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As much as we try to make it stop, time continues to march on. Yet, the '90s always seem to pull us back. Of course, I'm biased since I lived through that decade myself, but the internet is full of nostalgic content that proves I'm not alone in feeling this way.

Take the subreddit r/90s, for example. It has 266K members and they regularly reminisce about the era. Whether it's memes of classic video games, old-school commercials, or forgotten snacks, this online community is dedicated to keeping its memory alive.

Continue scrolling to check out the pictures and the chat we had with sociologist Dr. Anthony Synnott — it's spread out in between the images.

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Unplugged With Nirvana, My Oil Painting

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1 week ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Such an epic time in 90s grunge rock history. Edit- that's an amazing piece of art too

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Dr. Anthony Synnott, author of The Body Social, says we're mostly afraid of aging because we are worried about death and the fact that we don't know what comes after.

"We may believe we do, but people have such widely divergent beliefs in reincarnation, the Islamic Paradise, the Christian hell or heaven with the Beatific Vision, or just nothing — and it is hard to imagine one's nothingness!" Synnott tells Bored Panda.

Of course, there's also "the aging prior to that" and the image of "a long, drawn out, painful illness, with medical staff reluctant to give you enough morphine in case you get addicted."

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I do believe they are talking about the sculpture between the game cases lol

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Thoughts about accelerating physicaland cognitive decline (which Synnott talks about on his Psychology Today blog), dementia, and Alzheimer's give us "plenty to fear and worry about, quite apart from medical expenses in the US leading many to leave the hospital to go home and die so that they can leave something to their families or charities rather than to for-profit hospitals."

But what about the positives? Well, "one might say [it gives us] more experience and therefore greater wisdom, but for whom?" the sociologist asks.

"My sons know more than me about modern life, and my five grandsons are generally not interested in the rare advice I might give and more in their friends, sports, and machines — as I was at their age and, unfortunately, later."

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This Was My Experience, Was It Yours?

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All the money was spent on the football field, the coach, and then the team. Even the cheerleaders had to resort to bake sales to raise funds for uniforms and trips to the away games. The only competitive salaries went to the administration officials that could market football.

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have much better memories from 1998. At the time I was 25, I just got my PhD, signed for my first "full paid" job, and my girlfriend just arrived from Germany to live with me, in an apartment with no other roommates. And I was playing Grim Fandango, Commandos and Half Life. 1998 was a great year.

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In practical terms, Synnott believes there are some gains to be made with aging "in terms of pensions and reduced fares, etc., but [they're] not enough, in my experience, to balance the negatives."

So what does a person have to do with all of this? Well, we have to accept that some things are simply out of our control. Synnott says one has to learn to be a bit philosophical and use the "It is what it is" mindset more than grumbling.

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Scared the s**t out of me the first time I heard one. Had been playing the CD in the car, (Travis, The Man Who) and didn't change it when it had finished, nothing for about six minutes then it suddenly starts up again. Never really saw the point, TBH.

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Remember When You Could Afford Concert Tickets?

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lets see, I am 58, my first concert was Molly Hatchet when I was 14 and my Dad took me. Then Quiet Riot at 16 also Bark at the Moon came out that year so Ozzy and Motley Crue opened for him on thier shout at the devil tour.. Moved to Nashville for college and went every weekend. Dio, Ozzy, Def Leppard, ZZ Top, You name it. Everytime Ozzfest was in St. Louis I was there. Saw Metallica and Neil Diamond together in St Louis in about 1994 or so (look it up). The tickets were never ever an issue. I never thought that a music concert of all things would become unobtainable.

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All of this might sound (a little) grim, especially while scrolling through some '90s memes, but refusing to think and talk about what awaits us can hurt us even more. Plus, we '90s kids have largely entered the age of hair loss and back problems, so there's no reason to fool ourselves.

We humans have found ways to extend life but often at the cost of personal autonomy. Ignoring the problems leaves us unprepared for the realities of aging and dying.

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still have one of these. It will balance on the tiniest tip of almost anything.

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

TV and video? Pah! Try 16mm reel-to-reel projected onto a roll-down cloth screen.

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Your Car In The 90’s. Don’t Forget To Take Your Radio And Secure The Steering Wheel!

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still use a sun shield in summer, the sun is still there and feels even hotter :)

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As for nostalgia, it can serve a number of purposes. Psychologist Dr. Krystine Batcho, who has been extensively studying it, argues that the thing that ties them all together is that nostalgia is an emotional experience that unifies — it helps to unite our sense of who we are, our self, our identity over time. Collective and individual.

We change constantly, sometimes in incredible ways, too. We're not anywhere near the same as we were when we were three years old, for example. Nostalgia, by motivating us to remember the past in our own life, helps us to connect to our authentic selves and remind us of who we have been and then compare that to who we feel we are today.

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Back When There Was No “Recalculating Route…”

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't think people printed map quest directions on the 90s definitely more of a 2000's thing, we had hand written directions on the back of an old envelope or something instead.

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Al Bundy taught us many life lessons, but we didn't realize it back then.

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"Nostalgia could hold us back if it consumed us, but as a memory of the past, ... I doubt if it is worth worrying about," Synnott adds. "One can enjoy some of our memories!"

So if you want to continue your trip down memory lane, fire up our older publications on the subreddit r/90s: 40 Jokes And Memes About The 1990s Shared In This Online Group That Today's Kids Won't Understand and 50 Posts About The '90s That Are Full Of Nostalgia.

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Who Else Misses The Malls From The 90s?

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly, I am all for bringing malls back. Is it nice ordering something and having it delivered to my door? Yes. Do I still prefer going to a physical store to buy clothing, shoes, bedding, etc? Abso-freaking-lutely.

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What Were Some Places That Were Prevalent In The Late 90s/Early 2000s, But Are Rarely Seen Nowadays?

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My dad was a keen amateur photographer and had a dark room in the '50's. Taught me how to develop film aged 8.

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