33 Things From the Aughts That Sure Hit Different Now

Ah, the aughts. Or as we like to call them… Drake’s ‘Degrassi’ years
33 Things From the Aughts That Sure Hit Different Now

Give the early 2000s a break, okay?! The digital age was in its infancy, social media was just a hot new trend and emo bands were running amok. We thought the new millennium would magically bring about flying cars and teleportation. But it turns out its early years still had that ‘90s stink all over them.

Blockbuster's Blunder

The Blockbuster CEO laughed at Netflix's CEO when he tried to form a partnership in 2000. BLOCKBUSTER BLOCKBUSTER CLEARANCE SALE - SOON CRACKED COM Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings suggested Blockbuster run the Netflix brand in stores and Netflix would run theirs online. CFO Barry McCarthy says they just about laughed us out of their office.

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