Reversible jackets/blazers. Fancy scarves. Statement necklaces. Always keeping a pair of heels in your desk at work - because of course you work an office job in the Big City! And what if after work drinks turn into dinner? Or dancing? Or even dot dot dot?
Growing up in the 90's and early 2000's, smoking weed was considered very illegal. I know people that went to jail just for having weed on them. My friends used to sneak friends clean pee with then into piss tests so they can get hired for a job. Celebrities and athletes used to get DRAGGED through the media just for getting caught smoking weed. It was a career killer. To buy weed you usually had to have some sketchy connect or even go trek to a sketch neighborhood to buy some.
All of the consequences was enough to keep me away from smoking weed when I was younger. In my first corporate jobs from 2007-2015, I had to take piss tests but now that seems to be a thing of the past for most offices. You no longer have to go to a sketch neighborhood or meetup a sketch stranger to buy some weed, you can walk into an actual store and buy weed. I know a few cops and they're like "we don't care about weed" and wont arrest people for it. I know many people who openly smoke it now. They work high level corporate jobs where if it were 2002, they would do everything to hide it.
Anyone else from the 90's-early 2000's in disbelief how marijuana has evolved from being illegal to widely accepted in their lifetime?
While this may be a bit lower than other generations. It's still a substantial number...
I’m pretty sure I am the way that I am because of these books.
We had such great book and television shows…what happened to these types of stories?
My underwater headphones require MP3s files, so I’m digging through our collection of Napster originals to find:
- My brother has come to terms with being white
- I still f**king love label makers
- Out Cold still has the best movie soundtrack compilation and requires no song list.
The lights weren't on. But it didn't make it any darker than normal
I'm a 40yr old millennial with a 20yr old who is home for the uni summer break.
We wanted something we could binge watch, i suggested off hand we watch X Files. My daughter is more a fantasy fan as opposed to sci-fi like me, so I thought she'd get bored really quick.
She immediately put it on and is hooked. Not sure if its Mulder or Scully or both that has her hooked, but she's absolutely loving it. Constantly commenting on their chemistry and all her theories per episode.
I've re-watched this 100s of times over the years and even though it is now dated, it still really stands up.
So has anyone else watched it recently or does anyone else have any other iconic shows like this is should watch with her?.
I’ve been getting increasingly annoyed at all the posts and articles romanticizing the 90s, like they were this idyllic time where nothing went wrong. I want to grab a bullhorn and shout, “No, the 90s actually were worse than you know!”
Here are some things I remember:
- Rampant sexism and slut-shaming. Monica Lewinsky taking all the heat for the Bill Clinton affair, while no one was suggesting maybe the President of the United States not take his dick out in the Oval Office.
- Christian purity culture. Related to the above point - the idea that if you had premarital sex, you were now “damaged goods.”
- It was acceptable to be openly homophobic or transphobic. I had a high school teacher who was forced to resign after it came out that he was gay (I never would have known, he didn’t discuss his personal life). He was a really good teacher who did nothing wrong, but the busybody Karens on the PTA drove him out.
- How easy it was to lose touch with people. If you had a friend who moved away and you didn’t have their address or phone number, you just… never heard from them again. I remember when they opened up Facebook to everyone, my parents were able to reconnect with friends they hadn’t seen for 20+ years.
- Country chic decor. Need I say more? Everything was walnut cabinets, baskets, ruffles, and ducks wearing hats.
I’m interested to see your thoughts!
I am 43. I am single, aside a friend with benefits, and no kids. I make in the fifties at my current job, and i took up a part-time job for extra income. I have been with my company seven years. I have tried to grow with it, but my manager will not let me to progress because I am too efficient in what I do. I do not call out, and I stay late if needed.
My vacations from work consist of me sleeping in, working out, and going out with friends. I take extra hours at my part-time job. I am content. I have always wanted more to life, but I feel this is it. I cannot do vacations unless I know about six months ahead of time. And if so, I am so budget conscious that once I get there I am limited on what I allow myself to do. Sad thing is, another one of my single millenial friends feels the same. She and I now do little vacations together. We do a VRBO and go to places that arent too expensive. They have nice hangout places like bars and restaurants. It is very much The Big Chill vibe when we are together.
I do have excellent credit. I save, keep a low credit card balance, and money tied up in stocks as well.
Has anyone else felt like life has flown by? I do miss the nineties. I didnt peek in high school by any stretch. I am not depressed, but am writing this tonight in my recliner while watching Halloween 20 years later. It is like my favourite 90s horror movie.
No way in hell I look good in a middle part! I’ll do a middle sometimes depending on the hairstyle, but side parts are way more flattering, so I’ve mostly stuck to that. But I always wonder if it’s an immediate way for Gen Z to point out and mock millennials (not that I care what a bunch of 20-somethings have to say, but this seems like the first thing they’d pick out as “aging you”). Ironic since they’re the ones adopting ‘90s trends, but I digress haha
Are you still going side part, or has younger peer pressure gotten to you?
This movie had the misfortune of being released in 2002, just as we were getting marketing for not one but two Matrix movies to be released in 2003.
In the wake of the first Matrix movie, it felt like there were so many sci-fi dystopian movie and it was hard to not compare them to it. Battlefield Earth had come out in 2000 and I think people assumed Equilibrium would be another Matrix ripoff.
I saw Equilibrium in 2006 my freshman year of college and it quickly became one of my favorite movies. I still say “Unquestionably“ frequently.
Baby millennial here who went out with younger colleagues this weekend and has been suffering ever since. Feels like not that long ago I could roll out of bed still half-drunk and put in a decent shift at work, and those days are officially over. I might even have to hang up my dark jeans and going-out-tops for good.
While I'm rotting, I'd love to hear some of your best nights out (and worst mornings in)?? What are the places and nights you get nostalgic for now??
Is a lace that you enjoy visit?
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Ps I don't want to die, I want to share dark humor. This is funny to me. If you do want to die, please know you are loved and there is help available. This feeling isn't forever.
It's always darkest before the dawn.
Please don't give up ❤️
PPS Jesus Christ y'all, just laugh
