People who grew up in 70s 80s 90s, what'd you enjoy then, looking back?

[lexie_xo]

[WhiteSteve]

It was a simpler time, for sure. The 90s were an awesome time to be a teenager too. Great music, great movies, great TV…. I feel like there were still fresh ideas that hadn’t been done yet. It feels like everything has been done before now, and now is just being rebooted or retooled. I have some room for that, and it’s fun for me when old shows and cast members return for a second act (if done right), but that can’t be ALL.

And I’m not one of these “anti-woke” people, but just doing something over and being like “and this time the main character isn’t white!”…. that’s not creative. It’s cool if that’s for the new generation who never saw the old version, “representation” and all that…all for it…but for those of us who DID see it, you didn’t change anything except the actor. I’m not offended by the change and choice of actor, I’m offended by the lack of a fresh idea. You don’t need to re-do The Little Mermaid, just be creative and come up with a new idea and character and franchise, and then THAT can be cast however you want. Just give me a new idea.

Speaking of movies…. video stores were THE SHIT. There was nothing like riding your bike down there and renting a movie or a video game for the weekend, what a thrill, haha…

Also, it was wayyyyyyy easier to get away with stuff😝 We didn’t have cellphones that our parents could track, there weren’t security cameras everywhere so you could engage in all kinds of mischief…. basically it was “just don’t get caught in the act.”

I also feel like we DID SHIT. Like kids your age, I wonder what you guys all do now. Friday or Saturday night, you’d get a ride to the mall, meet your friends, walk around, try to talk to girls, usually by some stupid toy and fuck around…. we used to have these huge mall shootouts with these plastic pellet guns they sold at Kay-Bee Toys, shooting sideways, not caring if we hit bystanders, lmao, just some young knuckle-headed delinquents😝 Like what are you kids doing now on weekend nights? Tik Tok dancing? Lmao, I don’t know, I’m getting old and out of touch

I also really miss living in the pre-cellphone world. It was GREAT when people could only talk to you when they caught you at home. There was none of this “available at all times” expectation. I don’t know if you work yet, but employers can get crazy with that stuff, try to punish you if you don’t answer their calls, and they KNOW we all always have our phones on us, so “I didn’t see that you called” doesn’t fly anymore. Back in the day, you could just be like, “oh sorry, I was out all day”🤷‍♂️ You communicated on your own timetable. Life moved slower. People had to just stop and wait sometimes if they couldn’t get an immediate answer, and it couldn’t be held against you. Answering machines really changed the game, then you could screen your calls, and pickup if the message was from someone you DID want to talk to. And then in the late 90s we got Caller ID, that was HUGE. This probably crazy for you to hear, but picking up the phone was just a dice roll before that. You hoped it was someone you wanted to hear from, and hoped it wasn’t someone you were avoiding. That had its own brand of anxiety, but I’d go back to it if given the choice; just to have lower communication expectations from others.

The 90s were also just age 11-20 for me, so you can imagine how much memorable stuff happens at that phase of your life. I feel like I hit the 90s in perfect stride to go along with my adolescence.

[ohsheeT]

I don't know I say that we are probably the luckiest people to be born so we can enjoy '70s '80s and 90s it's the best music it was the best of everything and people were good people and they're still good people

That you weren't afraid to go out and do anything

It just seems like people were better in those days

And you went out and did real things instead of being on the computer all day long or on your phone all day long because we didn't have them LOL..
And it's going to sound crazy
But just last week I went to pay my phone bill and I said you know I'm not going to pay and I didn't use my phone for a whole week and the stuff I got accomplished is just unreal.. don't get me wrong I still have my phone but I didn't have internet service or Wi-Fi but there is a couple games that I played and the rest of the time I just did what I was supposed to do and it makes me feel good LOL

So people of the 2000s if you're addicted to your phone you better download some non-internet games or non Wi-Fi games..

I remember when I was a little kid and we got a TV and my dad told me it was going to change the world for the worst well now add on internet and add on phones we would be a better country a better all around people if we didn't have these devices

[lexie_xo]

Seemed fun

[ohsheeT]

Yes I thought it was great plus I live in a 24 hr a day city. So there's always things to do and like I said the people are just 10 times different than they are today

[DeeDeeDeVour]

In chronological order:

1. I enjoyed playing and hanging around the neighborhood with my friends outdoors.

2. The television shows, though silly by today's standards, and the movies were entertaining.

3. I actually looked forward to indoor and/or outdoor activities with my parents.

4. Thanks to the exciting music of the '80s, my high school life was a blast!

5. Meeting the man of my dreams (now my husband) was among the biggest blessings I received.

6. Camping with family & friends was always fun.

7. The thrills of driving my first car is something I still treasure.

8. I had the best parties.

9. Weekends were usually booked.

10. University life was so rewarding.

11. I was definitely enjoying partying, booze, drugs & sex.

12. I began my quest to travel all over the world which was very gratifying.

13. Ahead of my contemporaries, I've been earning big bucks already.

14. Younger than average, I bought my first real estate property in the '90s and it was the startup of my thriving business empire.

[BeeNee]

Growing up in the 80s, I miss freedom from technological overload. We actually went outside (gasp) to play with our friends. Parties were at the pool, not gathered around the X-Box. I miss hanging out and REALLY hanging out with friends without knowing full well, everyone is just waiting for a moment to get back on their phones and tune out.

[OlderAndWiser]

On January 1, 1970, I was 15 years old. I started college in 1971 and graduate school in 1975. In graduate school, i started to become more socially active and enjoyed dating.

[OlderAndWiser]

Correction: On January 1, 1970, I was 14 years old.

[abc3643]

Being unaware of human nature and being naïvely optimistic. Then Reagan became President right after I turned 18 in January 1981 and it all went downhill after that.

However, I want to answer this question in a different way also...

I miss the people who were alive then but now long gone. For instance, my grandmother - my ONLY grandmother that I ever knew - died 43 years ago yesterday. She was not quite 78. She was my paternal grandmother since my maternal grandmother was 52 when she died a little over 4.5 years before I was born. And my maternal grandfather - who I rarely saw because he moved upstate - died just before I turned 12, so my only regular grandfather was my paternal grandfather.

Now, all my biological aunts and uncles are all gone. My mother is the last of that generation and she's 81. I miss them all... and miss the neighbors that I grew up with almost all of whom are dead and would be at least 100 years old.

This is important to understand because it will affect you one day...

The more people from your past die, the more you have... I won't call it a desire... an increased ability to let go of life in this world because you increasingly feel that you do not belong here in the present time with the living (younger) people. You are not very connected with the living as your connections were more with people who have died.

I guess that's what kids are for, in a way. Kids and, more so, grandkids, keep you engaged in the current time. You are still invested in the world as it is today and so that keeps you living and not so ready to let go.

But, for those people like me who do not have children, our connections to the present world slowly dwindle over time and then, one day, we know it's time to go and accept that.

[Lliam]

Being able to go to the airport, walk to the boarding area and hop on a plane without going through TSA bullshit. You could even hang out in the boarding area with someone and keep them company until it was time for them to board their flight.
It was wonderful.

[lexie_xo]

yeh a lot has changed a lot more complicated

[Nik1hil]

It's a Big List

- Freedom..

- Purchasing power of Money..

- A salary that can buy you a house in 1 year.

- Nutritional food.

- Drugs without restrictions.

- No trap of Internet.

- Travelling.

- Loyal Honest Long Lasting Love relationships.

- Good Leaders and Politician's

[lexie_xo]

good points

[BCRanger10]

It was a simpler time.

The music was at least marginally better. From a storytelling perspective, movies were generally better as well. Musicians, studios, actors, directors, and writers had to put true effort into their work. And best of all? Stories had endings! Well, that and cultural and political messaging and undertones were at least more subdued and nuanced, if they were even present at all.

Social media and smartphones weren't a thing. Yeah, people had blogs, but that was about it.

Educational media for kids was actually, you know, educational. Watch an episode of Sesame Street, for example, from 1985 through 1995 and then one from today and then tell me if you think you're watching the same show. The impression I get is that there's a lot more frantic nonsense in kids' media today.

And lastly, Blockbuster was still a thing!

[mobiusforniner]

was outside more. Rode my bike all the time during the summer. Did the whole card in the spokes thing and drove around like I owned the block. No handlebars. Watching cartoons before going to school. When Cartoon Network was actually cool- Dexters lab, powerpuff girls, ed Edd and eddy. Console gaming meant inviting friends over for N64 goldeneye or super smash parties. Would feel super stoked to get notes from my crush during class, seeing the drawn hearts and her curly handwriting. I still have those notes.

[Staximus]

The lack of political correctness, everybody wasn't so sensitive and triggered. Everybody wasn't so standoffish. Everybody wasn't a liberal lunatic. More quality stuff that lasted. No homeless junkies everywhere. Cheap gas and cigarettes. Cheap everything. People were more direct and sincere, they had better social and communication skills. No Internet and social media. When MTV was just music videos. Classic cars. WW2 vets. Being able to find cool old man shirts at the thrift store for $1. Weren't afraid of everything. It wasn't cool and trendy to be a man-whore or a slut. No matter if you were straight or gay\lesbian or how you dressed; if you were born a woman or a man then that's what you were.

[ForevrLonely29]

This PC culture has destroyed everything. It really started to take effect during the Obama era. Up to the late 2000s, if something was weird or off putting, we would say "that's gay" or "that's retarded." You even had that song by the Black Eyed Peas called "Let's Get Retarded." Now, you would be crucified by the PC Police mob for even saying such things. Talk about a bunch of uptight snowflakes we have today.
Sadly, that song in its uncensored form is not that accessible anymore. Someone has it uploaded on YouTube tho.

[Staximus]

And riding my bike to the liquor store and buying cigarettes for my dad when I was 8 years old

[Unit1]

The simpler times.

Technology and internet were just on the rise. There was no (addictive) social media, no privacy violations, no smartphone zombie apocalypse, little to no overly-capitalistic things, no "everything has to have an app or being a service", no giant corporation's "rape culture" as we have currently.

Most of all people weren't glued to their smartphones and social media and oversharing everything and doing the whole "look at me, me, me" - ESPECIALLY the girls!

[ForevrLonely29]

You are around my age. You know too. It is disheartening how everything dissolved over time. I assume the best times you remember is the late 90s to mid 2000s. 2004 was my favorite year.

[Unit1]

@ForevrLonely29 something like that, however i didn't get to enjoy many things but i do remember how simpler and better the earlier times were. Disheartening fits pretty Well here.

[ForevrLonely29]

I was born in 1994. I have some memories of the 90s as a little kid. I just remember spending the night at my Nana's, especially near the holidays, and how homey the decor was. My Nana used to sit in her chair and watch soap operas and Dr. Phil and such. I felt in the late 90s/early 2000s, people were more down to earth. Teachers didn't have to worry about getting in trouble for giving a student a hug during a bad day. Shit, in fact, in 4th grade I had an elderly, disabled teacher and I rubbed her shoulders during recess because she always didn't feel well. Sadly, she died that school year. There were no excessive concerns about "liability" and whether someone might be sued. People did what needed to be done and were actually compassionate for others. Christian values were practiced proudly without shame. People had manners and a common decency.

[ForevrLonely29]

To add, I saw many on here mention the technology takeover. YES! I couldn't agree more! We had video games and iPods and such, but it didn't rule our lives. We would play with our GameCubes, Gameboys, and our desktop Windows XP computers, but we would still find ample time to go outside and ride our bikes, play in the backyard or go on outdoor adventures with our friends in the neighborhood. There was actually balance. Kids actually went trick-or-treating during Halloween. We sled outside on those rare snow days in East Tennessee. People were more social. Parents sorted disputes out with other parents instead of running to the police. People took accountability. People accepted differences in politics.

[AmeerX]

I liked the physical interaction even though I was shy. I liked that we saw people for good and bad side. Internet feels like a good place to fuel hypocrites with those Instagram vibes and such.

Come on life is not perfect.

In terms of things, I liked that things were made to last. Now things are made to least. And one thing I still love is the people from the 1980s even more than 1990s. The women of 1980s were less BS and more about family, life, and hard work. Now life is a lot better but making a family is just the same magnitude harder to do due to the artificially induced notion of standards and crap about men of value lol.

Life is simple with Bible as the guide. Heck I think people who indeed read and try to follow even any of three great religion will have a good content life in comparison to those who follow things besides God.

[UnusualWeirdo]

Life was slower without social media and Internet it was fun, even talking to girls was way easier

[lexie_xo]

Yes seemed better without social media, a lot more going out

[UnusualWeirdo]

Big time, you'd go out get into something, it was cool, riding bikes, a sling shot with marbles was all you needed

[Unit1]

Man, this rights true.
Girls nowadays are married to their phones and social media and they have less if any social skills 🤢
Not all girls but there's a reason i say that.

[Unit1]

This rings true *

[ManOnFire]

The 90s was the sweetest era for me. So much childhood magic, so many movies I loved. Life was simpler and values were different. We learned things back then that the kids and 20 something year-olds of today have little understanding of. Even the smell of the air was different then.

[RageBabe]

It was more simpler and people actually made time to meet up for a coffee and a chitchat, yes, we actually looked people in the eyes back then. Nowadays everyone is caught up in themselves and it’s sad.

[HighValue]

Playing multiplayer games split screen and people having to figure things out in games instead of just looking online and having the answers handed to them.

Also society didn't seem to hate White men back in the 1990s so much.

Video games, movies, and TV shows weren't so gay back then either.

[KostasKouvalis]

90s kid here. The old Disney Channel, and people weren't such Karens and snowflakes. And of course flying pre-9/11

[lexie_xo]

Nice what was your favourites in disney? And was there not as much security as nower days for flying?

[KostasKouvalis]

"Jeff Corwin", "Zorro", "So Weird", "Jet Jackson"

There was not. It's crazy now

[lexie_xo]

ooo good ones

[DerekC321]

Michael Jackson, Madonna, Tears for Fears, Back to the Future, Empire Strikes Back, Pac Man

[lexie_xo]

love all them too brilliant

[DerekC321]

They must seem like golden oldies to you 😊

[lexie_xo]

Yes their amazing

[JoeRob67]

People weren't as sensitive than now you have to sugar coat everything as to not to offend anyone. Boys were boys girls were girls everyone knew that. People actually interacted in person.

[dragoblack]

Waking up to watch Saturday morning cartoons and playing videogames in the afternoon.

[lexie_xo]

What was your favourite cartoons?

[dragoblack]

Gargoyles, swat katz, goof troop, freakazoid, bonkers, animaniacs, earthworm jim, static shock, and yugioh

[ForevrLonely29]

For me, I liked Dexter's Lab; Samurai Jack; Courage the Cowardly Dog; Ed, Edd, n Eddy; Powerpuff Girls (yeah I am a dude, but the old PPG was still cool); Fairly Odd Parents; Jimmy Neutron; and the Cartoon Cartoon Theatre nights with movies like Scooby Doo Zombie Island and such... those were the days. Then on Adult Swim at night, Futurama, Family Guy, Home Movies, and Aqua Teen were cool.

[dragoblack]

Dude, the old ppg was great. Tbh i missed the cartoon network music video fridays

[nawtee_me]

The music and the whole lifestyle was different

[lexie_xo]

the music 😍

[docster]

The 1980's optimism that we don't have today. In the '70's, political correctness was a small fraction of what it is today.

[AviatorTom]

There was less stress, people actually talked with each other. Then social media took over.

[Nikki1989]

Nothing, the 90s sucked. The music world was really circling the drain by that point.

[LadyBecks]

Music
Movies
Riding bikes with friends
Playing outside

[iCuddleU]

I was born in 1886, we were on a horse and buggy when I fell through a time slip and ended up here. 😬

[TheSpaceGnome]

What is with people's posts having that weird text in it?

Also give me your timeslip cart, I need me a pet t. rex.

[iCuddleU]

It's part of the time slip

[TheSpaceGnome]

Oh I see.
*casuallly sits in cart*
Yes very interesting, tell me more, i'll just be over here.. *POP!*

And now to get my T. rex.

[joehypo1]

Music, riding motorcycles and pretty girls , lol im old i remember when cool ranch doritos came out summer 1986 lol

[FunkyMonkee]

Early `70's, the music. Very late `70's to mid `80's, the music, the friends, the band. `90's, the band, the pussy.

[MisterWack]

As someone who is Gen Z, I say I look back fondly on the 70s music beyond anything else.

[Tomisworthless]

I loved being a kid running around the neighborhood exploring getting into trouble watching the Simpsons dave Chappelle show and dragon ball z. My youth was great

[Phoenix98]

It was a simpler time less drama less things like social media and tech, among other things.

[TheSpaceGnome]

Video games, collectable action figures/toys, pets, nature, books, making art, etc.

[TheStaleMarshmellow]

I envy when shopping malls where at there peak before I was born

[Iron_Man]

Handheld electronic video games were so fun to carry around

[loveslongnails]

How cheap concerts and baseball games were, and pizza too.

[Noodle_fan]

On 90s i was just a kid , i love to attract girls attention at school by doing stupid things

[Anonymous]

A guy was a guy and a girl was a girl and dating was easy. We had more fun then. The government and media weren’t always lying to us.

[PLLisa_]

It looked so fun

[lexie_xo]

yes definitely!

[Crazzyyworld]

Lots of sex lots of freedom lots of idols lots of gatherings

[Crazzyyworld]

NO DONALD TRUMP DUCK

[seeyounexttuesday]

Freedom, common sense, none of this woke bullshit.

[Slim57]

Everything, the things we did for fun, the way society and the economy was, music, movies, vehicles

[Anonymous]

The movies were better, tv shows too, as well as music and video games.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

My maternal grandparents

[_piotr]

No wokeness!!! People were normal then!

[Anonymous]

New Year's Eve Celebrations

[noohair]

No cell phones. I was free.

[Stu234432]

The music. The movies. There are so many.

[elaphe1]

The movies are nostalgic for me.

[MoonFace2]

No iPhones.

[Aiko_E_Lara]

The old video games