Its 2016 and..
We've had a Black president for 8 years
This is the forth leap year in a row I've been alive so far
SpongeBob has been on the air for 17 years
2006 was 10 years ago, making seventh generation game consoles a decade old (360,PS3, and Wii)
2012 was 4 years ago
I've been a member of this site for 2 years
1996 was 20 years ago, the year the N64 released, meaning games have been having stereoscopic 3-D graphics for two decades
This is the seventh year in a row in the 2010s decade
2030 is closer to us than 9/11
1976 was 40 years ago
1986 was 30 years ago
1966 was 50 years ago
1956 was 60 years ago
1946 was 70 years ago
1936 was 80 years ago
1926 was 90 years ago
SpongeBob has been in the same season for 4 years, that's the same amount of time as the whole pre-movie era (1999-2002)
Season 6 of SpongeBob is 8 years ago, 8 years before that was season 1
Not to mention people have been using touch screen smartphones for nine years
2008 is now halfway between now and the 1990s!
I know it's a cliché but time needs to slow down