25 Things From The '80s That Gen Z Could Never Handle

Listen, we love Gen Z. You gave us TikTok dances, the revival of vinyl, and the phrase "no cap." But there are certain things from the 1980s that would absolutely shatter the modern experience. We're talking about a world with no internet, no GPS, no streaming, and consequences for everything. The '80s weren't just a different time; they were a different species of existence. If you grew up in that decade, you survived things that would send a modern teenager into a full-blown existential crisis. These are 25 things from the '80s that Gen Z could never handle. Grab your copy of What The Facts now, available on Amazon! Click the link to explore over 500 fun and fascinating facts! 👉👉https://www.amazon.com/WHAT-FACTS-ARE-TALKING-ABOUT-ebook/dp/B0DFNR2KHT/ Please support my channel and get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWqJpFqlX59OML324QIByZA/join 🔔 Subscribe for more tips just like this: https://bit.ly/3Ewz99H 🚀 Watch our latest List25 Videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/list25/videos 📨 Have a list idea? Submit it here: https://bit.ly/3Mu3gk1 Music: Summer Dawn - Freedom Trail Studio 0:00 - Intro 0:36 - Having Exactly Three TV Channels (And They All Stopped At Midnight) 1:32 - Getting Physically Lost With No Way To Find Yourself 2:38 - Calling Your Crush On A Phone Attached To The Kitchen Wall 3:26 - Research Meant Going To An Actual Library 4:40 - Secondhand Smoke Was Absolutely Everywhere 5:29 - No Caller ID Meant Every Phone Call Was A Mystery 6:29 - Waiting A Week To See Your Own Photos 7:38 - Bike Helmets Were For Weirdos 8:26 - The TV Guide Was Your Streaming Algorithm 9:14 - Recording Songs Off The Radio Was A High Art 10:30 - Arcades Were Your Only Access To Good Video Games 11:26 - Snow Days Were Found Out At Dawn, Not Midnight 12:26 - Memorizing Phone Numbers Was Mandatory 13:48 - Getting Money Meant Going To The Bank — During Business Hours 14:59 - Encyclopedias Were Your Internet 16:19 - Babysitters Were Basically Unsupervised Teenagers 17:20 - There Was No "Content", You Were The Entertainment 18:22 - Your Parents Had No Idea Where You Were (And That Was Normal) 19:18 - The Only Special Effects Were Practical 20:22 - You Could Disappear For An Entire Day And Nobody Worried 21:18 - Stranger Danger Was Your Only Internet Safety 22:14 - Saturday Morning Cartoons Were An Event 23:22 - Handwriting Was Your Primary Communication Tool 24:34 - Your Walkman Was Revolutionary Technology 25:49 - Consequences Were Immediate, Physical, And Unavoidable 🍿 WATCH OUR OTHER VIDEOS: ►Reasons Why the ’90s Were Totally Unforgettable: https://youtu.be/cqZDpNoBsYI?si=a0J4F_k7FBYcsbQY ►25 Things You Probably Didn't Know About the 80s: https://youtu.be/XnwNb25PRUI?si=5g56McKwXUkUp0tt List25 Discord: https://discord.gg/ZcKZRspW7f Facebook: http://facebook.com/list25 Instagram: http://instagram.com/list25 Twitter/X: http://twitter.com/list25 Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/list25 Mike Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelbestrin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DizMeLife Twitter: https://twitter.com/DizMeLife Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelBEstrin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikeestrin/ Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/michaelbestrin Mike's Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/dizmelife See more lists on our website: http://list25.com Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research