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THE UFC- i miss the old ufc so much when you actually knew the entire roster and we had brawlers. not d1 athleted who fight cause they couldnt make ot to the league. the old ufc felt like a blend between mma and prowrestling. now the ufc feels so damn sterile
ANIME- the most popular animes out now are almost all oldschool. DBZ, JOJO, NARUTO, ONEPEICE, all 20 years plus. And many modern anime are derivitives of earlier seen shows.
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Video games used to actually have more interesting stories. At this point I only play the Japanese made ones since their target audience requires it. I am so tired of these lazy stories where they introduce the main antagonist within the opening cutscenes and they either enact their plan right away or they are pretending to be a good guy, but you can tell just by their dialogue and character design they will betray you.
Various low-budget history documentaries. Ken Burns spurred a gazillion imitators to produce documentaries that panned through old pictures and had a bunch of historians sitting in their offices to narrate some descriptions and opinions. Some were better than others, and actual historians had all sorts of gripes with them, but it was still *history* that was presented in a way that inspired people to learn about overlooked events and maybe even open a book or two.
The moment that producers realized they could get way more engagement for the same budget by covering ancient aliens and Bigfoot instead of the Barbary War, it was all over.
Horror movies.
80’s and early 90’s was peak horror. They have some good stuff here and there now, but 90% of it is boring, overdone, or just plain dumb.
Literally had the UFC conversation with a coworker the other day.
I was a mega-fan back in like… 2008-2011(?) and was
* Only 5 weight classes
* Sick video game
* Ultimate Fighter was still new-ish
* You could know everyone’s name
* Still really distinct styles (before the next generation trained in “MMA”)
Was in Vegas for Carwin/Lesnar in 2010 and watched it at LeGasse’s Stadium. What a fun time.
Films, it’s the reason most films released today are remakes or sequels.
Playing with your friends unsupervised.
We really used to just go out on our bikes with the parents expecting us to self-regulate and make it home for dinner.
Dating…
Housing used to be way more affordable in my early 20s
Calling your homies on the phone
Social Media. Even if it was bad before, it still was somewhat personal. Now it’s all about creating and consuming content.
I liked it when my feeds were just my friends and people I chose to follow. Now it’s not that way.
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Superbowl commercials
Record stores, concerts without cell phones and $250 tickets, stick shift cars/trucks, no social media.
Star Wars gaming.
Actually, just Star Wars in general
WWF, pro wrestling
The pace of work.
I worked hard in my 20s, like 50hr weeks, but wasn’t burned out. I had time to think. Only a couple of meetings a day and reasonable deadlines.
Then the screws got tighter and tighter for the 20 years that followed along with a constant pressure of being fired.
Times when the internet didn’t yet exist. People were more polite and sociable.
The NBA before 3 point shots dominated. Also, when teams and players genuinely disliked each other.
Cartoons
Life
I miss when people were forced to be accountable
Made plans to go to a movie before cell phones? You’re there, otherwise the person you’re meeting will think you died. With cell phones it’s so easy to send a text and bail last minute. The shittiest part is how common and acceptable that is
There’s a quote from the show Ted Lasso that’s terrifyingly accurate, “we’ve never been so connected yet further apart”
NBA and NFL in general have so much overreffing and has gotten a lot softer it’s unwatchable at times
Going to the bar with 100 dollars meant I was balling.
The internet. It use to be a wild west. Now it’s just billboards.
Kids used to play outside, roam, Trick-or-Treat without parents following them…
Now people are super paranoid.
How far your money could take you.. remember actual dollar menu or when chips/ soda could be purchased with spare change
The forests. They were still there :/
People used to catch an ass whoopin if they acted like a giant disrespectful shit to people in public. Now they get away with it.
Listen, it has to be sleepovers at my house.
During summers I’d move my bedroom to my mom’s basement to stay cool. It had a couch and a large TV left behind from my older sister. My mother’s room was up on 2nd floor.
We’d pull all nighters playing N64 games multiplayer.
I have 2 kids and they all barely ever have sleepovers. They just stay out late and come home to sleep. Times change.
The lack of cellphones was great. You could avoid people for days. It was awesome.
Video games. They were actually finished back then
Wrench-able automobiles. I’m not contesting the quality of modern cars; simply their ability to worked on by a neanderthal with a wrench set and screw driver.
Gaming. Couch co-op was amazing and we lost something really special when it died.
I’m 40, close enough to a cranky old man.
Not having mobile phones was better, can’t stand that if you are uncontactable these days everyone thinks you died. Actually having a social life as a kid, like running home from school and throwing your bag on the doorstep and going out and playing with your mates until the street lights went on! Now days most kids are stuck online for interaction. Also being able to go out unsupervised, we used to run around in the bush building forts, throwing rocks at each other and all that fun stuff. I have a 12 year old son and I wouldn’t let him just piss off after school like I did in this day and age. Too many little lad wanna be gangsters in teen groups these days.
Saturday morning cartoons and cartoons in general. They used to be good and Saturday morning used to be awesome.