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This might sound needlessly convoluted, but I miss when there was a clear divide between being online and offline. When going online was something you had to commit to, like you’d just be writing a Word document or playing a game or whatever offline but would decide “I want to go online now to look something up for my school assignment” and would have to click connect.The whole “always online” thing which has crept up on us over the years does annoy me a little. We’ve now reached a point where if my ISP screws up and my internet goes out for a few hours, I can’t even fire up a locally installed single-player PC game to entertain myself during that time because even starting the game requires going through Steam, which requires an internet connection… and that really, really annoys me.
Good cartoons.My kids are starting to get into cartoons now and I have such a hard time finding anything that they like to watch that I can even stand.
Going to your friends house and actually doing s**t instead of phones and dead silence.
Respect and manners.
Decent movies bring released on a regular basis.
2D animation.Wheres the 2D animation? Everyone treats 3D likes its superior. It’s not, it’s just different.
Leaving the house at 9am on your bike, getting home at 6pm for dinner, and being completely uncontactable for that entire time.
People pay attention to you when you talk instead of playing on their phones
Really good book/vinyl stores that people actually liked and not just went cuz it’s “cool”.
Girls wearing chokers. I don’t know what it says about me that I find that so hot.
Split screen racing games for two people IN THE SAME ROOM.
Complete videogames. Now you get half a game at launch and the other half in dlc.The advent of reliable fast internet gave too much leniency to developers and allowed them to release games at 70% to be fixed at a later date.Expansions seem to be almost extinct too. They used to expand the game, while dlc is commonly used to complete development of the main game.
Mass media with pro-environmental themes because it wasn’t considered a partisan issue.
90s were so hopeful, life could only get better but now that we’re here it seems we all want to go back.
A booming economy with actual wage increases and affordable real estate
Good R&B music
Grunge music
Low gas prices.
My hope of owning a house
Everyone in your friend group going to one guys house and having all your bikes outside
Video stores like Blockbuster…idk..I personally kinda enjoyed going to them on Friday nights
People minding their own business
Real internet privacy
Dangerous toys like Sock’em Boppers, Skip it, Moon Shoes, etc….
Old school rap.
Everything.Most stuff sucks now compared to 1990s.But if I had to pick one, CDs »»> MP3s. When had your cd book in your car, and had a cd in your player…it often kept your place. It was easy to skip around songs as well. My car today has on/off issues recognizing my iPhone Bluetooth, and when I blast Tom Petty or something from my iPhone, it sounds thin. Whereas when I play it from the CD it has much more volume. just the act of hanging out at Tower Records and looking at CDs with a group of your teenage friends…that was like half my summer day back in the mid 90s.The internet, even though I use it, has not turned up to be a positive force on society IMO.Also, wtf aren’t kids hanging outside doing s**t anymore? Doesn’t anyone go cruising anymore? Where is everyone?
Fun dance music on the top hits. Today’s music is too dark/sad/slow for me.
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No, I don’t want anything back from the 90’s. I want to go back to the 90’s and start over.
People talking to each other more
I wish people weren’t so fragile and easily offended like in good old times. Everyone seemes to be more resilient back in the day.
90s. Kids biking to their friend’s house to play and kids playing outside. There needs to be a balance between online gaming/computers/phones and the need to exercise and have one on one time with their friends.
A Gargoyles animated Netflix Series featuring the original cast
Fandoms having dedicated forums, instead of being on tumblr or facebook.The only ones really still up are old ones like SBM, 3DMM, PPMB, etc.
90’s dance music and clothing.
Pink Panther. Used to marathon the videos as a toddler.
Cheesy comedy movies that were actually good
Play sets. I really miss all the diferent mini playsets they used to make.Polly PocketMicro MachinesWar PlanetsReBootMighty MaxTo name a few :)
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“You go girl!”
The cost of living, Nokias, Delia’s catalogs, and 99 cent gas.
Rap Rock. I don’t know why people rag on Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit.
Those god awful kids commercials. I loved them so much
I would love another wave of Ska. I understand why it never lasts, but damnit, i love it when its here!
Mid-rise jeans. High-rise mom jeans are the least flattering piece of clothing a woman can wear.
Smash mouth
90s rock. So many good bands.
Hip hugger bootcut jeans.I am sick of the damn high waisted skinny jeans everywhere I go.
Bruh if Beyblade came to highschools, that would be some heat.
Pop punk
The Golden youtube era (2008-2012)
Fortnite not existing.
Hanging in parks at night.
Love em or hate em ( I love them) BUCKET HATS!.
Buying clothes that were way to big
Airplanes with low security
Silly bands. I don’t know why but those bring me so much joy.
Flare bottom Jean’s and Tripp pants. I’m so sick of skinny jeans.
Tamagotchis. I want a pet that requires minimal money and responsibility.
Society not being as sensitive
I know it’s older than the 90’s but it ended in it god dammit, but bring back Yugoslavia
Space buns.
My innocence.
Emo/screamo music.
Bleached hair
Devil Sticks
Soap shoes
Bakugon
Seinfeld
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