Real 90s Kid Nostalgia List

i'm a real 90's kid unlike most of you tiktok zoomer fags i remember what it was like when > nokia 3510i was best phone > runescape 2 was released > mp3 players were a thing, i had a 1GB Creative one >mindless self indulgence, icp, etc.. >world of warcraft was new >there was no social media >myspace was released >MMO games had soul and alive in-game community >4chan was new and exciting >internet wasn't as mainstream as today >even chicks used IRC and hitting on chicks in IRC was a thing >generic internet user wasn't as dumb as today >memes were more original than today, humor was different, people weren't as salty >DC++ and limewire were the shit, going through random people's files was exciting >WAP mobile internet was a thing and I used it for fapping to something like 64x128 images when on the move >girls didn't whore as openly as today, pornography was more rare and thus more taboo, etc >no streaming (eg. twitch), people actually played games instead of watching some faggot play for them i most definitely forgot something, please continue the list if you want

A forum-style screenshot shows a pink-haired anime girl beside a long green-text list from someone claiming to be a “real 90's kid.” The post nostalgically lists early phones, games, internet culture, file-sharing, and pre-social-media habits while smugly contrasting them with younger TikTok users and modern online culture. It is used as sarcastic millennial nostalgia or smugposting, exaggerating the idea that the old internet was more authentic and its users were less annoying. EN: A forum-style screenshot shows a pink-haired anime girl beside a long green-text list from someone claiming to be a “real 90's kid.” The post nostalgically lists early phones, games, internet culture, file-sharing, and pre-social-media habits while smugly contrasting them with younger TikTok users and modern online culture. It is used as sarcastic millennial nostalgia or smugposting, exaggerating the idea that the old internet was more authentic and its users were less annoying.

• @gentoomemes / 5746 2023-08-10