Believe it or not, the 2000s happened more than 20 years ago. Paris Hilton is now not just the singer of Stars are Blind, she’s grown up to be a mom and NFT peddler too. And the Olsen twins are older than Bob Saget when he played their dad during the premiere of Full House. As time charges onwards children get older (twins get older too), 90s snacks become discontinued, and most importantly, values change.
Consulting company Gallup, recently revisited a poll regarding what Americans find important. They found some shifts since the first survey in 2001-2002-—money, community activities, and hobbies all increased in value, as more respondents ranked them as “extremely” or “very important” to their lives. The two most popular values of respondents twenty years ago—family and health—were still the top dogs in 2023. And while some staples of life made less extreme gains, the only value to decrease in importance was religion.
