If We Could Turn Back Time (no..nope..not a Cher post…)

This past weekend I was having a talk with my partner about what things would be like if we didn’t have the current technology we have. If somehow the world time traveled back to before cellphones, streaming services, Google searches, and all that jazz. There are many benefits about the world we live in today, but in a world that is so deeply nostalgic for the past…there is no denying there are certain things that would be nice to still have around. 

The conversation had me really thinking about things that I wouldn’t mind from the past being more relevant in the future. And no… I’m definitely not going to be referring to the fashion sense that is recycling itself back around again (no shade, just my own truth) 

Anyway – there are many things I could have added to this list I am sure, but this is what I came up with late at night when I couldn’t think. 

+Landlines

No, you can’t access me everywhere and anywhere at anytime. I love cellphones, I think they are great – especially being able to download games other than snake on your phone. Part of me does fantasize about what it would be like to live as an adult in my 20s and 30s without people constantly having access to me. Maybe it is in the introvert in me, but sometimes it would be nice to say *sorry I missed your call I have been out all day*…knowing darn well I was sitting on the couch watching another re-run of the Golden Girls on Hallmark.

+Pizza Hut Buffets

Salad, pizza, and 90s aesthetic …. do I miss it? Absolutely. Pizza Hut used to be a whole experience, I don’t know how to describe it – you just had to be there. No other pepperocinis tasted as good as the ones in that salad bar.

+AOL instant messenger

The woes of my youth exist in the away messages I saved to use on a regular rotation. Was I ever actually away from the computer? No I shared a computer with my entire family – so away messages were more like the birth of my pettiness used to subtlety tell that person who just came online (because the AOL guy just made that door opening noise so I know) how I was feeling. And to add insult or a sign of the times..whichever way you’d like to interpret my usernames were: ripcurlgurl6675 and tdawg6675. Anyway my point is in its simplicity- it was almost like limited texting time with the option of telling people you were away so they won’t get a response right away. Why hasn’t that been invented for texting yet….

+MTV shows

Yes, there was a time when MTV played shows other than Ridiculousness on repeat. There was EVEN in a time when the Challenge did not look like an over the top action movie and was entertaining (yes I am looking forward to Challenge All Stars airing on April 1st). Looking back I feel lucky to have grown up when MTV had TRL (Total Request Live) and other ridiculous reality shows as well as some decent original shows as well.

+Speaking of MTV….MTV New Years, where’d that go?

Since ABC doesn’t allow anyone to watch their New Years Eve special unless you have actual cable we are stuck with some pretty awful specials that are sometimes cringe worthy. I miss when MTV used to have their special – would I know or like all of the content? Maybe not…but it would probably be better than what is offered now and would actually be filled with music acts.

+Okay so you’re bringing back video game systems but not the games I loved like Skitchin and California games…sure I love Mario and Sonic…but can’t we highlight the classic underrated games too?

+Skip-it

Some may be split down the middle on this – as I know this caused some people bruises and shin pain. But really, if you think about it, what a fun adult work out this could be…

+TV VHS Set-Up in the Classroom

To this day I am trying to seek the happiness adult equivalent to seeing this set-up in the classroom when I walked in.

What are some things you wish could make a come back from when you grew up? If not permanently maybe for like, a day? Like a Back to the Future kind of experience.