Watch this video then reflect on the 2000's decade and read below:

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Now, 2000 is considered one of the best years ever, better than most years of the 90's and arguably better than any year from the 90's decade(Unless you're someone who favors the early-mid 90's over the late 90's of course...)

Everything was booming financially, culturally.

Internet was a brand new delicacy, before it became a mainstay home appliance as it became later in the decade and is today.

Every musical genre was booming, unlike later in the decade when it was either only Urban sounding Pop, Rock or Hip Hop.

Same with movies before action movies became mostly Superhero orientated like later in decade.

Wrestling was still booming, WWF had it's biggest year ever with The Rock on top as the biggest wrestling star of all time. WCW while not in best shape, was still getting 4-5 million viewers.

2000 made me think the upcoming decade would be better than than the 90's, as 2000 was like 1999 but on steroids.

Then events that occurred in 2001 changed that, with 9/11 where the 2000's decade into the opposite direction of what was expected. We enter a recession by March 2002.

Look at 2000 then look at 2003, only 3 years later and it's unrecognizable.

2000's ended up being a grand disappointment, the year 2000 was not the sample of the upcoming decade, it was the swan song of the 90's.

The 90's was opposite, it looked like it might turn into a bad decade at first but ended up being incredible and is fondly remembered as one of the best decades ever along with the 80's.

Much like the 1970's, the 2000's isn't looked at fondly completely.

Most fawn about the late 70's but disregard the early 70's, while with the 2000's, most fawn about the early 2000's and are not as nostalgic about the mid-late 2000's.

Compared to the 1980's and 1990's where the decade is beloved top to bottom.

2000 is what the 2000's could of been but ultimately wasn't.

What are your thoughts?

2000 (and 1999) were some of my favorite years of my life. There was a dark time from 2001-2003, but 2004 and 2005 were good again and I feel nostalgic about those years as well, and also 2008. The 90's for me only had two bad years: 1990 and 1998. The 2010's had a lot more.

9/11 is ultimately what shifted the tone of the decade, but what's interesting is things were already shifting in a dark grittier direction as soon as 2001 rolled around, specifically in music

The year 2000 is the REAL 2000s. This is the year that defined the 2000s as a decade in general with Y2K trends. When I think of the 2000s, I think of 2000 far more than 2006 for example. 1999 onwards were 2000s culture.

9/11 is ultimately what shifted the tone of the decade, but what's interesting is things were already shifting in a dark grittier direction as soon as 2001 rolled around, specifically in music


I disagree, while things got grittier(compare Backstreet boys "I want it that way" or "shape of my heart" to "The call" in 2001 or NSYNC's "It's gonna be me" to "Girlfriend", it still had that Y2K futuristic vibe that defined Y2K culture.

But even then I think what would've happened is that NSYNC and Backstreet boys would get replaced by O-Town as top boyband, remember at the very start of this era Ginger left the Spice girls and they matured, Mel. C aka Sporty Spice even went solo.

In late 2000/2001 Aaron Carter got big, as well as Dream and A-Teens had their first original hit "Upside down" being hot in 2001(Though I think they came out in 2000)

If 9/11 and post 9/11 depression doesn't happen I don't see music going more sad, I think NSYNC's "hiatus" would've been delayed by a year or at the very least they get replaced by the up and coming boybands and pop singers of 2001.

You gotta remember TRL was still replaying songs from 1998 & 1999 well into late 2001 and Backstreet boys & NSYNC dominated #1 spot on TRL until March 2002, "Tearin up my heart" was still being played on TRL in 01/02.

Post 9/11 to about Summer of 2002 is radically different than post summer 2002-2004/early 2005ish.

In 2001 Sum 41 was hip and new, post Summer 2002 those songs were considered as previous era.


The year 2000 is the REAL 2000s. This is the year that defined the 2000s as a decade in general with Y2K trends. When I think of the 2000s, I think of 2000 far more than 2006 for example. 1999 onwards were 2000s culture.


Disagree with this as well, 2000-first half of 2002 is unlike anything of the rest of the 2000's, it felt like an extension of late 90's culture especially the year 2000, 2000 was basically 1999 part 2.

Disagree with this as well, 2000-first half of 2002 is unlike anything of the rest of the 2000's, it felt like an extension of late 90's culture especially the year 2000, 2000 was basically 1999 part 2.

You could say 2000 was 1999 part 2 if you want. But that would only go to prove that 1999 was also part of 2000s culture. 1999 was different from 1997 and most of 1998. That's when I believe true 2000s culture began.

You could say 2000 was 1999 part 2 if you want. But that would only go to prove that 1999 was also part of 2000s culture. 1999 was different from 1997 and most of 1998. That's when I believe true 2000s culture began.


Heavily disagree, 1999 and 2000 are completely different from a core 2000's year.

Even a year like 2001-early 2002 is very separate from core 2000's.

2000's culture is where Hip Hop & Rock dominated charts, Mp3 players ruled, where movies were Superhero heavy.

You didn't see any of that in 1999 and 2000, or even 2001-early 2002.

During those times Boy Bands dominated, every single genre was booming, TRL was the top music show, teen comedies dominated, internet was a delicacy & dial up dominated, had to buy albums on CD, WWF was in the Attitude era etc

1999 & 2000 are an extension of 1997-1998 and are closer to those years.

Core 2000's is completely different.

>2000's ended up being a grand disappointment, the year 2000 was not the sample of the upcoming decade, it was the swan song of the 90's.

In all fairness, it was also the last year of the 2nd millennium AD.

>2000's ended up being a grand disappointment, the year 2000 was not the sample of the upcoming decade, it was the swan song of the 90's.

In all fairness, it was also the last year of the 2nd millennium AD.


True, but 2001 is 3rd millennium yet Y2K.

I could've included pre 9/11 2001, or even September 2001-March 2002 pre recession hold period before we felt affects of 9/11.

But 2000 start to finish was no debate lol

2000 really made people think it was gonna be better than the 90's, much like the 90's was better than the 80's(arguably), and it was looking like it would be 2000-pre 9/11 were honestly better than a bunch of actual 90's years, even though technically the 2000-spring 2002 period is an extension of the 90's and apart of the 97-02 Y2K era.

1990 was the exact opposite, especially in my personal life. It was a rough start to an otherwise pretty good decade. Hopefully 2020 was not a preview of of how the rest of this decade is going to be.

1990 was the exact opposite, especially in my personal life. It was a rough start to an otherwise pretty good decade. Hopefully 2020 was not a preview of of how the rest of this decade is going to be.


90's looked like it was gonna be a decade of war in 1990, ended up being a mostly peaceful decade.

2000's looked like it was gonna continue 90's peace, ended up having the worst terrorist attack on American soil, as well as being a decade of war.

90's looked like it was gonna be a decade of war in 1990, ended up being a mostly peaceful decade.

2000's looked like it was gonna continue 90's peace, ended up having the worst terrorist attack on American soil, as well as being a decade of war.


Also 1990 the economy was in a recession, while it was booming the rest of the decade.

In 2000 it was the peak of the dot com bubble, which busted and that combined with 9/11 put us in a small recession. And of course there was the big one at the end of the decade caused by the real estate bubble.

Also 1990 the economy was in a recession, while it was booming the rest of the decade.

In 2000 it was the peak of the dot com bubble, which busted and that combined with 9/11 put us in a small recession. And of course there was the big one at the end of the decade caused by the real estate bubble.


Has there ever been two great decades in a row?

I would say 80's and 90's but didn't 80's have numerous issues towards the end.