If you grew up in the '90s, you may reminisce about how "simple" life used to feel. So when Reddit user u/Mukura_Die asked: "What do you miss the most from the 90s/2000s?" over three thousand people provided their answers. Here are some of their responses below.
1. "Being disconnected."
2. "Blockbuster and Pizza Hut on a Friday night."
"Actually going in a Pizza Hut, too. It was like going into a Michelin-starred restaurant, as far as I’m concerned."
3. "Live music ticket prices. I saw Beastie Boys and Rage Against the Machine for like $20 in 1993."
4. "McDonaldland cookies."
"Real toys that people actually wanted in the happy meals, instead of this cheap ass plastic 'collect all six' garbage."
5. "Group phone calls after school. 'Be by your phone at 4:30 p.m.' Someone would have to hang up for someone needing the internet and have to hang up, dropping the caller they added. We’d have to do roll call. lol."
6. "How holidays felt (i.e. Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc.)"
7. "There was a general sense of optimism in society at large. We all genuinely believed we would graduate from school, work hard, and be rewarded with a fulfilling life free from financial worries. I don't know; maybe it was youthful ignorance, but it really felt like the world was our oyster. Now, everyone is just SO. ANGRY."
8. "'90s Nickelodeon — that shit was the GOAT back then."
9. "I really liked the huge malls with every store imaginable. They're all are closed now."
10. "No subscription B.S."
"Except for the penny album clubs. Those things were predatory."
11. "I also remember liking the fashion of that era. I had this pretty purple top with long bell sleeves that made me feel like Ella Enchanted. And I had purple suede boots, which I wore everywhere. I remember roll-on glitter perfume, glitter tattoos, Limited Too sequin tops, and crochet ponchos. Clothing that was just very colorful and very girly. It made me feel like a total girl 😇."
12. "Face-to-face conversations. Nowadays, it seems that 95% of the time I talk to my friends, it’s online. I miss going out, but we never have time."
13. "I liked that 'Internet' and 'gaming' was just one thing you do at home, amongst other things. It was just one small part of a whole day."
14. "Music, for sure. The late '90s and early 2000s were the last times that I really enjoyed a lot of newer music. These days, it’s very hard for me to find something I enjoy in any genre."
15. "Finding cool stuff at garage sales, flea markets, pawn shops, and antique stores that were not automatically marked up to whatever the item recently sold for on eBay!"
16. And finally, "You knew where everyone was by finding the house with all the bikes in the front yard — no texts needed."
Do you miss something in particular about the '90s? Tell us what it is and why in the comments below.
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