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Does our culture create the decade division or does it create us?
Posted on 8/20/19 at 9:42 pm
Posted on 8/20/19 at 9:42 pm
Why is there an expectation that characteristics of our society occur in 10 year increments?
When it is 1/1/80 people thought okay the 70’s are over now things are different but why other than conditioning is that the case?
How did we start placing such emphasis on decades?
When it is 1/1/80 people thought okay the 70’s are over now things are different but why other than conditioning is that the case?
How did we start placing such emphasis on decades?
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Posted on 8/20/19 at 9:43 pm to weagle99
Because we have 10 fingers. Imagine if we all had 12
Posted on 8/20/19 at 9:44 pm to jimbeam
Base 12 would make a lot of shite way easier.
Posted on 8/20/19 at 9:44 pm to weagle99
Because no matter how much we fight the metric system, everything's easier in tens.
Posted on 8/20/19 at 9:44 pm to weagle99
Posted on 8/20/19 at 9:46 pm to weagle99
quote:its almost 10 o'clock
Why is there an expectation that characteristics of our society occur in 10 year increments?
When it is 1/1/80 people thought okay the 70’s are over now things are different but why other than conditioning is that the case?
How did we start placing such emphasis on decades?
Posted on 8/20/19 at 9:46 pm to weagle99
Puff puff pass bro
Posted on 8/20/19 at 9:48 pm to messyjesse
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This post was edited on 7/8/20 at 11:58 pm
Posted on 8/20/19 at 9:48 pm to jimbeam
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Because we have 10 fingers. Imagine if we all had 12
Actually a fascinating episode of the History of English Podcast
Measure of a man
This post was edited on 8/20/19 at 10:02 pm
Posted on 8/20/19 at 10:11 pm to fr33manator
I like that podcast
Posted on 8/20/19 at 10:25 pm to weagle99
Like others have said... we usually use 10 digits as the basis of numbers due to very natural reasons. Likewise, it's an attractive choice of a time-frame.
Other common durations: a year, 4 years (length of an undergrad program and high school), scores (2*10 approximates a generation), centuries (10^2), and predictably any power of ten is a convenient measure for some field a study.
Other common durations: a year, 4 years (length of an undergrad program and high school), scores (2*10 approximates a generation), centuries (10^2), and predictably any power of ten is a convenient measure for some field a study.
Posted on 8/20/19 at 11:10 pm to weagle99
Unlike the rest of the posters, I understand your question. I think it does influence us and makes us divide the decade culturally.
Posted on 8/20/19 at 11:17 pm to weagle99
Because grunge stopped in 1999.
Posted on 8/21/19 at 1:42 am to baybeefeetz
People tend to change just because a new decade is equated to a fresh start. In hindsight the 60s ran into the mid-70 and then the rest of that decade ran into 1983 when Reagan turned the country around. The next big change was Y2K and things were put back on track continuing into 2010. As you get older I think generation becomes the measuring stick over decade.
ALSO sports teams can set divisions. Just ask Bears fans.
ALSO sports teams can set divisions. Just ask Bears fans.
Posted on 8/21/19 at 5:08 am to weagle99
The “decades” don’t line up. The “sixties” were actually from about 67 to 74
I can’t tell the difference in anything since 2000 but I stopped caring about pop culture
I can’t tell the difference in anything since 2000 but I stopped caring about pop culture
Posted on 8/21/19 at 5:41 am to weagle99
quote:Did you watch the last episode of “That 70’s Show” lately there Smokey?
When it is 1/1/80 people thought okay the 70’s are over
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