25 Totally Tubular Gen X Nostalgia Memes That Only True 80s Girls Will Understand (July 21, 2025)

If you asked a Gen Zer what was the best decade to grow up in, the answer they'd most likely give is the 2000s. They'd say that their childhood was "peak." In their defense, they had totally unrestricted internet access in what was essentially the Wild West of the World Wide Web. They spent their evenings playing Mario Kart, drinking Sunny D, and taking care of their Neopets. If you asked a Millennial the same thing, they'd say the 90s. What could possibly beat 90s grunge music videos on MTV, Tamagotchis, and frosted tips?
However, every Gen X knows that they had the best childhood in the 80s. These youngsters will never understand what it was really like back then — when your mom couldn't text you to come home from a biking adventure, but you knew you had until the streetlamps came on; when kids drank straight out of hoses instead of Stanley cups; when we were all still afraid of artificial intelligence due to The Terminator. The good old days. 

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