Tell Us Which Beloved '90s Things Were Actually Terrible
For example, a lot of people reminisce about waiting all day by the radio for their favorite song to play so they can record it on a cassette. TBH, that sounds more frustrating than fun.
And downloading music from LimeWire was basically Russian roulette with a computer virus.
And a Tamagotchi seems like choosing to do that high school project where you take care of a fake baby for fun!
So, in your opinion, what's something about the '90s that people are super nostalgic about, but it wasn't actually that great? Why? Share your thoughts with us in the comments (or in the anonymous comments box below), and you may be featured in an upcoming BuzzFeed Community post!
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