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The '90s and '00s were defined by bold fashion, quirky gadgets, and a distinct sense of individuality—things many really appreciated. So after we discovered a couple of Reddit threads where people shared the trends from the two decades they wished would come back, the nostalgia was undeniable. It's clear that these eras left a lasting impression and still reemerge in our memory when today's world feels uncertain, offering a comforting reminder of simpler times. Who knows, they might return—at least in some form.
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#2
Robin Williams :(
Lost Panda 3 weeks ago
Anything with him in it was gold. Could have been a horrible plot, but he made it work, always.
#3
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.
Liz The Biz 3 weeks ago
What annoys me is that we've allowed ourselves to be shoehorned into a world that literally cannot function without the Internet.
#4
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.
#5
Going to your friends house and actually doing s**t instead of phones and dead silence.
#7
Decent movies bring released on a regular basis.
TotallyNOTAFox 3 weeks ago
Especially new stories and not another remake or sequel would be nice for once
#8
2D animation.
Wheres the 2D animation? Everyone treats 3D likes its superior. It's not, it's just different.
Son of Philosoraptor 3 weeks ago
It's the content. Rugrats for instance. Hey Arnold. Quality writing.
#9
Leaving the house at 9am on your bike, getting home at 6pm for dinner, and being completely uncontactable for that entire time.
Tucker Cahooter 3 weeks ago
Nothing stopping you from turning your phone off or leaving it at home
#10
People pay attention to you when you talk instead of playing on their phones
#11
Really good book/vinyl stores that people actually liked and not just went cuz it's "cool".
#12
Girls wearing chokers. I don't know what it says about me that I find that so hot.
TCW Sam Vimes 3 weeks ago
F*****g hot. Bought my wife a few. One with a ring in it, for those who know
#13
Split screen racing games for two people IN THE SAME ROOM.
#14
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.
Bernd Herbert 3 weeks ago
This is also kind o whitewashing the past. I remember the early 80s and the 90s. There were a lot of s****y videogames out there. And there was no internet to get information about those games, and barely any reviews at all. I bought some games just because they had an awesome covert art, that were complete s**t back in the day.
#15
Mass media with pro-environmental themes because it wasn't considered a partisan issue.
#16
90s were so hopeful, life could only get better but now that we're here it seems we all want to go back.
keyboardtek 3 weeks ago
Could we turn time back to pre Rush Limbaugh before hate radio and hate politics became the norm?
#17
A booming economy with actual wage increases and affordable real estate
Geoffrey Scott 3 weeks ago
So...the Kennedy years? Ever since Reagan and the trickle down scam...NO difference between GOP and Dems anymore on this.
#19
Grunge music
Bernd Herbert 3 weeks ago
That was my era. I still remember the first time I saw "Smells like teen spirit" on MTV.
#22
Everyone in your friend group going to one guys house and having all your bikes outside
#23
Movie stores and people regularly frequenting them.
That was such a 90's (and early 2000's) community experience for me and I loved having it as a date night option. Perusing new releases and digging through the archives was a lot of fun and scanning one by one with a controller has always felt so limiting and lifeless by comparison.
Visited the last Blockbuster on Earth in Bend, Oregon the other week and had a blast. Granted, we have a local Family Video somewhere in my region but it doesn't compare to familiar bustle of Blockbuster.
Mariele Scherzinger 3 weeks ago
I still rent DVDs from the local library. The service is free (with a membership card).
#24
Video stores like Blockbuster...idk..I personally kinda enjoyed going to them on Friday nights
Bat cat in a hat 3 weeks ago (edited)
It was half of the evening to go and pick a movie and some snacks on the way back! (I say that as in it was fun to do so, not a waste of time)
#25
People minding their own business
#27
Dangerous toys like Sock'em Boppers, Skip it, Moon Shoes, etc....
#28
Old school rap.
Bernd Herbert 3 weeks ago
Same in Germany btw. I still like German rap music from the 90s and earlier 2000s. The s**t nowadays sucks. All mumbling pseudo-gansgters with nothing to say
#29
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?
Huddo's sister 3 weeks ago
I still have a box of cds in my car for when there is nothing good on the radio or I am driving somewhere the radio cuts out.
#30
Fun dance music on the top hits. Today's music is too dark/sad/slow for me.
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pineapple87 3 weeks ago
Am I the only millennial who isn't constantly yearning for their childhood or teen years?
CT 3 weeks ago
I'm not particularly nostalgic for a decade or another. Nostalgic for being a child, maybe yes. There is one thing that I pay more attention to these days, and that is the lack of colors. Mostly black, white, gray clothes, black or white shoes and that's it.The streets are gray. Bring back the colors !
Lost Panda 3 weeks ago
The TV shows... I know a lot of people say its just nostalgia, but things like Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Teen Titans, and Courage the Cowardly Dog were all that (that show too) then and still are now. My children will watch them with me from time to time.
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pineapple87 3 weeks ago
Am I the only millennial who isn't constantly yearning for their childhood or teen years?
CT 3 weeks ago
I'm not particularly nostalgic for a decade or another. Nostalgic for being a child, maybe yes. There is one thing that I pay more attention to these days, and that is the lack of colors. Mostly black, white, gray clothes, black or white shoes and that's it.The streets are gray. Bring back the colors !
Lost Panda 3 weeks ago
The TV shows... I know a lot of people say its just nostalgia, but things like Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Teen Titans, and Courage the Cowardly Dog were all that (that show too) then and still are now. My children will watch them with me from time to time.
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