill from there: one of the worst Presidents in US history elected by the US Supreme Court; two never ending wars that have seriously damaged our national morale, a deregulated housing market that almost caused a global recession; the Great Recession that cost millions of people their jobs and homes, no accountability from the banking industry, which just continues to plod along like business as usual, after the Feds bailed them out; the deterioration of our civil rights under the Patriot Act, etc etc. The art from that time is one of the only things I can look back on and smile. What was it like outside the US, was it this bleak? I've heard it dubbed The Decade From Hell. opinions? I feel like Eastern Europe and the Balkans got better. I can't really think of other examples though. The irony is it wasn't just bad for liberals, it was bad for all the angry lower and middle class conservatives, particularly the tea party bunch, though all the things they complain about they blame on Obama and/or falsely on liberals. It's incredible and absurd that so many sincerely discouraged and angry at the federal government and wall street keep voting for the GOP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 It's interesting how the bleakness rubbed off on music. The moody gloomy sound of Interpol after 9/11. Dubstep in the mid-00s. Radiohead's dominance. All that "emo" screamo and post-hardcore music that was big for awhile. Hip-hop seemed escapist if it was popular, all the socio-political stuff was underground, and now that subgenre seems nonexistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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