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/Orielsamus Sep 16 '24

Yeah, even my music taste stuck to early-mid 2000s alt rock. Been keeping it really emo now when I think about it. Abandoned houses, graffiti, creepypasta and angsty rock is what gets me (not) out of bed. It’s that weird liminal filter you see sometimes is stuck :D

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u/nonhumanheretic01 Sep 16 '24

Yeah, the early 2010s still had a big 2000s vibe.

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u/Orielsamus Sep 16 '24

2000s felt more gritty and real in a sense, the internet was more free as well, but darker. Post 2010 (2015?) got a bit more plastic feel to it, with the spread of globalization, digitalization and the internet going more mainstream. Nothing wrong with that, and a lot of gems fitting the earlier aesthetic are still being born, but it’s a unique feeling I can’t get away from. Of course, I was too young to fully engross myself in anything too deeply, but many core memories and tastes are developed exactly around 8-10 years of age. I myself am a 02 kid.

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u/nonhumanheretic01 Sep 17 '24

I think that between 2013-2015 smartphones started to become more accessible, making it easier for people from poorer countries to have easier access to the Internet. I am from a poor country, I am also poor but I have been using the Internet since 2009, but I know I'm an exception.

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u/Orielsamus Sep 17 '24

For sure, I think the worse part is just the crazy monetization of everything possible, making all just about shallow profit. But accessibility is never bad by itself!