The Future Felt Different in the 2000s…

Looking at Frutiger Aero and many of the movies and products of the 2000s, we can begin to get an idea of the 'future' that many believed we were headed towards.

CONTENT
0:00 Intro
0:34 A Digital Aesthetic?
2:58 Frutiger Aero and TV
5:03 Movies of the Future
6:40 My Thoughts
7:40 Conclusion

[DuskyLore]

I feel like the 2000's technology was all we ever really needed. It was advanced enough to still be innovative and amazing (internet, cell phones, DVD, T.V.), but not too advanced to control and dictate our lives. (Smart Phones, Social Media, Streaming Services, A.I.)

[MD-zmsn]

Man I think about this all the time. I think a big problem with young people now is that they never got to see or experience optimism for that future we expected. The only future they know is the digital social media one and everything is placed through that filter. I got to see the world before everything was a fabrication. I got to experience optimism for real technological and social advancement and there were constant improvements to quality of life every year because everything you could buy improved quickly and got shinier every year. That was a really cool world to get to see before everyone was only thinking about what happened through their devices. There are so many thoughts and concepts that are like central to my being that people just 3 or 4 years younger than me just don't contain in their minds at all. Not like an insulting way, just a difference of experiences had. I've got a lot to say about the negative effects I see from people older than me as well. I don't know dude just thinking out loud. It's complicated and I just woke up haha.

[normietwiceremoved]

Eco futurism is so fucking beautiful of a concept.

[ArthurHuizar]

I miss old UIs mostly because they were less bloated and had fewer loading screens.

[_repentence]

I remember 2006 era in computing. Everything was glossy, the icons, theme everything 😅

[NinetiesKiddd]

Can we remember the newgrounds website in the early 2000’s? Endless games and crazy short videos after school.

[TriegaDN]

I remember thinking as a teen in the 00s that wow, you look back at and earlier decade like the 80s/early 90s and things look so distinct and late 90s and 00s looks more bland. Gosh I was wrong to think that, we just don't know how different it might be until times change! I really thought the 00s style would be looked back to as really boring and basic looking, and it's easy to think that of our times too.

[BerryMitchels]

We're living in a dystopia without any of the aestetic

[itsathejoey]

Yea the Euro feel of the late 90s early 2000s was king.

[deerlyXO]

I feel like ecofuturism fell with the onset of the 08 recession (realigned to more metro aesthetics) and the actual decline of the environment, gearing instead towards cyberpunk that made tech futures look “cool” and lean into what we have already.

[alifpr]

As a 2000s kid, I’m happy the algorithm brought me this video today, great video man! I subbed.

[Eric-qius]

I think we don't really imagine of the future anymore. And I don't know why, since the 2000s were all about the future.

[Damariobros]

I hope this aesthetic comes back in full force! I love it so much!

[verena]

I LOVED the washing detergent ads back then with fresh air and happy families on a grass field

[nashwagemakers]

i thought we'd sort our shit out as a 2000s kid. But hell was i wrong

[CaesarHll]

I kinda see our current decade as the 1970s of the 21st century (for now), the ideas of an optimistic future fell down due to lots of global events which gave a very dystopian and nihilistic mindset to society (literally putting the pandemic at the same level of the 1970s oil crisis, I know, it might sound stupid stupid). But since the dark 1970s have ended with the optimism of the 1980s... Then what stop us of trying the same after all? I am very proud of growing up in the Frutiger Aero generation bc it made me heavily believe in an optimistic future even if we are living a dark modernity of isolation, global warming, poverty, etc. Technology, nature and socialization CAN coexist in harmony, we just need to go back in being more optimistic and aware of ourselves

[glowdonk]

I miss when tech in the 2000's looked unique, and the software felt the most free when it came to customization, I sincerely hope that one day, people look back on this unique tech, and choose to make their OWN tech be easy to distinguish and personalize, abandoning the boring, drab, and soulless bricks and squares

[at]

I feel like if we, as a society, embraced this eco-futuristic idea of living in harmony with nature instead of pushing it aside with modern, minimalistic themes, it would push the narrative to save life to future generations that need to hear it.

[leoriomd]

this video made me rethink the hype around AI a little

[damnson]

Wow no wonder I’ve always had an interest in futurism. And more specifically eco-futurism. You put what I’ve been wanting to express for the longest time into words.