102 Nostalgic Posts From “The Ultimate ’80s Page” That Today’s Kids Won’t Get

Let me just tell you that the oldest millennials have turned 42 this year. And while we’re well aware of the fact we’re no kids, we don’t feel that ancient either. Dad jokes and cargo pants seem to be a boomer thing, but what if we’re not that far from them?

So today, my fellow millennials, we’re about to feel not just old, but ancient thanks to this walk down memory lane right back to our simpler and happier childhood days.

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“The Ultimate ’80s Page” Facebook page is a notorious source for nostalgia–inducing content, and below we wrapped up some of the best examples shared here. The page’s whopping 2.7M followers show just how much we all relate to the long gone days, and honestly, it’s no surprise.

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Lauren McMenemy, a professional writer, journalist, and writing coach who runs workshops and training to help people get their words down right, told Bored Panda that the immediate thought when someone says “1980s” is the cliches: “neon, big hair, shoulder pads, power ballads. It was an era of multitudes.”

She commented: “There was indeed that break-out fun, bright and fluffy, everyone’s excited angle – but there was also the ‘Greed is Good’ angle, the Wall Street tycoons, the money-at-all-costs which really started to dominate at this time (and still does).”

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Lauren argues that what was unique about the ’80s – aka her childhood – “was the sense of adventure and exploration, particularly as technology started to infiltrate the home. It was the first era of home computing consoles, of Nintendo and Atari.” So for her, as a kid, it was the absolute best time.

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Since the ’80s style, from clothing to music, has been coming back to fashion in recent years, we asked Lauren why she thinks this bygone era has this enduring appeal.

Lauren believes that there isn’t anything unique about the ’80s that’s driving this comeback. “As humans, we are inherently nostalgic, and there seems to be a trend that we go back every 30 and/or 50 years.”

In fact, Lauren argues, “in the ’80s, we were obsessed with the ’50s. In the ’90s, it was the ’60s, and so on. It’s a long enough time-lapse that we can remember things with rose-tinted glasses.”

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We also asked Lauren what’s her favorite ’80s thing, and she said it’s “Back to the Future. Hands down, my favorite movie ever. And you get the double whammy of ’80s and ’50s nostalgia, too!”

“I’m also partial to hair metal and power ballads; put on The Final Countdown by Europe and I’ll sing at the top of my lungs,” she added.

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The old square pizza and corn lunch.

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You know you grew up in the 1980’s if you remember getting super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day.

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