Were the late 90s the best of times?

I remember the late 90s as pretty dull and bland with no defining features TBH.

Try_harder wrote: »

The eighties were poverty and recession to me

Yes, but , but .......the music !

The 90's were awesome.
We have the Feile's which was our generation's woodstock (none of that muck music that came after it with overpriced rap bands and junkies).
I also got a job in IT and being young and single had the time of my life around then and into the early years of the 21st century.
I actually pity today's youth with all the social media bul****.
I'm on facebook and twitter but really only for following stuff but the pressure on them these days not to mention getting a job, trying to buy a house etc etc.
I wouldn't trade the those years for any other decade, at least not in Ireland.

The late 90's were a great time for Jordan Grand Prix fans.

I had a good time but I wouldn't say it was the best of times. Very hazy decade, everyone thought everything was grand but those grand times are the exact same times the Universe will rip away the floor from your feet

I was only about 6 or 7 in the late 90s so all I remember is pokemon cards

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way—in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.

It was the time before mass proliferation of mobile phones and digital cameras.

Human interactions were possibly simpler back then. Eye to eye contact. No distraction. You had to be on time for meeting friends or they'd just leave without you.

No such thing as checking your work emails at home or on holiday.

The music and movies were decent. Nirvana, Pearl Jam, REM, U2 and Britpop were ruling the charts (remember the charts??). Dance music became popular. Warren G and Nate Dogg tried to establish the G Funk era, but it never took off.

Manchester United knocked Liverpool off their perch and formed a great rivalry with Arsenal. Ireland qualified for stuff.

Our economy began to grow a bit and emigration slowed down.

Of course it wasn't perfect. The Troubles existed until 1998. There was mass slaughter in Rwanda and Yugoslavia.

I think the 90s were a great decade.

Unsolved Mysteries was a great show, although started late 80s, definitely remember it in the 90s

Noveight wrote: »

Music in general peaked when this was released October 1999. Steady decline since.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6120QOlsfU

I still use it as my ringtone. Mainly because it drives people mad.