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I was born that year and I’m curious what others were doing around that time.

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[–] TofuSpecter@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Oh man, probably deep into World of Warcraft, absolutely “no-lifing” it. Dropping in and out of community college. Not many friends. Living on my own for the first time. Not taking care of myself.

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[–] absentbird@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Frolicking around in the evenings while all the other neighborhood kids looked on in annoyance.

[–] Canopyflyer@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

My wife and I had just moved 400 miles the previous year and bought a house. She started a new job and we had our first child, who apparently is the same age as you.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 1 points 5 days ago

Still vaguely optimistic I'd graduate from uni some day in the near future and find work as a translator for English and Japanese. (I only stopped trying to graduate 10 years later and I have been paid a lifetime total of 150 euros for translations.)

I was also able to sleep 8 hours most nights. Those truly were the days.

On the upside, I hadn't yet discovered Doctor Who which two years later would, depending on who you ask, either greatly improve my life (quote me) or make me an obsessed weirdo (quote the husband).

[–] higgsboson@piefed.social 1 points 5 days ago

All within about a month, early summer:

  • working at a startup
  • got married
  • honeymoon (visited 2 new countries)
  • moved into a new job-role
  • first IPO
[–] Thicc_Jamez@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Watching Smosh. That channel has certainly changed.

[–] WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

2007 the first iPhone was released.

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