1990: Optimistic
1991: Cynical/optimistic
1992: Cynical
1993: Definitely Cynical
1994: Definitely Cynical
1995: Cynical/optimistic
1996: Cynical/optimistic
1997: Optimistic
1998: Optimistic
1999: Definitely Optimistic
Culturally, I don't think 1999 and 2002 were that different, but politically, they were definitely different. 1999 was before the Y2K bug never happening, Dot Com Bubble burst, the controversial Bush vs. Gore election, 9/11, the War on Terror, the NCLB, and TSA-era airports.
Culturally (X to Millennial):
1990: X
1991: X
1992: X
1993: X
1994: X
1995: X
1996: Xennial
1997: Xennial
1998: Xennial
1999: Millennial
1991: Cynical/optimistic
1992: Cynical
1993: Definitely Cynical
1994: Definitely Cynical
1995: Cynical/optimistic
1996: Cynical/optimistic
1997: Optimistic
1998: Optimistic
1999: Definitely Optimistic
Culturally, I don't think 1999 and 2002 were that different, but politically, they were definitely different. 1999 was before the Y2K bug never happening, Dot Com Bubble burst, the controversial Bush vs. Gore election, 9/11, the War on Terror, the NCLB, and TSA-era airports.
Culturally (X to Millennial):
1990: X
1991: X
1992: X
1993: X
1994: X
1995: X
1996: Xennial
1997: Xennial
1998: Xennial
1999: Millennial