A decade has passed since 2009, and it really is true in some ways that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Which is why, even though these images show how different things have become, they somehow remind us that there’s nothing new under the sun.
For example…VSCO girls, you are nothing new. Your mothers dressed the same way in high school in the late 90s/early 00s.
Oops.
Scroll down for 15 more awesome examples!
15. In 2009 we were still carrying phones AND iPods, but now we have…this.
iPhone 11 Pro, aka we put a fidget spinner on the camera lens #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/mttw02TcZ1
— Taha ❄️?? (@DrTahha) September 10, 2019
14. In 2 decades we’ve traded scrunchies for silly bands for scrunchies.
View this post on InstagramWhat’s your favorite color? • @vsco_therapy • #vscogirl
A post shared by Vsco Inspo – 100k ? (@vsco_therapy) on
13. So long to the Vans “Warped” Tour and Woodstock…hello Coachella.
View this post on Instagramit wasn’t me in the video last week but this time… can’t make any promises ??
A post shared by James Charles (@jamescharles) on
12. We’ve eschewed pretty skinny jeans for mom jeans once again.
View this post on InstagramOh, to be barefoot in the sand again… #sydneylife #basicbeachlook
A post shared by ★ LIAN GALLIARD (@liangalliard) on
11. In 2009 the earworm was “Party in the USA.” Today, it’s “Old Town Road.”
View this post on Instagramme x @yvngflycam vs @_ce4_ x @drizzmilla ?? (friendly battle)?
A post shared by Ob (@obkaili) on
10. In 2009, emo girls ruled the word, but in 2019, VSCO girls made a comeback.
9. I wouldn’t say we’ve exactly forgotten Lady Gaga, but Billie Ellish is having her time in the sun.
8. And teen girls have traded their band tees for crop tops.
7. Basically all makeup “rules” have been tossed out the window.
6. We’ve traded too-big sunglasses for ones that are too small.
View this post on InstagramA post shared by ☆ emma chamberlain ☆ (@emmachamberlain) on
5. Gucci belts replaced studded belts (but probably not for good).
4. q*eerEye has replaced Jersey Shore (partly because the cast of the latter is largely in jail).
3. Justin Bieber has gone from a first date with Selena Gomez to convincing someone to marry him.
View this post on Instagramlast Monday was the most special day of my life:)
A post shared by Hailey Rhode Bieber (@haileybieber) on
2. The cameras and “portrait mode” have pretty much made photo editors obsolete.
1. Vibe checks have (thankfully) replaced flash mobs. Mostly. (Looking at you, Pete Buttigeg).
I can’t wait to see what the next decade is going to bring!
What’s your favorite memory of the last 10 years? The thing you’re not sorry to see go?
Let us know in the comments!