25 reasons we are all obsessed by the 1980s in 2018

In case you have not been noticed, the 80s are back ... again.


The nostalgia decade usually occurs on a strict time table. We had all we nose for the 1950s during the 1970s (withAmerican graffiti,Happy Days, andFat) We fell in love with the 60s again during the 80s (The big thrill,The beautiful years,Dirty dancing), and the 1970s were back in the 1990s (Dazed and confused,That "70s show,Boogie Nights) The nostalgia of the 1980s began to strike in the early 2000s as planned. But then something weird happened: he did not dissipate.

In 2018, the fever of the 80s is fully in force, without any sign of slowing down at any time soon. And it's not just those who live during the 80s who love it. People who were only a glow in their parents when pop culture was led by mulus and power ballads are obsessed with all the 80s. Frankly, we are not surprised. The 80s have governed. Here are 25 reasons why we can not collectively not enough of this neon-soaked decade. And for more secrets of the 80s, see the30 the most funny jokes on growing in the 80s.

1
Everything was awkwardly embarrassing.

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Each decade seems ridiculous in the decline, but none as much as the 80s. There were epaulets and pastel costumes, lateral ponies and man ponies, neon shorts and gigantic hair. Everything was absurd and on the top. Nobody during the 80s seemed to ask, "Is it too sticky?" The only question was: "Could we make it bigger and add more neon?"

2
Everyone seemed much less self-conscious.

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It's not just that people made senseless fashion choices in the 1980s, no one seemed particularly embarrassed by that. They put on velvet tracks, keyboard ties and Headbands of Olivia Newton-John, then looked into the mirror and said, "I'm watchinggooooooooodAnd for ridiculous of the favorite decade of everyone, consult the20 Argot Terms of the 1980s No more uses.

3
Mixtapes.

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Spotify Playlists is easy to use and offers thousands of song possibilities (up to 10,000 per playlist, if you are a premium member), but they still feel like a pale imitation of mixtapes. Set up the perfect collection of songs on a required cassette skills and dedication required. You did not have an archive without limits of songs at your disposal, all you could find in your local disk store. The mixtures were tangible, beautiful pieces of art that felt more personal and special than their imitators online.

4
The rubik cube was the smartphone

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In the 1980s, when people pretended to listen to you, but really looking at their hands, they did not look at their phones. No, they were consumed with the task impossible to determine a rubik cube. To attempt your hand to a modern day problem solving,Try these brain that astronauts must pass before going to space.

5
It was the last decade without the Internet.

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AOL took the nation in the mid-90s and other servers quickly followed. Pretty soon, everyone was online and addicted. But not in the 80s. The nearest we had an obsession with the media of all the media was MTV, and it was much easier to extinguish.

6
Person "Binged" on television.

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It was just not possible. If you wanted to know who turned J.R., you had the watchDallas Every week and hope that this has been revealed finally. You could not say, "I'm going to spend this weekendlook at the first four seasons ofMASH POTATOES. "

7
People were less stressed.

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It might not be completely accurate, but it seemed certain that it looked like many of us who knew the first hand of the 80s. "I think we are nostalgic for the 80s because it was a decade without stress, "said Steven Spielberg, while promoting his film about the theme of the 80sReady reader a. Maybe we were simply less informed that CNN, the cable was not filled with 24-hour new channels trying to scare us, but anything, the 80s felt like the the most relaxed decade.

8
Pop culture was still savagely a-pc.

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In what other decade could a movie likeThe blue lagoonA movie on two cousins ​​(one of whom played by a 14 year old brooke) who trapped on a deserted island and fall in love with a blockbuster monster andNo one complains?

9
The cartoons were on Saturday morningalone.

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Children today have unlimited options for cartoons. Thanks to the modern cable and the Internet, they can look at any cartoon ever created at any time. But during the 80s, cartoons only broadcast at the same time: Saturday morning. If you slept, sorry Bud, there are no rabbit bugs for you until next week. It was an important lesson for patience.

10
People have picked up phones.

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This one could require an explanation. When you called a person, a phone started ringing in their house and they would hear the ringtone and think: "Oh, someone wants to talk to me." So they picked up the phone and said, "Hello." And then you had a conversation. No, seriously, that's how people interacted in the 80s.

11
But you could also be inaccessible.

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Since the phone was attached to a wall in your phone-house existed, but they were super large and that the guys of the rich finance at Oliver Stone Films owned them - people could leave their homes and disappear essentially. No calls, no emails, no texts. You were totally unacceptable. If you want to realize such a grid status today, learn the11 easy ways to conquer your dependence on your smartphone.

12
Video games have not tried so hard.

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Video games in 2018 are like mini Hollywood action movies. Photorealistic graphics, crazy choreography, plus complex plots than a movie Nolan. But the video games of the 80s, when the industry was still in early childhood, were almost lovely slowed down. It was not much more sophisticated than poor pixel plumbers jumping on barrels or a frog to try (and failing) not to fall from a newspaper.

13
There were no false news.

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There was only a handful of press sources and they were anchored by serious men with commanding voices, like Tom Brokaw and Peter Jennings and Dan rather. Nobody has ever said, "I just do not trust that of Bernard Shaw."

14
Prince and David Bowie were still alive ...

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... and do some of the best music of their respective careers. In 2018, we need their musical genius now more than ever.

15
The Cold War ended.

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When Ronald Reagan said in a fighting speech in Berlin in 1987, "Mr. Gorbachev, slaughter this wall", who would have thought that the Soviet chief would answer with "of course, okay?" But that's exactly what happened a few years later, when the Berlin Wall who had divided East and West Germany since 1961 was finally demolished, signaling the end of the cold war.

16
The worst people you can imagine were fictitious.

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The most diabolic people of the 1980s existed on celluloid, like Gordon Gekko inWall Streetand main vernon inThe breakfast club, and Frank Booth inBlue velvet. Today, the most sinister baddies can especially find in newspaper titles.

17
All your life could be kept in a trapper holder.

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The Velcro folder beat that every cool child at school was in the 80s was all you need to wear anything important. If he could not match a trapper holder, you probably do not need it. What a difference of today, when we need to continue to upgrade our cloud storage to store all our applications and all our applications, as well as files andblah blah blah.

18
The only foreign insulting was Mr. T.

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When Mr. T would be pity a fool, it could be hard and arbitrary, but it was always right. No fool was pity that did not deserve to be pity. The world only needs a troll and it has a mohawk and a gigantic golden chain.

19
The children were less supervised.

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It's incredible to imagine such a thing in 2018, but in the 80s, wandered freely. They could leave home without their parents even remarking and wandering in town or outdoor woods with their friends, doing anything, until it starts to become dark. And yet, despite the lack of adult surveillance, children almost always survived adulthood.

20
Instant gratification was not one thing.

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In the 80s, you could not have what you wanted every time you want. You could not see a movie without going to a video store and see if they had it in stock. (If it was a new version, there was a good luck each copy was already rented.) Your favorite TV shows were right on when they were, and you had to wait all week to see a new episode. And every time you took a picture, you had to borrow the movie in a developing laboratory, then wait, sometimesovernight, to see your photos.

21
The shopping center.

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Bored teens did not have the Internet or phones to keep them distracted in the 80s. When there was nothing to do, they went to the mall. Do not buy anything in particular, just to hang out and socialize, perhaps lose in front of the king of chess or the carousel and say "oust" every time a friend wondered. Really, it was a magical moment.

22
Bill Murray. 'Nuff said.

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Yes, we are well aware that Bill Murray still makes films, but during the 1980s, he lived up to his comic powers. Even a Bill Murray movie below this decade (likeShe has a baby) was a cause of celebration.

23
Power ballads.

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We hate to use such a clicny phrase like: "They do not do them anymore," but in the case of power ballads, they really do not do it. "Sister Christian" from Night Ranger, "Open Collins" in Phil Collins "" against all odds ", no other decade has produced so many big songs that you can not help you when they come to the radio.

24
Ferris Borel was the incarnation of poor teenage conduct.

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Oh, the good old days, when teenagers trying to break the rules would go to baseball matches and participate in the parades of the city. Today's ferris buneers wrap into a line of ducts and consume tide pods.

25
The crazy things said by presidents were just slightly crazy.

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In August 1984, President Ronald Reagan was preparing for her weekly radio address on national public radio when, during a sound check, he stated in the hot micro, "my American compatriots, I am happy To tell you today that I have signed legislation that will exercise Russia forever. We start bombing in five minutes. "And it wasshocking! We were still talking about months later. Sameyears After his presidency, people always mention it as one of the craziest things that Reagan has ever said. Nevertheless, it is not even close to one of the30 the craziest things the American presidents did.

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