The Early Internet Phase Was Certainly Full Of Weird Wonders, And Here Are 24 Things That Will Take You Down That Memory Lane

The early internet phase is certainly one of the most mind-boggling eras there is, and for a reason.

Sophia

• Published in Funny
• November 10, 2021

Let's face it, we all had our cringe and embarrassing phases, and the Internet world was no exception. The early Internet era was certainly full of wonders, and being weird back then was, well, kind of cool.

We often forget how different technology was back then, and we were still on the first steps of what would become the most meme-merable milestone in the course of history. Photos and Facebook statuses were a lot more shameless in the earlier times, and there was not a single time you would scroll through your browser and not see someone with that horrible emo haircut (we know you know).

Sometimes, we even pull out some throwback trends and bask on the aesthetic that's called y2k, and pretend we are still living in that era. Well, who could blame us, the 2000s were certainly one of the most iconic periods that produced a lot of pop culture references that are still in trend as of today!

Back then, maximalism was a thing. Which explains a lot of weird things we dig out of posts from the 2000s.

Check out these things about the early Internet world that will surely give you a nostalgic trip down the memory lane!

1. No ads, no backstories, just the full recipe.

2. Sloooooooooow downloads. Enough said.

3. Not being able to use the phone and the Internet simultaneously.

4. Google has come such a long way from this. Except the colors, maybe.

5. When Netscape Navigator was the best browser.

6. Baby Shark? No, The Badger Song is still iconic.

7. Being able to customize your cursors. Who's guilty of using the shiny shimmering ones?

8. Web design back then specialized on sensory overload. Kidding! The glory days of HTML and CSS.

9. When Amazon was just a bookstore, and Jeff Bezos didn't leave the Earth yet.

10. When websites were constantly "Under Construction".

11. Paying literally every second you spent online.

The era of flaming fonts and horrendous Microsoft WordArt.

13. When the deep web now is what the early Internet days were actually back then. No rules at all.

14. The slightly annoying dial-up noises.

15. Do you remember how life was like without YouTube?

16. Viruses were easier to detect, and weren't as sneaky as they are now.

17. Two words. Hamster. GIFs.

18. AOL walked so Facebook Messenger could run.

19. There were times when answers cannot just be easily searched on Google as efficient as we can today. Pretty GUIs weren't also a thing...yet.

20. Being able to customize your AOL notifications.

21. Free discs everywhere!

22. The random stuff we see on Limewire—including malwares.

23. Oh, how we dread Internet Explorer these days. But it sure gave birth to what our Internet world is today.

24. There were no URLs, just keywords for every topic that each has its own website.

Which one was the most memorable for you? While the cyber world is still surely full of wonder these days, nothing tops the innocence and recklessness of the Internet back in it's early days.

Comment down your thoughts below, or share what you vividly remember in the Internet's premature era. We're sure you got some.

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Sophia