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Also the 90s kind of sucked. Otherwise grunge and goth culture would have never taken off. Was a teenager then, but here are some of the things that I can thin

Also the 90s kind of sucked. Otherwise grunge and goth culture would have never taken off. Was a teenager then, but here are some of the things that I can think of: - recessions in many countries '91/'92 - Asian financial crisis '97 - higher crime rates - reunification in Germany (causing massive budgetary/cultural issues) - nuclear testing in the Pacific (was a big issue here in NZ at the time) - threat of nuclear material being "lost" from ex-Soviet military - collapse of Soviet economies, esp. Russia - WTO riots in Seattle 1999 - large absolute poverty worldwide (see also the Millennium Development Goals)

avip 7y ago
Add: - Gulf war (unexpected school vacation) - The most amazing volcanic winter ever
coldtea 7y ago
>Also the 90s kind of sucked. Otherwise grunge and goth culture would have never taken off. Goth culture was a thing of the 80s. Grunge didn't suck, it was a reaction to overly commercial music and rock losing its roots. >recessions in many countries '91/'92 Countries like Italy, Spain, Greece, etc had it worse in 2008 and on. >higher crime rates Depends on the country. Some have their record highs these days. >reunification in Germany (causing massive budgetary/cultural issues) But hardly a bad thing in itself. >collapse of Soviet economies, esp. Russia But also dissolution of the USSR and Eastern Block... >WTO riots in Seattle 1999 That wasn't a bad thing, that was resistance. It looks like you've just posted news items from that era as downsides of the era...