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I grew up in the 1990's (graduated high school in 1998) and looking back at that time now, it seems rather far removed from where we are today. It's been discussed on here many times before, but I think there was a palatable change in the US on 9/11 that has only become more emphasized with the economic crisis. For that reason, I think the 1990's overall is more indellibly linked to the 1980's and the entire period from say 1970-2000 was sort of its own contained "era" in the US (running from a low to a high over those 30 years), maybe move the exact begin/end years around a little, but it's pretty close.
Culturally I think there is a little bit of a split. The early 90's were definitely more "80's" in feel while the late 90's are more closely tied to the "00's", at least in terms of movies, music, etc. Even culturally though there are some major splits, especially in terms of technology that make the 90's more like the 80's then like the 00's. Things like the prevalence of cell phones and widespread internet access and use as well as the rise of 24/7 news media.
YOU Graduated in 1998??? DAMN, i had you pegged as an old fu@#$# like me!
to me, the 90s are nothing like the 70s or 80s and therefore closer to the 00s..
I think a lot depends on your age during a specific decade. I was just a small youngster during the 70s so my memory is fading fast but I remember bell bottoms and hip huggers.. disco and 50cent gas.. The decade seemed care free to me.. not a worry in the world other than how to spend a careless summer day.
I graduated high school in the early 80s, finished college and had started my adult life by the time the decade was over.. I grew up a lot during that decade. I remember having to adjust to living on my own, pinching pennies, surviving without the folks.. Times were tough but exciting at the same time. Most weekends were spent cruising the strip, hanging with my buds, or on a date with a girl. The 80s were really just a grown up version of the 70s for me.. I was still pretty care free only I didn't have summers off any more so my carefree time was spent on my days off work.
By the time the 90s had arrived, I was a DAD.. Being a parent changes EVERYTHING. All those carefree summer days were GONE and I was busting my tail trying to make sure I could give my kid everything they needed.. by the end of the decade I had divorced, remarried, started a new career and was finally making enough $$ to buy a pot to pizz in..
The 00's brought about my first son and then a pair of twins.. So no time to relax.. gotta keep busting my hump to keep the bills paid and the mouths feed. I no longer had free time to spend with my buddies on the weekend because I was busy with the kids an all their extra curricular activities.
By the time the 10' are over, all the kids will be out of high school but the twins will be in College.. a whole new baliwick that I am not yet prepared for.
Eventually everything will come back around I will have my carefree days back like I had in the '70s but of course by that time, I may be too senile to enjoy them!
Apologies for bumping up this thread, but IMHO, more like the 2000s and the 2010s, since the Cold War already ended and since the Internet was already becoming more widespread and more available to the public back then.
I was born in 1986, so my view of the 90s comes from the perspective of having been ages 4-13 during that time. I sum up the 90s in three different ways.
The early 90s, well, the 80s were over. However, this is what it felt like, looking back. It seemed like there was some carry over from the 80s, but the early 90s had its own distinct feel, distinct from the 80s. I can tell the early 90s from the mid 90s. It was different. It wasn't the late 80s. There was something distinct about the early 90s. There was a craziness to it. It popped out at you.
The mid 90s, specifically 1993-1997, that is essentially the big part of the 90s. So much of what I like about the 90s came from this part. Before the rise of the internet, before boy bands, before Britney Spears. This is the part of the 90s so many people idealize about. This is when Nickeledeon was good, when TV felt like it was worth watching. There was a share of chaos, such as OJ Simpson, Bill Clinton,etc. I also felt like during this time, there was a growing message of acceptance, changing things, diversity, all the big stuff coming up.
The late 90s was chaotic. School shootings, the dot-com bust, fears of Y2K. I also noticed a change in the culture. Boy bands were getting big. Teen pop idols were coming into fruition, such as Britney Spears.
If I could sum up the 90s in certain TV shows, this is how I would sum it up:
Early 90s: Saved By The Bell, Fresh Prince of Bell Air(the early episodes), Doug.
Mid 90s: Smart Guy, All American Girl, Bill Nye The Science Guy, Secret World of Alex Mack and to a certain extent, Ghostwriter.
Late 90s: Beavis and Buthead, South Park, Daria.
Apologies for bumping up this thread, but IMHO, more like the 2000s and the 2010s, since the Cold War already ended and since the Internet was already becoming more widespread and more available to the public back then.
True though the Internet wasn't really that widespread until 1995. I'd say up to '94 is more like the 70s and 80s, and 1995 and later more like the 00s and this decade.
I see the 90s as a mix of all the decades with it's own unique flair. However, I feel as though 90s teens were the least rebellious. They seemed more like 60s teens with how conservative they dressed and how they acted. 70s teens, 80s teens, and teens of today were definitely more rebellious and not so uptight like 90s teens were/are.
I see the 90s as a mix of all the decades with it's own unique flair. However, I feel as though 90s teens were the least rebellious. They seemed more like 60s teens with how conservative they dressed and how they acted. 70s teens, 80s teens, and teens of today were definitely more rebellious and not so uptight like 90s teens were/are.
How would you say 90s teens were less rebellious than teens of the 60's, 70's, and 80s(other than how they dressed)?
i really think the 90s were more like the 70s/80s than the 00's forward.
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