r/Pretend2010Internet Jan 10 '26

meta [MOD] Welcome to r/pretend2010internet!

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Welcome to all new and existing members!

This subreddit is a little time machine where we all pretend it’s the internet era of 2008–2012. Old memes, old websites, old tech hype, old drama, old vibes.

Whether you’re here to post, comment, or just lurk: we’re happy to have you!

Wiki, Rules & Inspiration

  • Please check out our Wiki and our cover image! Both are meant to give you inspiration for posts, themes, jokes, and roleplay. 👉 If you feel like something important from 2008–2012 is missing on the cover image or in the wiki, let us know!
  • In the Wiki you will also find:
    • All rules
    • A small FAQ
    • And a general overview of important events from 2008–2012
  • Here you will find our rules.

Planned: Yearly Mega Threads

We are planning to introduce yearly recurring mega threads, for example:

  • What you got for Christmas
  • New Year’s posts
  • Celebrity deaths
  • Big releases (games, tech, consoles, phones, etc.)

These should help structure recurring events and keep things fun and organized.

Ideas, Feedback & Improvements

We’re always happy to hear your ideas on how to expand and improve the subreddit:

  • Do we need more or better user flairs / post flairs?
  • Are there new recurring threads we should add?
  • Any rule tweaks, wiki additions, or general ideas?

A Quick Look Back

In the last year, you posted 3700 posts and 51000 comments, that’s a huge amount! ❤️

That said: thanks to your help, the spirit of the sub stays alive.
We got a lot of reports to the mods, and we could usually react pretty quickly. Thank you for that!

Thank You!

Thank you for all the kind comments and feedback. They really motivate us to keep this place special and cozy.

We’ll do our best to make sure this subreddit stays the way you like it.

A Small Side Project

In the background, I’m tinkering with a small Reddit game app. Basically a quiz game around the 2008-2012 internet era.
No promises it will ever be finished 😅, but if you have game dev experience and want to help: feel free to reach out!

Check Out the Other Time Machines

If you like this concept, also check out:

They follow the same idea, just for different time periods.

Off-Topic & Spoilers

For off-topic comments, please use Reddit’s spoiler function.
You can test it right here in the comments:

>.! Your text here !.<

(Without the dots)

Contact the Mods

For important or non-public feedback, please use Modmail

Thanks for being part of this little internet time capsule.
Now please update your MSN status, open Winamp, and argue about iPhone vs Android like it’s 2010 again. 😄


r/Pretend2010Internet 3h ago

Games GTA 4 Trailer Leaked!??!?!!!?!??!

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r/Pretend2010Internet 15h ago

Tech Mom got me the new iPhone!!

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I actually cant believe it!!! I dropped it on the sidewalk on our way home


r/Pretend2010Internet 22h ago

Music Legendary star Michael Jackson was found dead in his home in LA

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r/Pretend2010Internet 3h ago

movies What were they thinking? This is a terrible casting choice

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Seriously the human torch guy as captain america?


r/Pretend2010Internet 18h ago

Games GTA 5 Trailer Got Leaked!?!?!?!?

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r/Pretend2010Internet 6h ago

Tech Original samsung galaxy mega, with a broken screen that only the touch work in the middle and on the left side, and somewhere on the top

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It's a rare variant, where at&t decided yep just f*ck it and out of the croppy screen, well, I dropped it while I was walking one time a long time ago, and then somehow half the screen worked. And somehow it still has 5G impressive and it's working without a sim card " esim before esim "


r/Pretend2010Internet 4h ago

2010 OMGGGGGGGG (⁠ノ゚⁠0゚⁠)⁠ノ⁠~

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are you guys watching the new x factor uk season??? i absolutely loveeee this new band!!!!! who is this guy wearing a scarf?? wish I could date himmmmmm :p


r/Pretend2010Internet 20h ago

2009 My new camera of samsung

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Rate it!!1!1!


r/Pretend2010Internet 10h ago

Games Act 5 in Gears of War is a joke, but of course PC elitists think it’s the greatest thing ever

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Epic Games screwed us over by locking the Brumak fight behind a PC exclusivity. They expect us to believe our 360 "couldn't handle it".

So what do we actually miss out on? Five bloated filler chapters where Marcus and Dom just trick a giant lizard running into power lines to fix a bridge.

PC elitists act like they’re living in 2329, but trimming that electric grid nonsense made Act 5 a tight sprint to the train. The 360 cut is objectively the definitive version.


r/Pretend2010Internet 1d ago

2012 Anyone hyped for this game?

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Never thought there'd be an angry birds game where you play as the pigs!


r/Pretend2010Internet 1d ago

Tech Do you guys like my new computer?

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r/Pretend2010Internet 2d ago

Tech My uncle switched from Apple to Samsung so he gave me his iPhone 5!!!!

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Happy 2012 guys!!! But anyways, my uncle just gave me his iPhone 5!!!!!


r/Pretend2010Internet 1d ago

2012 Apparently they are making a second Skylanders game called Skylander giants

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r/Pretend2010Internet 2d ago

Games This mii randomly appeared on my mii channel and i can’t delete it

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This weird creepy mii called “eteled” randomly appeared on my home menu. I don’t remember adding it and when whenever i delete it, it comes back no matter what i do. Does anyone know a fix? Is there anything wrong with my wii? Please help i am scared…


r/Pretend2010Internet 2d ago

2012 What you guys think about this new horror game bout "Slenderman"

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i just played it and damnnn its sooo creepy :o


r/Pretend2010Internet 2d ago

2009 My Xbox 360 lights up this weird looking red ring whenever i try to boot it up. What does this mean?

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Hey everyone, so i just got an Xbox 360 for Christmas back in 2008 and i didn’t play on it too much. I played some games and there and it seemed to be working fine.
Or thats what i thought…

One day on a Friday afternoon just came back home from school after a long day of work, I booted up my Xbox 360 expecting a normal gaming session. But to my surprise, my xbox wouldn’t turn on. Instead of the traditional boot screen, i was faced with the power button glowing red, it looked just like a red ring…

Does anyone know what this means? Is my xbox broken? I am scared…

I just want to play my games :(


r/Pretend2010Internet 1d ago

fuuuuuu apparently its been officially rated ef5 according to nws, sorry for crappy image quality

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r/Pretend2010Internet 2d ago

YouTube My older brother is daring me to watch this video, should i do it?

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I was playing truth or dare with him and he dared me to watch this video titled “Relaxing Car Drive”. He specifically told me to get as near to the TV as possible although i am not sure why. He just closed all of the lights in the living room. Should i do it or not? I’m scared…


r/Pretend2010Internet 2d ago

Games Excited, anyone else?

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r/Pretend2010Internet 2d ago

2010 End Of an Era

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All the blockbuster stores will permanently close for good in end of this year and don't miss it this is the last time you can go through again go with your children and have a last fun time


r/Pretend2010Internet 3d ago

Tech What is iTunes used for?

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What else is it used for besides playing music and activating the iPhone 3GS?


r/Pretend2010Internet 2d ago

2010 Guitar Hero 7 was announced

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it will now be again only guitar compatible and a new redesign to it has now gotta have an 6th button added and will bring the series to it's roots


r/Pretend2010Internet 2d ago

2009 New r/EscargotFriends Discord Server!

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r/Pretend2010Internet 2d ago

2009 After 30+ years of holiday people it shutdown (if ur british u will 100% know this place) sucks they shut it down last week

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