# 2000-2009:  Worst Decade Ever?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2000-2009-worst-decade-ever/532782>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 17, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2000-2009-worst-decade-ever/532782 "2010-03-17T19:14:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2000-2009-worst-decade-ever/532782/21 "2010-03-20T00:34:37Z")

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I wouldn’t say that the 00s were the worst decade in memory so much as I would say that it was the decade that most failed to live up to expectations.

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**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2000-2009-worst-decade-ever/532782/22 "2010-03-20T01:19:23Z")

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The 1340s, with the black death, has to be in the running. Didn’t something like 30 to 60 percent of Europe’s population die?

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