ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

2010s

Okay, imagine you're playing a game, and the game has ten levels. Each level is like a year, and there are ten levels in the game. So, we're on level ten right now, which means we're in the 2010s.

During this level, a lot of cool things happened. People started using smartphones more and more, and they could do things like take pictures and use apps to play games or find directions. People also started using social media a lot, which is like a big playground online where you can talk and share things with your friends.

On the news, there were big events like the Olympics, which are like a giant sports competition between lots of countries. We also had elections, which are where people get to choose who they want to be the leader of their country. There were also advancements in medicine and technology, which means that we learned how to fix things that were broken and make things work better.

Overall, the 2010s was a really exciting time, with lots of new things to discover and lots of fun things to do.
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