Name: Top 20 Things You Were Probably Doing 20 Years Ago
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All right boys, I map quested the best route and I made us a little mixtape.

Welcome to watchmojo and today we're counting down the everyday stuff we were doing 20 years ago.

We're turning 20 this year, and to celebrate, we're diving into the habits, routines, and

the little rituals that quietly defined the mid 2000s.

20 and open Facebook in 2006, Facebook was something people checked constantly, usually from a desktop or laptop in a dorm room.

When college sophomore Marisol Romero isn't in class checking on her assignments, she's online checking out her classmates.

It was originally tied to college life, which gave it a smaller, more contained feel.

That shifted in September, when it opened to anyone over the age of 13.

Growth came fast, and Facebook quickly positioned itself as the social network.

Its wealth and expansion turned it into a Silicon Valley powerhouse and before long, a lightning rod for controversy.

We had to deal with spam, clickbait, fake news, and data misuse.

Elsewhere online, another experiment was just getting started.

In March of that same year, 20 Twitter launched with its first post Just setting up my Twitter.

Facebook became a daily fixture, while Twitter would for a time serve as the Internet's real time news feed.

Setting youg Aim Away Message for Millennials Aim Away messages doubled as a public mood ring, and

So when a friend would IM you, they'd automatically get your away message as a response.

You might have been doing homework, eating dinner, or avoiding someone on purpose.

What mattered most was how you framed for some, the more oblique the metaphor, the better.

A cryptic line could mean you were mysterious, not emo, we swear.

Or maybe your message was meant for someone specific.

Either way, many people turned to song lyrics, half jokes, or deliberately vague quotes, relying on friends to decode the subtext.

Away messages were also used as bait for crushes and attention seekers.

Away messages became a short lived millennial art form indirect, a little dramatic, and deeply personal.

18 Sweating youg Cell Phone Minutes Every phone call once came with a mental stopwatch.

Nights and weekends came with different rates.

Going over your allotted minutes meant a painful surprise on your bill.

Calls were kept short, and plenty of conversations started with I can only talk for a minute.

Texting helped, but most phones still relied on T9, which made every message a small effort.

Flip phones Domina built for calling first and everything else second phones were useful tools, but

You watched the clock, tracked your minutes, and ended conversations on purpose.

17 writing blogs for a while, writing a blog felt to many like the most natural way to exist online.

You didn't need a following or a brand, only passion and the urge to keep typing.

He makes a different kind every Sunday night.

Platforms like LiveJournal and Blogger made it easy to post personal essays, daily updates, or sprawling late night thoughts.

Others became hobby logs, political soapboxes, or running commentaries on everyday life.

Posts went up without strict deadlines, or lack thereof.

After all of these journalism classes, I got an idea.

Because you know you probably shouldn't broadcast that.

Something that Central City needs to know about.

Comments sections felt conversational, and entries often rang long without apology.

Blogging wasn't optimized or fully monetized yet.

It was slower, Messier, and more intimate.

16 waiting for photos to Upload Uploading photos was once an exercise in patience.

Digital cameras helped only so much, so images were dumped onto a computer, resized if you were careful, and

then fed slowly into the Internet one at a time.

You know the best thing about our friends?

It means I can show to pop them to make them look slightly weird.

Progress bars crawled Connections stalled.

A single batch of photos could monopolize your connection and freeze everything else you wanted to do online on slower DSL or early cable connections.

Uploading was noticeably slower than downloading.

Posting pictures to sites like Facebook or personal blogs meant committing to the wait and hoping Nothing crashed halfway through.

Rocking Abercrombie and Fitch for some people, Abercrombie and Fitch felt like the place to be.

It was a store that never quite felt welcoming.

Walking inside meant dim lights, blaring music, and rows of carefully styled employees.

Every inch of the space sold a very specific version of cool logos, and fit mattered, and

wearing an Abercrombie hoodie or tee sent a clear signal to classmates in the hallways.

Why am I looking for something to wear in wardrobe?

Why don't you go to Abercrombie and Fitch?

The brand's narrow aesthetic helped shape mid 2000s fashion while also leaving plenty of shoppers feeling unwelcome or invisible.

14 watching movies on DVDs watching a movie used to mean popping in a disc.

DVD collections were carefully built and displayed on dedicated shelves, treated like prized possessions.

Bonus features and commentary tracks weren't afterthoughts, they were part of the appeal, and people actually watched them.

For frequent travelers, entertainment often meant packing a portable DVD player and a zippered binder full of discs.

Long car rides and flights required advanced planning and careful curation.

DVDs made watching a movie feel like a small ritual.

You committed to a choice before you ever sat down, usually based on what you owned, borrowed, or rented.

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