What’s something from the 2000s that felt normal then but would seem insane now?

be kind, rewind

I walked into my best friends house without calling or texting or anything. Nowadays that would be a huge problem 

I remember my friends calling me gay because I wanted to hang out with my girlfriend instead of the guys. Good times

Telling your friends to only text you after 9

Carrying change for a pay phone.

2000s comedy. Oh, and remembering numbers and being on time because when you set a time to meet people you had to be there if you couldn't rely on a phone to text them that you're getting late

Spending your day not having a cell phone. Waiting until you get home to log onto the internet on your computer. Not having access to the internet otherwise. Hearing people talk about texting on a cell phone and wondering what the f*** they were talking about.

Nobody expected you to work from home, or be available to answer emails at the weekend. We worked longer hours, but when you left the building, that was that. We were unavailable and it was fantastic.

$1.24/gal gas.

Being optimistic about the future

Packs of teenagers roaming the streets on a weekend without supervision. Two of the nearest shopping centres and high street have made rule that groups of under 18s cannot be more than 3 people or they will be dispersed. The local park won't let groups of teens go unbothered unless their is a parent with them.. Otherwise they get moved on. When I was a teen it felt like you would see groups wandering the shops and enjoying the parks every weekend. When I see people react to teens in the wild no its always 'where are their parents, who let them out alone. Call the authorities before they start a gang war.

The answer women want to the question: “Does this outfit make my butt look big?” is the complete opposite from what it was in the 2000s.

Stepping out for a night on the town and waiting on the sidewalk to flag down a taxi. Make sure you have cash.

Getting cash from an ATM because no bar took credit cards.

A LOT of r*** jokes.

people of all ages casually using racial and ableist slurs without even a second thought.

Go to the payphone to make a call.

Boredom.

Portable CD player.

Going to a cyber cafe to burn CDs and chatting on MSN messenger while you wait for them to download.

Having a combo VCR+DVD player hooked up to a CRT TV that weighs 250 pounds and has a humongous 26 inch screen.

You only buy books on Amazon.

Paying 20 cents per text message.

Publicly sharing *everything* online. No real awareness of privacy, digital footprints, or long-term consequences

No GPS in cars, no internet on cellphones (no smartphones), burning CDs, EVERYONE WAS SMOKING EVERYWHERE!

Telling your friends to only text you after 9

Webcam chatting with random strangers. I remember doing webcam sessions with random person I knew on Yahoo Answers (!!) or various forums.

Mission impossoble 2

Beating children under 5 with belts

Buying interesting stamps because every bill was paid by check and mailed in the return envelope that came with the bill. Your arch commentary was an Angela Davis stamp to mail your credit card payment.

Ordering things from catalogues

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