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What the 90's meant to me is MUCH different to what the 90's meant to someone who was coming of age in that decade. Likewise, the 60's to me are all about toys, food, spacemen, and Tang with bits of world events sneaking into the picture. If you were 10 years older than I am, your references are a whole lot different. If you wern't born yet, your knowledge comes from a distillation of a stereotype or two.
The older you are the more personal references you have to the past - and oftentimes the more knowledge you have.
I've got a decent knowledge of music and I often hear music that is completely derivative of something I hated in 1982. Less often do I hear something current that is completely derivative of something I LOVED in 1982.
While my memories of the last few years may reference Coachella, Lucent Dossier, Walt Hall, and Mac and Cheese most people won't have the same 4 items on their list (or even know what I'm talking about!).
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