You know, ever since before the year on the Christian calendar turned to 2000,
The New Millenium has been beaten to death.
Let's face it, we've heard the word "millenium" over a million times by now,
Is no one else sick of the word "millenium" or am I just smoking a different
I'm serious, here. Everything is being touted as "millenium." The word has
I swear, it's driving me fucking crazy. The worst part is that it's not even
So, why are we touting the year 2000 as the new millenium? Simple: We're lazy
The fact remains, though, that we have to ask ourselves the question: What the
That's not to say that the New Millenium isn't important. It is. I just don't
And that's my main point. We've heard so much about the year 2000 and the new
Now, can we get on with our lives already?
we've been inundated with the word "Millenium." Now, let's forget the fact
that the new millenium actually doesn't start til the year 2001. Let's forget
the fact that every single damned New Year is touted as being the greatest
one yet. Let's forget all of these facts for just a moment and focus on what
really matters.
and each time it's been associated with some big event. At one point it was
being touted as the greatest event in human history. It's been touted as the
definitive Doomsday. We've seen that over-hyped "Millenium Bug" (I never stocked
up on supplies, never emptied out my bank-account, and I'm proud of it!), we've
seen millenium bumper-stickers, millenium hats, millenium glasses,
millenium-this, and millenium-that.
brand of crack than everyone else?
lost it's fucking value. It's being overused as some damned marketing gimmick,
and truth be known it's really starting to make me ill. Not a day goes by that
I don't pray to God in heaven above that I never hear the word millenium again.
But I know that's impossible, and so I keep hearing it, and hearing it, and hearing
it....
the new millenium yet, not technically. If you want specifics, that isn't until
the year 2001. And, hell, from what I've heard if you want it even more technical,
because of the way prior kings and such screwed around with the Christian calendar,
the actual millenium was four or five years ago!
and we figure that seeing as a millenium is 1000 years, then the year 2000 is
the new millenium. We don't stop to think about it logically, and we've all heard
the history geeks, the nerds, and the knowledgeable smart fuckers tell us that
the first year on the calendar wasn't year 0, but year 1. What's the big hoopla
about this? Again, it's simple. If the Christian calendar started at the year 0,
then this would be the new millenium. It didn't, however; it started at year 1,
and so the year 2001 is that ever special marker on human history.
hell is so fucking special about the new millenium other than the fact that we're
calling it "the new millenium?" Oh, certainly, people will argue that "it only
happens once every thousand years." What's your point? An important historical
event should not be marketed to death, and yet the New Millenium has been anyways.
think that it's as much of a big deal as we've been letting it out to be. And then
there's the fact that it's importance has been cheapened by the incessant media
coverage, not to mention how it's been marketed to death. As a people, we seem to
feel the need to make money on whatever we can, and when one of these opportunities
shows itself, we are almost obliged to take advantage of it. That's what has happened
here. The year 2000 came along, and those people who could make easy money off of
it did so. They've inundated us with words and phrases associated with the current
year of the Christian calendar: "Millenium," "Year 2000," etcetera. The bloody thing
has been marketed to death, and we won't hear the end of it until the year 2100.
millenium that it's lost its punch. It once seemed important, but now it seems
like just another year. Nothing great will change. The human race won't implode
and the world won't blow itself up. We won't turn into a race of selfless beings
just because the frikin' year changed! Be realistic, people. It's a fucking
date. That's all it is.