what’s something from the 2000s that you want to see again?

[Daniele63]

When media was creative, not for money, at least just not like how stuff is nowadays.

I see YouTubers just going like "Oh it will ruin my revenue!" or "I will lose monetization for this!" when YouTube pays people not much per view, since pay from producing videos is more of a byproduct of getting views rather than the main reason to make YouTube videos. It's supposed to be a creative site, not a job.

Movies nowadays are just live remakes of old movies or crap movies about how Super Dave will save the day from a failed attempt to make Dr. Doofenshmirtz but genuinely evil. But back then? The Lord of the Rings, The Incredibles, Harry Potter, Avatar, etc. Creative movies with a story that wasn't for the sole purpose of making money and capitalizing off of nostalgia.

Crazy to think but when YouTube launched there was no monetization, until Google acquired them. I also hate how all big YouTubers have sponsors nowadays, it feels so false. The algorithm being tailored for you on so many platforms is also something is ruining the internet, in my opinion.

[xrossmediabar]

i wasnt alive in the 2000s but these are things i wanna bring back!

-ACTUALLY FUNNY TEEN SITCOMS

-companies being creative with their tech items

-Forums and Instant messaging

-DVD/Blu-Ray instead of streaming

-YouTube to be more sharing creativity and not a way for millions to make money.

-Having a dedicated hangout place. my friends just figure out where we go on the way

-Blockbuster

[clementinutile]

There's two things that come in my mind right now

-Personnalisation
I remember a time where you could basically personnalise anything on social medias or just in general, the best exemple I have is YouTube I remember the transition from having fully customizable channels with each one being unique and making you feel like you're on the user's home to soulless same youtube page for everyone with differents profile pictures and banner and that's it, that made me angry and it still does to this day

-LAN parties
I'm kind of cheating with this one since I have the luck to have friends that I see from time to time with who I do some LANs but I feel like it's not the norm anymore and it's sad

[acer0906]

I think we should bring back transparent plastic in video game consoles.

[acer0906]

When media was creative, not for money, at least just not like how stuff is nowadays.

I see YouTubers just going like "Oh it will ruin my revenue!" or "I will lose monetization for this!" when YouTube pays people not much per view, since pay from producing videos is more of a byproduct of getting views rather than the main reason to make YouTube videos. It's supposed to be a creative site, not a job.

Movies nowadays are just live remakes of old movies or crap movies about how Super Dave will save the day from a failed attempt to make Dr. Doofenshmirtz but genuinely evil. But back then? The Lord of the Rings, The Incredibles, Harry Potter, Avatar, etc. Creative movies with a story that wasn't for the sole purpose of making money and capitalizing off of nostalgia.

Crazy to think but when YouTube launched there was no monetization, until Google acquired them. I also hate how all big YouTubers have sponsors nowadays, it feels so false. The algorithm being tailored for you on so many platforms is also something is ruining the internet, in my opinion.

I found really jarring when they are talking about something really serious and then they hit you with the sponsor.

Or worse when they start talking how they feel bad and then they start selling you better help.

[partialbarre]

I'm going to have to second Vaking Voda with regarding to how media used to be a lot more creative around those times. The 2000's felt like a time of experimentation, companies and artist were focused on pushing the boundaries of their respected media and paired with the sentiment that the west had post Soviet collapse and 9/11, media felt rather "raw" (for a lack of better term but honest and creative. Creativity was the primary focus as people knew that this is what brought the profit so creators had a lot more control over their own product.

Youtube, forums, games... It was all about empowering creators and individuals alike, providing the freedom to openly express themselves which gave birth to many products of high quality that is missed to this day.

On a more silly note, I miss the edginess of the past xD
I personally was not a fan of the goth aesthetic or anything like that but stories in the past were not afraid to be blunt or to enter into darker territories to convey their message. It was honest and pretty fun especially in the realm of anime or games which I feel completely juxtapose what we have today.

[Vaking Voda]

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[Vaking Voda]

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[Daniele63]

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My live reaction:

[lakes]

When media was creative, not for money, at least just not like how stuff is nowadays.

I see YouTubers just going like "Oh it will ruin my revenue!" or "I will lose monetization for this!" when YouTube pays people not much per view, since pay from producing videos is more of a byproduct of getting views rather than the main reason to make YouTube videos. It's supposed to be a creative site, not a job.

Movies nowadays are just live remakes of old movies or crap movies about how Super Dave will save the day from a failed attempt to make Dr. Doofenshmirtz but genuinely evil. But back then? The Lord of the Rings, The Incredibles, Harry Potter, Avatar, etc. Creative movies with a story that wasn't for the sole purpose of making money and capitalizing off of nostalgia.

One of the things I like about horror is that it's one of the few genres that's still making mainstream original films. Sinners? Not based on anything. Midsommar? Not based on anything. Anyway you get the idea. It sucks that with every other genre, everything has to be directly based on another story. If I wanted another Avatar, I'd just rewatch Avatar.