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1990s: cynical or optimistic?
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How do you view the decade? I have seen it characterised in both ways.

Cynical side:
-popularity of dark subcultures: goths, punks, metalhead
-high crime rates all over the Western world
-sinister movies like the Matrix

Optimistic side:
-the "smiley face" trend
-upbeat pop music like the Spice Girls

It seems the cynicism was more prevalent in the early to mid 90s, and the optimism in late 90s. It might represent a transition from Xer to Xennial culture.
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1990s: cynical or optimistic? - by Blazkovitz - 06-09-2020, 04:23 AM
RE: 1990s: cynical or optimistic? - by Isoko - 06-09-2020, 07:44 AM
RE: 1990s: cynical or optimistic? - by Ghost - 06-09-2020, 10:35 AM
RE: 1990s: cynical or optimistic? - by Isoko - 06-09-2020, 11:38 AM
RE: 1990s: cynical or optimistic? - by Ghost - 06-09-2020, 12:11 PM
RE: 1990s: cynical or optimistic? - by User3451 - 06-09-2020, 01:35 PM
RE: 1990s: cynical or optimistic? - by gabrielle - 06-10-2020, 02:01 AM
RE: 1990s: cynical or optimistic? - by David Horn - 06-12-2020, 05:55 AM
RE: 1990s: cynical or optimistic? - by Warren Dew - 06-11-2020, 01:13 PM
RE: 1990s: cynical or optimistic? - by TnT - 06-17-2020, 03:52 PM

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