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50 Posts About The ‘80s And ‘90s That Show Parts Of Our Lives That Don’t Exist Anymore
As a millennial, I can personally attest to all the memes and reels where people say it feels like the turn of the century was ten, max fifteen years ago. I am the same way, and can still name the addresses to my favorite Counter-Strike 1.5 servers. But it's been more than two decades and that world no longer exists. So to see just how much things have changed, let's take a look at the Instagram account Insta80s90s and all of the nostalgia it's been posting. Just don't be surprised if you get a sudden craving for Fruit Roll-Ups and Capri Sun.
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Spencer's slave no longer 2 years ago (edited)
He was hilarious in both Ghostbusters movies too.
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We contacted the authors of the account and they agreed to tell us more about it. "Our content comes from various internet image sources and social media sites where we can find the particular memory we wish to share with our audience," the people behind Insta80s90s told Bored Panda.
They're trying to keep the feed fresh. "We like to provide our followers with a mixture of memes, questions, and simple pictures of things related to era," they said.
"This makes our page special as we don't focus entirely on comedy. We think the reason for our success is we try to cater to everyone's taste. Some prefer polls and questions that encourage high commenting, and some prefer a childhood meme."
However, some of the posts do seem to receive slightly more engagement than others. "We have certainly noticed our followers tend to prefer the posts that ask them to answer questions about their personal experiences, for example: 'What 90’s song will you always turn up when you hear it on your car radio?'" the people in charge of the account added.
"Also, our followers like posts that highlight how today's kids don't know the struggle we had with things like portable CD players and having phones that only had the game Snake on it."
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Kobe (she) 2 years ago
Have them in my freezer right now. Different brand, yet still the same idea. (Netherlands)
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Reminiscence of this sort can serve several functions. "Our everyday is humdrum, often even absurd," psychiatrist and philosopher Neel Burton, M.D., writes.
"Nostalgia can lend us much-needed context, perspective, and direction, reminding and reassuring us that our life is not as banal as it may seem, that it is rooted in a narrative, and that there have been, and will once again be meaningful moments and experiences."
Perhaps it's no surprise then that nostalgia often visits us at times of change or uncertainty.
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TheNewJenBrady 2 years ago
Man I loved those things as a kid ..not to use in a bath but just to play with and squish until it broke open.
"It could be argued that nostalgia is a form of self-deception in that it invariably involves distortion and idealization of the past, not least because the bad or boring bits are erased from our memory, leaving only the peak experiences." Burton continues.
"The Romans had a tag for this phenomenon that modern psychologists have come to call ‘rosy retrospection’: memoria præteritorum bonorum, ‘the past is always well remembered.’"
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Firstname Lastname 2 years ago
I used to have some but got rid of them during a move. My man just surprised me by putting up two packs the other day, because apparently I'm still not too old for glow stars.
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Carilyn Beverly 2 years ago
And the crust was so much better back then; crispy and cooked through but not dry or burnt
The folks behind Insta80s90s agree that nostalgia is a very powerful emotion. "To us, it creates a happy feeling about the good times that we have experienced, and allows us to look back on the past with fond memories."
"Whilst we can't turn back time, we see our account sort of like a time machine for people that belong to these generations and wish to do the same."
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IlaTheRedheadBambooEater 2 years ago
What... What is old about the slot car track?? My son got it at last Christmas.. and loves it!
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Jennifer Howe 2 years ago
Looks like the American version it's called Trouble. In the UK it's called Frustration which I think is more accurate!
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LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
You forgot pouring glue on your hands and peeling it off. Times were simple before social media.
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TheNewJenBrady 2 years ago
I have not thought about these for decades! I had one and forgot all about it until just now🤍
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She who must not be named 2 years ago
They still sell these in certain shops in the UK. I've definitely found packs in Home Bargains. They're mine and my daughters favourite sweets
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Shark bait hoo haha 2 years ago
I was the Vampire one. I can still remember how it smelled when you put on. Also all of the slobber all over the place from trying to talk in them. Good Times!
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Icedragocat 2 years ago
I recognize two of them! Beavus and Butthead and the The Simpsons. Can I have a senior discount! (im a minor lol XD)
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S. E. in Indiana 2 years ago
It all folded up into a carry case. Loved the Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars.
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Ace 2 years ago
Point of order: these were not real floppies. This is a real floppy disk 16uidzxp.jpg 
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Spencer's slave no longer 2 years ago
That is Alan A Dale, the minstrel from Disney's 1974 Robin Hood movie.
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Lost Panda 2 years ago
I got Toy Soldiers and Small Soldiers mixed up one time... 10ish year old me was shocked, but ended up loving Toy Soldiers
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CrazyKnitter 2 years ago
YES!!! I STILL HAVE MY LOONEY TOONS COMFORTER!! It was actually our "sick blanket" and we'd be wrapped up snuggly in it when we had the flu, a cold, ext.
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James016 2 years ago
Back in 1990 I got very sick with what the doctors called a glandular fever type virus but they never diagnosed what it actually was. We had also just got Sky TV so spent my days laying on the sofa watching MTV as it was good back then. I also did watch the trashy talk shows as they were very entertaining. I was off school for 2 months and missed and entire half term.
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Historyharlot93 2 years ago
I loved the big concrete geese on porches that could be dressed in different outfits. It was a craft fair staple to have a table selling little dresses and bonnets for those geese
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Marie BellaDonna 2 years ago (edited)
Oh I had the older version of the Talking Whiz Kid. It was brown and cream colored. I LOVED that thing. But it stopped working right, and my thoughtless father let my sister destroy it with a sledgehammer. I was so sad. Then years later, as an adult, I found another one at a thrift store, and was so excited that the clerk laughed at me lol! Of course it came home with me!
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Alvia Vseobecna 2 years ago
ROLLERCOASTER, greatest game ever... planned a themepark vacation based on the rides :D
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Lost Panda 2 years ago
I remember them, remember the movie, cannot for the life of me remember the name
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G A 2 years ago
I think a lot of these must be exclusively USA related (obviously the TV ones).
May 2 years ago
Was about to sat the opposite lol , coming from a non English speaking country, I am shocked to relate to 90% of these... Even the books.
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Maria Chatzopoulou 2 years ago
I love how half of this are still universal experiences to this day and millennials are just like "oh no I feel old and kids this day are missing out".
G A 2 years ago
I think a lot of these must be exclusively USA related (obviously the TV ones).
May 2 years ago
Was about to sat the opposite lol , coming from a non English speaking country, I am shocked to relate to 90% of these... Even the books.
Load More Replies... Maria Chatzopoulou 2 years ago
I love how half of this are still universal experiences to this day and millennials are just like "oh no I feel old and kids this day are missing out".
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