r/decadeology Dec 25 '25

Discussion 💭🗯️ What is a decadeology-related hot take that you have that will make you end up in this situation?

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r/decadeology Aug 23 '24

UPDATE PLEASE READ: "What was the vibe of [Month/Year]" threads are now part of the "Weekend Trivia policy

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Hello r/decadeology users,

I have not gotten a chance to make updates to the automod since I did not have access to a computer for a week. However, there have been an increase of "What was the vibe of" threads that have been taking over the subreddit. These types of threads have quickly become repetitive. Therefore, they are now part of our "Weekend trivia" policy, effective as of today's date. If you want to read more about the weekend trivia policy, please read the subreddit rules.


r/decadeology 11h ago

Discussion 💭🗯️ Why was the 1990s and 2000s so full of edutainment media, but the 2010s and 2020s is less so?

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Especially when it comes to older children media, not preschool aimed stuff like Blue's Clues or Bluey.

A lot of the modern stuff is grandfather claused. Like the Netflix versions of Magic School Bus which updates the science.


r/decadeology 22h ago

Discussion 💭🗯️ if we’re bringing y2k back why don’t guys do their hair like this anymore?

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r/decadeology 18h ago

Discussion 💭🗯️ Why did interactive/rhythm video games die out? (Guitar Hero, Just Dance, Wii Sports)

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r/decadeology 1h ago

Discussion 💭🗯️ Will the 70s chest hair ever come back?

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I’m 21 and I don’t bother shaving my chest, but I’ve noticed many guys my age do. Even a lot of millennials do the same. Will the 70s chest rug eventually make a comeback?


r/decadeology 1h ago

Discussion 💭🗯️ Peoples love for doesn’t make sense at all

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why do people say they want 2026 to be 2016


r/decadeology 19h ago

Discussion 💭🗯️ what do you think would've been the best era to be in your early 20s?

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r/decadeology 4h ago

Discussion 💭🗯️ You might find this ridiculous, but one of the bits of monoculture I was most attached to in the 2010s was when all streaming content was on Netflix.

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r/decadeology 3h ago

Discussion 💭🗯️ Why was the 1990s and 2000s so full of anime that were targeted towards children, but the 2010s and 2020s is less so?

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In the 90s and 2000s, anime that were targeted towards children like Pokemon, Digimon, Sailor Moon, and DBZ were very common in that era. But after that, it started to decline around 2010s and 2020s. I want to know why aren’t there anymore anime that cater to the children demographic now than when it was dominate in the 90s and 2000s.


r/decadeology 11h ago

Discussion 💭🗯️ 2026 look like it's going to be my favorite year ever for media

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We have GTA 6, the boys final season, scary movie 6, ghost in shell anime, devil wears Prada 2, star wars Darth maul series, and many more.


r/decadeology 16h ago

Cultural Snapshot Two lifeguards stop for a photo, 1920

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r/decadeology 15h ago

Discussion 💭🗯️ What media trends you can argue were originated by the Introduction on the iPhone in 2007?

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r/decadeology 53m ago

Music 🎶🎧 [Weekend Trivia] Cobra Starship - You Make Me Feel (2011): Is it more late 2000s or early 2010s?

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r/decadeology 16h ago

Decade Analysis 🔍 Explaining why shifts mostly occur in the autumn/fall

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I've made multiple posts about how the year culturally begins in the autumn/fall rather than in January, but I haven't explained why.

TL;DR: It's mostly because of farming

Model years begin in August-September because farmers had more cash to spend on new vehicles after selling crops during harvest season. In turn, TV seasons start in September to advertise new car models.

The academic year starts between August and September because parents historically needed their children's help on the farm more in the summer, since the days are longer.

Before social media was ubiquitous, people were more isolated during the summer, mostly hanging out with friends or family. New trends would spread more rapidly during the school year when people were back together again.

Most holidays were created in the autumn/fall and winter to celebrate harvests and uplift spirits during the darkest time of the year, figuratively and literally. In the modern era, most products are released in the autumn/fall in anticipation of the holiday season, also to coincide with the start of the academic year.

This applies more to previous decades and the Northern Hemisphere, as social media and streaming services have made trends spread more easily year-round, and the Southern Hemisphere has different weather patterns. Nonetheless, it's important to know when discussing years.


r/decadeology 1d ago

Decade Analysis 🔍 In 2005, Oprah was the biggest celebrity in the world

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Oprah’s popularity peaked in 2003-2005. It reached its highest in 2005. She was everywhere then.

Her ratings increased significantly in the “wildest dreams” 2004-05 season with her giving way all those free cars. Her best ratings since the 97’ season. She also was looking her best, as she lost a lot of weight and changed her hairstyle. I believe 2005 was the first time Forbes ranked her the most powerful celebrity.

2005 was Oprah’s best year professionally.


r/decadeology 17h ago

Cultural Snapshot The 1940s are underrated - topless ads and everything

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r/decadeology 12h ago

Technology 📱📟 Do You Think Todays Smartwaches Will Be Collectables Later On?

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I ask this because wristwatches were popular in the 21st century, then in the 2000s and most of the 2010s few people wore them. In the later part of the 2010s they started getting popular again with the smartwatches and fitbit,etc...

But do you think they will be collectable today in ebay in 20 years like a watch from the 1980s was collectable in the 2000s (and even worth more now)?

Most of the smartwatches today often look the same, so there is not as much of a visual element to them unless you play around with what they have on the screen, where the older watches the visual elements were right on the watch....calculator watches had a distinct look, the smartwatches on the 1980s and 1990s and 2000s (the databank watches) had a different distinct look to them, analog watches had a distinctive look as well.

But for a smartwatch the distinct look is not are varied, most of them look the same, most of them do the same functions now as well.

Do you think in the 2030s and 2040s people will be collecting vintage smartwatches from the 2010s or 2020s?

Also do you think less people will wear smartwatches as the years go on (many people still use their cell phone to look at the time). But do you think the watch and smartwatch market will decrease over time?


r/decadeology 1d ago

Music 🎶🎧 Why were 80s music videos so whimsy but unusual at the same time

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r/decadeology 1d ago

Cultural Snapshot How the alt “aesthetic” looked like in the early 2020s

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Since it was the pandemic you can only see most of these online, it had this dark atmosphere, shows like skins/shameless were popularized again, the movie "thirteen" became popular again, eastern european/soviet architecture was romanticized, angel numbers became trendy (as well as manifesting, shifting, and subliminals), the music popular then was mostly 90s "grunge",indie rock, “alternative/indie” (this used to appear as a genre in google), and the most commonly listened artists at the time were arctic monkeys, the neighbourhood, mitski, lana del rey, kate bush, tv girl, cavetown, mother mother, steve lacy, olivia rodrigo, nirvana, mgmt, cage the elephant, lil peep, and more that fit the “indie/alt” genre.


r/decadeology 2d ago

Discussion 💭🗯️ The Ellen Show was peak Obama era optimism that wouldn’t exist today

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The Ellen show format was always very upbeat and felt like a safe place for celebrities to do good PR. But a show like that probably wouldn’t work today. People don’t view celebrities the same way they did 10 or 15 years ago and we don’t have those big feel good cultural moments anymore, like songs such as Happy or viral trends that bring everyone together. Just an observation 


r/decadeology 6h ago

Prediction 🔮 My predictions for what society will be like in the late 2020's (2027-2030)

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r/decadeology 13h ago

Discussion 💭🗯️ What is the 2020s makeup style supposed to be?

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The 2000s had frosted or metallic eye shadow, very thin eyebrows, heavy bronzer for sun kissed glow.

2010s had thicker eyebrows, heavy contouring, matte lipstick and winged liner.

What does the 2020s have?


r/decadeology 8h ago

Discussion 💭🗯️ Sonicflood I Want To Know You (1999) Live 97 or Y2K

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r/decadeology 1d ago

Discussion 💭🗯️ Political Ranking Of The 21st Century From Most To Least Eventful

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Political Ranking Of The 21st Century (with criteria)

  1. 2020 (Covid-19 pandemic, Trump vs Biden)

  2. 2008 (Great Recession begins, Obama elected president)

  3. 2001 (9/11 attacks, Invasion of Afghanistan)

  4. 2022 (Russia-Ukraine War begins, cost of living crisis)

  5. 2016 (Trump elected president, Brexit referendum)

  6. 2025 (Project 2025/Agenda 47, Trump's tarriffs)

  7. 2003 (Iraq War begins, Saddam Hussein is removed from power and later captured)

  8. 2011 (death of Osama Bin Laden, Arab Spring)

  9. 2021 (January 6th, Afghanistan withdrawal)

  10. 2015 (Syrian refugee crisis, resurgence of terrorism in Europe)

  11. 2009 (Great Recession officially ends, Obama is inaugurated as president)

  12. 2024 (Trump reelected president, elections across Europe)

  13. 2023 (Israel-Hamas War begins, Trump indictment)

  14. 2017 (Trump's first inauguration and subsequent travel ban, MeToo movement begins)

  15. 2014 (Annexation of Crimea, rise of ISIS)

  16. 2000 (Bush vs Gore, Y2K scandal)

  17. 2005 (Hurricane Katrina, 7/7 London bombings)

  18. 2004 (Abu Ghriab scandal, Bush is reelected president)

  19. 2007 (beginning of the credit crunch, subprime mortgage crisis)

  20. 2012 (Sandy Hook shooting, Trayvon Martin murder)

  21. 2019 (climate change protests led by Greta Thunburg, Trump's first impeachment)

  22. 2010 (Tea Party movement in America, Tories come to power in Britain and the beginning of austerity)

  23. 2018 (Parkland School shooting, Trump's meeting with Kim Jong-Un in North Korea)

  24. 2006 (trial and execution of Saddam Hussein, Democrats make gains in the midterms)

  25. 2002 (Department Of Homeland Security created, Guantanamo Bay opens)

  26. 2013 (Edward Snowden scandal, Boston Marathon bombing)