“Back When Everything Was Better”: 63 Posts To Remind You Good We Had It In The 2010s

The 2010s were a breakthrough decade for technology. For one, it was when social media became a go-to platform for connecting with other people. According to a 2019 survey by the Pew Research Center, it was also the platform for people to find news and engage in political discussions.

Survey results revealed that YouTube and Facebook were the most-used online platforms among US adults at the time, with 73% and 69% of respondents using them, respectively. 

Instagram was the third most-used at 37%, followed by Pinterest at 28%, LinkedIn at 27%, Snapchat at 24%, Twitter at 22%, WhatsApp at 20%, and Reddit at 11%.

We mentioned social media as a tool to express views on politics and social issues. The #MeToo movement was proof of it when it became a mainstream discussion worldwide in 2017. 

According to survey findings, the hashtag was used “roughly 19 million times” on Twitter between October 2017 and September 2018.

The 2010s were also a time for significant events that shaped the cultural landscape forever. Among them were the Black Lives Matter movement, which began in 2013 as a response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman, who was accused of fatally shooting Trayvon Martin. 

It was also a time of political turmoil, especially in the United States when Donald Trump first took office in 2016. Many people describe it as “one of the most bitterly divided” political contests in the nation’s history.

The 2010s may have been a tumultuous time, but they were also a decade of progress on social issues. Between 2010 and 2017, LGBTQ rights were championed in several countries, with nations like Argentina, France, Great Britain, Germany, Australia, Ireland, and the United States legalizing same-sex marriage.