‘What’s a 90s/2000s trend that would baffle kids today?’ – 17 things from the recent past that would bamboozle Gen Z
10.
‘setting the timer on the vcr to record a show later
and make sure nobody changes the channel’
–NOT000
11.
‘The monoculture of everyone watching the same cartoons and then talking about it’
-Chumlee1917
12.
‘Pogs. We just collected little cardboard circles to play a stupid boring game.’
-LouBarlowsDisease
13.
‘One phone per house, in the kitchen, no privacy’
-NetWorried9750
14.
‘Playing literally one video game for the entire summer, no online walkthroughs. If you wanted a hint you needed to buy a paper guidebook, hope your friend knew the tricks, or call a 900 number for help.
‘My mom had to block 900 numbers because I racked up a huge bill trying to beat a King’s Quest game’
-violent_potatoes
15.
‘Going outside. And staying outside. With no contact.
‘As a teen in the 90s, we roamed for days. Just told our parents we were staying at whoever’s house.
‘Staying in the house was lame. Immediately after school we were gone.’
-DAbanjo
16.
‘Not being able to watch what they want whenever they want on tv.’
-zanduuka
17.
‘Texting with t9 and needing 5 clicks just to get one letter’
-mooniekissxo
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