The Decade With No Name

Alex · 06-30-2009, 08:24 PM

Yes, the '90s already have a name: Post Cold-War.

Similarly, the '30s and '40s aren't so much defined by the numeric appellation as by The Depression and World War II.

I suspect (though futurism is a fool's game) that eventually this last decade will primarily come to be defined by 9/11 and the spasmodic reaction to same.

Besides the "names" we give periods tend to be erroneously reductive rather than helpfully descriptive so if we can skip that for a couple decades I'm all in favor.

06-30-2009, 08:24 PM	#1
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Yes, the '90s already have a name: Post Cold-War. Similarly, the '30s and '40s aren't so much defined by the numeric appellation as by The Depression and World War II. I suspect (though futurism is a fool's game) that eventually this last decade will primarily come to be defined by 9/11 and the spasmodic reaction to same. Besides the "names" we give periods tend to be erroneously reductive rather than helpfully descriptive so if we can skip that for a couple decades I'm all in favor.
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