If you’re catching yourself thinking “that piece of media can’t possibly be old enough to [X]”, remember the 5/10/20 rule:
- If it’s five years old, it’s old enough to have been a formative influence for up-and-coming artists; this is when all the people who had their brains fucked by it as teenagers start hitting their 20s
- If it’s ten years old, it’s old enough to have crossed the irony threshold; if it’s the sort of media that’s amenable to deconstructions (or “deconstructions”), expect them here
- If it’s twenty years old, it’s old enough for the first wave of nostalgic revivals, often as a delayed reaction against the above-cited deconstructions; otherwise known as the “retro” event horizon
Yes, this does mean that, for example, Gamecube launch titles are retro now. That is how time works.
(For the Gen Z folks in the notes making fun of Millennials for not knowing how old the Gamecube is, I will remind you that the Xbox 360 also turns 20 next year. None of you are safe!)
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