1980s or 1990s - Which decade was more superior overall?

[plataoplombo]

Probably 80's as far as pure fun goes. The 90's were fun too but was more gritty.

 

[Deaths Head]

You’d have to actually be old enough to have a better fundamental understanding you couldn’t be born in the late 70”s or early 80”s to have a legit claim.


The 80”s were far more innovative it also kicked off the advanced video gaming you guys enjoy now ,beyond cell phone usage ( I never had one ) the 80”s were a great time and it actually looked more advanced style wise if you switched era fashion it would make sense in a strange way . I don’t include HD television either or DVD players bc that technology was late 90”s .

Overall the social order was superior in the 80”s even with less choices of entertainment it felt like you had more I guess you’d have to be there as someone who didn’t need a babysitter ? The 90”s was a weird time in itself but music , movies , comics , socialization, activities and such werent as good the poll wouldn’t be accurate based on the age most are on this firum one cannot accurately vote If they were born after 1977 bc they would not understand the difference as a functioning adult .

 

[Tone C]

Well......

Born in early 70s , grew up then and the 80s .

Started dating a woman seriously in 1990....so....

90s , cos , sex .

 

[Beechwood]

Probably the 80s. It seemed to be a more exciting and uplifting time. For me though the 90s were best, at least the early 90s.

 

[Spam On Rye]

Was a teen in the mid to late 90s so have to go with that. Wild west of the internet, skateboarding was peaking, and music was good. Love the 80s too. Some of my favorite music, movies, and books are from that era.

 

[Darkavius]

I was born in the 70s. Went to HS in the 80s, and college in the 90s. It is very hard for me to choose between these 2 decades. 1st of all there was overlap. The early 90s was just an extension of the 80s, just like th eearly 80s was an extension of the 70s. In my head I always think of the 80s as loud and vibrant and fun. The 90s darker and more serious but still fun. Both decades had amazing movies and music. With a gun to my head, maybe I say 80s, but otherwise it's a toss up.

Whats better:
GNR's Appetite for Destruction or Nirvana's Nevermind?
Back to the Future and Die Hard or Pulp Fiction and Shawshank?
Stonewash Jeans neon T shirts and Denim jackets with High Tops or Baggy Silvertabs, flannels and leather jackets with boots?

The thing I miss the most about those eras is the bands. Real bands that played music that were mainstream. They played it on the regular radio stations. Bon Jovi on Z-100! Now it's all pop or Urban music. Top stations never play bands anymore. My kids have seen more classic acts than modern. My daughter went to see the Weeknd and said it was boring compared to the Korn or Blink 182 shows we brought her to.

You are correct about there being overlap. People say the 90's were darker and for the most part they are correct but people forget the late 90's had an amazing club scene with amazing EDM and mainstream music. Also, it is hard for me to pick an overall decade because it depends on what we are talking about if the decade was better. That being said, I think the 90's was the peak of video games of how fun they could be. The 90's video games were so good you had Super Mario Brothers 3 and Final Fantasy 7 all in the same decade.

 

[AFanNotAFighter]

They were both pretty dang good. At least for me here in the U.S. I had more fun in the 80s but made way more money in the 90s.

 

[BlankaPresident]

90s had the fall of the Iron Curtain, for some time we thought the world was ours with globalization and early pre-social-trash internet. Then it went all to the gutter with global economic crisis, Facebook and illiberalism.

1990-2008 was probably the era with the highest hopes in modern history.

 

[Plissken]

80's by a hair. The end of the 90's gave us a bubblegum pop revival, southern hip hop, giganto baggy pants and some other unforgivable shit.

 

[Brampton_Boy]

90s hands down.

The console wars, advent of the internet (for households), Eurodance, Seinfeld/Simpsons/Friends.

What a time to be alive.

 

[Lycandroid]

I think I came up in the perfect era because one year all the lady bushes disappeared over night so I will have to vote 90s

 

[Gene Tunney]

1984 - 1994

 

[TheNinja]

90s were the best at everything. If you don't agree, come fight me!

 

[TeTe]

I was 10 in 1989 and while I was able to start appreciating pop culture and the way of life in the 80s toward the end, I have to tilt toward the 90s because my teenage years fell in that decade and I have some of my best memories in the 90s and appreciate everything that was going on more.

Both are pretty great though.

 

[Cajun]

Nothing beats parachute pants and breakdancing.

 

[BreatheSherBro]

The 80s and 90s were both pretty awesome. I was born in the mid 80s so I can't fully appreciate it, but I love a lot of the music and movies from that era. Part of me wishes I could have been born 10 years earlier so that I could grow up in the 80s and still live the 90s.

 

[liner]

I was born 78. I can't really properly appreciate the 80s. The 90s was a fun time for me. I started getting laid, got into the rave scene for a bit, played a lot of baseball in high school. independence late 90s. Had jobs I still think fondly of. Had a lot of good friends. Heartbroken for the first time in the 90s, and no real responsibilities yet. Even though the A's won the only world series I'd ever get to see them win, in the 80s, 90s takes it easy for me

 

[Possum Jenkins]

90s hands down.

The console wars, advent of the internet (for households), Eurodance, Seinfeld/Simpsons/Friends.

What a time to be alive.

The last decade of great rock bands. 1994 is the GOAT movie year.

Hip hop/R&B also hit its peak in complexity after decades of evolution. It's either a plateaued or gone downhill since then.

Like, this song is about to be 30 years old but if you told some high schooler that it got released last week, they wouldn't bat an eye:

 

[IIIIIIII]

90's has to win with the advent of the internet.

 

[Losfer Words]

80s by a country mile. The 90s started off great but the 2nd half was when everything started sucking.