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Originally Posted by BENT_8
You've just contradicted yourself, in the first sentence you say 2030 isn't part of the 20's, then go on to say the 3rd decade is 2021 to 2030.
If 2025 is a year of the twenties and that decade consists of the year 2021 as you've said, plus the following 9 years, then 2030 is part of the 20's from a mathematical point, which I agree with and said above, however, the majority of people consider the 20's as any year starting with the 2, so 2020 to 2029 and the 30's any year starting with the 3, so 2030 to 2039.
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It's not a contradiction.
When referring to an era i.e. 20's, 30's etc, you aren't referring to the time in context of the current timeline. That is where the confusion is. In context of the continuous counting up of years, the 'next decade' doesn't start until 2021.
So yes, 2030 isn't part of the 20's, but it is part of the 3rd decade of this century.