It has to take place in our universe in the teens. Think of it as the book someone from 2030 would choose to best describe that decade. (note, nothing by politicians or failed presidential candidates)
It has to take place in our universe in the teens. Think of it as the book someone from 2030 would choose to best describe that decade. (note, nothing by politicians or failed presidential candidates)
There is no "2010s feel". The 90s were the last decade. The Bush Era was the last era with a distinctive feel (such as it was). 2011 was the last distinctive year. Everything else blurs together now.
As ever, the date is September 10222nd, 1993
Wake Me Up When Eternal September Ends
Yup, some days I feel like the world actually ended in 2012 and we're in some kind of goofy purgatory
I feel like the internet killed "decade feels" because it allowed so much niche diversification that there was no longer any "universal narrative" in the media that everybody experienced regardless of their subculture.
Honestly that's normal, I don't think decades get a "decade feel" until well into the next decade. You don't have anything to contrast it against, because the new one hasn't really done much.
Even looking back to the Bush Era 2001-2011 may be a distinct "decade" but it was an absolute wasteland for memorable pop culture that stands the test of time. Its legacy in that regard is the deranged, cynical, paranoid "this was the post 9/11 Iraq War era" shit that reflected the insanity of the time like 24 and Children of Men.
Say what you will about Lindsay Ellis but one of her best videos was the one on Iraq War "protest music". Contrast that with the 60s Vietnam tradition, its horrific.
After 2011 pop culture becomes an absolute blur, the Duff Beer/McDonald's chicken nugget slurry, because of the mass cultural phenomena of Game of Thrones and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, combined with social media hitting its real heyday. We're so inundated with formulaic spectacle now that no one will remember anything. Hell since COVID started the years have basically stopped passing at all, we're in limbo.
I think of Bush Era culture as mostly being Newgrounds, Albino Black Sheep, and the like. Not whatever media companies were putting out.
Covid sonnnnnnnnn