the decade of transformation: 2010s

I haven’t spent much time on this earth, but from my experience, the decade of the 2010s has impacted this society more than any other decade. There’s many reasons for this well-tested theory, but without further ado, I’m just going to list them.

Music:

The music has evolved from instrumental and typically consisting of the help of more than 2 people producing it, to where you alone could use an app to make something that sounds like the song playing on the radio. Actually, no one really listens to the radio anymore so we wouldn’t know. Don’t get me wrong, the local radio can be a great thing if you don’t have Bluetooth and don’t want to drive in silence, but the music apps are definitely taking over. And it’s a great thing, because who doesn’t want to pay $10 to listen to whatever you want whenever you want.

Social Media:

“You’re always looking at that phone.” Ok boomer. My dad tells this to me all the time and my reason to keep looking at my phone and ignore him is social media. I mean yeah, is it healthy? Nope. Does it cure my temporary boredom, help me become friends with random people I will probably never meet, cause most of my procrastination problems and is the result of the great lack of sleep I always have? Yes. It’s worth it though… or is it? Probably not, but I’m too prideful to delete it. (whoops)

Internet:

This goes along with social media, but also includes YouTube, and with that comes vines (rip). I’ve spent countless hours on YouTube watching all the iconic memes we know as vines. Unfortunately, vine is dead. but its legacy lives on. Through YouTube. Also, we can’t ignore the fact that the most marvelous things in the world were created during this decade which is also dead now: memes.

Memes:

If you’re like me, you’ve had to explain the definition of a meme and provide an example to your mother or grandparents. They may or may not have understood it, but hey. You tried to bless their lives. I think Memes are the main thing that made this discussed decade what it was. It was the first time people of all backgrounds really came together to enjoy a common interest. And with that being said, this was also probably the most peaceful decade of all time as well.

Have a good week:)

Author: Katie Spiers

"You can't do all the good the world needs, but the world needs all the good you can do." - Jana Stanfield This is my favorite quote and is what I find myself striving towards everyday-- to do the most good I can.

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  1. I found this blog post definitely interesting. I agree with you on that society experienced a massive amount of change during this last decade. With technology, modern culture was altered. Although I tend to live in a past I did not exist in, I fall prey to things such as the internet. In some ways it is disheartening to see how social media has taken over everything and how much music has changed, but I feel like it is not all bad. The internet has connected people both on a national scale as well as internationally. For instance, someone in France would understand the same meme as someone in California way back in the United States. Interesting points and perspectives that I enjoyed reading, thanks. (:

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