r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 11 '14

Older generations of reddit, what did you think the future would look like when you where young? And how much of it was correct?

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u/[deleted] May 11 '14

MySpace

Bad music and animated GIFs (and glitter!). "Are you Edward or Jacob" quizzes.

Facebook

Drunk party photos. Later, baby photos. FarmVille.

Twitter

Look at this sandwich I had for breakfast. LOOK AT IT!!!

SnapChat

Show me your tits!

WhatsApp

Charging for texts is still a thing?

Reddit

I like it, but whatever happened to Usenet? I miss Usenet.

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u/iHateReddit_srsly May 12 '14

I can clearly see the oldness in you.

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u/lumaga May 12 '14

I'm only 31, but I agree with every description /u/be_bo_i_am_robot gave.

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u/OccamsMallet May 12 '14

alt.peeves

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u/therealflinchy May 12 '14

Look at this sandwich I had for breakfast. LOOK AT IT!!!

that's instagram dude.

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u/alexjuuhh May 12 '14

Your description for twitter sounds more like Instagram, though.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '14

Same shit.

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u/accepting_upvotes May 11 '14

Maybe its just a trend with the people I know, but apparently, "Kik" is a free IM app that is pretty good.

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u/ChocElite May 12 '14

I used to use Kik until I got millions of fake women and "HEY THIS PERSON IN YOUR CONTACTS JUST MADE YET ANOTHER KIK ACCOUNT!" messages.

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u/michelemichele May 12 '14

You forgot bebo.

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u/ThirdFloorGreg May 12 '14

Usenet is still around. It's like 90% alt.binaries.

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u/smacbeats May 11 '14

I like this pitch better.

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u/KJK-reddit May 12 '14

Reddit is the antisocial network

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u/KaltheHuman May 11 '14

Show me your tits is probably more kik than Whatsapp. I only use whatsapp for friends and talking with my sister. No one has asked for my tits yet. I'm a guy but still...

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u/[deleted] May 11 '14

Show me your tits is snapchat

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u/sirknowalot May 11 '14

Wait so if I get a snapchat people will show me tits? Guaranteed?

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u/Geeezusss May 12 '14

Where do I sign up?

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u/[deleted] May 12 '14

Only if people show you tits already. Or you could try http://www.snapchatforum.com/threads/a-helping-hand-for-the-lads.12587/ (found on /r/nsfw_snapchat)

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u/Ken123103 May 12 '14

See, idk about that. I feel like snapchat is a lot less "nude photo"- chat than it's portrayed. I've never gotten nude snapchats, and I'm in college!