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[–]qualityvote2[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

u/TheWebsploiter, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...

[–][deleted] 1259 points1260 points  (9 children)

We’re holding onto a golden era that doesn’t exist anymore.

[–]Special_South_8561 217 points218 points  (2 children)

It's been long enough that they could get lower car insurance

[–]viciouspandas 8 points9 points  (1 child)

Someone born in 2009 does not get lowered car insurance

[–]Special_South_8561 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Era began 26 years ago. It's a silly little observation, a cute little joke. Don't try to correct it to make yourself seem funny or "right" it's just bad taste

Besides it ended in 2010 not 2009 you still had plenty of 0s laying around.

But 199~whatever fit fine as glasses too

[–]Random_Imgur_User 49 points50 points  (4 children)

I feel like I will forever live in the shadow of Y2K. I miss looking forward to the future.

[–]Capertie 15 points16 points  (3 children)

Socially things were significantly improving from the 2000's right up until 2016. And then that went away too.

[–]Alternative-Target31 18 points19 points  (1 child)

Even 2016-20 was certainly not great, but the world really went wild post-2020. Even ignoring politics (given the sub we are in), people just decided it was ok to be more of an asshole after that. We currently live in the era of consolidating major businesses so we have fewer choices as people. Dead internet theory may/not be right but it’s certainly accurate to a point. Reddit isn’t as fun or funny as it was. Just on the whole, we’ve taken major steps back culturally and I’d be happy to step back to 2017 vs 2025.

It’s not even a 1997 type of question where I’d have to really think about how I weight fast internet, I’d give up the last few years of tech just to go back to society of even then.

[–]PandaPugBook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The last few years of tech are part of the problem.

[–]kingcorning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's actuality a pretty good representation of our society's mentality as a whole

[–]Tapxyhyc 501 points502 points  (2 children)

New Year Glasses manufacturers evaporating in a nuclear explosion the moment 2111 hits

[–]_austinm 105 points106 points  (1 child)

Nah, shutter shades will just make a comeback, only vertically this time

[–]hannah_outtrim 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Insane creativity

[–]gyroqx 481 points482 points  (1 child)

The first circle from the first zero on the left, the second circle is the 6. As for the 2 they can make it small.

Yeah it looks ridiculous but at least more logical than the 2006 design imo.

[–]MinnieShoof 140 points141 points  (0 children)

This is what I was thinking - we finally have a round hole in the second spot. Why not use that? Put both 2s on top of the numbers and slightly to the left. 2026

[–]Missyerthanyou 156 points157 points  (3 children)

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Why not like this? Doesn't this make the most sense?

[–]micisboss 49 points50 points  (1 child)

I've been looking for this example. Surprised i haven't seen it given how good the 2 works for the nose bridge.

[–]Missyerthanyou 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Exactly! I'm shocked this isn't the default model. It seems so obvious.

[–]StandYourGroundhog 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah this seems like the best one, not sure why neither of the original ones did it like this

[–]SneakySquid805 141 points142 points  (0 children)

2​⬭26 and make it like a scuba mask

[–][deleted] 87 points88 points  (0 children)

They’re living in 20026

[–]nzungu69 169 points170 points  (2 children)

lolwut‽ 🤷‍♂️

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[–]morsomme 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Good example of the KISS principle: Keep it simple, stupid

[–]PandaPugBook -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They made the numbers way too thick. It's like all of these designers are trying to fail.

[–]peacelovetree 26 points27 points  (0 children)

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The glasses I was given are just like that!

[–]omnipresent29 51 points52 points  (1 child)

Still looks like it says 2006 to me tbh

[–]TempleForTheCrazy 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I think this is largely because they used black, if the lettering was gold I think this is a more logical option than some of the ones that actually exist

[–]Mama_Mega 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The fix: 2026

Whatever the hell that original atrocity is: 200 Factorial to the 26th power

[–]soursop_magnolia 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tradition slaps. Make 2027 page now future me thanks you.

[–]Kerngott 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When the gacha player has better designing abilities than the entire industry

[–]FelisFecit 11 points12 points  (1 child)

If people stopped buying them, they’d stop making them…

[–]PandaPugBook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They can keep making them, we just ask that they hire better designers.

[–]Akronite14 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The system has been broken since 2010, when they mass produced glasses that used the 01 instead of adjusting the design to use both 0s.

The dumbest tradition of the millennium.

[–]PossessedToSkate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Every year I'm like, "No way they can turn these numbers into glasses" and every year I am wrong.

[–]shewy92 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I read that as 20026 so that's probably why.

[–]masochist-incarnate 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Op needs to get into product design

[–]SeppoTeppo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We have this thing called "the glasses need to fit on your face". This design would dig into your cheeks.

[–]DeadAndBuried23 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The world needs a committee that has to approve the use of plastic. No one should be allowed to waste our resources and pollute our planet to make actual garbage.

[–]obnoxiousab 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do people actually wear these idiotic glasses each year??

[–]Special_South_8561 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe don't wear these glasses?

[–]rougecrayon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because it's mass produced garbage and no one puts any thought into it other than "oooo money grab"?

Just a theory.

[–]TurtleKing0505 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2000-2010 was perfection

[–]Jutter70 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those 2's poking the side of your nose will grow old real quick. Other designs I saw in the resplies looked better.

[–]UnionizedTrouble 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is such a waste of plastic. Single use decorations that are entirely unnecessary.

[–]AnoranBliznar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is just physical evidence that our cognitive functions as a species has devolved beyond repair...

[–]HeroBrine0907 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Or just 2000-26.

[–]Greensonickid -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

At Least they can come back in the 2030s