Because there is no 0 AD, the argument is that the millennium started in 2001. Therefore, decades are the same way. I asked him and he says that 2000 is part of the 1990s, 1990 is part of the 1980s, etc.
Agree or disagree? When does the new decade start?
No one used the A.D. system in 1-9 A.D.anyway so who cares
If you ask me is 2020 a part of the 10's or the 20's, I would say it's a part of the 20's, because, no s***
If you ask me "when does the 203rd decade AD begin", however, I would say it begins on 2021
shut up nerd.
by the way, the corollary to this iswell now those are fighting words
the "new millennium" to me started in 2000, the new millennium WAS celebrated in 2001 as well, but I think that the first digit on the calendar year flipping over to a 2 was the more exciting part for just about everyone. The year being 2000 is EXCITING. By the time we hit 2001 the novelty had already begun wearing off.
the "3rd millennium AD" begins in 2001.
since we refer to the decades as "the 90's" and such it makes more sense to include the numbers 0-9
People already accept that AD should be replaced with CE. So I don't see the problem with saying that actually yes, there is a year zeroWell, the problem with establishing a year zero is that we have to shift all of the BCE dates up a year which is a bit confusing
People already accept that AD should be replaced with CE. So I don't see the problem with saying that actually yes, there is a year zero
The real hot take is that we should just start over nowi think you mean universal century
Forget 2020. Make it Year 0 on the Unified Calendar
I wonder if there are people out there who want to reform the calendar and base the first year off of some other date that they prefer, like when the US was formed or something
have dictators in other countries ever established new calendars where their birthday is year one or something like that
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReiwaI've actually always wondered in which parts of the world do people commonly use the numbering system that we use and which parts of the world do they use something totally different
Do you count that?
have dictators in other countries ever established new calendars where their birthday is year one or something like thatI wouldn't be surprised if the moron in Turkmenistan tried that.
The new millennium began in 2001.
The 20th century began in 1901.
The 200th decade began in 1991 and ran through 2000.
The 90s began in 1990 and ran through 1999.
Hes technically right but also shut up nerd.
I wonder if there are people out there who want to reform the calendar and base the first year off of some other date that they prefer, like when the US was formed or somethingThere was a movement to start the calendar at the beginning of history or something, so 0 would be like 12,000 BCE. It's stupid as hell and just replaces one arbitrary date kind-of-but-not-really based off of a historical event with another and only fixes imaginary problems while creating real ones
have dictators in other countries ever established new calendars where their birthday is year one or something like that
There was a movement to start the calendar at the beginning of history or something, so 0 would be like 12,000 BCE. It's stupid as hell and just replaces one arbitrary date kind-of-but-not-really based off of a historical event with another and only fixes imaginary problems while creating real onesthat's silly. that's like the fahrenheit of calendars
digging through my old archive of stuff from Japan....whoa, that's super interesting
my bank statement booklet thing has my transactions dated in Heisei (28--9-9 to 29--7-31)
concert tickets are gregorian dates
I have museum tickets stamped with heisei dates, yet printed with gregorian... still digging around what else I can find
I've actually always wondered in which parts of the world do people commonly use the numbering system that we use and which parts of the world do they use something totally different
I have no actual idea what year numbers the average Japanese person uses in daily life
the 22nd century won't start until 2101IN A.D. 2101 22ND CENTURY WAS BEGINNING
For some reason I always remember poll ID 2101 is Auron vs. Ganondorf
if the decade really began in 2001 then FFX probably wins that contest
I actually gave this one a bit of a thought since I saw the argument earlier. Going 2020 here.This is spot on and your boss is an idiot
It's definitely true for "the 21st century" or the millennium that it starts with 1 IMO, for that reason. If we referred to decades in the same fashion like "the 203rd decade" then I'd say, yeah 2021. But... we don't.
When we're referring to the nth century or the new millennium we're implicitly working from the start of the AD/CE calendar so the lack of a 0 year comes into play. But, models of inconsistency we are, society does not refer to decades in this way. We use the tens digit of the year to define them when we refer to them, so it's 2020. After all, "decade" is simply a period of 10 years regardless of start/end dates. Much like how this being the 100th year of the NFL we would say it's been around a century despite the fact it doesn't match up neatly with the calendar version of one.
tl;dr :
The new millennium began in 2001.
The 20th century began in 1901.
The 200th decade began in 1991 and ran through 2000.
The 90s began in 1990 and ran through 1999.
