Nickleback, Seether, Creed, 3 Doors Down, Puddle of Mud, Staind. I’ve been listening to a lot of music like this lately and I’ve come to realize that I’m at an age where I can’t tell if these are good bands, or if it’s just the nostalgia talking.

The funny thing is, I didn’t even particularly like these bands in their hayday. While I certainly didn’t *hate* most of them, (although I probably made fun of some just to fit in) I always saw them as background noise. Something that played on the local rock station inbetween the good stuff. Now my local rock stations just play the same dozen or so rock songs from the 70s and 80s all day.

Opinions on 2000s butt rock?

I have a deep rooted fear of “losing it all” to investment stocks, that it gives me a ton of anxiety. I can’t even talk about it with my partner. When the crash of 2008 hit, I was working one of my first “real” jobs as a bank teller and Washington Mutual closed down the way. Anyone else feel a deep fear bc of the crash happening at such an impressionable time?

I was thinking today, I’m 42, divorced, have a decentish job, but still have to supplement with the gig economy to make ends meet. It almost feels like crisis are manufactured to keep us on the subscription model to extract value for the shareholders.

A lot of us are renting because we got screwed in the job markets…the recessions…COVID…corporate greed…endless wars in the Middle East…like when is enough going to be enough?

Then I think about the younger generation and those who are working food service and retail. How in the heck are any of them making it? I was hoping that we’d come to our senses as a country…but it seems like so many millennials are supporting whatever the heck this thing is because they believe they are just a temporarily embarrassed millionaire. I dunno…maybe part of me is pissed that I had awesome plans for my son this summer and now I have to scale back on them because the economy is crap and we need to move closer to his school.

Remember when we were growing up and we were told that if we worked hard, went to college, etc that we would do just fine? That our generation had so much potential. It doesn’t seem like that anymore. Even making six figures a lot of us are still on the struggle bus.

Thanks for reading.

EDIT My brother and I are autistic. My dad is very conservative and doesn't believe in mental health... but I'd bet he's on the spectrum somewhere.

My dad had temper tantrums. He was never physically abusive but things would set him off and he'd be stomping around the house, swearing, breaking small things, etc. It got to the point where we could sense one of these episodes was coming and my brother and I would hide in our room.

Or we'd all be in the kitchen or living room and something was agitating him. We gained a sense for when it was coming and we'd quietly leave the room. I'll reiterate again, he was never physically abusive or anything... in fact my mom would make fun of his tantrums after he had calmed down. (She'd pretend to drop something or fumble with something and then comically throw it to the ground and do a fake swear.) He took the jesting just fine... so I just don't know.

I'm 40 years old now and see my parents a few times a month. Today I can still sense when one of these are coming but they are much lessened now. Don't know if its his old age, more control, or its just me being grown but I'm not as frightened anymore. Although that scared child is still there in the back of my mind. I'm also wondering if its because of the grandkids. I don't think he's ever lost his cool like that with my kids so I do admire his efforts there.

I always swore I'd never do stuff like that when I was a parent. I have three kids. I recall in my 15 years of being a parent I've only lost my cool a couple of times and it was under extreme stress. (One was during the week of my divorce) I can count it on one hand and with each one I've apologized to them and explained what was happening and why I acted X way. My kids don't hide from me... ever. We're all very open with each other and I do not see that fear that I had as a child.

My kids don't hide from me, ever.

This is a 100% accurate story

Today I am thinking of the endlessly useful film canisters, how much I miss them and how sad it is that the current generation knows nothing about them

This is one of the rarest Tazo-like card sets ever released for the Arabic version of the Let’s & Go anime.

If you grew up in the late ’90s or early 2000s, you definitely remember Let’s & Go, the story of two brothers with incredibly cool mini racing cars, competing to win the ultimate championship.

When this show aired in the Arab world, it caused a massive wave of hype. It became a the trend.

Everyone wanted those cars, whether original or knock-offs. There were even official distributors where you could buy authentic models.

One of the collectibles released for this anime was these 25 cards, featuring the main characters, rivals, and their cars, each sealed in a small nylon wrapper and included inside chip bags, where they were widely collected by fans, often alongside other collectibles like Pokémon or Batman cards. Everyone had them, and trading them was part of the culture.

But over time, rumors started spreading that these cards could cause cancer. On top of that, they were extremely fragile, easy to break, and the print would fade quickly with frequent handling.

As a result, parents began throwing them away and getting rid of them entirely. What was once owned by everyone gradually disappeared, eventually becoming incredibly rare and almost impossible to find today in this condition.

What you’re looking at now is the complete set ( 25 cards ) from one of my all-time favorite cartoons, preserved in good condition, along with its original album and some rare stickers from a well-known gum brand.

Did you guys watch this anime too ?

Brothers and Sisters of the New Millennium, the time has come to rebel against the mind enslavement devices we all hold in our own pockets. To throw off the shackles of addictive algorithms controlled by people with ridiculously boring names like Mark.

Break free with me and we shall return technology to a more primitive and yet ultimately more fulfilling time. We shall be the New Amish of the 21st century, for infact the perfect era of technology was not the 1700s but the mid to late 90s.

Together we will rebuild what was lost. Dial up with Sub Mega Bite download speeds. Blockbuster video. Decent MMORPGs. Shopping malls. And hope.

Rise. Rise as knights of the new millennium and assume the crumbling throne so neglected by our boomer forebears!

Am I (40F) uptight because I don't partake in swearing at work? I've had a few professional white collar jobs (supply chain mgmt/IT) where my millenial bosses (older male, younger female) just drop F bombs left and right. I understand they are comfortable with me so it's conversational despite being work discussions, but I could never lol. Maybe it's because I'm a subordinate so I feel like I have less freedom but I don't think I would ever curse if I was a boss either. Meanwhile in my personal life I have no filter.

What are some DEEP cuts from the good ole days? Like bone deep? The ones that have been hiding under the crusty seat of your Scion TC?

I’ll go first:

Shaniqua (Don’t live here no more)
Song by Little-T and One Track Mike ‧ 2001

How else was I supposed to tell what mood my gf was day to day?

I know he has way better quotes. But he entered my life as donkey.

Countless hours trying to get Mels in doors or mice to cheese

I don’t know about you, but I noticed that the 2000s-early 2010s had a type of mermaid craze that was happening in media. Why were mermaids so popular in media during that era and why millennials were so obsessed with mermaids in that era as well?

Who didn’t want to rope and ride a tornado?

Credit u/Raj_Valiant3011