Is it true that western society and culture began to shift a lot in the year 1994? Some reasons I have heard for this:
>The 'WWII generation' was mostly 70+ and had retired en masse from the workforce over the past several years, and was a diminishing cultural force (a prime example being George H.W. Bush's replacement by Bill Clinton)
>The internet/the WWW had become more widespread among institutions like universities and corporations, with user-level tools like Netscape Navigator being released and making online access a lot easier for non-specialists
>Cable television had expanded from a handful of channels to 50+ in most areas, part of the 'information superhighway' revolution. Satellite services such as DirecTV began specifically in 1994.
>Cellphones had become a more mainstream product, with AT&T buying McCaw Cellular for almost $12 billion in 1994, and nationwide cell-tower systems were being built out in countries from Japan to reunified Germany
>The US/NATO began enforcing no-fly zones over Yugoslavia in connection to the Bosnia wars, marking the official end of the Eastern bloc and Warsaw pact influence
>Globalization/neoliberalism became utterly triumphant (NAFTA in North America; the IMF bailing out Mexico from its peso crisis; the opening of the Chunnel, corporate 'deregulation' in the US; etc.)
Born '75 here and I can tell you one thing, for sure; no one today will admit they were fans of Britpop. That shit has been totally and utterly memory holed.
Joseph Reed
Has it been? I see some Britpop nostalgia occasionally.
Also '75. I remember being rather disappointed learning James were all fags. That all checks out. Nothing to add. I graduated in 94. Those were different times.
I was in that crowd at Woodstock 94. Hoon comes out in his girlfriend's dress with short hair and eyeliner all over his face, plays some songs, then bangs on the bongos by himself for 20mins rolling around the stage on one, stands up, moons the crowd and the show is over. Okay then.
