Reddit tribute to Linkin Park's Chester Bennington is an ode to the 2000s

"You could probably extract the essence of the 2000s from it."
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The death of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington at 41 has touched celebrities and fans all over the world, with people flocking to social media to recount their teenage memories about the talented singer.

Sometimes, though, an image is better than a thousand words.

It's the case of this picture, posted on Reddit by user ashjmercs, which immediately went viral on social media.

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It shows Bennington with his iconic glasses holding a gleeful teenager.

The caption reads "November 2000, Chester Bennington sang happy (13th) birthday to me"

Linkin Park's first full length album, Hybrid Theory, dropped in October 2000 and everything about that picture is incredibly 2000s, as noted by some users:

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It also pushed some people to share their stories of when they were angst-ridden teenagers, listening to Linkin Park:

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R.I.P. Chester

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