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#23 ·
Wtpmjgda said:
1990-1992 early

1993-1996 mid

1997-1999 late

We can say the year 1993 both early and mid 90s. But I think its more of mid 90s than early also 1996 seems more mid 90s than late 90s. In most decades, its previous decade influences will end on the 3rd year or the year which ends with the number 2 (for 90s,its 1992). The core decade culture can last until the 8th year of a decade or the year ends with the number 7. For example 2006 is the last full core 00s year. The core 00s culture ended somewhere in 2007.
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Yeah, that's a good description! I agree with you.
 
#24 ·
I'd guess the gist of the question is whether people born in 1993 relate more to people born earlier or later.

I'm born in 1990 but I have a brother who's born in 1993, so I guess I'm somewhat qualified to answer this question. When I was younger, I felt I couldn't understand my brother at all. Everything changed in the last 2/3 years or so when the age gap doesn't seem too noticeable. We were generally in the same phase of life and understood one another's decision and thought process. At the same time I see his ability to mix well with the outrightly-mid-90s (95 to 97).

The other point is how our childhood were shaped in this sense. My teenage years was the beginning of the advent of the internet (think dial-up and jammed telephone lines), whereas my brother already had pretty much universal access to the internet by the time he was in his teens. Of course, nowadays even he could say that they didn't know the pain of having uninterrupted access to those mid-90 teens, who was already ushered into the wifi era by then.

So yes you can consider someone born in 1993 early or mid-90s, depending on the perspective.
 
#25 ·
SoccerGuy said:
I'd guess the gist of the question is whether people born in 1993 relate more to people born earlier or later.

I'm born in 1990 but I have a brother who's born in 1993, so I guess I'm somewhat qualified to answer this question. When I was younger, I felt I couldn't understand my brother at all. Everything changed in the last 2/3 years or so when the age gap doesn't seem too noticeable. We were generally in the same phase of life and understood one another's decision and thought process. At the same time I see his ability to mix well with the outrightly-mid-90s (95 to 97).

The other point is how our childhood were shaped in this sense. My teenage years was the beginning of the advent of the internet (think dial-up and jammed telephone lines), whereas my brother already had pretty much universal access to the internet by the time he was in his teens. Of course, nowadays even he could say that they didn't know the pain of having uninterrupted access to those mid-90 teens, who was already ushered into the wifi era by then.

So yes you can consider someone born in 1993 early or mid-90s, depending on the perspective.
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Some good points.

Obviously it also depends on when in the year it is. My best friend was born in late 1993, I was born in early 1995, so we are just over a year and a few months apart in age. However, we really had quite a similar childhood experience, and remember a lot of the same nostalgic things...

Personally I'd consider 93-97, all mid 90s years, in my view. That's the age range of people outside of my family whom I find I generally relate best to, anyway (almost all my friends were born in those years). I think I'll probably always relate best to that age range in terms of childhood experience and nostalgia, for obvious reasons. Now, that I'm going on 21, I find that I can also relate better to older people outside that age range, up to being in their mid 20s, as well. I suppose by the time people who are younger than this rough range, will be in their late teens too, I will be able to relate to them better too.
 
#26 ·
Briano said:
No problem, I'm not looking for a concrete answer. More interested in what people think and why.
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I rethought my position.

It was part of the core 90s (what I was thinking when I referred to culture), but no doubt an early 90s year.

Culturally:

1991 (transition)
1992, 1993 (early)
1994, 1995, 1996 (mid)
1997, 1998 (late)
1999 (transition)
 
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OkayKay said:
I'd guess the gist of the question is whether people born in 1993 relate more to people born earlier or later.

I'm born in 1990 but I have a brother who's born in 1993, so I guess I'm somewhat qualified to answer this question. When I was younger, I felt I couldn't understand my brother at all. Everything changed in the last 2/3 years or so when the age gap doesn't seem too noticeable. We were generally in the same phase of life and understood one another's decision and thought process. At the same time I see his ability to mix well with the outrightly-mid-90s (95 to 97).

The other point is how our childhood were shaped in this sense. My teenage years was the beginning of the advent of the internet (think dial-up and jammed telephone lines), whereas my brother already had pretty much universal access to the internet by the time he was in his teens. Of course, nowadays even he could say that they didn't know the pain of having uninterrupted access to those mid-90 teens, who was already ushered into the wifi era by then.

So yes you can consider someone born in 1993 early or mid-90s, depending on the perspective.
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Thanks for the input. My brother and I have the same dynamic. He was also born in 1990. I also find it easy fitting in with definite mid-90'ers. I like having an older brother telling me a lot of the stuff he did in elementary school. Apparently POGS (?) were a big thing back in grade 1 for him.
 
#31 ·
Probably the early 90s going into the mid 90s - this was the year that Radiohead released Pablo Honey, which sounds more like what was being released by similar bands in the mid-late 90s than what their Madchester and Oxford counterparts were producing at the time. So I think it's really on the cusp. Probably the early 90s with elements of the mid 90s.
 
#32 ·
Looking at the question, my mind has changed since my first answer. What people don't know is that 1993 is in a weird spot. If one were to think about it, a decade is not just divided into thirds, also halves and quarters as well.

Thirds method: 1993 is mostly in the middle, or the early 90s if one starts the decade with 1991.

Halves: 1993 is in the 1st half.

Quarters: 1993 is in the 2nd quarter
 
#33 · (Edited)
Mathematically;
Jan 1990 - Apr 1993 = Early 90s
May 1993 - Aug 1996 = Mid 90s
Sep 1996 - Dec 1999 = Late 90s

Culturally;

1988-1989, 1989-1990, 1990-1991 school years = Late 80s (Guns N Roses, Poison, MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice, Alannah Myles, Garth Brooks, Early Game Boy era)

1991-1992, 1992-1993, 1993-1994 school years = Early 90s (aka the Nirvana era, from "Nevermind" to Cobain's death; also rise of Tupac and Biggie, USSR Collapse, LA Riots, 16 bit console wars)

1994-1995, 1995-1996, 1996-1997, 1997-1998 school years = Mid 90s (Transitional Gen XY culture; Friends, Green Day, Windows 95, PlayStation, Alanis Morisette, Third Eye Blind, etc.)

1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2000-2001 school years = Late 90s (Y2K, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, ****** boy bands, Sugar Ray, Creed, Matchbox 20, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw)

2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004 school years = Early 00s (9/11, Mall Emo, Nickelback, Avril Lavigne, 8 Mile, 6th Gaming Generation, rise of broadband internet, Dirty South rap takeover)

2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008 school years = Mid 00s (Emo, Hawthrone Heights, Fall Out Boy, Chamillionaire "Ridin Dirty", Nintendo DS and Wii, early YouTube)
 
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#34 · (Edited)
It's culturally part of the core 90s (post-Soviet, Clinton's first year in office), but many people seem to classify it as an early 90s year. The "look" of 1993 seems more early 90s to me. One thing's for sure about 1993 though, and that's that it's no longer part of the "80s 90s" like 1990-91 (and maybe 1992).

That "in-between" nature can also be said for age 23, whereby it can be thought of as both early and mid 20s. I'd definitely lean toward early 20s, since it can be said that one's 20s don't truly begin until they turn 21 years old.

The "3" and "6" years of every decade are most fascinating, as they are logical transition points.
 
#35 ·
Encoder319 said:
It's culturally part of the core 90s (post-Soviet, Clinton's first year in office), but many people seem to classify it as an early 90s year. The "look" of 1993 seems more early 90s to me. One thing's for sure about 1993 though, and that's that it's no longer part of the "80s 90s" like 1990-91 (and maybe 1992).

That "in-between" nature can also be said for age 23, whereby it can be thought of as both early and mid 20s. I'd definitely lean toward early 20s, since it can be said that one's 20s don't truly begin until they turn 21 years old.

The "3" and "6" years of every decade are most fascinating, as they are logical transition points.
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SlyCooper97 said:
Mathematically;
Jan 1990 - Apr 1993 = Early 90s
May 1993 - Aug 1996 = Mid 90s
Sep 1996 - Dec 1999 = Late 90s

Culturally;

1988-1989, 1989-1990, 1990-1991 school years = Late 80s (Guns N Roses, Poison, MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice, Alannah Myles, Garth Brooks, Early Game Boy era)

1991-1992, 1992-1993, 1993-1994 school years = Early 90s (aka the Nirvana era, from "Nevermind" to Cobain's death; also rise of Tupac and Biggie, USSR Collapse, LA Riots, 16 bit console wars)

1994-1995, 1995-1996, 1996-1997, 1997-1998 school years = Mid 90s (Transitional Gen XY culture; Friends, Green Day, Windows 95, PlayStation, Alanis Morisette, Third Eye Blind, etc.)

1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2000-2001 school years = Late 90s (Y2K, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, ****** boy bands, Sugar Ray, Creed, Matchbox 20, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw)

2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004 school years = Early 00s (9/11, Mall Emo, Nickelback, Avril Lavigne, 8 Mile, 6th Gaming Generation, rise of broadband internet, Dirty South rap takeover)

2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008 school years = Mid 00s (Emo, Hawthrone Heights, Fall Out Boy, Chamillionaire "Ridin Dirty", Nintendo DS and Wii, early YouTube)
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I agree this is accurate and all, but it depends on what system one is using. Not everyone uses the thirds structure.
 
#36 ·
SuperYoshi said:
Looking at the question, my mind has changed since my first answer. What people don't know is that 1993 is in a weird spot. If one were to think about it, a decade is not just divided into thirds, also halves and quarters as well.

Thirds method: 1993 is mostly in the middle, or the early 90s if one starts the decade with 1991.

Halves: 1993 is in the 1st half.

Quarters: 1993 is in the 2nd quarter
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do math the right way the first third of 1993 is early 90's the rest in mid 90's not half.
 
#37 ·
jaderose23 said:
do math the right way the first third of 1993 is early 90's the rest in mid 90's not half.
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That is the right way. When it comes to the thirds method, Some people see the 90s as:

1991-1993

1994-1996

1997-1999

With the 0 not being used sometimes due to its early start of an era.

Oh, and not everyone uses the thirds system. Some also use the halves and even the quarters system.
 
#38 ·
SuperYoshi said:
That is the right way. When it comes to the thirds method, Some people see the 90s as:

1991-1993

1994-1996

1997-1999

With the 0 not being used sometimes due to its early start of an era.

Oh, and not everyone uses the thirds system. Some also use the halves and even the quarters system.
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1990 is obviously apart of 1990's that's just people like you lol
 
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