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I just want to Netflix and Chill like it's 1999.

Netflix has become a staple of entertainment. It's assumed that everyone you know has an account, and if they don't, they're using someone else's. 

But let's not forget how Netflix started back in 1998 as a revolutionary DVD-by-mail service. Users would create a queue of movies or TV shows online, and then the company and its customers would exchange DVDs by mail. (This service actually still exists.)

Even though the streaming version of Netflix we all know and love is much more popular, there were a lot of advantages to the old fashioned DVD-by-mail Netflix.

Here are 10 things we miss about it:

1. Inviting someone over to watch Netflix made you feel super fancy.

2. There was no fear of a bad Wi-Fi connection getting in the way of movies loading.

3. Receiving a Netflix envelope in the mail was the ultimate after-school excitement.

4. A Netflix and Chill invitation didn't come with any pressure to do more than just watch Netflix.

5. There was no burden to watch every episode of 10-season shows like Friends within three days.

6. Indecisiveness didn't cut into watching time as much, because there were only three DVDs to choose from.

7. Instead of Netflix's "continue watching" prompt, the DVD would straight up stop playing — a kind reminder of your humanity. 

8. Malnourishment due to binge watching spirals was less of a problem. You could get a snack and change the DVD in one trip!

9. DVDs came with special features.

10. No one ever asked you for your Netflix password.

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Bonus: Thanks Netflix.