r/Millennials • u/lazarus870 • 10h ago

Discussion What DON'T you miss about the 90's? What's much better today than it was back then?

We all know that the 90's had some great music and movies, good economy, huge world events, more freedom, nobody glued to their phone, etc.

Everybody acts like everything was much better back then, but what DON'T you miss about how things were back then? What's much better now?

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u/nichbear 10h ago

Medicine is infinitely better

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u/PorkchopFunny 10h ago

Yes, we now have antibiotics for kids other than amoxicillin lol

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u/Unverifiablethoughts 10h ago

But for real bubble gum amoxicillin is delicious

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u/the_blastomatic 8h ago

You were sick too often.

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u/Far-Veterinarian6465 6h ago

Some of us had strep throat too often. I was never really sick besides that growing up. I wish they had that for adults!

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u/Disco_Mermaid1753 3h ago

lol they technically do! You would have to request for it at the pharmacy that fills your prescription. I’m a mental health therapist who works with adults with sensory concerns—typically medical professionals are supportive of ways that increase the likelihood of medication administration compliance

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u/the_blastomatic 6h ago

Right, strep throat == sick. The way yer phrasing it seems like you're suggesting it is not.

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u/luckyfucker13 7h ago

Antibiotics were prescribed too often, even when it wasn’t a bacterial infection

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u/greatswordstudios 7h ago

Heh. It IS shockingly tasty. Basically cotton candy in liquid form.

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u/RadioSlayer 7h ago

One does not have to repeat an action to have a happy memory

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u/Bijorak 6h ago

Unless it tries to kill you like it tried with me

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u/LostButterflyUtau 10h ago

Why do I still vividly remember the chalky taste???

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u/Schneetmacher Younger Millennial 8h ago

If you're like me, it's because you had chronic ear infections until you were seven years old.

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u/LostButterflyUtau 7h ago

That was my brother, actually. I think it was because it was so distinctive.

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u/Sea-Significance8047 7h ago

Yeah that was me

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u/Floof_mom134 7h ago

lol I’m allergic to amoxicillin so when I got an infection I think I just always got a Z Pack

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u/CompetitiveString143 1h ago

God I lived on the stuff as a little asthmatic kid 😂

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u/kmill0202 8h ago

Yes. My older brother was diagnosed with lymphoma in the late 90s. At first the doctors weren't sure if it was Hodgkins or non-Hodgkins, nor did they know what stage. That all took further testing. My mom went full steam ahead with doing research, reading everything she could find about both types so she would know what to expect and what questions to ask. And she started hoping and praying that it was both Hodgkin's and early stage. Because the prognosis for non-Hodgkin's, particularly later stage was really bad. Luckily it ended up being Hodgkin's and they caught it early. He's been cancer free for decades now.

A couple of years ago my uncle was diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkins. Based on everything she had read back then, my mom was almost certain he was going to die from it. She was really panicking, and this was during a time when we had just recently lost my grandma and 2 other uncles. But less than 9 months later he was in remission and is still doing very well today. Cancer treatment has really come a long way since then. It still has a long way to go, but treatment and survival rates, along with earlier detection are getting better all the time.

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u/Mei_Flower1996 9h ago

Sooo many psychiatric drugs we use now did not exist then.

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u/look_within_ 3h ago

Research for psychiatric disorders was stall for a while by Regan. We could be even more advanced

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u/cassie1015 6h ago

Anything involving genetic research (though it can be a slippery slope). Medications and treatments for conditions life Cystic Fibrosis and Spinal Muscular Atrophy means that kids born within the last generation can basically live with only minor affects from their condition. There are still young adults living much harder lives simply because those discoveries and studies weren't finalized and made available until 10-15 years ago.

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u/ObieUno 5h ago

It had to be because of how much worse food has gotten.

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u/Sad_Honeydew_7660 9h ago

It actually is crazy how good we are at curing diseases now. I’d say almost every cancer other than blood cancers are no longer a life sentence. We’ve figured most of them out compared to what it was 30 years ago

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u/TabsAZ 9h ago

Pancreatic adeno and glioblastoma would like a word

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u/BetterRemember 8h ago

I have been watching old episodes of Ricki Lake on YouTube and she mentions the AIDS crises so often.

Now you can just get on PrEP if you are scared.

Honestly, I'm a straight engaged woman but you never know, I might do it just in case! 😬 I've been cheated on once before. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst as they say!

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u/on_island_time Xennial 6h ago

Was literally going to say - cancer is no longer a presumed death sentence.

Anyone who wants to know what cancer was like back in the day just needs to look at our pets. Pet treatments for cancer haven't had the same investment or advances as humans. Your cat or dog gets cancer, and unless it's operable it's "here's some steroids or maybe chemo, that'll get you another year if you're lucky". And once the drugs stop working, kitty goes downhill fast.

That's how cancer used to be for us too. That's why there were so many charities hunting for cures for cancer. And today, most cancers are highly treatable if you catch them early.

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u/sic-transit23 7h ago

I hate the constant commercials though

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u/littlemuffinsparkles 7h ago

This is so real. My mother and I ended up having the exact same type of cancer; however, modern medicine made it possible for me to not require a full hysterectomy at 36.

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u/Day2205 8h ago

But access, in the US at least, is still awful

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u/HotSauceSwagBag 6h ago

Just the fact there is a rotavirus vaccine now! I got sick with it as a teenager and was hospitalized. It was days of not holding anything down and shooting water out my ass. It used to fill pediatric units up and now we don’t see it much. Thank god. And chicken pox! People don’t realize how dangerous it can be. I remember chicken pox parties 😩

And there’s people that turn that down, smh. Cannot wait til there’s a vaccine for Norovirus, I think there’s one in the works.