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The 2000s fucking sucked (hexbear.net)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net

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Growing up in the 2000s fucked my brain hard. The sexism, homophobia and racism coupled with the free-range parenting that was simultaneously neglectful while gaslighting everyone into thinking that it was too coddling, and an internet that simply did not give a fuck who it traumatized. All topped off with a resurgence of Western jingoism from the "war in terror".

The only good thing about that period was some of the videogames were okay I guess but only if you avoid ANYTHING remotely military flavoured. A lot of shit outside of Nintendo was afraid of colour and everything was that washed out brown. Just a miserable time. Everyone was so uncreative and the world had some fucked up Southpark brainworms.

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[–] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 14 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Yea Felipe Calderon's war on drugs sucked, my parents became very scared and protective over the rise in violence

At least age of mythology was pretty cool

[–] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 15 points 3 days ago (2 children)

So many shitty movies at that time. It's probably part of the reason I don't care for movies much as an adult.

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[–] buh@hexbear.net 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

at least we got the golden age of mountain dew

[–] NinaPasadena@hexbear.net 10 points 3 days ago

Mountain dew voltage holds a special place in my heart

[–] CocteauChameleons@hexbear.net 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

an internet that simply did not give a fuck who it traumatized

Ha. Like instagram isnt a white supremacist landscape now.

Remember when r/whatpeopledie was a big on reddit?

Also I downloaded (then immediately uninstalled) Tiktok one time a long time ago and one of the first things I saw was a monkey jacking it. So I can officially tell you old person I am traumatized.

[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Oh I didn't mean to imply it isn't still bad.

spoiler

also pls don't misgender

[–] batsforpeace@hexbear.net 11 points 3 days ago

btw theres this ‘bush years’ miniseries here that is a montage of US TV footage from the 2000s, year by year, no narrator, captures the evolving political and cultural propaganda of the decade, feels a bit surreal to watch it now that I know more about how things work, vs how little I knew back then

[–] Weedian@hexbear.net 8 points 3 days ago

the best thing to come out of the 2000s were the skate videos "sorry" and "baker 3"

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