Why do people think the 2000s are indistinct compared to other decades?
I was on the thread about early 2000s fashions and it got me thinking about how a lot of people seem to see the 2000s in general as undistinctive in terms of fashion, music, and aesthetics compared to previous decades. I've heard this sentiment often. Just last night, I was listening to a podcast where the speakers were bemoaning how the 2000s is "the same" as 2022 in terms of fashion and pop culture.
Maybe it's because I came of age in the 2000s, but I've felt the decade has quite a distinct look. Crocs, wristbands, emo fashions (I was unfortunately a victim of this when I was a teen), spiked hair. Heck, the other day I was listening to the bands I liked in high school and even they sound quite different from what dominates the radio stations or my youngest sister's Spotify playlist today. To me, there's quite a bit of difference. Hell, we already have movies set in that time period like Ladybird and Turning Red.
It may not be as dramatic as a difference as say between the 1980s and 1990s, but I feel it's still very much different.