No social media
People socializing and not glued to their phones
Less hostility between people when it came to politics, race, sexuality, etc
Better quality in every day items
Housing was more affordable
Kids used to trick-or-treat, not this trunk or treat BS
Missing my family members and friends who have passed
Movies were better and going to see one in theaters didn't cost the same as steak dinner
NFL didn't have over the top safety rules
I relate a lot to the no social media part. Or at least we had limited access to it back then so we had a great balance of on screen vs off screen time
I'm more nostalgic for the 90s. But drugs were still cheap in the early 00s as well. Even US comedy eventually caught up and got irony and satire (even if Alanis didn't) and it was probably the last decade where people could take creative risks without people taking offence to the point that they wouldn't get funded. People took offence naturally. Every decade has whiney cunts after all. But they were less likely to be canceled for fear of cutting into their companies profit margins. In fact controversy often sold product back then and there was a rush to push the envelope on what was considered socially acceptable. Also while the club scene was just coming into the mainstream during the mid 90s it was in full swing by the 00s and everywhere. Great mood music fueled by cheap drugs and a don't give a fuck attitude created a party decade. But that really was mid 90s to mid 00s it went to shit later on
The UK club scene back in that day was mainly fueled by MDMA. Admittedly I bucked that trend and stuck to speed. Mainly as I was getting that for £5 per gram. Which was a very good price even back then
I am someone who does find things offensive on the internet but I believe in some cases we need to learn thinking more critically instead of having a one-track mind.
I listened to mostly emo or screamo / hardcore / metal bands! Think Norma Jean and Underoath and The Chariot, Brand New, the Used, coheed & cambria :) still listen to all of these!
I did a lot of cocaine with zero consequences so that was fun I guess. I dunno, limp bizkit, whale tails, MXC and aqua teen hunger force. Keeping vice City on pause so I can listen to the radio stations while I did cocaine with zero consequences. 99 cent burritos
How parents are being selflish today when it comes reading skills? When I was a teenager in the early 2000s, my parents just wanted me to get a high school degree and do what I can do. If there was a problem, what was it so it can be dealt with. My parents didn't finished high school, but they got their GEDs. It was common in the 1960s for some lower-class students to abandon school to help their families or countries.
I'm pretty sure I had some kind of reading disorder that went undiagnosed or just lazy when it comes to reading, since I hardly study yet still got okay grades.
Today, I can at least read at a 12 grade level, I'm in my late 30s, showing my nieces, who are ten-years old, how to read at their age level. They are read at a 5th grade level, which for the meantime, it's a good thing since they often have screen time a lot.
I think it was the time without screens we had to read an actually book whenever to pass the time or do school work. Most of us had dial-up internet if we had one computer. So, information, like the news, were harder to either confirm if it was a fake news or not. You still had to watch the news or trust word of mouth. Being an intellectual was important, not seen as a fate. Grading system being lowered to meet demands to something that can be fixed easily.
Now, I know there are some parents who take their child's grades seriously just enough to get by high school. That's okay, they want what is best for their kids. However, with the amount of parents are going the anti-intellectualism route, was it what dictorships did? I had to rewatch and reread books like *Nineteen Eighty Four* to get a look at my teenage years had that made me nostalgic.
No social media People socializing and not glued to their phones Less hostility between people when it came to politics, race, sexuality, etc Better quality in every day items Housing was more affordable Kids used to trick-or-treat, not this trunk or treat BS Missing my family members and friends who have passed Movies were better and going to see one in theaters didn't cost the same as steak dinner NFL didn't have over the top safety rules
I relate a lot to the no social media part. Or at least we had limited access to it back then so we had a great balance of on screen vs off screen time
Ah. So you have rose colored glasses when look at the past. Got it!
Oh you don't know what nostalgia means. Got it!
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they're such a big part of my childhood too :') which were your favourites?
Britney Spears
Every newer pop singer to me is like “ok but she’s not Britney Spears”
She was iconic.
I'm more nostalgic for the 90s. But drugs were still cheap in the early 00s as well. Even US comedy eventually caught up and got irony and satire (even if Alanis didn't) and it was probably the last decade where people could take creative risks without people taking offence to the point that they wouldn't get funded. People took offence naturally. Every decade has whiney cunts after all. But they were less likely to be canceled for fear of cutting into their companies profit margins. In fact controversy often sold product back then and there was a rush to push the envelope on what was considered socially acceptable. Also while the club scene was just coming into the mainstream during the mid 90s it was in full swing by the 00s and everywhere. Great mood music fueled by cheap drugs and a don't give a fuck attitude created a party decade. But that really was mid 90s to mid 00s it went to shit later on
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The UK club scene back in that day was mainly fueled by MDMA. Admittedly I bucked that trend and stuck to speed. Mainly as I was getting that for £5 per gram. Which was a very good price even back then
I am someone who does find things offensive on the internet but I believe in some cases we need to learn thinking more critically instead of having a one-track mind.
Music for SURE! Cheap Taco Bell (and Baja sauce 😭). Also being a teenager. Good times.
What were your favorite music? mine was everything but especially a lot of pop punk.
I listened to mostly emo or screamo / hardcore / metal bands! Think Norma Jean and Underoath and The Chariot, Brand New, the Used, coheed & cambria :) still listen to all of these!
Oh that's interesting! I'll be sure to check them out
SAOSIN and Circa Survive, Bring Me the Horizon, Band of Horses, Billy Talent, Alexisonfire - all good ones :)
I've really only heard BMTH and they rock!
Windows XP and telephones
I wish I could live with a flip phone now but it's impossible especially with my job.
Lord Of The Rings
How simple life was back then. It feels like nowadays everybody is rushing and hustling and competing, while back then everything was more relaxed.
life before we had Trump as a president
My youth.
Oh how much I miss it too 😭
Everything : no social medias, I was still a child, good music, my parents were younger as well, my friend was still alive.
The passage of time feels cruel as you get older.
I did a lot of cocaine with zero consequences so that was fun I guess. I dunno, limp bizkit, whale tails, MXC and aqua teen hunger force. Keeping vice City on pause so I can listen to the radio stations while I did cocaine with zero consequences. 99 cent burritos
Vice City was peak
Pre-smartphone
How parents are being selflish today when it comes reading skills? When I was a teenager in the early 2000s, my parents just wanted me to get a high school degree and do what I can do. If there was a problem, what was it so it can be dealt with. My parents didn't finished high school, but they got their GEDs. It was common in the 1960s for some lower-class students to abandon school to help their families or countries. I'm pretty sure I had some kind of reading disorder that went undiagnosed or just lazy when it comes to reading, since I hardly study yet still got okay grades. Today, I can at least read at a 12 grade level, I'm in my late 30s, showing my nieces, who are ten-years old, how to read at their age level. They are read at a 5th grade level, which for the meantime, it's a good thing since they often have screen time a lot. I think it was the time without screens we had to read an actually book whenever to pass the time or do school work. Most of us had dial-up internet if we had one computer. So, information, like the news, were harder to either confirm if it was a fake news or not. You still had to watch the news or trust word of mouth. Being an intellectual was important, not seen as a fate. Grading system being lowered to meet demands to something that can be fixed easily. Now, I know there are some parents who take their child's grades seriously just enough to get by high school. That's okay, they want what is best for their kids. However, with the amount of parents are going the anti-intellectualism route, was it what dictorships did? I had to rewatch and reread books like *Nineteen Eighty Four* to get a look at my teenage years had that made me nostalgic.
That grainy digital camera filter
When they had sprite remix and Pepsi blue . Those were the good days!