In retrospect, was 2014 one of the years that changed society forever (similar to 1929, 1939, 1945, 1963, 1968, 1981, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2008, 2016, 2020, etc.)?
>More polarized politics starting (SJWs vs alt-right, Gamergate, ISIS, Black Lives Matter, Great Awokening, Woke Capital) >Tumblr went from being seen as "That site for weird teens" to "That site for SJW teens" >Mumble rap blowing up >Memes changing from unassuming stuff like rage comics to "post-ironic" "self-aware" "deep fried" memes >People starting to talk about memes in real life (whereas before it was seen as cringey) >Depression increasing among young people >Youngest Millennials graduate high school >Late Millennial teen culture phasing out >Early Zoomer teen culture phasing in >Emo/scene fully dead >Smartphones now fully a must-have among teens >Different vibe compared to 2010-2013, which were more laid-back
What happened in 1929, 63, 81, 95, 2001, 2008, 2016, 2020 didn't change society forever
Gavin Sullivan
Very American post
Adam Martin
1929: Stock market crash 1963: JFK assassination 1981: Reagan becomes president, hippie movement evaporates 1995: Internet revolution 2008: Great Recession 2016: Drumpf 2020: COVID-19
Jace Fisher
2001: 9/11
Juan Cook
Yeah but most of that stuff didn't necessarily happened in 2014, but rather through out mid/late 10s. But I think this last decade was the craziest in along time, probably since the 60s. I went from barely hearing about feminism/LGBT movement to non-stop discussions about this topic. Smartphones/internet completely widespread and bunch of stuff I can't remember.
Josiah Campbell
2014 was when this was first being noticed, 2015 it became a lot more prominent, 2016 it was inescapable and there was no turning back.
