Those little cardboard cereal prizes the tiny toys or puzzles you actually looked forward to finding inside the box. Not the plastic junk they put in now, but the ones that felt like a real surprise and made breakfast feel like an adventure.
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My will to live… lol. But really, hmmmm, it’s not a thing, but I wish gaming was like 2006-2011. When you used to get excited for DLC content, what maps they might bring back.
Saturday morning cartoons with no streaming, no skipping—just cereal and silence. That tiny window of joy felt sacred. Everything now feels rushed or always available, and it’s just not the same.
a right to privacy, government checks and balances, the need for politicians to act in the best interest of their constituents to be re-elected instead of corporate interests to maintain funding, local news that served their community over the interest of their (one of two) parent companies, and thriving local shops with fewer product and more expertise that requires engagement in your community
so, a pre-911 world – no patriot act or citizens united – incentives for local business over corporate conglomerates – a less convient world with limited opportunities for instant gratification
So many of the computer games we used to play – you can sometimes find online simulators but a lot of them don’t work very well. And the free computer games you’d get as cereal box prizes! I had a Goofy movie skateboarding one. They were usually mini games used to entice you to buy the full game. So fun.
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The alphabet song.
Life without COVID. Best thing ever and we’ve lost it for good.
Those little cardboard cereal prizes the tiny toys or puzzles you actually looked forward to finding inside the box. Not the plastic junk they put in now, but the ones that felt like a real surprise and made breakfast feel like an adventure.
My grandparents, my father, my good quality time with my older brother free of criticism and judgment, etc.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Common sense.
Guys BBQ chips.
been looking for a replacement thutty years…..
kids who got sent outside and not kids who are ipad addicted
Video club
Would you like the answer to focus on a specific region, decade, or type of nostalgia (e.g., toys, technology, lifestyle, culture)? That will help tailor the response more personally
Orange Push Ups (orange sherbet).
My will to live… lol. But really, hmmmm, it’s not a thing, but I wish gaming was like 2006-2011. When you used to get excited for DLC content, what maps they might bring back.
Now it’s all, battle-passes and live service.
Saturday morning cartoons with no streaming, no skipping—just cereal and silence. That tiny window of joy felt sacred. Everything now feels rushed or always available, and it’s just not the same.
Milk delivered to the house
Vine app
$16 sweaters that now cost $200. (Alan Paine)
really good music: the Ronettes, the Crystals, the Beach Boys, the Beatles, etc.
no responsibilities except school and homework
no bills to pay
good pizza (I no longer live in NY or NJ)
Happy Meal Toys used to be epic. Stuffed toys, toys from all the big moves like Monsters Inc, Kung Fu Panda, etc.
Now the toys are severely lame. All these cheap stickers or paper crafts. 🥱 😴
Riding your bike to the corner store for penny candy without supervision.
Socialism
Halloween, had a totally different feel back in the day.
McDonalds or Burger King food that doesn’t taste like sadness.
pizza parties
Joy
No bills to pay 😭
hope.
Legitimate government
ToysRus was pretty cool as a kid, now I have my own kid it would have been cool’s for them to experience it too.
Human decency
My grandmas and uncle
SuperTed vitamins
My childhood : my innocent viewpoint of the world and it’s people.
My hair.
Breyer’s Vienetta
My mom and my dad. 😪
Yugoslavia was pretty cool.
a right to privacy, government checks and balances, the need for politicians to act in the best interest of their constituents to be re-elected instead of corporate interests to maintain funding, local news that served their community over the interest of their (one of two) parent companies, and thriving local shops with fewer product and more expertise that requires engagement in your community
so, a pre-911 world – no patriot act or citizens united – incentives for local business over corporate conglomerates – a less convient world with limited opportunities for instant gratification
and surge
Everything the internet and cellphones replaced.
The OG Pizza Hut. Saturday Mornings. Video Stores.
I wish we could go back to the time when the climate was healthier.
So many of the computer games we used to play – you can sometimes find online simulators but a lot of them don’t work very well. And the free computer games you’d get as cereal box prizes! I had a Goofy movie skateboarding one. They were usually mini games used to entice you to buy the full game. So fun.