
I turned it off when I realized it and got a call from my sister-in-law asking me why I turned it off. Until about a month ago I had no idea they were using it to track me.

"My husband's family added me to their Apple family when we got married. "Tracking someone on their phone, real story, my husband was sick one day and both his sister and mom started tracking his phone, started texting early Monday morning wondering why he was still at home." - LivntheDream430 "I'd also throw in Youtuber/streamer influencer in general to this as well." 10. "Being way too invested into the life of reality TV stars." - oaracanthurusdory Without further ado, here are 9 of the weirdest internet trends no one remembers:

Either way, it’s a bit of idle fun-something the internet will always be a good source for. Use this list for a stroll down memory lane, or to confound a Gen Z friend. One Reddit user recently asked: “ What’s something the internet was crazy about but is now forgotten?” and people’s answers were a wild nostalgia ride. Remember the unparalleled joys of making your Neopet happy? Or the instant self-esteem boost you’d get upon seeing that website hit counter go up on the bottom corner of your virtual masterpiece? (Remember, we didn’t have “likes” to lean on during this dark period.) These are just a few relics of a not-so-distant past-once cherished, but now buried in antiquity. So much so that we’ve probably forgotten a few gems that were once considered the “it” thing.


With the ferocious speed at which information travels through social media today, we’ve become accustomed to internet trends simply coming and going. The World Wide Web truly was the Wild Wild West, and we were its brave internet explorers. So many new things to discover and try out, with seemingly zero rules. As an elder millennial, I remember when the internet was completely uncharted territory.
