What is the Concept of this Decade?

[Trunkage]

I don't know if anything will arise as the 'concept' of the decade. It took a long time for other decades to coalesce into a theme. It's usually just historians threading differing actions of people into a narrative

Anti-cooperation.

Because why would you work with people unless you agree on absolutely everything?

Republicans refuse to work with Democrats because of guns and abortions, Democrats refuse to work with other Democrats because they're wearing a slightly different shirt they don't like.

If you have a slightly different opinion than someone else you're "literally Satan" or on this website a "Nazi bigot."

Has today led to Elijah Lovejoy or John Brown or Charles Sumner? How many presidents have been assassinated in the last 2 decades? Or even attempts? Remember the big split between the Founding Fathers on a lot of issues? What about Prohibition? McCarthyism? Long Hot Summer? Vietnam? Even Bill Clinton not being impeached.

Anti-cooperation is what America is built on. Whoever made you think that America has ever cooperated, tell them their wrong. Anti-cooperation is status quo.

Second Gilded Age?

Probably. Why Bezos, Gates, Trump and Zuckerberg aren't called Robber Baron just astounds me. It also explains why Communism is making such a comeback

 

[stroopwafel]

Mass shootings, alt right, and chaos in general. We are in the middle of a transition period where people are just going into extreme sides cuz they don't know how to adjust in general.

I think it's more a dead end. Meritocracy crushed the collective spirit and emancipated groups of people and marginalized others. The internet allowed this to proliferate through indeed echo chambers and fringe movements that drew divisions within society that are as sharp as the borders between nations. And climate change has made our whole way of life a literal sinking ship. Instead of a transition I see it more as just a continuing process of deterioration amidst rapid scientific and technological advances. Few will benefit, many will not. Or: the rich get richer, the poor get babies. The 20th century ideologies will forever remain on the trash heap of history where they belong.

 

[Saelune]

Anti-cooperation.

Because why would you work with people unless you agree on absolutely everything?

Republicans refuse to work with Democrats because of guns and abortions, Democrats refuse to work with other Democrats because they're wearing a slightly different shirt they don't like.

If you have a slightly different opinion than someone else you're "literally Satan" or on this website a "Nazi bigot."

Ah yes, the myth that we used to agree throughout all of human history until the 2010's.

Cause every war ever was actually just a fun gettogether of friends.

By the way, if your opinion is 'White Supremacy is fine', then you're a white supremacist. I dont see how that is so hard to grasp.

 

[Fieldy409_v1legacy]

Anger. Everyone is angry.

 

[McElroy]

C'mon now think about 2010. Everything was so innocent back in the day. Outrage culture is one of the things that steadily came about during the past ten years. I see #MeToo as a recent peak and towards the end of the decade I feel some people have become incredibly sensitized to sexism, racism, and eco-anxiety. Yeah, when it comes to those issues people have constructed echo chambers around themselves and people who think alike, and every time somebody attempts to breach it they get replied with the same one-liner and get told to buzz off.

Breach it how? As in terms of trying to make a discussion about the topics or as an attempt to dissuade the movement?

One time it's the former and some other time it's the latter. First one tries to discuss for a time but after getting the same responses a thousand times it feels better just to affirm your position and hope it "wins".

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

Anti-cooperation.

Because why would you work with people unless you agree on absolutely everything?

Republicans refuse to work with Democrats because of guns and abortions, Democrats refuse to work with other Democrats because they're wearing a slightly different shirt they don't like.

If you have a slightly different opinion than someone else you're "literally Satan" or on this website a "Nazi bigot."

Ah yes, the myth that we used to agree throughout all of human history until the 2010's.

Cause every war ever was actually just a fun gettogether of friends.

By the way, if your opinion is 'White Supremacy is fine', then you're a white supremacist. I dont see how that is so hard to grasp.

How many government shutdowns happened before 2010 because of politicians stomping their feet and being babies.

Politicians always stomped their feet and were babies, but the 2010s showed that they could make a concerted effort to make nothing work to get their way and they dove head first into that 3ft deep pool.

 

[Silentpony_v1legacy]

I'd call it the Social Media Apocalypse

 

[Saelune]

Anti-cooperation.

Because why would you work with people unless you agree on absolutely everything?

Republicans refuse to work with Democrats because of guns and abortions, Democrats refuse to work with other Democrats because they're wearing a slightly different shirt they don't like.

If you have a slightly different opinion than someone else you're "literally Satan" or on this website a "Nazi bigot."

Ah yes, the myth that we used to agree throughout all of human history until the 2010's.

Cause every war ever was actually just a fun gettogether of friends.

By the way, if your opinion is 'White Supremacy is fine', then you're a white supremacist. I dont see how that is so hard to grasp.

How many government shutdowns happened before 2010 because of politicians stomping their feet and being babies.

Politicians always stomped their feet and were babies, but the 2010s showed that they could make a concerted effort to make nothing work to get their way and they dove head first into that 3ft deep pool.

Not being able to just invade and kill the people you hate will do that to a person.

Most wars were people crying like babies about stupid shit. But they had the power to exert their tantrums on others far more effectively. What was the US Civl War but a bunch of babies crying about losing slavery?

 

[Wintermute_v1legacy]

Anger. Everyone is angry.

That's about it.

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

What was the US Civl War but a bunch of babies crying about losing slavery?

An entire economic upheaval of half the US and a huge expansion of federal power is a bit more significant than you're making it out to be.

 

[Saelune]

What was the US Civl War but a bunch of babies crying about losing slavery?

An entire economic upheaval of half the US and a huge expansion of federal power is a bit more significant than you're making it out to be.

Anti-cooperation.

Because why would you work with people unless you agree on absolutely everything?

Republicans refuse to work with Democrats because of guns and abortions, Democrats refuse to work with other Democrats because they're wearing a slightly different shirt they don't like.

If you have a slightly different opinion than someone else you're "literally Satan" or on this website a "Nazi bigot."

The rampant rise of white supremacy, the hypocrisy of the so called 'pro-life movement' and the utterly immoral and inhumane views being thrown around are a bit more significant than you're making it out to be.

Same with every war ever. The US Civil War was very much about anti-cooperation.

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

What was the US Civl War but a bunch of babies crying about losing slavery?

An entire economic upheaval of half the US and a huge expansion of federal power is a bit more significant than you're making it out to be.

Anti-cooperation.

Because why would you work with people unless you agree on absolutely everything?

Republicans refuse to work with Democrats because of guns and abortions, Democrats refuse to work with other Democrats because they're wearing a slightly different shirt they don't like.

If you have a slightly different opinion than someone else you're "literally Satan" or on this website a "Nazi bigot."

The rampant rise of white supremacy, the hypocrisy of the so called 'pro-life movement' and the utterly immoral and inhumane views being thrown around are a bit more significant than you're making it out to be.

I recall you calling anyone who didn't vote for Hillary Nazis. Even people who voted 3rd party and people who supported other democratic candidates.

Unfortunately the religion and politics forum doesn't exist anymore, but your hysterical posts from 2016 existed and still leave a bad taste in my mouth.

 

[Saelune]

What was the US Civl War but a bunch of babies crying about losing slavery?

An entire economic upheaval of half the US and a huge expansion of federal power is a bit more significant than you're making it out to be.

Anti-cooperation.

Because why would you work with people unless you agree on absolutely everything?

Republicans refuse to work with Democrats because of guns and abortions, Democrats refuse to work with other Democrats because they're wearing a slightly different shirt they don't like.

If you have a slightly different opinion than someone else you're "literally Satan" or on this website a "Nazi bigot."

The rampant rise of white supremacy, the hypocrisy of the so called 'pro-life movement' and the utterly immoral and inhumane views being thrown around are a bit more significant than you're making it out to be.

I recall you calling anyone who didn't vote for Hillary Nazis. Even people who voted 3rd party and people who supported other democratic candidates.

Unfortunately the religion and politics forum doesn't exist anymore, but your hysterical posts from 2016 existed and still leave a bad taste in my mouth.

I am sure you recall me doing lots of things I never did, because I never did that. But thanks for reminding me of the lies and bullshit that continually is thrown at me to discredit me.

That is also a non-sequiter that doesnt relate to what we were talking about and is just meant to attack me rather than refute me.

That people can advocate for child torture on this site without punishment leaves a bad taste in mine.

 

[Shadowstar38]

Understanding trends, patterns, and how they affected society can only really be studied in retrospect as opposed to when where's still in the middle of it. That said.

One of the good parts: Everything related to Marvel Studios, Video games becoming increasingly mainstream, Crowdfunding becoming a thing.

As for the bad, increasing political polarization, social media increasing the vapidness of society, and most importantly...

Anti-cooperation.

Because why would you work with people unless you agree on absolutely everything?

Republicans refuse to work with Democrats because of guns and abortions, Democrats refuse to work with other Democrats because they're wearing a slightly different shirt they don't like.

If you have a slightly different opinion than someone else you're "literally Satan" or on this website a "Nazi bigot."

Judging by how the last few posts went, I'm inclined to agree with this.

 

[the December King]

The '2Ks' gave me the S.T.A.L.K.E.R games, Mighty Boosh, and my wife (she wasn't born then, I just started dating her then). So I'ma call that... a fine decade on a personal level?

As for the teeny-kays, I don't know what to call them...

"The Outraged Years", I guess.

 

[Saelune]

Understanding trends, patterns, and how they affected society can only really be studied in retrospect as opposed to when where's still in the middle of it. That said.

One of the good parts: Everything related to Marvel Studios, Video games becoming increasingly mainstream, Crowdfunding becoming a thing.

As for the bad, increasing political polarization, social media increasing the vapidness of society, and most importantly...

Anti-cooperation.

Because why would you work with people unless you agree on absolutely everything?

Republicans refuse to work with Democrats because of guns and abortions, Democrats refuse to work with other Democrats because they're wearing a slightly different shirt they don't like.

If you have a slightly different opinion than someone else you're "literally Satan" or on this website a "Nazi bigot."

Judging by how the last few posts went, I'm inclined to agree with this.

I am not saying a lack of co-operation is not a current issue, but rather I am saying it is not a new issue at all, and suggesting otherwise feeds into the same bullshit that things like 'Make America Great Again' do where people are wistful for an age where people did not stand up for themselves and just suffered their abuses in silence.

It is better that people make noise in defense of what is right, than be silent to appease those who dont want to care that bad things exist.

 

[Shadowstar38]

I am not saying a lack of co-operation is not a current issue, but rather I am saying it is not a new issue at all, and suggesting otherwise feeds into the same bullshit that things like 'Make America Great Again' do where people are wistful for an age where people did not stand up for themselves and just suffered their abuses in silence.

Obviously it was an issue to an extent before. Even in the 90's and 2000's it was a common thing that politics shouldn't be brought up in pleasant company because of the malcontent those conversations breed. I'm just saying from my perspective it seems to have been exacerbated.

It is better that people make noise in defense of what is right, than be silent to appease those who dont want to care that bad things exist.

Based on this I don't think we're even talking about the same thing so we're gonna end up talking past each other. In my experience, when otherwise rational people complain about outrage culture they're indicating overly sensitive people who get mad over stupid things, criticize everything with an air of moral superiority, and have a call to action to remove what offends them for the sake of common decency and human rights when the issue isn't that serious(I.E, people tossing around accusations of someone being a Nazi or SJW when it doesn't really fit).

 

[Worgen]

Started off pretty good then things took a turn for the really stupid. Like, most of the plant caught the stupid and ran with it hard.

 

[Drathnoxis]

Started off pretty good then things took a turn for the really stupid. Like, most of the plant caught the stupid and ran with it hard.

Planet?

Stupidity doesn't really seems to be something new. It seems like so many people are just willfully stupid, even to their own direct detriment. I almost never see anybody wearing a helmet on a bicycle, even kids which is supposedly against the law here. I just don't get it. A helmet can save your life, I can remember dozens of lectures about this in school and the grisly consequences, all ignored by the vast majority of the population. Seatbelts too. I once worked with a guy who would pull the seatbelt over his lap, but not buckle it up! Presumably so the cops wouldn't stop him and give him a ticket. I feel like I'm the only person at my work that grasps the concept that chemicals can have an effect on your body that can take years to become apparent, and it's so discouraging to have the new hires just go "meh, my body's basically wrecked anyway" when I explain that to them. It costs you NOTHING to wear the proper PPE (company supplies it) and yet I constantly see people hammering and grinding metal without even so much as safety glasses, shop foreman especially. Makes me feel like I'm the only person in the whole company that understands the concept of safety.

Then there's all the pointless destruction that people feel the need to cause. A piano was placed downtown so people could play it and make music for others to enjoy. 6 months later some of the keys were missing, the entire front case was removed, a fifth of the hammers were broken, and it was entirely unplayable. What was the point of that?

If everybody worked together we could all live very comfortable lives. There would be enough for everybody. But instead some people need to be greedy and take everything for themselves, others need to pointlessly destroy, others refuse to obey rules even to their own detriment, and others just breed and breed until the human population reaches unsustainable levels. There are 7 BILLION people on the planet. 200 years ago there was only 1 billion. This is not sustainable growth! STOP HAVING SO MANY KIDS PEOPLE!

It seems to me that a very large portion of the population are just not fit to raise children properly.

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

Then there's all the pointless destruction that people feel the need to cause. A piano was placed downtown so people could play it and make music for others to enjoy. 6 months later some of the keys were missing, the entire front case was removed, a fifth of the hammers were broken, and it was entirely unplayable. What was the point of that?

Ruining things for others gives people a sense of control. There's a reason that poor neighborhoods tend to be the ones graffitied up, tagging things makes people who have very little power suddenly feel powerful because they get to effect their environment, even if it's to the detriment of everyone, including themselves. I feel like it's similar to depressed people who cut themselves.

Then again, some people are just assholes.