# What will the 2010s be remembered for?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 30, 2019, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-2010s-be-remembered-for/845631 "2019-12-30T21:40:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Asuka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-2010s-be-remembered-for/845631/21 "2019-12-31T06:30:23Z")

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The Decade of Alarmism.

I remember reading multiple articles at the time on how 2012 was the worst year ever but now I can’t even what reasons they give.

Remember that Vox video on how 2015 was the worst year ever?

MTV had a video made in 2016 even before the US election calling it the worst year ever.

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**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-2010s-be-remembered-for/845631/22 "2019-12-31T07:16:40Z")

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Connectivity and the internet in your pocket. It is the most important development of the decade. For good or for ill.

Bring on the Roaring Twenties!!

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-2010s-be-remembered-for/845631/23 "2019-12-31T07:22:47Z")

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> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#):
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> Connectivity and the internet in your pocket. It is the most important development of the decade. For good or for ill.
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> Bring on the Roaring Twenties!!

Absolutely. This is a pretty significant lifestyle change for me. Also, streaming services and the rise of social media, as has been mentioned. This decade is quite different, to me, than the last.

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-2010s-be-remembered-for/845631/24 "2019-12-31T09:01:07Z")

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Game Of Thrones  
Emojis  
The Ice Bucket Challenge  
Crowdfunding  
Adele and Ed Sheeran  
Marvel movies  
Fidget Spinners  
YouTuber millionaires  
Unprecedented political turmoil worldwide  
Tesla

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