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The
Current
Decade Ends in Less Than 36 Hours - Americans Say
"Good Riddance" But I'll Miss the Aughts
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Another
decade will end
less
than 36 hours from now and according to a new
report from the The
Pew Research Center people are not
going to miss the "aughts."
The Pew study found that "By roughly
two-to-one, more say they have a generally negative
(50%) rather than a |
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generally
positive (27%) impression of the past 10
years. This stands in stark contrast to the
public’s recollection of other decades
in the past half-century. When asked to look
back on the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s,
positive feelings outweigh negative in
all cases."
Time
Magazine went so far as to dub the past
ten years "The Decade From Hell"!
Yet, here I am - in
the minority that has a generally positive view
of this decade. But how could I not? I
discovered the domain business in this
decade - certainly a life changing development
- and as a new technology nut, the technological
improvements over the past ten years have been a
delight to behold. I have been especially
enthralled by what an advance the iPhone
and HDTV have been - I dearly love them
both (and don't even get my started on how cool
computers and the web have become)! |
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With
respect to cellphones I am actually in the majority in
the Pew Study. Most people (69%) cited cellphones
as a change for the better - a higher percentage
than for anything else cited in the survey. The Internet
and EMail are right at the top too, tied for
third at 65% each, just behind green products with
68%. At
the other end of the spectrum, More people getting
tattoos ranks dead last among things people
see as a positive trend - viewed favorably by only 7%
of respondents and called a change for the worse
by 40% (maybe I need to rethink that
"Domains Rule!" tattoo I've been considering).
Reality TV shows are also viewed with disdain.
Only 8% say they are a change for the better
while a whopping 63% (the highest negative number
in the poll) say they are a change for the worse. Now I
feel guilty about being a Survivor fan!
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Interestingly
enough, though most people think the current
decade pretty much sucked - they remain optimistic
and most Americans (59%) think the
next decade will be better than the current
one for the country as a whole, and this
perspective is widely shared across most
political and demographic groups. This
is a very detailed
report with a ton of interesting
information on how your fellow citizens view
developments over the past ten years. I think
you will find skimming through it a fascinating
way to bring down the curtain on the aughts and
get ready to go full steam ahead in the
new decade that starts Friday. |
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