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Just because nu-metal stopped appearing on normie Billboard charts doesn't mean that it had zero relevancy in the mid-late 2000s

I've been lurking and noticed the notion that nu-metal vanished into thin air after the early 2000s. There are countless nu-metal AMVs from the mid-late 2000s on YouTube that debunk this, they're a dime a dozen.

It wasn't mainstream anymore, but it wasn't niche either, it was still moderately popular, especially outside of America. Emo becoming popular wasn't an overnight thing either, bands like Jimmy Eat World were already gaining popularity in the early 2000s.

Not to sound like a music elitist, but I feel like most users here are Americans who only listen to music from the Billboard Hot 100, anything else just doesn't exist to them.

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u/Training_Computer478 — 2 days ago
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My take on the supposed "stagnation" that's currently occurring

I’ve observed people complaining about stagnation. My friend recently complained that getting a new phone is boring nowadays because it looks the same. I disagree with “nothing has changed since [insert year]!!” However, there is a hint of truth to it.

It's more so a case of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” rather than rejecting progress.

While performance will certainly improve in the future, smartphone/tablet design was perfected over a decade ago, and will always retain the same basic look and functionality, rectangles that let you communicate and view media when you touch them. It was envisioned long before the 2010s. Future humans will probably still use tablet-like devices like Star Trek.

Nobody wants to use stuff like the Apple Vision Pro, Google Glass, Meta glasses or neuralink. There’s already immense backlash to them. They're inconvenient and invasive.

Video game graphics are nearly photorealistic, there’s not that much room for improvement. Animation likely won’t see another massive visual upgrade after the transition from cels to digital or standard definition to high definition.

There will definitely be cultural and societal shifts later this century, along with technological advances in other areas, but smartphone/tablet design, visuals of animation, and video game graphics have been refined by this point. I think some people are in denial of this because they think it will be harder to define eras, but there will be other things.

I think society is freaking out because we've gotten so used to rapid advancement that slowing things down in certain areas feels unnatural. Ironically, gradual progress was the norm for most of human history, the progress of the 20th century was unprecedented.

u/Training_Computer478 — 23 days ago
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Q4 is the most defining part of the year

I hate Reddit, so I'm writing this on a throwaway, but this topic has been lingering in my head for months and I suppose this is the best place to share my thoughts.

I've seen people disregard the fourth quarter of the year, saying it's too late to be relevant, but I'd argue that it's the most defining part of the year.

It's essentially the culmination of everything that had been building up throughout the entire year, along with the most memorable days of the year. When you think of a certain year, it's likely that you'll think back to a holiday, whether the memories are pleasant or not. The late winter and early springtime have Valentine's Day and Easter, but those are nowhere near as big as the Q4 holidays. People don't get paid time off for them.

Additionally, besides summer blockbusters, most iconic films are released during autumn.

However, the claim that the fourth quarter is basically next year culturally has a hint of truth to it. Songs associated with a certain year are often released at the end of the previous year and so on. The fourth quarter can be the peak of the current year and a sneak peek of the new year. They aren't mutually exclusive.

What do you guys think?

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u/Training_Computer478 — 26 days ago