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 are reasons why the early part of this decade is much, much better than the later part, and I think most of us can agree on this.

1. Less Phone Addiction

   

   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.

2. Trump Wasn’t President

   

   I never had to worry about anything with Obama as president.

3. Fewer Shootings

   

   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.

4. No Mumble Rappers

   

   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.

5. Better Music

   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.

6. YouTube Was Done for Fun and Not for Money

   

   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?

7. No TikTok, Musical.ly, or Vine

   

   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.

8. Better Cartoons

   2010 is when I think Western animation started to go downhill.

   While I think cartoons from the 2000s were better, I do agree.

9. No Stupid Internet Challenges

   

   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.

10. People Were Funnier

    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.

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    Cuties (2019) Wasn't a Thing

    I want to go back in time to before Cuties even existed!

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    Twitter Wasn't as Prevalent

    
The Contenders

13. Better Trends

    I made this point too. No Fortnite, TikTok, dabbing, flossing, etc. I also liked the pop culture better back then.

14. No Fortnite

    

    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.

15. Rappers Weren’t Taking Over

    

    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.

16. Better Movies

    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.

17. People Joked About Diseases and Mental Disorders Less

    Yes, and it's not something to be joked about. I hope people stop.

18. No Cardi B

    

19. You Wouldn’t See Anyone with a Fidget Spinner

    

20. Better Games

    Angry Birds, the old Roblox, and Minecraft were not ruined. Forget SnowRunner, Farming Simulator 22, or even worse, Poppy Playtime and Friday Night Funkin'.

21. Memes Were Less Mainstream

22. More Good News

23. Better Minecraft YouTubers

    

    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.

24. David Bowie Was Still Alive

    

25. Patreon Wasn't a Thing

    

    The internet was a better place before Patreon.

26. Parents Didn't Rely on Screens for Parenting

27. Trends Were Not as Cringy

    This was made by me. What I meant was none of those trends like Fortnite, fidget spinners, dabbing, flossing, TikTok, etc., all of which are cringey.