Recently, Reddit user Shango90 asked in this Reddit thread: “What is something that completely disappeared from the 2000s/2010s that everyone just forgot about?” With the return of 90s and 2000s fashion, and a general feeling of nostalgia in the air, people wrote about everyday things that have since disappeared from their lives. From blockbuster video to unique cell phones to better social norms, here’s what people remember:
1. “Back in the day, I would text one of those numbers on the TV to buy a ringtone. Good times. Then smartphones came along and I’ve kept my phone on vibrate for over 13 years now.”
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—Mr.BigWater
2. “MSN Messenger. Logging in and out repeatedly just so your crush sees the notification that you were online.”
—Fit-Yak9148
“I was an AIM guy myself.”
—sp_40
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3. “I remember custom audio systems were huge. I loved going to Best Buy or Crutchfield to check out the new JL Audio subs, Alpine and Kenwood fronts, amps, etc.”
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—lucky thirty-three
“These days it’s just Bluetooth speakers and ‘good enough’ for the majority.”
—p4r41v4l
4. “Zune. The device was better than iPods and the PC software was much better than iTunes.”
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—Thorax474
5. “Discovery Channel and Food Network. They used to be huge, but now it seems like everyone goes to YouTube or Netflix and gets their edutainment a la carte. A lot of cooking and food tourism shows are produced by Netflix and independent YouTubers, so Food Network is no longer the go-to source for this type of content. Plus, science and education YouTubers have great content, so Discovery Channel is nothing special anymore. And History Channel. There was a time when they were all about actually history, but then they filled their programming with speculative stuff about aliens and reality shows These were interesting to a point, but they seem to have abandoned history in general. Others rose to meet market demand on YouTube and Nebula.
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—Berkamine
6. “Adobe Flash and Shockwave. Lots of fun games and animations on a bunch of websites. There were a ton of free, fun websites that weren’t all trying to sell you something or steal your data. LiveJournal and similar sites were popular, where blogging and social media combined. Twitter isn’t quite the equivalent. I posted a ton of bad poetry and tried to flirt with girls in the scene local/emo there.”
—muscular jones
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7. “Hollywood Video was the superior version if your town was big enough for that and Blockbuster.”
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—srobbinsart
8. “These little colorful Livestrong-style bracelets were EVERYWHERE, and then one day they disappeared.”
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—Silent-Economist8344
9. “MySpace.”
—Charming-Argent351
10. “People were personalizing their voicemail. People would leave messages and the recipient would then listen to their messages.”
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—External-basket6701
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11. “Everyone used to burn CDs and make playlists for their friends. Back then it was a big thing, and now almost no one thinks about it anymore.”
—Sayyidahkosem
“There was something special about knowing that you could only find 12-17 songs on there, so you had to organize them specifically so you didn’t have to swap them out often. It’s great to have all the access we have now, but there was still something special about the order of the songs and the type of songs limited to just 1 CD.”
—LaOtterRon
12. “Back then, everyone had a different phone, and sometimes you’d notice a phone you didn’t recognize at all. The first time you saw someone pull out a Sidekick, it was like seeing magic. Your phone could become part of your personality. Plus, walking around AT&T, Verizon, etc., looking at all the cool phones while your parents talked to the staff.”
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—Ecstatic_Handle_4524
13. “3D TVs”.
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—The other side of the looking glass
14. “EOS Round Lip Balm.”
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—Carrann823
15. “Being cringe and only your four friends care about it instead of the whole internet.” »
-97miata
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16. “Be largely inaccessible if you wanted to be. The idea of 24/7 texting was unheard of. People would call on the phone and if you were there, cool; if you weren’t, oh well.”
—Damn_it_Elaine
17. “Attention span.” Mine included.
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-steff7474
18. And finally, “Affordable EVERYTHING!” »
—PureStruggle2455
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