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On the date

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

From the day

Perspective: The Future Historian · Sight

The neon glow of a digital billboard reflects off skinny jeans and oversized plastic sunglasses, casting a jittery light over the morning commute as the digital pulse of "Boom Boom Pow" thumps from a passing sedan’s open windows. The air smells of cheap newsprint and expensive espresso, with headlines shouting about a performing pig while the first whispers of a decentralized currency begin to circulate in the deeper, more shadowy corners of the web. It feels slightly sketchy to see the old world clinging to its physical staples while the infrastructure for a mobile-first future quietly snaps into place around us. I watch the silhouettes of teenagers clutching smartphones as if they are the new holy relics, oblivious to how these glass rectangles are rewriting our social DNA.

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Boom Boom Pow"

The Black Eyed Peas

#1 at the box office

Up

The must-have

Zhu Zhu Pets

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

sketchypeepsnewbie

Text Speak

brblolomgrofltmi

Emo

rawrsqueescene

Reality Tv

you're firedthe tribe has spoken

Catchphrases of 2009

  • Imma let you finish
  • There's an app for that

Tech Check

Bitcoin, WhatsApp, Uber & Windows 7.

Cost of Living (2008)

Loaf of Bread

$1.37

Gallon of Gas

$3.27

Average Home

$229,600

New Car

$25,200

Meanwhile

  • The Great RecessionHousing market crash; Lehman Brothers collapse (2008-09-15).

Time Elapsed

6,219 days ago

(17 years, 14 days)