Things growing up in the 90's that the current generation doesnt understand

[1987_Lakers]

I'll start

[SATAN]

Internet wasn't the corporate manipulative ad infested tracking instrument that it is now. Not close to the same extent anyway. As the saying goes, we used to "surf the web".

[jstern]

How old is RRR3?

[SATAN]

How old is RRR3?

I'm in my 30s.

[SouBeachTalents]

1. The Blockbuster experience. Going out of your house, driving to the video store, picking out a movie to watch on VHS, rewinding it when you were done, then driving back to return it a week later.

2. Having to buy the whole CD for an album you might only like 2-3 songs on, then when going on a trip, having to bring a dozen different CD's with you so you could switch them in and out of your discman, having to use a pair of clunky ass, not particularly comfortable headphones.

3. Needing to set aside time for when one of your favorite shows would come on during the week. No DVR, no streaming, if you weren't there for when your show was on, you straight up missed the episode, and wouldn't have the opportunity to watch it for a long time.

4. Sportscenter actually being an important source for news. In the primitive era of the internet, that was legitimately the only way to know what happened in the world of sports that night, and the only opportunity to see the highlights.

5. Having to actually call your friends landline phone and speak with their parents or sibling to see if they were home.

[iamgine]

Recording songs off the radio

[1987_Lakers]

Who watched this as a teen?

[diamenz]

pagers.

[Patrick Chewing]

When show theme songs were just as good if not better than the actual show.

[fsvr54]

1. The Blockbuster experience. Going out of your house, driving to the video store, picking out a movie to watch on VHS, rewinding it when you were done, then driving back to return it a week later.

2. Having to buy the whole CD for an album you might only like 2-3 songs on, then when going on a trip, having to bring a dozen different CD's with you so you could switch them in and out of your discman, having to use a pair of clunky ass, not particularly comfortable headphones.

3. Needing to set aside time for when one of your favorite shows would come on during the week. No DVR, no streaming, if you weren't there for when your show was on, you straight up missed the episode, and wouldn't have the opportunity to watch it for a long time.

4. Sportscenter actually being an important source for news. In the primitive era of the internet, that was legitimately the only way to know what happened in the world of sports that night, and the only opportunity to see the highlights.

5. Having to actually call your friends landline phone and speak with their parents or sibling to see if they were home.

All of these

[Overdrive]

1. The Blockbuster experience. Going out of your house, driving to the video store, picking out a movie to watch on VHS, rewinding it when you were done, then driving back to return it a week later.

2. Having to buy the whole CD for an album you might only like 2-3 songs on, then when going on a trip, having to bring a dozen different CD's with you so you could switch them in and out of your discman, having to use a pair of clunky ass, not particularly comfortable headphones.

3. Needing to set aside time for when one of your favorite shows would come on during the week. No DVR, no streaming, if you weren't there for when your show was on, you straight up missed the episode, and wouldn't have the opportunity to watch it for a long time.

4. Sportscenter actually being an important source for news. In the primitive era of the internet, that was legitimately the only way to know what happened in the world of sports that night, and the only opportunity to see the highlights.

5. Having to actually call your friends landline phone and speak with their parents or sibling to see if they were home.

Ad 5.

An appointment was binding. Not appearing meant that person would wait 15 or 30mins and leave.
During summer we just went to the blacktop and our friends would appear one after another. We knew good weather meant basketball.

[John8204]

1. You used to have options when going to the movies. You could see a major comedy almost every other week.

2. Nudity in movies was in an almost caste system...where you had legitimate sexy movies that were released in theaters, cable soft core porn, actual porn that you had go to a store and buy, and basic cable sex. Nowadays you can find whatever you want online...but notthing in mainstream films.

3. Commercials didn't have big name stars or popular current music. When celebrities started selling stuff on commercials people made fun of them (Elizabeth Taylor, White Diamonds).

4. You didn't carry bottled water/big dumb cups around with you. Maybe you would have mints or gum but if you wanted something to drink you went to a fountain.

5. We were very comfortable when it came to clothing. Flannel's, big starter jackets, baggie jeans, sweaters you didn't see men's thighs, arms, and nipples out...women would only wear skin tight clothing to the gym and you would never see thongs at the beach.

6. It was a huge deal when a star left a team...Barkley to Phoenix, Shaq to LA, Ken Griffy Jr to Cincinnati Joe Montana to Kansas City, Gretzky to New York

[SATAN]

Overrating the current basketball players.

We Done Wit Da 90s!!

[Axe]

Cars in that era mostly had crappy 4-speed automatics back then and didn't have huge infotainment screens yet. At least we get to see them now with 6 to 10 gears and head-units that have smartphone capability.

[Wally450]

Having to get off the internet because my parents needed to use the phone.