28 Things That Were Acceptable 20 Years Ago.

Nathan Johnson Published 09/14/2022

How things have really changed.

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Going out without a phone or any other kind of remote communication device. Imagine driving a back road without anyway to get a hold of someone if you break down.
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A comedian making an edgy joke and not have their career nuked
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Burning CDs, then writing the names of each song with the number track on the front of the CD
4.
Smoking cigarettes everywhere. Cars had ashtrays and restaurants had Smoking sections.
5.
Fat-shaming and body-shaming. I say this after watching all the compilations of America’s Next Top Model. Those judges have a special place in hell.
6.
Making plans. Back then your ‘Yes’ meant 'Yes' and you better show up on time to not miss everyone. Now, people be lazy and just text you when they’ll show up, two hours later.
7.
Spinning a tape cassette with a pen
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Living being affordable
9.
Dial up internet access.
10.
VHS tapes. I was 6 in 2002. They were at the end of their life, but most of what I watched up until then was on VHS.
11.
Using a phone book.
12.
Floppy disks. I work at my school as a program they offer and I saw an old 2000 PC with a floppy disk.
13.
Thinking George W. Bush was the worst president ever.
14.
Napster. For all you young farts, it was the original (as far as I know) platform to download music and make mix CDs. Y’all probably don’t know what CDs are anymore either. Hey are big in 02.
15.
Describing men as 'metrosexual' because they took care of themselves.
16.
flip phones
17.
Limewire
18.
Home phones
19.
Going to blockbuster and hanging out at the mall
20.
Criss Angel.
21.
MTV, VH-1
22.
Using payphones.
23.
Going home with your digital camera so you could upload the photos from your day to your computer and email them to your friends or upload to Friendster.
24.
Playing CDs in the car.
25.
Frosted tips for guys and streaky highlights for women.
26.
Faux hawks — the mullet of the 2000s. But back then, they were called mohawks, which would not go down well today. I'm suddenly feeling like Grandpa Simpson. I guess Simpsons references too.
27.
Being in chat rooms with people of all ages, like MSN chatrooms. It's a good thing that it isn't a thing anymore.
28.
Making 'offensive' jokes in conversation was a lot more prevalent in 2002. Now, it's not tolerated as much.

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Going out without a phone or any other kind of remote communication device. Imagine driving a back road without anyway to get a hold of someone if you break down.
2.
A comedian making an edgy joke and not have their career nuked
3.
Burning CDs, then writing the names of each song with the number track on the front of the CD
4.
Smoking cigarettes everywhere. Cars had ashtrays and restaurants had Smoking sections.
5.
Fat-shaming and body-shaming. I say this after watching all the compilations of America’s Next Top Model. Those judges have a special place in hell.
6.
Making plans. Back then your ‘Yes’ meant 'Yes' and you better show up on time to not miss everyone. Now, people be lazy and just text you when they’ll show up, two hours later.
7.
Spinning a tape cassette with a pen
8.
Living being affordable
9.
Dial up internet access.
10.
VHS tapes. I was 6 in 2002. They were at the end of their life, but most of what I watched up until then was on VHS.
11.
Using a phone book.
12.
Floppy disks. I work at my school as a program they offer and I saw an old 2000 PC with a floppy disk.
13.
Thinking George W. Bush was the worst president ever.
14.
Napster. For all you young farts, it was the original (as far as I know) platform to download music and make mix CDs. Y’all probably don’t know what CDs are anymore either. Hey are big in 02.
15.
Describing men as 'metrosexual' because they took care of themselves.
16.
flip phones
17.
Limewire
18.
Home phones
19.
Going to blockbuster and hanging out at the mall
20.
Criss Angel.
21.
MTV, VH-1
22.
Using payphones.
23.
Going home with your digital camera so you could upload the photos from your day to your computer and email them to your friends or upload to Friendster.
24.
Playing CDs in the car.
25.
Frosted tips for guys and streaky highlights for women.
26.
Faux hawks — the mullet of the 2000s. But back then, they were called mohawks, which would not go down well today. I'm suddenly feeling like Grandpa Simpson. I guess Simpsons references too.
27.
Being in chat rooms with people of all ages, like MSN chatrooms. It's a good thing that it isn't a thing anymore.
28.
Making 'offensive' jokes in conversation was a lot more prevalent in 2002. Now, it's not tolerated as much.

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1. Going out without a phone or any other kind of remote communication device. Imagine driving a back road without anyway to get a hold of someone if you break down.

2. A comedian making an edgy joke and not have their career nuked

3. Burning CDs, then writing the names of each song with the number track on the front of the CD

4. Smoking cigarettes everywhere. Cars had ashtrays and restaurants had Smoking sections.

5. Fat-shaming and body-shaming. I say this after watching all the compilations of America’s Next Top Model. Those judges have a special place in hell.

6. Making plans. Back then your ‘Yes’ meant 'Yes' and you better show up on time to not miss everyone. Now, people be lazy and just text you when they’ll show up, two hours later.

7. Spinning a tape cassette with a pen

8. Living being affordable

9. Dial up internet access.

10. VHS tapes. I was 6 in 2002. They were at the end of their life, but most of what I watched up until then was on VHS.

11. Using a phone book.

12. Floppy disks. I work at my school as a program they offer and I saw an old 2000 PC with a floppy disk.

13. Thinking George W. Bush was the worst president ever.

14. Napster. For all you young farts, it was the original (as far as I know) platform to download music and make mix CDs. Y’all probably don’t know what CDs are anymore either. Hey are big in 02.

15. Describing men as 'metrosexual' because they took care of themselves.

16. flip phones

17. Limewire

18. Home phones

19. Going to blockbuster and hanging out at the mall

20. Criss Angel.

21. MTV, VH-1

22. Using payphones.

23. Going home with your digital camera so you could upload the photos from your day to your computer and email them to your friends or upload to Friendster.

24. Playing CDs in the car.

25. Frosted tips for guys and streaky highlights for women.

26. Faux hawks — the mullet of the 2000s. But back then, they were called mohawks, which would not go down well today. I'm suddenly feeling like Grandpa Simpson. I guess Simpsons references too.

27. Being in chat rooms with people of all ages, like MSN chatrooms. It's a good thing that it isn't a thing anymore.

28. Making 'offensive' jokes in conversation was a lot more prevalent in 2002. Now, it's not tolerated as much.

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Going out without a phone or any other kind of remote communication device. Imagine driving a back road without anyway to get a hold of someone if you break down.

2.
A comedian making an edgy joke and not have their career nuked

3.
Burning CDs, then writing the names of each song with the number track on the front of the CD

4.
Smoking cigarettes everywhere. Cars had ashtrays and restaurants had Smoking sections.

5.
Fat-shaming and body-shaming. I say this after watching all the compilations of America’s Next Top Model. Those judges have a special place in hell.

6.
Making plans. Back then your ‘Yes’ meant 'Yes' and you better show up on time to not miss everyone. Now, people be lazy and just text you when they’ll show up, two hours later.

7.
Spinning a tape cassette with a pen

8.
Living being affordable

9.
Dial up internet access.

10.
VHS tapes. I was 6 in 2002. They were at the end of their life, but most of what I watched up until then was on VHS.

11.
Using a phone book.

12.
Floppy disks. I work at my school as a program they offer and I saw an old 2000 PC with a floppy disk.

13.
Thinking George W. Bush was the worst president ever.

14.
Napster. For all you young farts, it was the original (as far as I know) platform to download music and make mix CDs. Y’all probably don’t know what CDs are anymore either. Hey are big in 02.

15.
Describing men as 'metrosexual' because they took care of themselves.

16.
flip phones

17.
Limewire

18.
Home phones

19.
Going to blockbuster and hanging out at the mall

20.
Criss Angel.

21.
MTV, VH-1

22.
Using payphones.

23.
Going home with your digital camera so you could upload the photos from your day to your computer and email them to your friends or upload to Friendster.

24.
Playing CDs in the car.

25.
Frosted tips for guys and streaky highlights for women.

26.
Faux hawks — the mullet of the 2000s. But back then, they were called mohawks, which would not go down well today. I'm suddenly feeling like Grandpa Simpson. I guess Simpsons references too.

27.
Being in chat rooms with people of all ages, like MSN chatrooms. It's a good thing that it isn't a thing anymore.

28.
Making 'offensive' jokes in conversation was a lot more prevalent in 2002. Now, it's not tolerated as much.