Every decade has its own unique set of cultural influences and effects on society. From the popular music of the time, to the scientific advances that paved the way for future endeavors, each decade has left its mark on toady’s life, none of which are perhaps as easily recognizable of the previous decade. This post will explore the cultural aspects of the previous decade, how society, and its influences have shaped the world as we know it today, and how the legacies of the 2000’s have led to the world we have today. The Media is what shapes a society and its culture, and in the early 2000’s, media was growing at a rapid pace. With the internet on the rise, information was growing at a rapid pace. Even though it was still in its infancy, the internet allowed for a rapid sharing of information as well as broadened communication horizons. The internet also allowed for something never seen before: The rise of eSports. As multiplayer video games such as Counter-Strike, Quake, Halo, and the original DOTA were on the rise, early tournaments began to pop up, and gaming conventions such as Dreamhack allowed for numerous spectators to watch their favourite teams battle it out. The internet also allowed for information to be easily shared to the world, revolutionizing research and communication. It meant that students no longer had to resort to long library sessions and searching through endless amounts of books for information, they could now spend an hour or so online in order to do the research needed. The music and film industries also began to take advantage of the internet and its growing popularity. Early streaming services such as Napster and later SoundCloud allowed for an easier platform for music distribution, as well as giving rise to a number of smaller artists, allowing them to reach a larger audience than before, and video streaming sites such as YouTube allowed for a large spreading of amateur videos, as well as providing an outlet for larger companies to advertise on. The music of the decade allowed for the rise of many one-hit wonders in popular music, as well as a gradual shift of these genres. In the early days of the decade, the popular music was centralized around pop-punk and pop-rock genres, with artists such as Sum 41 and The All-American Rejects making a name for themselves through their energetic style and lyrics that resonated with most teens of the time. However, the popular genre eventually began shifting to songs with a more electronic influence, with artists such as Katy Perry beginning to dominate the charts, but the full scope of electronic music wouldn’t be recognized, at least by the mainstream media, until well into the following decade. Movies also saw major advancements during the 2000’s, mainly in the swift progression and adoption of CGI effects, as well as fully computer animated movies, as pioneered by Pixar and Disney. These, along with much newer approaches in storytelling, helped shaped many of today’s stories and cultural views. The mindset going into the 2000’s was hopeful and full of idealism. People believed they were moving into the future, as they were entering a new millennium, and with it, a new era of prosperity and wealth, and although that may have been true for the early parts of the decade, by the end, people’s ideas were brought down to reality, but in the harder times near the end of the decade, emerged something else. A sense of resilience that would last into the next decade, a mindset of perseverance and determination which would give way to some of the most important advancements of the present day both in science and culture.
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