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To gain more insight on this topic, we reached out to the Reddit user who started this conversation, Theweirdposidenchild, who was kind enough to have a chat with Bored Panda. The OP explained that she was inspired to invite others to share about their childhoods because she loves learning about the past.
"I am a huge history buff," she shared. "Even learning about things that were big in the few years before I was born is fun. I especially like learning about past trends such as silly bands or rainbow loom or anything or the sort, because I like seeing how similar different generations can be."
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We were also curious about what Theweirdposidenchild recalls from her own childhood that we don't see often today. "Some things I remember (I'm going to sound really young saying this) that aren't as popular are things like stacking cups, fidget spinners, rainbow looms, silly bands, slap bracelets, and Shopkins," she told Bored Panda.
"I remember each of these trends being the coolest thing around for awhile, before they were discarded and abandoned and left in the 2010s," the OP continued. "If you're looking for things that aren't material objects, there's always the dab and the floss dance, both of which were super cool at the time but are now considered 'cringe.'"
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While Theweirdposidenchild does admit she misses many of these things, she says they probably wouldn't hold up today. "Especially the toys which get abandoned," she added. "Since the world is so fast paced, a lot of these trends would probably end up in landfills."
The OP also noted that, for the most part, she enjoyed reading the responses her post received. "Most people followed the prompt I tried to set up and let themselves be washed away by nostalgia for a moment."
However, not everyone was a good sport. "Other people took the time to bash on younger generations, saying that their generation had 'manners' and that modern generations haven't even heard of the concept," Theweirdposidenchild continued.
"Every generation thinks it's better than the one that comes after it," the OP told Bored Panda. "That feeling of superiority that a lot of older folks in my comments had was really annoying. We all came here to feel nostalgic for trends long forgotten, not feel bad because older generations can't keep their entitlement to themselves."
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