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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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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.
#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 1 year 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 1 year ago
So...the Kennedy years? Ever since Reagan and the trickle down scam...NO difference between GOP and Dems anymore on this.
#18
Good R&B music
#19
Grunge music
Alex Ruddies 1 year ago
Meh...I wasn't really a grunge fan. But give me some of that good ol' alternative or college rock like Live, Fugazi, & The Pixies and you you got yourself a deal!
#21
My hope of owning a house
#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 1 year 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
#28
Old school rap.
keyboardtek 1 year ago
As a jazz musician who spent years learning music theory and practicing, I always considered rap and hiphop a very primitive form of music that non musicians have created. Such music cannot possibly evolve if most of its creators value coolness over learning more about music.
#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 1 year 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.
Liz The Biz 1 year ago
I must be getting old because all of today's singers/songs sound the same to me. All the lyrics are so miserable and depressing. I couldn't name one artist who is currently in the charts. There's nothing memorable any more.
#31
No, I don't want anything back from the 90's. I want to go back to the 90's and start over.
#32
People talking to each other more
#33
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.
#34
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.
Lost Panda 1 year ago
My son (11) asked what I did when I would play outside. Told him, we found sticks that looked like guns or swords and went on an adventure in the woods. He stared at me like I was crazy
#36
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.
#38
Pink Panther. Used to marathon the videos as a toddler.
#39
Cheesy comedy movies that were actually good
#40
Play sets. I really miss all the diferent mini playsets they used to make.
Polly Pocket
Micro Machines
War Planets
ReBoot
Mighty Max
To name a few :)
#41
"You go girl!"
Dee Rutherford 1 year ago
This isn’t a thing?? We still use that for encouragement among women to this day.
#42
The cost of living, Nokias, Delia’s catalogs, and 99 cent gas.
Ace 1 year ago
See my previous post re the gas prices and in the 1990s it was at an all-time-low price in real terms. More than 99c for most of that period though. average-an...e6-png.jpg 
#43
Rap Rock. I don't know why people rag on Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit.
#45
I would love another wave of Ska. I understand why it never lasts, but damnit, i love it when its here!
#46
Mid-rise jeans. High-rise mom jeans are the least flattering piece of clothing a woman can wear.
#49
Hip hugger bootcut jeans.
I am sick of the damn high waisted skinny jeans everywhere I go.
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
I bought two pairs of boot cut jeans at the op shop recently that I didn't even need to hem shorter
#50
Bruh if Beyblade came to highschools, that would be some heat.
Elladine DesIsles 1 year ago
Beyblades definitely had a moment at my son's school a few years ago. I think they had to ban them because it was resulting in too much conflict.
#52
The Golden youtube era (2008-2012)
Elladine DesIsles 1 year ago
I remember watching the entire run of "My So-Called Life" in instalments on YouTube with minimal advertising. Every now and then it would get pulled down over copyright issues and then someone else would repost and it would be available for a while. Now, I absolutely support artists having a right to royalties, and I did eventually buy the DVD set. But there was no other option for me to access it at that time, and rewatching it at that moment was meaningful to what was going on in my life.
#55
Love em or hate em ( I love them) BUCKET HATS!.
#60
Tamagotchis. I want a pet that requires minimal money and responsibility.
Lost Panda 1 year ago
My wife and I found them again awhile back. We now have three... and they are the same as in the 90s... somewhere in our closet
#61
Society not being as sensitive
TotallyNOTAFox 1 year ago
I would say too sensitive to the point that every little thing is considered offensive
#62
I know it's older than the 90's but it ended in it god dammit, but bring back Yugoslavia
#70
Seinfeld
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pineapple87 1 year ago
Am I the only millennial who isn't constantly yearning for their childhood or teen years?
CT 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago
Am I the only millennial who isn't constantly yearning for their childhood or teen years?
CT 1 year 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 1 year 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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