Okay…so, I’ll answer this two ways. If “going back in time†means that the whole world with everyone in it reverts back to a previous decade, which keeps current family and friends intact—then I’d choose the 90’s, without question. Otherwise, if going back means reverting back to a previous time in your life (I was in high school in the 90’s), then I’d absolutely stay where I’m at. For the purposes of the poll, I’m went with the first meaning.
It’s probably just the nostalgia about the “good ole’ days†that everyone has growing up, especially in the really formative years of life. But, for me…the 90s were the perfect mix of both the digital and the analog world. The World Wide Web was just getting started. In its infancy, the Internet just hit differently. It was full of personality and character…new and interesting sites at every corner. And you know what wasn’t there…ads! No ads to be found! No sterile, lifeless, bland corporate websites. No fake news, no clickbait, and no AI-generated content.
Oh, and if you wanted to be part of the Internet, you had to have—rather,
build—a homepage. And that meant coding straight-up HTML with your own two hands. There was no Facebook, no Instagram, TikTok, or Twitter. Even before the days of MySpace…there were sites like Tripod, Angelfire, and Geocities.
…what were we talking about again? Sorry, I think I digressed. Anyway, yes…if I could bring my family back to the 90s and live though that decade again, that would be awesome. All that and a bag of chips. Da bomb dot com, even.
