What aspect of our culture is at a high point?

[franquito]

Things like Rock music and Action movies probably peaked a few decades ago.
But I'm sure someday we will look back at something in the 2020s, and think, "Those were the days!"

Podcasts?
Indie video games?

I'm no foodie, but it seems to me that cuisine might be at an all time high. Seems like more and more people are taking cooking and baking seriously.
As a result, the quality and inventiveness at restaurants and gastropubs seems to be better than I remember 10 or 20 years ago.

 

[Long Dark Blues]

Chicks' butthole pics on the Internet.

 

[dildos]

Onlyfans

 

[UberHere]

Streaming

 

[wildchild88]

Electronic dance music scene is huge these days, particularly in Europe. People complain that it isn't like it was in the 90's, but the scene is very much alive, with thousands of new artists and quality music coming out all the time.

The democratisation of content on the internet. While there is heaps of garbage on instagram, youtube etc. There is also a lot of amazing content as well, eg. nature streamers who document their life living off the ocean / coral reefs, or mountain climbers, or artists sharing tips on how to paint, or make music or whatever, before video content was all controlled by tv stations and media companies.

Martial arts is also more popular than ever, jiujitsu, mma and striking arts, heaps of people are learning them and the arts are growing, changing and evolving as a result.

 

[whocares]

I guess you could say the desire to monetize literally everything and anything is at an all time high. Probably an all time high for avenues to access free porn. Incel culture has never been more popular although that stands to increase in the future.

Also, this is the undisputed era of fake news, choose your own reality, and the dissolution of truth. Unfortunately the past 15 years are not going to be tied to too many positive cultural trends.

 

[Dream Evil]

Stupidity.

 

[NoSmilez]

Cellphones. More or less it's the same thing. They do upgrade it every year but no real innovations. They do improve battery life and cameras. More or less my phone for the past few gens are the same thing. They implemented Siri a few years ago and I almost went bald trying to teach my parents how to use it.

Maybe they will have some kind of augmented reality or bendable phone. I seen the foldable phones but they seem cumbersome.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

High Point?

The Marijuana Industry

 

[Fishmonger]

gmo, bioengineered ingredients to cause cancer and death

 

[CrimsonFan]

I hear the crystal meth is better than ever

 

[TheNinja]

Nothing. Nothing is better now than it was 15 years ago.

 

[Brofessor]

Porn

 

[TheTickG]

Access to knowledge and learning seems to be at an all time high.

 

[Tone C]

Stupidity.

Beat me to it.

 

[Mitchell Cummingham]

Pessimism and Toxicity

 

[krisella]

Restaurants and pubs definitely seem to be upping their game, and the creativity is impressive. It's a fun time to be a foodie!

 

[fungi]

Chicks' butthole pics on the Internet.

Those pics can be literally called "bottom pics" or "bottom art".

So, bottoms are up now? High up?

This is an upside-down world we live in, eh?

 

[fungi]

The democratisation of content on the internet. While there is heaps of garbage on instagram, youtube etc. There is also a lot of amazing content as well, eg. nature streamers who document their life living off the ocean / coral reefs, or mountain climbers, or artists sharing tips on how to paint, or make music or whatever, before video content was all controlled by tv stations and media companies.

I disagree. Imho, 2010s were much more free in terms of access to reading AND posting info online.

These days censure is rampant on fb, yt, x. Forget abt places like reddit.

They put people in jail for any critical posts on immigrants, or lgbt, or certain religious groups.

Now we can't even call a p3d0 a p3d0.

How is that "democratization" of content?

 

[jimbob27]

I think it's safe to say we've recently had a golden age of superhero films. The best ones will be looked upon fondly for many decades to come, and will slowly replace Westerns in the mid-afternoon TV slots aimed at old-people, long into the future.