The life of a child who grew up in the 1990s looks undeniably different from that of a kid in the 2020s. Back then, the only way you could reach your friends was by calling a landline phone and asking their parents if you could speak to them. And let’s not forget having to wake up early on a Saturday so you don’t miss a new episode of your favorite cartoon.
It’s quite wild to think that kids today won’t get to know such things. Having a similar thought, redditor Subject_Thorn turned to the AskReddit community with a question, “What is something that 2020s kids will never get to experience?” Striking a nostalgic chord with many older adults, such an inquiry received over 3K comments in just a few weeks.
Scroll down to find the most popular answers that will shortly take you back to the good old days and a conversation with Subject_Thorn, who started this discussion in the first place.
#21
Having to listen/watch the nightly news with your parents because you only have one tv.
79points
#22
Fixing the antenna to get a better picture on the TV. Or making one with a coat hanger.
75points
#23
Downloading a song for 2 hours and finding out it's a virus.
71points
#24
A life without immediate gratification. I feel like 90s/00s kids might be the last to have experienced what its like to have to wait for that good thing you want.
69points
#25
Watching that ticker at the bottom of the tv to see if school is closed only for them to cut to commercial when it’s time for yours to show up. I watched that thing like an nba draft.
65points
#26
Mystery.
“Just Google it” has ruined any sense of wonder in the world.
64points
#27
Oh, uh, losing hours of work because you forgot to hit save.
64points
#28
Choking to death on smoke wafting over from the smoking section of every restaurant while you try to eat.
60points
#29
Waiting for a video tape to rewind before returning it to the rental shop.
52points
#30
That windows opening sound in pc.
41points
