Top Ten Reasons Why the Early 2010s Were Better Than the Late 2010s
The 2010s are almost over, and I know how much everyone hates this decade. But I feel like 2010-2012 was a simpler time that most people forget about. However, 2016-2019 has been really bad and doesn’t deserve to be remembered. Here’s reasons to why the early part of this decade is much much better than the late part, and I think most of us can agree on this.
While they still existed, they didn't interfere with everyday things nearly as much as they do these days.
It's frustrating that everyone has to be addicted to their phones. It's affecting their daily health so much.
Remember when kids played outside, and parents had to force them to come inside? Now it's the opposite.
I never had to worry about anything with Obama as president.
This makes responsible gun owners everywhere sick. Trust me.
The only really bad one I can think of is Sandy Hook. Now shootings happen every few months.
Even though there were still many bad songs back then, at least they were fun, stupid songs. Most songs today have very little effort (if any) put into them.
Pop music back then was actually better than pop music now - well, except for that untalented Justin Bieber, if you know what I'm talking about.
Oh my gosh, I remember being in high school and jamming to One Direction and 5SOS. Amnesia was (and still is) my favorite song of all time.
It's not just mumble rap that made the late 2010s a terrible time to be a popular music fan. A lot of pop singers tried to incorporate trap elements into their songs, but the results were often either boring or outright terrible. Additionally, many songs from that era were depressing and very monotone. However, at least it wasn't the worst music era ever.
Why does everyone have to listen to untalented rappers who use excessive autotune? I can't believe rock music declined in popularity because of them.
Listening to annoying pop songs about partying is probably better than listening to mumble rap.
Exactly! There was no clout chasing, no forced ads or sponsors. It felt less like a competitive market and more like something people did to chill.
I blame things like Patreon and YouTube's recommended system.
Wherefore art thou, good old days of YouTube?
TikTok is on its way to ruining a lot of things. Good thing not everything on there is bad.
Vine was fun, but it gave way to the unfortunate TikTok lifestyle.
Yeah, this is pretty obvious.
2010 is when I think Western animation started to go downhill.
While I think cartoons from the 2000s were better, I do agree.
When will these things just stop happening? And why do people think they are good ideas?
Of course, nobody even dared to eat Tide Pods back in the early 2010s.
Nowadays, people are making jokes about Ebola, cancer, 9/11, school shootings, and other serious topics.
The title says it all.
Generation Alpha jokes aren't funny. All they care about is Skibidi Toilet. Generation Z had funnier stuff.
The Newcomers
I want to go back in time to before Cuties even existed!
I made this point too. No Fortnite, TikTok, dabbing, flossing, etc. I also liked the pop culture better back then.
I would try to disprove the common misconceptions associated with Fortnite, but often, the people who hate Fortnite won't listen to reason and will continue being snotty "I only play smart games like Undertale" elitists.
They were sort of taking over, but at least they were good rappers. I'm just sick of everyone, from Drake to Taylor Swift, trying to be rappers. And don't get me started on all the Lil artists.
YES! Exactly! Finally, someone agrees with me! For a while now, rappers have been everywhere. It's pretty much mainstream.
The first "Wreck-It Ralph," an awesome movie with fun characters, came out in 2012. "Ralph Breaks the Internet," its sequel, featured bad characterizations of both WIR's characters and the Disney Princesses, along with new characters that were bland, if not annoying, and the movie was driven by a blatant feminist agenda. It was released in 2018.
YES! The early 2010s had fun movies. Even if they were clichéd, they would work around those clichés and still be unique and entertaining! The late 2010s had boring cash grabs that were crappy and dull.
I notice that TV in general is worse, and again, I hope it gets better.
Yes, and it's not something to be joked about. I hope people stop.
Angry Birds, the old Roblox, and Minecraft were not ruined. Forget SnowRunner, Farming Simulator 22, or even worse, Poppy Playtime and Friday Night Funkin'.
She would've turned 18 around this time, though.
I am now grateful that Stampy (even if I do personally find him annoying), DanTDM (back when he exclusively played Minecraft), and PopularMMOs were popular back then. At least they were better than that Dream SMP content.
The internet was a better place before Patreon.
I miss when horror games were not as popular. They felt special because it was once in a while, and the horror was genuine.
I think the mid-2010s is when the internet became obsessed with horror games like FNAF, BATIM, DDLC, Baldi, Hello Neighbor, Granny, etc. Every time a fandom for one of these games dies, a new one always rises to fame.