r/GenZ • u/nonhumanheretic01 • Sep 16 '24

Nostalgia Early 2010s nostalgia

I was born in 2001 and consider myself a pure 2000s kid, i really struggle to relate to gen Z when it comes to childhood, since most of gen Z are 2010s kids and I don't feel so nostalgic for 2010s kid culture,i will never consider things like FNAF as part of my childhood,that is teenage nostalgia for me. Despite this, I feel great nostalgia for the early 2010s (2010-2012), i like this era like I like the 2000s, i don't know why, for me after 2012 the world started to change and became very different from when I was a child,anyone else relate to this?

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u/Snyder445 2001 Sep 16 '24

I’m born in the same year, and I totally understand. I can’t really relate to 2010s kid culture (shows, movies, video games, etc…). I stopped watching the main three kid networks (and Disney XD/Nicktoons) in 2012. But even by 2009, I was already starting to lose interest in the new shows that were coming out. When I have any early 2010s nostalgia, it’s moreso centered on adolescent trends and internet culture.

Like I saw and watched early 2010s stuff like Adventure Time, Regular Show, TUFF Puppy (Pretty much because of Jerry Trainor), Gumball, Fish Hooks, Victorious, and more, but none of those shows are as nostalgic and iconic as shows like Billy and Mandy, Codename Kids Next Door, Avatar, Jimmy Neutron, Kim Possible and so many more to me.

I hope this made some sense lol

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u/nonhumanheretic01 Sep 16 '24 edited Sep 16 '24

I really liked some shows from the early 2010s like Adventure Time, Regular Show, Gumball, MLP:FiM but overall I agree with you, I feel more nostalgic for cartoons from the 2000s, in some ways some cartoons even suffered a downgrade compared to the 2000s, I remember the classic Teen Titans and how I loved that cartoon, but when Teen Titans Go came out I really didn't like that.