It's been a long time...

I see what you did there, but the problem is, the 3rd decade of this century starts in 2021 and not in 2020, just as this century began at 2001 and not in 2000.... This is because the year 0 doesn't exist and before the year 1 comes 1 B.C. A decade is always 10 years and not 9 in the first decade and 10 for the others. All date related countings starts by 1 and not by zero. January is month 1 and not moth 0. A month starts by day 1 and not 0. Decades, centuries and millennia are in the same boat.

So in other words, the statement is historically false, as the new decade has yet to begin and this is the final year of that decade. Not trying to change your mind. I'm just giving you the facts. If you accept them is up to you.

I see what you mean. Seems weird, like if you're talking about the 90's, 2000 would be considered part of that decade. Sounds weird but logically makes sense. Most people (including me) would think 2020 is the new decade because of the number change in the tens place, and I think that's how everyone considers it now. It makes more sense unless you notice closely that by history it's not, all because there wasn't a year 0. This meme will probably be accurate in 7 months lol

Correct... 2000 was the final year of the '90s and 1990 is the final year of the '80s. The fact that the year 0 doesn't exist (the term "year 0" is often used to refer to the start of the counting of years, but that doesn't make it an actual year) has confused loads of people, and I think things should have been easier if the year 0 was an actual year. A lot of historians doing research about Jesus, have the feeling that the starting of the year counting was already not correct, as they believe that Jesus was born 7 years earlier (and the birth of Jesus is what the current counting of years was based upon... hence the term B.C. (Before Christ) for the years before the year 1), so perhaps a little re-calculation is in order anyway, and one may wonder if 1 year really matters. But I guess it's not that easy, eh?

Lol :)