general Is this a new decade?

[CastletonSnob 3,025]

Is today the start of a new decade, or is that not until 2021?

[Here No Longer 5,270]

The way I see it, the decade changes when the year's tenth place changes. In other words, yes.

[Rainbow Cloud 16,290]

In my opinion yes, the decade runs from 2020-2029 rather than 2021-2030, this decade can then be referred to as the 2020's to distinguish it from the others, 2030 will be the start of the 2030's.

Edited January 1, 2020 by Rainbow Cloud

[Fluttershutter 2,118]

Not for another year.

[Cagey 4,206]

Time is an illusion. Yes. 

[Brony Number 42 9,927]

Who says you have to have your decade all at once? Maybe we do a few years now and finish the decade in 30 years.

[SharpWit 2,472]

@Brony Number 42 That'd explain the people who deliberately dress in old clothing, although I think the 80's are going to make a real comeback.

This is most definitely a new decade. You start at zero before actually counting. You're not the age of 1 till you reach your first year. On board games you begin on start, not space #1, ect.

New decade, same old problems.

[Jon C 229]

A decade is a period of 10 years. Since in the Gregorian calendar there is no 'year 0' (1 BC was immediately followed by 1 AD), and assuming the 'first' decade started on 1 January 1 AD, that means the next decade doesn't officially start until next year.

 

But I just go with this year as the start of the new decade because that's what everyone else is doing.

[ShadOBabe 18,984]

It’s a new decade. It’s determined by the 3rd digit in the year. 2020. We just finished the “Two thousand tens”. These years will be referred to as the “Two thousand twenties”.

[SharpWit 2,472]

I don't know why this is still going on. As a reminder, we celebrated the new Millennium when we hit 2000, not 2001!

Again, when counting you start at zero.

Edited January 1, 2020 by SharpWit

[Fluttershutter 2,118]

But when counting from the arbitrary beginning of the gregorian calendar there isn't a year 0 CE(AD) so 1 is the first year. 11 is a new ten years etc. Celebrations are irrelevant. 

[Lord Valtasar 12,685]

i don't see why one would not count zero as a year, so yes, it's a new decade imo

[Here No Longer 5,270]

Of course it starts with 1 because the Gregorian calendar doesn't operate on common sense.

 

Seriously, though really? This is still going on? Ugh.

[Cash In 21,509]

2020 is the beginning of a new decade. It really wouldn't make that much sense if that wasn't the case.

[Allen 1,371]

Yes, it is a new decade now as it goes with a third digit of the current year. We're in the 2020s now, 2010s is finished.

[Lucky Bolt 34,914]

2020 is the start of the new decade I don’t care what y’all say lol

[Oblivion 20,265]

Start of an EON! if you wanna know! 

[Shigaraki 270]

No matter what..it will still feel like 2019 until it's 2021.

for me anyways 

[Tacodidra 59,792]

Finally a place where I can be pedantic without annoying anyone! Every time I see or hear someone talking about the new decade, a voice in my head says it's still a year away!

The 203rd decade starts in 2021 with 2030 being its last year, the 2020s start in 2020 and end after 2029 but it isn't an official decade. The same difference as the one between the 1900s (years 1900 to 1999) and the 20th century (years 1901 to 2000).

Edited January 11, 2020 by Tacodidra