What were the 90’s like?

Less evil. You heard of one tragic death and it would stick with you till your own end of life. People didnt care as much about labels. People had stronger values. Now I feel like people dont have values to begin with. People were loving. Women wore horrible makeup, men dressed like dads. But they were happy and content. Technology was exciting. No new version of the same tech every other month. You had 10-30 numbers memorized, easy. Once you left home, you're off the grid. Cellphones were there but they were extremely rare, same things for desktop computers. Laptops weren't a thing yet. If you knew how to work a floppy disk, you were considered a tech wiz. You'd watch tv significantly more, but often with family. Very few channels. You used a tape recorder and an old cassette to make voicenotes. Food was purer, as was the air. Pace of life was slower. You were more connected to each other, even though and mainly because, you had no social media. You'd call your friends after school and that was as far as social media went. But your friend's phone number, again, that you knew by heart. Most moms were stay-at-homes moms. Dad were very absent. People took themselves too seriously. But perhaps that was a good thing as it stops you from acting like an idiot in public and private. Little kids had their heads full of cute hairclips. It does depends on what age you were in the 90s. But these are some of the common experiences.

No phones or computers in the 90's. 1. Freedom 2. Carefree and being in the moment 3. Making memories without taking photographs 4. Connection and community I was a teenager and in my early 20s in the 90's. I often think about the outrageous times I had with my friends. Great times and so many memories :-)

Better than now. Lots of raves and we didnt deal with shit like we do today

More free. Seemed like less evil but probably just didnt hear about as much without social media.

Glorious. The curse of being alive and happy back then is being reminded daily of how far we’ve fallen since the new millennium began.

It was simpler and more peaceful. Not as much noise and screens. You’d go out without anything in your pockets like a phone or money and you’d just..play. On the flip side, boredom was more frequent. If you’d get a horrible storm or something and the friends who live really close are unavailable, you quickly run out of options in the house. Your options would probably be a few tv channels, if you’re lucky, you might have a games console or whatever toys you had lying around

Better than now that’s for fuckin sure

Good for me, but aware that wasn't the case for everyone. Wouldn't have liked to have grown up in Eastern Europe back then.

happy

I was a kid (born in 1990) and they were pretty great

I was born in ‘84. To a lot of Americans it seemed like things could could only get better. The Cold War was over, we’d won, the government had a budget surplus, gas was dirt c****, crime was plummeting year over year, and technology just seemed to be getting better and better. Clinton was an extremely popular president (until his second term when the Lewinsky scandal broke, anyway—seems quaint now to remember how much that got people riled up). There were articles in Time magazine speculating about how things were only going to improve. Then 9/11 happened, and…yeah.

Everything had weight to it because you were only connected to what you were doing, every dopamine hit came from your immediate surroundings I was a 90’s kid in San Diego born September 1989 I remember being at Presidio Park, my parents first house was across the street on the hill above the gelato place across the street from Lucha Libre, I remember going to the Navy Exchange with my grandparents, going to the Kobey swap meet by the sports arena, Balboa Park school trips especially the Jurassic Park Lost World exhibit Nintendo Power magazine subscriptions was basically my social media Hanging out at my friends place in Point Loma Trips to the comic store with my dad to get Ren & Stimpy comics The closest thing to a smartphone was the 10-20 channels we got and grandma always watched America’s Most Wanted with me while babysitting Grandpa recorded all the news and Seinfeld and had a wall of VHS I wish I had The computer was for Sierra games like golf and pinball and couldn’t fathom the internet for another 5 years It really really shaped you and bonded you closer to your immediate family or support and you took that and basically migrated to others with rich dense differences because everyone wasn’t getting the same feeds and reels so you had these gjant clashes of personalities and drama that felt grand for better or worse Waiting for your parents to come home and their jackets reeked of cigarettes Seeing things in print before they happened Those ride homes with just your thoughts and your brain indulging in your surroundings and being content Granted my mother always insured I was good regardless of our shortcomings and obstacles Somehow she mothered me very lower middle class to protect me enough to make me never worry and always feel like we had it all I could go on and on about this but I really am glad I had that innocence and wish my dad was still alive for what was to come after it

High school and college for me so it was f****** awesome. Lots of formative years for me. Partied my ass off, met lots of cool people.x saw so many great shows. Oh yea, there was school too… Everyone also didn’t have a camera on them at all times and if they did, it certainly couldn’t be uploaded immediately.

Blissful absence of YouTube, social media and the cacophony of influencers broadcasting their misinformed opinions to the world. I miss the calm and quiet.

Hoping my parents would eat quicker so I could get home and catch my fav tv show at 12.30pm

Honestly awesome, but it perhaps didn't seem like it at the time, The music was better, but I am sure every generations says the say. I would say the main benefit of growing up in the 90's that we were able to purchase homes in the 2000's when they were cheaper than now

Born 79. For me the 90s were my teenage years up to 20. In England the rave scene was well established by the time I was 15 but I went through the pop, hip hop, grunge, rave, Brit pop and feminism pop lol. Somehow ended up with a David grey cd so who knows. There was a freedom and positivity brought in by new labour, we didn’t have a lot of money but you didn’t need alot of money to have a good time. Body positivity was poor, makeup was shit, straighteners hasn’t been invented. I couldn’t find information or products easily - I liked painting and had a mountain of books. I read loads. Magazines were popular. Fashion went from Illuminous to grungey to baggy to slutty lol. My fellow women now are pretty natural in their makeup and stuff - even if they have hair extensions or fillers or whatever it’s always pretty subtle. Sexual harassment was still allowed and women didn’t have a backlash until maybe spice girls came on the scene, racism and homophobia didn’t get a change until much later. I couldn’t have a pint until maybe 1996. 90s was a turning point in Britain for social and economics. I did loads of drugs and drink and could walk into a job so easily. I was able to pay for a flat rent at 16 as I did factory work contracts. We were wee little adults. Very free. Very streetwise but ignorant and naive in other ways. Very insular.

Not bad. Smelled like cat pee, though. Gas was 50 cents a liter, which was good because every other vehicle had a V8. The smog was pretty crazy, even in towns

Shitty music, good hockey (early '90s), shitty hockey (late '90s), we got Nokia phones, car navigation systems and Russia was free, so geopolitics were calmer. Unless you lived in Yugoslavia.

Meh, in the 90s people were saying these things about the 70s. Fewer screens hacking/rotting your brains but don't forget the s*** shaming, homophobia, mental health stigma, unchecked paedophilia, lack of opportunities for women and ethnic minorities and other marginalised groups. Even with screens, people used to watch exorbitant amounts of TV.

I wish I knew. 90’s baby, millennium kid here. A lot of the 2000’s were great to grow up in but I hate that I missed the last great decade.

Early 90s.. huge unemployment. Aftermath of the 80s where people lived on credit. Huge recession in the world economy (biggest post ww2 then)

About the same. More spandex, fewer computers.

They sucked. Truly. The surrounding decades were much better.

dark ages 👻

Way worse if you were gay. Way better if you were trans. The rage against trans people only started after gay marriage was legalised in most countries, and conservatives needed new targets because they realised average people didn't care. The culture was way more homegenized. People watched the same shows at the same time, listened to the same music. The Internet allowed a sectorisation in tastes that was not possible at the time. That also meant a crushing pressure to conform if you were out of the mainstream. Economically more stable. Didn't mean there weren't any poverty. Things were of better quality. There is no "mid tier" now. Everything is either c***, or good quality and very expensive. There was way less demands in your time. You were not expected to be reachable at all time, and it was glorious.