nostalgia

We've all had our low points. Those moments when judgment was terribly out of reach, and decisions were made, cringeworthy decisions, that go on to haunt us when we're just trying to catch a restful night's sleep. It's terrible how that happens. Maybe these people's moments of notable cringe will make you feel better about your own moments of profound cringe. 

It's not like anyone wants to give you bad advice. Well, maybe these hilariously bad and dumb life pro tips might be exactly that. This incredibly dumb financial advice also falls into the category of "straight up don't do this." That said, times change and some previously ubiquitous good ideas find themselves no longer belonging, whether it be due to evolving technology, changing social ideas, or the rapid decline and corruption of various institutions.

Sometimes, it's fun to revisit the past and appreciate just how strange some of the things were throughout the journey that was muddling through the education system as a young one. This Twitter thread from @melmadara will likely resonate with many folks out there. It might even make you feel far older than you did before. If you want to keep the nostalgia going after this thread, check out some nostalgic snacks from the 90s and 00s. 

Anyone with a few decades on them can remember a time when toys were heavy, sharp, fast, toxic and scalding. Whether it was a playground slide that would sear the flesh off your palms or a chemistry set that could have made biker crank, people had a different idea of what was considered safe for children. People remember the wildly dangerous activities they participated in as children.

Every day, life presents us with challenges that we have to overcome, and our outlook can be a major factor in how we deal with that dumbness that life can throw our way. Wholesome memes provide a convenient reminder that things are worth doing, if not only for the sake of doing them, but for the things we learn and relationships we build out of them. Sometimes wholesome memes just provide a little boost.

The 90s were an amazing time for senseless and gimmicky candies, and it was great. Everyone had a skateboard and no one really knew how to skateboard. They had green ketchup. No one knew what made it green, but the kids in the commercials sure made it seem extremely radical.  Snack companies went as far as basically just giving kids a toothpaste tube filled with neon colored syrup. Here's an unhealthy indulgence of fast food nostalgia, as well as some powerful nostalgic memes.

The junk food we grew up with holds a special place in many of our hearts, like this unhealthy indulgence of fast food nostalgia. The 90s were an interesting time for food. Ketchup was blue, food could be "X-treme" and people were trying to fit sugar into every last discoverable crevice on a piece of cereal. Good times. Here are some nostalgic memes for the 80s and 90s kids.

Most people who grew up in the 80s and 90s remember the peculiar angular pastel interior of a fast food place, the lawlessness of a McDonald's play place, the absolute need to get a specific happy meal toy, and the peculiar flavor of Hi-C orange drink. What a weird time. If this gets your nostalgia motot running, here's some 90s nostalgia from simpler times.

What is it they say? You spent your best days unaware you were having them? When seeing memes about your glorious past and unclear future, that sentiment starts to hit harder every day. Getting older is weird. For more of that past power, here are some nostalgic memes for the 80s and 90s kids.

This fun and nostalgia packed thread has people that sang on Kidz Bop sharing their experiences. If you were a kid living throughout the 80s-2000s, then you probably have some kind of memory surrounding the multitude of covers of top 40 tracks that were performed by kids aged 8-12. We just wonder where these kids are now. Keep the nostalgia rolling with this list of nostalgic memes from the olden golden days. 

We're all prone to spontaneous fits of nostalgia where we find ourselves mentally entrenched in reliving the days of our youth. You know, the days when you could fearlessly stomp around your home, and then be humbled by the profound pain of a LEGO block that decided to implant itself in your foot? These nostalgic memes are sure to strike some chords. Check out some more nostalgic memes for the 80s and 90s kids over here. 

Get out the walk man, fiddle with the cords to plug in the SNES and call up the neighbor kids, cause these returned us to a time in our lives that we completely took for granted. To continue chasing the dragon of your own youth, here are some funny nostalgic 90s life hacks. For the more decrepit among us, here's 70s and 80s nostalgia.

If you're just a horrible adult who needs pictures of Christmas morning to revitalize your holiday spirit, then here you go. If your family sucked at Christmas and you just wanna hate on all these kids that got what they wanted, you're free to do that too. Here's some more nostalgia for 80s and 90s kids. Going back further, here are some horrifically weird old-timey Christmas cards.

The good old 1990s. Sure, there were as many massive problems going on during that decade as there were in any other, but to many people growing up back then it was more about beanie babies and delicious-smelling markers than it was about geopolitics. For an extra trip in the ol' time machine, here are some nostalgic junk foods from the 90s.

Times change, and that's probably for the best. The past few decades have seen the rise and fall of clear cola, kids wearing their clothes backwards, and a strange assortment of stupid catch-phrases. While this is all stuff that was kind of flash-in-the-pan, there's tons of other stuff that has been around for way longer than people think.

At some point in their lives, just about everyone has had to feed themselves on almost no money. The recipes we develop can take on a sort of mythic status and carry on a life of their own. From the broke college student to the random kid rooting around their own kitchen, we all develop our own poverty meals. For the exact opposite of this, here's wild examples of rich people being totally out of touch.