How many years ago was 2008?

How long ago was 2008?

To put into perspective how long ago 2008 was:

• Children who were born that year can now drive.
• The teenagers that existed in 2008 are now 29–35 years old.
• More than a decade has passed since then.
• Bitcoin didn't exist.
• Although smartphones existed, they were still relatively new. Most people were still using the older, push-button "dumb" phones.
• WhatsApp was still a year away from being launched.
• MySpace was the leading social networking website.
• Pop star Michael Jackson was still alive.
• The Moon is moving away from Earth at roughly 1.49 inches per year. That means that it has moved away by about 24 inches since 2008.
• There have been roughly 832 weekends since then.
• Names such as Drake, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Neymar, and Bruno Mars were not famous at the time.
• Popular songs that year included the likes of "Low" by Flo-Rida & T-Pain, "Love In This Club" by Usher, "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis, "Touch My Body" by Mariah Carey, "Lollipop" by Lil Wayne, and "Take A Bow" by Rihanna.
• Films such as "National Treasure: Book of Secrets", "The Bucket List", "Cloverfield", "Meet the Spartans", "Hannah Montana", and "Fool's Gold" were playing at movie theaters in 2008.
• George W. Bush was still the President of the United States.
• There was no such thing as vaping.
• Consumer drones weren't popular.
• The Earth has travelled 72 billion miles through space since 2008.
• Apple's voice assistant "Siri" did not exist in 2008.
• There was no such thing as Uber.
• The iPad did not exist in 2008.
• Pinterest wasn't launched yet.
• The air fryer did not exist.
• The word "selfie" hadn't caught on yet.
• You couldn't FaceTime someone.
• Venmo wasn't a thing.
• Gender reveal parties weren't a thing.
• Most people didn't know what a "meme" was.
• Most cars didn't have Bluetooth.
• Actress Brittany Murphy was still alive.
• Video games such as "Grand Theft Auto IV", "Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots", "Fallout 3", "Left 4 Dead", "Mirror's Edge", and "Call of Duty: World at War" were released that year.
• Due to the expansion of the Atlantic Ocean, the distance between the United States and Europe has grown 40 centimeters since 2008.
• A person who was born that year has had roughly 32–48 colds in their lifetime.
• The world has gone through 64 seasons of weather.
• Osama bin Laden was still on the run.
• The world was experiencing a global financial crisis.
• Most people didn't know what an emoji was. Back then, they were known as emoticons or smileys.
• "Breaking Bad", "Sons of Anarchy", "Real Housewives of New York City", "True Blood", and "The Inbetweeners" were among the TV shows that started airing that year.
• Internet banking was beginning to become popular.