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The decade spanning from 2010-2019, though some cultural aspects began as early as 2008. Also currently known as the "10s" or the "twenty-tens".
The 2010s are when social media and smartphones became increasingly powerful and ubiquitous, revolutionizing the layperson's daily life. Social media went from being a fun distraction for some to being part of life and vital for big business, and smartphones went from being expensive niche business tools or novelties to being a powerful commodities with PC-level capacity. Tablets became popular with the iPad's release in 2010 and various other systems later on.
Political events include the Arab Spring & rise of ISIS, Occupy Wall Street, Obama, Trump, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Brexit, Kim Jong-un, the Venezuela crisis, Mugabe's fall and others. LGBT acceptance continued to rise in many places, and various countries legalized gay marriage.
Cultural trends/fads include Gangnam Style, world ending in 2012, Harlem Shake, Doge, Pokemon GO, Fidget Spinners, VR gear, and dabbing. Pop culture had things such as the global rise of dubstep, the Korean Wave reaching the West, the Weinstein Effect and lots of marketing to nostalgia. In many places, paid broadcast TV like cable declined in favor of on-demand streaming like Netflix & sites like YouTube. Free Wifi became increasingly common through the 10s, and in many places now there are hotspots everywhere. Cell phones overtook landline phones in the mid 10s.
The 2010s are when social media and smartphones became increasingly powerful and ubiquitous, revolutionizing the layperson's daily life. Social media went from being a fun distraction for some to being part of life and vital for big business, and smartphones went from being expensive niche business tools or novelties to being a powerful commodities with PC-level capacity. Tablets became popular with the iPad's release in 2010 and various other systems later on.
Political events include the Arab Spring & rise of ISIS, Occupy Wall Street, Obama, Trump, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Brexit, Kim Jong-un, the Venezuela crisis, Mugabe's fall and others. LGBT acceptance continued to rise in many places, and various countries legalized gay marriage.
Cultural trends/fads include Gangnam Style, world ending in 2012, Harlem Shake, Doge, Pokemon GO, Fidget Spinners, VR gear, and dabbing. Pop culture had things such as the global rise of dubstep, the Korean Wave reaching the West, the Weinstein Effect and lots of marketing to nostalgia. In many places, paid broadcast TV like cable declined in favor of on-demand streaming like Netflix & sites like YouTube. Free Wifi became increasingly common through the 10s, and in many places now there are hotspots everywhere. Cell phones overtook landline phones in the mid 10s.
The 2010s are the decade when the pound symbol came to be known as the hashtag by the general public.
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Get the ratbert mug.That 75 year old granny to be a wimpund years ago, but she stopped being one after hitting menopause.
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Get the Wimpund mug.A classic Japanese cartoon/anime about a magical robot cat named Doraemon who set out to improve the life of a boy named Nobita.
It is popular worldwide, but for some reason has not yet been properly released in the English-speaking world (except Singapore).
It is popular worldwide, but for some reason has not yet been properly released in the English-speaking world (except Singapore).
by udusers1 January 22, 2012
Get the doraemon mug.1. Mature female of specific animals, such as cattle, dolphins and deer.
2. Colloquially, just cattle.
2. Colloquially, just cattle.
1. The bull cattle on the beach noticed the cow dolphin tending after her baby.
2. Bulls are male cows.
2. Bulls are male cows.
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Get the cow mug.Short for the Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党, Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng) - the sole ruling party of China since 1949 when Mao Zedong seized control of Beijing and established a one-party state (People's Republic of China). Founded as a communist/socialist party in 1921 and continues to label itself as such, but in practice has been described as running a more-or-less authoritarian capitalist state since the late 20th century. Arch nemesis of the Kuomintang (KMT), the former ruling party China from 1912 until it had to relocate to Taiwan where it currently resides and has dreams of one day taking China back from the CCP and overthrowing the officially communist regime.
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The freegan made a tasty meal out of the trash of a wasteful man who threw out all of his gourmet ingredient, and didn't have to spend a cent.
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