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Most of us, at some point, have experienced some form of nostalgia, which can wash over us for a wide plethora of reasons. One of the more common forms of nostalgia is that for a certain point in time of our lives, which is filled with many smaller things that bring us joy or otherwise make us feel like a time in which we belong.

The '90s, for a lot of people, is certainly such a time, and there is definitely a lot to miss. Although it was a time that was not even that long ago, it belonged to a different world compared to that which we live in today. And though some things remain similar, or the same, back in the day we weren’t as interconnected globally as we are now, and that is just one of a few differences. The article that follows is based upon a Reddit post, which asked people to share things people miss the most from the '90s. The post collected 9.3k upvotes and 6.4k comments. Scroll down to see the whole post, consider upvoting the entries that made you feel the most nostalgic, and leave a comment!

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30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back Not having to make an account for EVERYTHING

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Nostalgia is a set of sentiments for the past and a form of attachment to it. It is a powerful feeling that allows for not only reminiscence, but hope and strength to move forward. Even though arguably it is a sensation that most people associate with living in the past, it really doesn't have to be only that. After all, recollecting something that seems to make the world a better place to be in can remind us of the fact that the present is no worse. That doesn't change the fact, however, that it can indeed be blissful to rewind a little and remind oneself that some moments in the past were very heartwarming.

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30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back Software that you buy one time and own. Looking at you adobe.

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30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back Book stores. Just browsing all the aisles and discovering new books and new authors

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30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back Video games that were offline, that you could play the whole thing with just the purchase price of the game.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just bought a console and some games! Plug and play! Nope. The console needs to spend all day on the internet downloading Encyclopaedia Britannica. The you have to install the games. And load THEIR 10 gigabyte updates.

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Arguably one of the biggest changes we've experienced since the '90s is the level of interconnectedness in the world. Since numerous small online forums started being replaced by social media giants, we have become increasingly reliant on them to communicate or simply pass the time. Nowadays, we can be pretty much reached by everyone at any moment's notice, and there is little escape from that unless we want to be slightly left out of the intense loop we live in today.

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30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back People NOT recording every aspect of their lives. People NOT faking s**t for the all important internet clout.

I guess the lack of social media in general I miss.

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30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back News that was only on for 30 minutes 3 times a day. Hit me with the facts, leave out the 24 hour commentary.

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Jef Bateman
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe, but then you are relying on a handful of companies to decide what you need to know. I realize that tailored newsfeeds are bringing us back to the days where you are only going to see what they want you to see, but there are advantages to having news available from numerous sources. (That being said, I agree with the spirit of this post. I am burnt out on news right now.)

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30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back Not being able to be reached 24/7

Remember when the only people who had cell phones or pagers were doctors and high end business professionals that NEEDED to be reached at a moments notice. Now, everyone is expected to be available at any time. And if you elect to stand your ground and establish a separation between work/personal life you're considered "rude" or "difficult to communicate with".

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think the future of cell phone etiquette is going to be turning the thing off for 12 hours a day. It might take a while to become ubiquitous, but I know people who do that now.

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Robert T
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mine goes into Do Not Disturb mode overnight. Unless you are on my (very short) favourites list, my phone won't ring or beep for you.

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Pernille Dyre
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My phone is allways on No sound! If don't catch a call.... to bad... leave a message. It's my life....

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Josy Bannon
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes I am this "difficult to communicate with" person and I dont care lol. Stand your ground!

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MyOpinionHasBeenServed
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lol People have said that to you, too? I've been told "It's very hard to get a hold of you." and that was when I only had a landline. lol No one should have to explain how they're at work and cannot answer the phone at home when they're out.

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Weezie Ray
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was scrolling down to say that “high end business professional” is a funny way to say drug dealer. Great minds. heh

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K Witmer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I miss these days. We all survived. More anxiety now always being connected. Why didn't you answer my text within 2 minutes bullcrap drives me nuts

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SlothyK8
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't even remember what it was like not to be available 24/7 and yet most of my life was spent away from a telephone. I wonder if THAT'S why folks are so anxious and stressed all the time?

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T.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a hill I'm ready to die on. Seperate phones for work and private, work phone is off at 6pm an on when I leave the house for work. I also shut off all sounds and vibrations from notifications, except state alarm app and phone calls from selected people. It's so much more peacful!

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JuniorCJ82
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We've gone from "call me after 9 p.m. so it's free" to "it's 7 p.m., wtf is calling me this late".

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Jo Choto
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Newsflash: Nobody is obligated to answer their phone, respond to messages, or even have their phone switched on 24/7. I don't and I have not yet died.

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Jack Jackson
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I completely bailed on cellphones last August, and I am never looking back. I now use Skype as a landline for $6 a month. I hope the world follows suit, but I know it won't. The lady at AT&T glitched when I told her I wasn't switching services but shutting it off completely. Her mind couldn't comprehend it.

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Mitchell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Something I HATE is satellite phones on planes. It’s the last bastion of incommunicado. Let me relax, adjust to a new time zone, get drunk, watch movies, sleep, eat crap food in peace, let me travel without interruption. Please.

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Katie Lutesinger
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I turn my phone off at 10pm every night and don't turn it back on again until I get up in the morning, and I also log out of social media at around the same time because the hours after 10 are Me Time with no exceptions unless there's something super urgent going on, which there rarely is. And people keep asking me why! Because it can wait until I'm out of bed is why.

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Bill Evs
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In my experience people were also rarely late to turn up as when you had agreed where and when to meet you were stuck with it. No texts back then to say "I'm 5 minutes away" whereas in reality it's more like half an hour.

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Nikki Sevven
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Several people I know, if I don't answer my phone or answer a text within 5 minutes, will start freaking out. The messages become progressively more unhinged over time. "OMG, are you okay?!" Yeah, dude, I was in the shower. Or making dinner. Or eating dinner. Or, you know what? I don't have to explain to you why I didn't answer my phone. I don't have to answer if I don't feel like talking. I'll get back to you. Relax.

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Jerry Conaway
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gods I know people who fear they might miss something if they are away from the phone for more than 10 seconds.

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Richard Portman
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have one of those things. Mostly i just ignore it. It might be useful in case i need to call 911.

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jammer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Who stops people from using timed and whitelisted ”Do not disturb” modes on your mobile? To be accessible 24/7 is a choice.

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Kathryn Baylis
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I LOVE turning my cellphone off when I’m not working. I always have. I was the same about screening calls on my landline, letting the majority go to voicemail, AND turning the ringer off when I went to sleep. Been doing that since the late eighties when I bought my first answering machine.

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Jette Wang Wahnon
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A recent study in the UK done on 85.000 school-children showed as much as 80% of children did not get enough sleep and had a lower or worse performance in school....also higher numbers of ADHD.The kids and their cell phones are joined at the hip 24/7...sad..The parents need to put their foot down firmly even though I can see potential ww3´s.

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mamafrog
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a pager because it was the only way my family could contact me, no home phone for awhile.

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Katinka Min
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pretty much everybody I know turns of their phone at night or only allow certain number to go through. There is a whole yung generation who write and leavevoicemessages instead of calling. I think the pendulum is swingin the other way, by now.

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Marianne Sandvik
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What's the problem? If I don't feel like answering the phone I just don't.

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Vorknkx
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't have a smartphone. When I'm out of home or the office, I cannot receive emails or any form of notifications from social media. It's AWESOME :)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I get so overwhelmed and frustrated when people text me and then call me and leave a voice mail with a stern tone telling me they texted me, and that I need to reply to them asap. Like, people, my cellphone is usually either off or on do not disturb, and I'm not always going to be available nor check my messaged every 5 minutes of the day. Too bad, so sad.

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Alessa Gillespie
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This! When I went on vacation I truly disconnected. I'm at the beach Jerry, I don't need to see your meme

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Rob Williams
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My phone stops ringing after half ten at night. All messages, calls, texts, etc. are just saved until I switch off the alarm in the morning.

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AnnaBanana
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amen. One of my pet hates is not being able to disappear when I want to, without my family going nuts and saying "what's wrong???" Nothing is wrong, I just need some peace and quiet!!

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April Royal
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have said this a million times. I miss life before even call waiting

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Just me
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mobile goes onto do not disturb at 10pm and comes off at 7.15am.

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lara
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I only have a land line. I have a cell/flip phone, somewhere. I never use it. I do not text, tweet, twit, twatter, facebook, whatever. I am a very private person and I do NOT want to be "found."

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Briana Kessler
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always have my phone on silent. SOME calls with go through if you're on the list. Otherwise, I'll get back to you later.

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LostSoul
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly: F**k them. I leavy my cell at home whenever I can. Sadly you need it because you have to prove your vaxxination anywhere, but the is another great feature: TURN IT OFF!

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Londo Cotto
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

hmmm . . .im torn on this one because i enjoy having the ability to look something up at my fingertips, i can play a podcast anywhere, listen to music anywhere . . . . i can text my friend and ask a question and she will get back to me when its convenient for her . . . . . . i just dont answer my phone as much . . . . .

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AnnaBanana
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, I agree. I use my cellphone mostly for reading random stuff on the internet. During business hours it of course is a business tool. But after hours, I'd miss not being able to read something random when I want to. A book is not the same.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't understand why people just doesn't turn off their cell phones. I turn off mine when I'm going to sleep. And also doing this I've barely received any calls from my office...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I refuse to have voice mail. It's not even set up. That bends several people out of shape but I stand my ground because before I shut it down years ago almost all the voice mail was spam callers or people who new me who would just leave the message, "Call me." Don't need that in my life.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My phone is often just on silent. It feels so good. Fun fact i often use my phone for research, when my phone is silent i have probably seen that you called. That you called doesnt mean i have to call you in return unlesss it is important

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ew. I have work/life separation, thank you very much.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

With the instant communication that cellphones bring, it also brings out the people who feel entitled to instant responses. If my son is home, I do not carry my phone around with me, and have never felt obligated to reply to anyone instantly.

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Marco Conti
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I put my phone on "rest" (or whatever it's called) when I am not working. Only family and very few friends can reach me. They can mark the call or text "Urgent" but then it better be urgent.

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Dan Beck
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I decided a few months back to keep my cell phone on "do not disturb" mode 99% of the time. No more alerts. I see the texts/notifications when I periodically check my phone. My anxiety has been SO much better. I highly recommend it!

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Wilko Lunenburg
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In some countries it is already forbidden for companies to call workers outside work hours.

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Ray Heap
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Simple really, one private phone and one you switch off.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My friend woke me up at 1:00am to make me listen to some music at a concert. I turn that phone off now.every.goddamn.night.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I actually have 2 working phones. My smartphone of course has texting. I actually don't read texts/emails, as I have clinical anxiety. If it's that important the person can call me and not leave a VM [voicemail]. People don't call me that often.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I resisted having a cell phone for the longest time, because I didn't want to be at anyone's beck and call. I remember fondly that if you wanted to talk to someone, you called, if they weren't home, you left a message. Now, no one picks up the phone if you call, but expects speedy replies when they text.

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Antonio Peñ¹⁵
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember when people thought you were a drug dealer if you had a cell phone

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Ellie Rosser
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just tell people I don't have a cell phone. They look at em weird but I don't feel the need to gift them with the truthful details of my personal communications choices. (It's also fun telling random people asking for your actual physical address that you only give that out to people who actually need to know it.)

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30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back My 18 year old body. Oh how I wish I appreciated what I had.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not me...was overweight, ugly styled, ugly Wear, ugly glasses, ugly hairstyle, addicted, sad, and an a.....e. I feel I'm so much a better person today at 41

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Tactility, at least when it comes to technology, is another big change. Back in the day, everything had dials, switches, buttons etc. and was very tangible. Since then, most tech devices have been replaced with screens, or minimalist packages of various sorts. The novelty of screens is arguably wearing off, though, as there are multiple companies out there today that aim to bring back more tangible products for lifestyle, entertainment and creativity.

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30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back Being able to own things without having to take out a subscription

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30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back Being able to take an airplane flight that didn't feel like you were a convict being processed for prison.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It was awesome to show up at the airport 1/2 hour before the flight and just get on board the plane. Now it's 4 hours before flight time and a big delay because someone is trying to get their emotional support Komodo dragon on the plane and they wore lace-up boots.

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30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back I lived in a one bedroom apartment in San Diego in the nineties to the tune of $400 a month. I'd like that back, please.

Edit: I looked up the specific place I lived. That one bedroom runs $1,650 now.

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30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back Anonymity when online. I remember when we were told to never give out any personal info online ever. Then Facebook came around and suddenly it was cool to put your whole life online

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All in all, the 90s seems to be a very nostalgic time period for a lot of people. Whether it's technology, or lack of thereof, entertainment, or a general sense of feel-good, it is a period of time in the past that still brings people joy today, at least in the form of memories.

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30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back Technology with buttons and knobs.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh yes. Touchscreens with their endless menus are extremely annoying. I'll stick with my ancient tactile equipment.

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30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back Surebegrandlike11 said:

The cost of living…..

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This

I remember seeing people with like fast food jobs and stuff not having as much as more skilled workers but they still OWNED their house and OWNED their cars, they didn’t have as nice of things but they still owned property and a house and could still afford to buy a car and food and healthcare

It’s absolutely mind bending that anyone would wish someone would starve to death and have their family suffer because they aren’t ceo of a company, and just working there

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mom worked for a supermarket in the 90s it was new. She trained people in different departments. Her bring home pay was 1400$ a week to start abs she got 3000$ bonuses every 3 months. Had full benefits and a company car in case she needed to travel to another store w a per diem. They closed slowly after 9/11. They cut her hours bc they didn't want to pay people anymore. Things got progressively worse. She never made that kind of money again.

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30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back A sense of hope in the future.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Definetly. Millenials and Gen Z have no hope for their future. We know that things are bad and will likely get worse.

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30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back I miss going to video stores and browsing.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

None of the films you want to watch are on Netflix, or Amazon or anything other platform. You waste so much time looking. You could have got a pizza ordered, gone to Blockbuster, found some films, picked up the pizza and be at home stuffing your face in the time you have spent searching online for stuff you want to watch.

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30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back This is probably more late 90s/early 00s than the 90s as a whole, but a social media-less internet.

It felt like an escape from real life, as opposed to an extension of it.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There were bulletin boards, the Well, USENET. Mind, I get the point, and modern social media now dominate. But social media were there, and yes, they could get very poisonous too.

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30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back That sense of relief we felt between the end of the Cold War and 9/11.

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30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back Reasonable commercial lengths.. Now Espn has 5 minute commercial breaks...

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30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back Honestly, I kind of don’t want this damn smartphone anymore.

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Bill Evs
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder if there's a market for a stripped down smartphone (akin to a Nokia 3310) that can retain some of the more useful features of a smartphone (certain apps, internet connectivity, maps, photo and video, etc) but do away with unnecessary stuff like social media apps etc? As in keep the useful features of a smartphone but restrict the ability to add battery draining "fluff".

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30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back The hope that I'll live a fulfilling adult life with a reasonable amount of dreams being achieved

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K Witmer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The hope is what I miss too. I read my old journals from the 90s and I was so happy and excited for the future. My daughter gets a kick out of them bc of all the things I did every day. Sure there were some sad or hard times but it was infrequent it didn't pile on to where you feel life is so mundane but also scary.

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30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back Maybe not 'outdated' per se, but I'd really like to have my hair and waistline I had during the 90s.

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K Witmer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh lord I thought I was Pam Anderson in the 90s. Tan skin platinum hair breast implants the skimpy club clothes. Was so thin and petite. Then came the marriage kids aging. Oh well

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30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back Indoor malls. So many have been replaced with “lifestyle centers” where everything is accessed from outside. I miss being able to go shopping on a cold/ugly day without being cold and getting wet. And yes, I know they still exist, but they seem fewer and farther between.

Quiet_Goat8086 , NewsMeBack Report

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I visited my old mall rat haunt back home, and they had torn down the majority of the existing mall and replaced the rest with an "open air" mall (in the Southern heat and humidity) with the same stores. 🤦‍♀️

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30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back LucasArts adventure games. They were my favorites. The Monkey Island series can’t be beat.

ETA: Sam & Max, Full Throttle were amazing, but no one has yet to mention Grim Fandango, Maniac Mansion’s 2 games, Zak McKraken or Loom.

Second ETA: I forgot Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis!

PirateyDawn , Manuel Gonzalez Noriega Report

#28

30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back Geocities web pages, made with heart, not for money.

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#29

30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back Electronic stores where you can just buy something right when you need it instead of going on Amazon

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We don't have Amazon in Denmark - they don't like how strong our unions are. We do have electronic stores - I wasn't aware that Amazon had made those go away elsewhere. Is this just in the US?

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30 Things From The ’90s That Are No Longer Around Yet People In This Online Group Want Back Wish I could play my Gameboy for the first time again.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The best Christmas I had was opening my Sega Megadrive (or Genesis) with about three games, plugging it in and basically playing it straight away, non stop from 7 in the morning until about midnight. No downloading updates, no registering for an account. Just plug and play.

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