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Our world moves at a staggeringly quick pace. Just think of how far humanity has come and how much we’ve all achieved in the last few decades alone. Whether it’s the slew of devices and gadgets or new fads, techniques, and patterns that seep into our day-to-day lives, it’s simply fascinating to watch how innovation unfolds right in front of our eyes.
But as we all know, time is a cruel creature. While we feel amazed by many technologically updated trends that make everything easier, this also means we have to say goodbye to some common everyday activities that were once a thing but not anymore, for better or worse. So one person who goes by pachungulo on Reddit decided to take a trip down memory lane and asked fellow community members: "What are we no longer in the golden age of?" And the thread immediately became a hit.
Thousands of people jumped at the chance to share what heydays we’ve left behind us. From nostalgic memories that warm our sentiment-addled hearts to obsolete things we already wish to forget, Bored Panda has gathered some of the most interesting examples to share with you all. So continue scrolling to enjoy the list, upvote your favorite entries, and be sure to share your own insights below in the comments!
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#1
Reason, we are quickly devolving back into the Dark Ages where superstitions ran wild and the clergy dictated what is “truth”
Okatango 3 years ago
Yes, and people flock to narcissistic powermongers and attribute messianic meaning to the vitriol they spew..
censorshipsucks 3 years ago
yes, that would be because of idiots like q-anon, trump, and the trumpites.
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
While the literacy rate has grown, there are still a large number of people who are only functionally literate. They never developed the ability to infer from data, draw logical conclusions, and reason about what they read. Please teach your children to read and to love reading and learning.
MimSorensson 3 years ago
Yeah… That whole “alternative facts” lunacy… And the sad, dangerous tendency to confuse “opinion” with “objective truth”. It’s really troublesome at times, it could end so, SO badly.
James016 3 years ago
I thought it was because there were too many knights. (sorry)
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Ezra Houssian 3 years ago
Definitely a reason why there is so much woke nonsense going around in todays society.
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#2
Ownership.
I feel like we all just rent, borrow, stream, digital download, or straight up just consume and rebuy low quality products.
BoredPandaSucks 3 years ago
that's what happens when you have economies built by companies/corporations who's only concern is exponential growth.
v 3 years ago
The companies built it. That is only part of the problem. The other part is that people not only came to it, they flocked to it.
Load More Replies... MimSorensson 3 years ago
HATE it. It’s aggravating on a daily basis. I HATE it.
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Detroit Citizen 3 years ago
Ive given up on ownership. Home ownership being the biggest. I know id never find a house I both like and could afford in this market. So I rent, at least when stuff breaks, it doesnt come out of my pocket and I am free to move whenever, where ever. I wont be stuck somewhere with a twenty year long regret. Do i wish i was a homeowner, sometimes, until a friend complains about spending 20k on a new roof or something. My dad is always like buy a house, bro you own three. Your economy isnt ours.
DAVE 3 years ago
This is almost entirely on the consumer though. You don't have to use streaming services, and if you feel strongly about this topic, you really should not. You can still buy books, CDs, records, DVDs, Blu-rays, etc, or get these materials from the library, and if you don't do that and choose to use streaming services instead then you are part of the problem.
Squirrelly Panda 3 years ago
It's not just streaming services. So many software companies and some hardware companies make you rent, not buy. If I get a coffee maker, I should be able to use any coffee I want in it. I buy a printer I should be able to buy any toner I want. Sure, I will void the warranty, but my choice. Nope, they put code in to scan the consumable part and it also must be name brand or it won't work. Or software, you no longer buy a package and use that version until you buy a new package, you rent it for as long as you pay the fee, then you can't use it anymore.
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jennymac312 3 years ago (edited)
I curse Adobe for this daily. I can't get by with CS6 anymore *cries in graphic design*
Ivy la Sangrienta 3 years ago
And THIS is why I still buy dvds and cds. I don't trust a digital copy to not go poof.
RetailDrone 3 years ago
Me too! I've never understood certain streaming services like Spotify for instance. If I like the music, I want the music. For myself. Whenever/wherever I am, so CDs, Blue Ray's, DVDs and print books for me.
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The Silly Stellar Jay 3 years ago
As a gamer, I feel this to my core. The saddest part is losing multiplayer options in games so you can play with your friends in the same space on the same game. We are losing that real time social aspect to games so they can promote their online platforms and force everyone to buy the game.
When was the last time you listened to a cassette tape? Or rented a movie at a video store? Or did Halloween trick or treating, like in the good old days? It doesn't matter what decade you were born into, everyone feels a certain longing for the common, everyday activities we used to do in the past. Feeling sentimental for the times when people were nicer, life was easier, and the world seemed like (arguably) a better place than it is now is something that unites us all.
Reminiscing about the "golden ages" we’ve left behind us is also a thing that triggers our nostalgia response — a common, universal, and highly social-emotional experience. Seeing how certain objects or trends are fading into history inevitably makes us revisit personally meaningful memories and events we shared with loved ones.
But as Dr. Jesse Matthews, Psy.D., a licensed clinical psychologist based in Chester Springs, PA, told us in an email, we humans are not necessarily hardwired to feel these emotions, "but in many cultures nostalgia is certainly a thing."
#3
Shopping Malls, they are super dead and getting a little deader every day
Mistiekim 3 years ago
This is probably regional though. We have one that is always busy and even crazier during the holidays. I’d say it’s more the big department stores in the malls that are the issue. If Sears is an anchor store for the mall and it closes, chances are the mall won’t do well either.
tuzdayschild 3 years ago
Hate to say it but what's happening everywhere else is probably coming soon to a mall near you.
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censorshipsucks 3 years ago (edited)
maybe america dude, we love them in africa. Plus, we don't have to support jeff bezos.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
We have a lot in Australia too. There is one in Melbourne that just keeps growing!
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Hugo Farr 3 years ago
But if you live near one, it is still a good place to go for a walk - especially during the winter. I just think "Well, it certainly is nice of these retailers to provide me with a safe, climate-controlled walking path."
Tenacious Squirrel 3 years ago
Also in very hot countries, they’re great places to keep cool. Not that I particularly like the malls but sometimes the heat/humidity in some countries is difficult to deal with and they’re a saviour. Also, they have toilets! :-)
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Wonderful Places 3 years ago
I don't get how malls in america are dying? Here it's great, food places, clothes stores, bookshops, coffee shops and everything is decorated and has a perfect temperature year round. How could you not like it?
Om 3 years ago
food and shopping isn't enough to keep a mall alive. At least that's what all the malls near me have. There aren't spaces to idk, hear music, play games, they need a place that isn't a formal restaurant or a fast food establishment but something where people can just hang around in a more casual and fun way. Otherwise it feels like they're rushing you to get out of there as soon as you finish whatever you bought to eat. We need game arcades, daylight version of night clubs lol idk, something interesting and fresh, but I guess the digital era, plus the fear for minors being outside on their own is preventing any of this from happening.
#4
Journalism.
Gabby Ghoul 3 years ago (edited)
The 24/7 news cycle was the beginning of the end and the advent of the web accelerated the decline. There is still good journalism out there but the signal to noise ratio is terrible.
Bob La Capra 3 years ago
If the news channels just reported news that would be one thing but its 40% news, 40% opinion, 20% speculation
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Unbiased reporting is what I miss. I miss the days when you could watch someone like Walter Kronkite report the news, and trust every word that came out of his mouth. Nowadays I feel like I’m being fed curated b******t, edited by spin doctors to push carefully chosen buttons and manipulate me with whatever message they want to convey. I just want plain facts about what happened. No opinion, no spin, just facts. I am perfectly capable of absorbing the facts and understanding what happened, all on my own, without being spoon fed a bunch of spin.
Grant Barke 3 years ago
What gets me is when the newsreader interviews journalists for their opinions.
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Timothy Patel 3 years ago
John Oliver did an excellent explanation of why you will not get good journalism for free. Based on this, I do pay for my news.
WonderWoman 3 years ago
Journalism WITH integrity is what is missing. The name of the game today is how many hits did you get online, get it out and do it fast - check the facts later.
Angrykitten 3 years ago
Remember when "breaking news" actually meant something. And i am so done with this trend of so called news filled with opinion and speculation.
Chuckle Berry 3 years ago
Partially our fault. Need to support independent in alspects not just journalism. Shops not mega stores Local restaurants not chains Cook, not warm a box Etc... Break the only thing humanity is afraid of, inconvenience!!!
Zachary Gillette 3 years ago
My local NPR is the closest thing I have. It has some national stuff which isn't terrible, but the local stuff is great. It's https://www.kuaf.com/
Michael Largey 3 years ago
I think that Watergate was the start of the problem. Before that, news was regarded as a public service by the networks on which they expected to take a loss. When the public interest in Watergate moved tv news into the profit column, the corporations owning the networks decided to do whatever it took to keep it there.
Dr. Matthews explained that when we grow older, there is much less time for us to try out and enjoy doing activities that we like, particularly in a spontaneous way.
"When we’re young, much of our focus is on having fun, whether it’s playing with toys, hanging out with friends, or doing whatever it is that we want to do. But as we get older, most of us take on more responsibilities like careers, serious relationships, raising children, and having more bills."
"We can get very bogged down as well in the work and responsibility of life that we can even forget how to have fun," the psychologist added. This is why so many of us long for simpler times or days when things were more enjoyable. "I believe we all do this to some extent, recalling either 'the good old days' or particular things like places, people, and things like music, shows, and so forth."
#5
Streaming. There was a blissful 10 years where basically everything was on one or two platforms. Now we've more or less re-invented television with the fracturing of media platforms (but on demand, which is still an improvement but come on, it was so nice for a while there).
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
Even if you’re paying a subscription for the service! It’s a way to force you to pay an even higher subscription fee.
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Luke Branwen 3 years ago
That's why we can't have nice things. Every time someone creates something convenient and revolutionary, capitalists immediately seize it and immediately ruin it with theit attempts to make it as profittable as possible. It's so hard to be excited about new technologies when it always ends like this.
B Jones 3 years ago
This isn't a bad thing. The great thing is you're not under a contract. So cbs have a show you want to watch. Sign up for a month. Binge and cancel. It's only a pain if you want to watch shows as they're released which o don't care about. So I have Amazon and Netflix for general watching, and I might sign up to paramount to watch the last couple seasons of Picard, then cancel and sign up on a few months to Disney to watch the marvel/Star wars content and cancel. Not for everyone but can work out if Yu ou just do a month here and there
G M 3 years ago
I tried to warn people about streaming but they didn’t listen. THEY DIDN’T LISTEN!
James016 3 years ago
It's really annoying that there are so many programs that I would like to watch but they are exclusive to one streaming service I don't have. Factor in regional licencing and it's a shitshow
DuchessDegu 3 years ago
I just keep streaming service hopping, once I watched what I wanted I cancel and take up another service. If it's a series that's released weekly I'm happy to wait until all episodes are available to watch. Too expensive to pay a monthly subscription just to watch half an hour a week!
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Zachary Gillette 3 years ago
My TV advertises to me ON the home screen. At least it IS advertising stuff to watch.
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Peej Maybe 3 years ago
Fragmentation of services is reaching ludicrous levels now with each offering exclusives. Just means more piracy, which means less money for interesting projects on these platforms. Corporate greed again
#6
Democracy/Governance
Government for the people by the people has slowly slipped away thanks to money/power in politics. Elections don't matter anymore, because the system is set up to corrupt whoever is in power.
Nathaniel Garrett 3 years ago
Even if the election doesn't go the way you want, voting gives you the right to shrug and say it wasn't your fault.
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Ezra Houssian 3 years ago
Especially midterms. They may not seem important, but whoever gets elected will have more influence on state policies. So what I’m saying is that midterm elections can be very important.
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Laura Ketteridge 3 years ago
Elections matter greatly! If you don't believe this, start small. start voting in small, local elections, eg the people you can actually meet with and share your concerns with. You can get things done, and your voice is important. VOTE.
tuzdayschild 3 years ago
Vote! At least you will have tried to make a difference. Maybe you will.
Hume 3 years ago (edited)
I think this is more of a nostalgia thing if that makes any sense. Like, remember the "good old days". Especially if you were younger/ a kid back then. I think it was Henry Ford who said that if there were 5 people running the show in the US, then that's many. And Churchill said something to the effect of: "Democracy is not perfect, but it's better than the alternatives at the moment." Things like Nationalism and Communism just show their faults sooner and more openly compared to Democracy/ Capitalism.
Vix Spiderthrust 3 years ago
Churchill said "Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried".
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Kathy Rayborn 3 years ago
I have faith in the youth of our planet. I see so many old beliefs and barriers becoming obsolete. There is a spirit of equality and shared resources among our best and brightest. Names like Bezos and Musk will not be remembered for anything permanent, only obscene greed and waste. I have hope.
Michael Largey 3 years ago
We once had a system where both parties accepted the results of elections.
Surfing Panda 3 years ago
When you allow funding of political candidates by third parties it's the big money that has real power.
Nostalgia is a powerful tool that usually helps us feel better about ourselves and even more in control of our current lives — if we manage to find a way to channel these emotions into the present. The longing for the past has a way to turn negative states such as sadness and loneliness into positive feelings that may leave us more motivated and passionate about our goals in life. Usually, but not always.
#7
Architecture.
At least not here in the UK, we seem to be obsessed with making loads of s****y carbon copy houses that haven't in the slightest got any character. Bring back locally sourced materials and good community layouts not these cold sack bollocks.
censorshipsucks 3 years ago
King Charles, is that you? I seem to recall you wrote a book on this.
Vix Spiderthrust 3 years ago
I can just picture Charlie joining BP to vent because he's not allowed to have an opinion now he's king
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Vix Spiderthrust 3 years ago
Meh. At least it's not the brutalist concrete monstrosities of the sixties.
InvincibleRodent 3 years ago
Even those at least have some kind of character... I live in a city with a lot of brutalist architecture, and a lot of them are very geometric and interesting- plus, they provide a lot of cheap and accessible housing, which can't be ignored either. The type of building I personally don't like is the modernist "white cubes"- like the new market center here that was built to replace one built in... maybe the 70s, is just a big white cube with a half-circle scooped out of it. It looks so... nondescript, like a placeholder asset in a half-built video game. The old one, dated as it was, had character. Charm. These new types may be considered charming in 50 years' time, but I'm honestly not sure if they'll survive that long...
Load More Replies... Seabeast 3 years ago
I've been hearing this complaint for decades. The simple truth is, most people can't afford a one-off unique design from an architect.
Alexandru Bucur 3 years ago
As an architect, this comment made me laugh, because if anything, the UK is most known for their entire neighborhoods of identical Victorian row houses...
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CD King 3 years ago
Speaking of UK architecture What is going on with the London skyline????? You keep making ugly, modern building that totally ruin the esthetic. Not saying you have to build variations of a Charles Dickens novel but that pointy, glass, butt plug looking building.... what's up?
Cuppa tea? 3 years ago
Same here - Slovakia. Not commenting the exterior. But all new build apartments have the same floor plan - open space kitchen/living room, where basically you open entrance door and are right in one. No doorway, lack of any storage place.
Nicole Weymann 3 years ago (edited)
I like doors and walls. Seems to be a preferance destined to go extinct. I don't want to see the messy kitchen when trying to chill/entertain guests. I want to be able to close a door and leave it behind until I'm ready to wash dishes, (or do laundry, fold socks or sleep). And those big hall like rooms with white walls and concrete are about as inviting/cozy as train stations or concert stages - my home is my cave! 😤
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Headless Roach 3 years ago (edited)
I'm surprised no one yet hummed “Little boxes on the hillside / Little boxes made of ticky-tacky / Little boxes on the hillside / Little boxes all the same” 🎶
Vix Spiderthrust 3 years ago
Queen Victoria died in 1901 so probably a little longer ago.
Load More Replies... Tony James 3 years ago
Those "shitty carbon copy houses" may not have character, but when built using a prefabricated, modular process they can not only be built in a fraction of the time but also have a significantly lower carbon footprint than those built in a "traditional" manner. I agree with you about community layouts, but that's a function of urban planning, not homebuilding.
$cagsy 3 years ago
Built in 1898, my home city has a wonderful turreted stone County Hall right in the central district. So it has seen many mayors and councillors come and go in the 124 years it has towered over our city. A couple of years ago, the council decided that they needed a new call centre to handle all the public enquiries etc. As luck would have it, they owned the land directly opposite this magnificent building and paid a large sum to the architects with the brief that it should compliment the hall. They put up this horrific glass and plastic box for several million pounds and then proudly declared that it would be good for the next 25 years. 25 years! Our new buildings have a 'best before' date. Maybe they'll build it with stone in 2044, who knows? It's as if the council is being run by the three little pigs. SMH
#8
The middle class worker.
Wages relative to inflation have stagnated for years and the wealth gap is growing faster than ever. Further, this wealth has been used to tilt the scale even more towards those with means which accelerates the trend. On top of the dismantling of protections and creation of even more inequalities through law, technology is playing a role too through automation which seems poised to send even more wealth up to those with the current means to develop and deploy new wave automation.
Luke Branwen 3 years ago
Instead of trickle-down economics, I propose piňata economics. Can't go into details here, but I hope you can imagine what I mean xD
Squirrelly Panda 3 years ago
Yup, so many policies focus on the extremes, the poor and the rich. We need a way to make a very strong large robust middle class. If 80 to 90 percent of people were truly middle class, have decent jobs and able to afford reasonable housing, save and buy a home if wanted, save for a rainy day or retirement, take 1 or 2 nice vacations a year, etc. then we could afford as a society to really help the poor live in comfort and dignity as well. The middle class, as a group, should have the majority of the wealth of a nation, not a few billionaires. The question is, how to make this happen?
RafCo (he/him) 3 years ago
Unions. If you want a strong middle class you need Unions. When the middle class was at it's peak, is when Union membership peaked. When we started using the legislative process to break the Unions, is when the middle class started to dwindle.
Load More Replies... BoredPandaSucks 3 years ago
that's what happens when you have economies built by companies/corporations who's only concern is exponential growth.
Timothy Patel 3 years ago
Workers are too vulnerable to corporation whims. We all know how many wacko managers there are and can make your life change on a dime. It makes for an unstable society.
Zachary Gillette 3 years ago
I love working at a software company of literally four people - eight if you count the owner's side business (he no longer works on the software). Each one of us is crucial to the business, so there is no petty BS.
Psychologists at USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences found that nostalgia is actually a mixed emotion. Through their research, they discovered that in previous nostalgia-related studies participants were usually asked to recall past events that made them feel a sense of longing, which often led to them thinking about positive and fond memories.
"When people are asked to describe something that makes them feel very nostalgic, the positive elements dominate," David Newman, the study’s lead author and a Ph.D. candidate at USC Dornsife, said. "They think of a pleasant past experience, and the memories they bring to mind have a positive influence on how they see their own life."
#9
Internet for sure. Everything is way too centralized now and the majority of internet traffic goes to small number of sites. I miss forums and personal webpages. We should bring those back..
Khara Mei 3 years ago
They still very much exist. You just have to look for them, visit them, and use them though, just as you had to do 20 years ago.
Seabeast 3 years ago
A lot of them are gone now, or have been moved to Facebook.
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D. Pitbull 3 years ago
Personal webpages and blogs... yeah... they're 'not popular' because they nearly never show up on Page 1 of the Google search. Oh... and that there seems to be a growing disinterest in reading... seen many people appear to take pride in the fact that they 'just can't concentrate for that long' - and by "that long" I mean reading more than a paragraph all at once.
Lucas Jackson 3 years ago
Amen to forums. Was good as you felt they weren’t as time consuming or as personal. Facebook and Instagram just proper take over your life if not careful.
Zachary Gillette 3 years ago (edited)
I REALLY wish small businesses would find someone or learn how to make a small website (it's stupidly easy with Wordpress or especially Squarespace). I lose pretty much all respect for a business when its "website" is a Facebook page.
DeoManus Argentem 3 years ago
This should be best, by far! Everything is reddit/twitter/discord/facebook these days! The independent sites still exist, but are dead compared to the monsters!
#10
Neighborhoods full of kids.
I think the 90’s were peak.
Dancing Armadillo 3 years ago
Unfortunately, most kids in the USA are inside on the computer or phones. You also can’t send your kids outside to play by themselves.. too many horrible people. I remember running through ditches, riding my bike as far as I could, and just hanging out with friends.. just had to be home before dark. And my parents never worried.. it’s sad.
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Laura Ketteridge 3 years ago
Areas go through cycles of having lots of children. Sometimes there's lots, and in ten years there's barely any. But give it another ten years, and there's children again. In the little area where I grew up there were 10 houses,. I moved there where I was 12, and there were 21 children. Five years later, there were 6, ten years later, there were 4, and after 15 years there was 1 child. Only one family had moved during those years. However, many of the older people/parents started finding their family homes too big for just one or two people. They started selling and moving. These homes were bought by families with little children. There's loads of little ones around again.
TheDivineMsM 3 years ago
Living in a neighborhood full of kids myself, I think the problem is we just dont see them because they dont play outside anymore, and they dont play together. Everyone is inside or out doing extracurricular activities outside the home.
Jessica Wood 3 years ago
Everybody assumes its the kid's fault and not the parents who flip out when their kids go more than five feet away from their house.
An Unpopular Opinion. 3 years ago
Yeah, 'cause outside is so freaking dangerous now, since most people have tiny yards and busy roads right by them.
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Jessica Cifelli 3 years ago
There is a ton of kids in my neighborhood. Depends on where you are I guess
#11
Mobile games. I mean Jesus f*****g Christ I'm a gamer, and I despise mobile gaming in its current form.
Micro transaction riddled ad displaying b******t apps
Telepathetic 3 years ago
Later in "Free to play" games you need to buy certain inventory (with real money) to advance
pat hayes 3 years ago
as soon as a " game" starts throwing ads at me and makes them more prevalent than said game, i delete it.....timewasters....
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Your Average Lesbian 3 years ago
PC games and console games are SO much better then mobile, like honestly. The only ones that are okay-ish are a few RPGs, but any others make me want to rip my hair out.
tuzdayschild 3 years ago
Ads killed it for me. I just dont play them anymore. Turns out I have better things to do with my time anyway.
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
Dear Developers, If you force me to watch an ad that requires me to click 4 times and close the App Store twice, I will never purchase anything you produce. You can advertise your product without being an annoying twatwaffle.
Tina Smith 3 years ago
I totally agree! Also, TIL..twatwaffle! I love it! Thank you Nikki Sevven!!!
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UpQuarkDownQuark 3 years ago
I loved Angry Birds when it first came out. I bought it, and I played it for hours and hours. At some point they introduced another couple hundred levels and I paid a few bucks for those, played for hours and hours. That was fine. I was feeling nostalgic a couple of years ago and downloaded it again. Couldn’t buy it, it was “free” now. After five plays, I could wait an hour to try again, or buy more turns. F*ck you, Angry Birds. I deleted it immediately.
Zachary Gillette 3 years ago
The game I play more than any other on my phone is Solitaire. I have a gaming PC with an RTX 3070 for actual gaming.
So the researchers decided to conduct several studies to delve deeper into how frequently people may feel nostalgic and how intense these feelings get in their daily lives. After reaching out to 230 undergraduate students to participate in diary studies and complete daily questionnaires for 14 days, it turned out people were likely to feel nostalgic when something goes wrong for them in the present.
Newman explained this proves that this emotion can also be negative. What’s more, people reported feeling more stressed, depressed, and lonely on days when they felt nostalgic. They also expressed more regret and rumination, lower self-esteem, and dissatisfaction with their life. "These negative experiences colored nostalgia in a negative light,” Newman added.
#12
Society. It's no longer about community and looking out for your neighbour. It's now normalised that to think "Screw everyone else, as long I get what I want".
censorshipsucks 3 years ago
Er... that's been the american legend since forever. "Go west young man" etc is totally about individualism. The rest of the world: nope. We still have communal ideals.
Nathaniel Garrett 3 years ago
America was always intended to function on civic duty, it just isn't working too well right now.
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roses are red 3 years ago (edited)
Makes me feel very grateful I have lovely neighbours...they keep a watch in my house, get groceries if I'm sick, mow my lawn, bring in my bins when I'm at work help me fix things if I really need help. Love them...sad that the community is dusappearing
Lee Banks 3 years ago
My friends and I try to build that back. Something as simple as talking to the neighbors in our building. When I moved in, I gave the across the hall neighbors a spider plant cutting. Two weeks ago, they let me use their oven to bake brownies for a friend's 40th birthday. We all shared them, and talked trash about the landlord.
$cagsy 3 years ago
I thought this too when I lived in middle class suburbia. Everyone looking out for themselves and ignoring each other. I went through a rough patch and ended up in a notoriously tough neighbourhood and it was a different world. All those people living there who had nothing would offer you their last penny and we all looked out for each other. Since then, I've moved into a quiet cul-de-sac and everyone knows each other and visits all the time. I can only speak of what I know but it seems to me that the poorer the neighbourhood, the more people look out for each other. We had 48 trick-or-treaters on Halloween, my friends in suburbia had zero.
Surfing Panda 3 years ago
Generally people are self-centered. But depending on the size of the community you live in (big city vs small village) there will be a difference in mentality. Hence again: we are overpopulated. Aggression and selfishness rises with numbers.
#13
Gig economy. There was a brief moment when AirBnb and Uber was cheap, unique and awesome.
Jenny K Anderson 3 years ago
“Gig economy.” What an aptly named industry category. Too bad it proves to be as corruptible as any other industry.
DennyS (denzoren) 3 years ago
From the ones I've seen here in the Caribbean AirBnB is almost the same cost as the hotels and you can even find some really nice guest houses at a lower price.
Peej Maybe 3 years ago
Air BnB has just turned into a middle class wasteland of folk buying up property to rent and make a quick buck. Any property near national parks or areas of beauty / coastal are being bought up in their droves by these horrible smug people
Max Robitzsch 3 years ago
It was cheap because it was (is still?) highly subsidised by venture capitalists to gain market share (seriously, read up on how many billions they burned through already) and because the externalised a lot of the rest of the costs to drivers. People just liked it because it's so cheap and convenient. What was "golden age" about something so destructive (of people, and of companies that actually made enough money to pay their costs and fees)?
CJ Vee 3 years ago
Came here to say that. There have been a couple of good articles in the New Yorker about Uber, for instance: its business model based on venture-capital until it monopolized market share, and some of the effects it’s had.
Load More Replies... Lucas Jackson 3 years ago
We all need to just boycott is only way. But every time a price goes up people just take it
#14
China tea sets.
censorshipsucks 3 years ago
Pith helmets and rickshaws are also hard to come by these days. Jolly dashed indecent I say.
MimSorensson 3 years ago (edited)
What? Even Royal Doulton with hand painted periwinkles? Surely not!
Betsy Green 3 years ago (edited)
Settle down Mrs. Bucket. There will always. E Royal Doulton with the hand painted periwinkles for you. Just keep them away from Elizabeth :):)
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I had to laugh at this one. I inherited a ton of china from my grandma & mom. It takes up a ton of space but, honestly, the stuff is beautiful and the quality of workmanship is incredible. They honestly do not make things like that anymore except for a few old china companies and it’s super expensive. I have as much displayed as I can but I’m not sure what I’ll do with the rest of it. I do have a cuppa in one of the tea cups now and then. It makes me feel fancy.
Mama Penguin 3 years ago
Use them. Treat yourself to a fancy breakfast or brunch at home on weekend. Put on Bridgerton or a David Attenborough documentary. Whatever suits your fancy.
DuchessDegu 3 years ago
we've bought a tea set, but too scared to actually use it because it was eye-watering expensive!
Lucas Jackson 3 years ago
These were bought by our grandparents back in the 50s and 60s and were expensive enough to be handed down to our parents. But now China is so cheap by comparison that people won’t see them as valuable. Also most people are renting small apartments and won’t have space for a whole set.
ChickyChicky 3 years ago
I was just reading about the lead content of older dishware. It's...scary. Don't use grandma's tea cups.
UKGrandad 3 years ago
I understand your thinking here but you've misunderstood the lead content of old ceramics. The clay itself didn't contain lead, neither did the paint used for decoration. The lead was used in certain glazes, but once fired in the kiln the lead was fixed into the glaze, the same way that lead is fixed in lead glass. Unlike the lead in domestic paints, leaded glaze ceramics are safe to use; the only danger was for the people who worked with the glaze in liquid form before it became fixed.
Load More Replies...But it’s not all gloom and doom. The good news is that the psychologists also found a positive connection when people "had helped others, were reminded of old friendships or music, felt inspired and engaged in social media use". And Dr. Matthews agrees by saying that nostalgia isn’t always a bad thing.
#15
Comedy movies. Honestly, what's the last blockbuster comedy movie you saw in a packed theater?
Dizzie D 3 years ago
Movie theatres in general I think. It's more of a one off treat now than a regular weekly or maybe monthly night out?. Most people are just quite prepared to wait until it comes out on Netflix or many other streaming platforms. The time to wait for the release has also decreased. I will always like the atmosphere, large screen and sound of a movie night but it's sooo expensive. I just wait now until it's some really good action film ( like e.g Star Wars type or Marvel movie) and go then. Might not be sustainable though if we all think like that. Who knows? I wouldn't waste my time anymore to just go and see a rom com or comedy. Shame but true.
B Jones 3 years ago
I was already losing interest on going to the theater before COVID. Plus it takes just one person taking out their phone to check messages or whatever to ruin the mood. Funny thing the last two movies I watched when they were reopened was E.T. the original theatrical version and original Jaws upscaled to 3d. Both times early on a weekday because I had time off, and it was completely empty except my roommate and me, which was extremely nice
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censorshipsucks 3 years ago
comedy isn't worthy of a large screen. Large screens are strictly for dramatic epic movies like action, superheros, LOTR, etc. It's a waste to screen a comedy or romcom on a big screen. Just my 2c. Don't kill me.
Carrie de Luka 3 years ago
I completely agree. Films where the scenery or the special effects are part of what makes it? Cinema. Comedy films might use these things but it's less part of their success.
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WonderWoman 3 years ago
The price for a ticket to the movies is astronomical, and the product being put out is such regurgitated poorly done stuff, why bother going to the theater. In two months it will be available on some streaming app.
idrow1 3 years ago
What's the last blockbuster that wasn't a Marvel movie or something where super powers weren't the central theme? We'll never get movies like Forest Gump, Shawshank, Titanic, Big, The Breakfast Club or Alien/Aliens again.
J Bo 3 years ago
Every big movie has to be a prequel or sequel: part of a 'universe'
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#16
Fishing.
We've [took out] so many fish it's a f*****g tragedy. By some estimates we've [took out] 90% of the world's shark population alone. Reading old books and running into offhand comments about fishing is depressing as hell.
I love seafood, but we need like a decade-long commercial fishing hiatus followed by much stricter limits and better regulations. There are a bunch of really dumb rules right now; bycatch is wasted, for example. Let's get by on sport-caught and farmed seafood for a while and let the fishes come back.
Fishing now is nothing whatever like it was even fifty years ago. A century ago it was like another planet. And this is coming from a kiteboarder, somebody to whom sharks are a genuine threat.
Nathaniel Garrett 3 years ago
This is demonstrably false. Mismanagement of resources is the problem, not the people.
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kenzieve 3 years ago
I learned in high school, specially, AP Environmental Science that we are going to run out of marine animals to 'hunt' / 'catch' by at the latest 2050 and that fresh water is going to be fought over in wars by 2050 as well. I know that some fights have been happening already over fresh water.. it's scary
Philly Bob Squires 3 years ago
Decade long hiatus would mean fishing still but only for the rich and connected and only the rich could have what little seafood would be available.
Paul Richards 3 years ago
We have destroyed the world's fisheries . The world is overpopulated
Vix Spiderthrust 3 years ago
Bored Panda, if you're going to paraphrase a post then get the grammar right. It's "we've taken out", not "we've took out".
anon panda 3 years ago
OP had said killed originally and took out is a term for killed
Load More Replies... Surfing Panda 3 years ago
Again : overpopulation. And we're "only" at 8 billion... wait until it has doubled.
#17
YouTube.
VodkaInMySweetTea 3 years ago
I tried to watch a 33 minute instructional video yesterday. There were ten - TEN - ad breaks. It was infuriating. I don't care what the content is, it's not worth wasting that much of my time.
Gandalf the Pink 3 years ago
Adblocker plugins are your friends ❤️ don't generate money for something that infuriates you! And if you really like a content creator you can donate or buy their merch
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TotallyNOTaFox 3 years ago
if they ever find a way to neutralize Adblockers they will go down hard.
Bob La Capra 3 years ago
When adblockers are defeated, and they will be, I will have to find some other way to inform and entertain myself. I may even have to read books again.
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Maxigrod 3 years ago
I find funny that we complaint about the ads on a youtube video, that are about 15 seconds when you are unable to skip it. But, at the same time we keep thinking nostalgic about the times we were watching a show on the tv and have tu run to the bathroom. We became so impatient and driven by productivity. (Before the downvotes, i'm too become impatient with the ads, but the alternative it's to pay the subscription and we know we are not gonna do this)
Austin Starr 3 years ago
I pay the subscription every month. I don't own a TV I live on YouTube and it's certainly worth the money to me to have access to all that great content. Ad free
Load More Replies... Nathaniel Garrett 3 years ago
At some point soon, someone's going to get fed up with YouTube's bullcrap and create a functional competing platform. Then, YouTube will havea competitor for the first time in their fricking lives.
guyx23 3 years ago
YouTube is the 2nd most visited site on the web (after Google), I don't see how it belongs here
InvincibleRodent 3 years ago (edited)
Being visited and being in its prime are very different things- youtube is bleeding from a lot of wounds at the moment, and many creators (at least of the ones I have watched recently) have expressed either distaste for the parent site, or straight up a desire to move platforms, there is just no viable replacement yet.
Load More Replies... Om 3 years ago (edited)
just use adblock lol I will always prefer a good quality, long-ish youtube video than whatever 15 seconds c**p you find on Instagram or TikTok. I don't know how people can spend so much time on those apps, when there's so much content to watch on Youtube, and I'm not talking about vloggers and stuff, but there are many documentaries, or whatever topic you want to watch, from gossip, entertainment, reactions, opinions, MUSIC, I spend so much time watching music videos, performances, there's a lot of "vloggers" you can follow if that's what you want to, from cooking to ASMR, fitness, health, sex, history, etc
According to Dr. Matthews, it’s fun to reminisce about the past, especially with friends or other people our age. "It can become problematic, however, if we keep ourselves stuck in the past," the psychologist warned.
"In some cases, people are depressed because they can’t deal with getting older or with times changing, feeling as though nothing compares to how things used to be. A person can also be stuck on things like past relationships, as in the case of 'the one who got away.'"
#18
Radio
Firstname Lastname 3 years ago
By the time I find a radio station not playing advertisements, I'm usually almost at my destination. Not worth the struggle.
Indigojinn 3 years ago
What evidence is there for this? With internet radio and podcasts radio is thriving on some places.
Ma Fra 3 years ago
Still my best friend in the car, plus ... when there was a national black out, it was the only device able to give me updates on the situation (no smartphones then). But it had a huge impact on me that such an old device and two batteries, was all I needed. I still have that small radio, just in case.
Sarah Monk 3 years ago
Again with the narrow minded references not all people only use the radio for music, some of us listen to plays, stories, comedies and news!
Skeeter 3 years ago (edited)
Old person here. I miss the DJs on the radio so much I'm heartsick about it. I don't want to be my own DJ. NPR radio can be fun to listen to, but in the past year it's been all about every depressing topic imaginable. Could be because the earth is going to heck in a hand basket.
Remi (He/Him) 3 years ago
I think radio and podcasts are bigger now than for example 20 years ago
Ursula Johnson 3 years ago
Too many commercials. I love having my own music wherever I go at my fingertips
#19
Halloween trick or treating. I used to get anywhere from 25-50 kids to my door every year. Now I'm lucky if I see 10. People are not doing it anymore.
Crazy Dog Lady 3 years ago
We had over a 100 this year. Maybe your neighbors children are off to college?
Michael Largey 3 years ago
Big upsurge in our neighborhood too this year.
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Carla Phillips 3 years ago
I think this is probably dependent on the area. I did an istacart order for a lady the other day who said her neighborhood gets a minimum of 1500 kids a year. She bought so much candy
Caley Hook 3 years ago
Here in the UK we would go Carol singing as a child. Back in the 70s. I haven't had Carol singers since the 90s. I miss the safe World we enjoyed back in the day.
JR_4755826 3 years ago
We've never had them, but yes, probably dependent on area. Less kids maybe, too?
Thomas Ewing 3 years ago
I lived in a nice town that was great at Halloween, except the local kids thought my house was haunted. Three years of no trick-or-treaters!
Tammy Strange 3 years ago
Trick or treating is alive and well in my city. One neighborhood you can barely drive in there are so many. My neighborhood has a good steady flow from like 5-8 pm. I gave out 30 lbs of candy plus a huge bucket of trinkets and 4 bags of apples.
Alysson Gebauer 3 years ago
This depends on one's neighborhood. Our neighbor was pretty slow 10 years ago and is rebounding now that OG homeowners, now empty-nesters, are selling to new families.
#20
House ownership
Mistiekim 3 years ago
It might have something to do with the fact that people are getting priced out (see no middle class) or greedy companies and landlords are buying properties just to charge outrageous rent. Just a theory of mine /s
AndThenICommented 3 years ago
This. Remember folks, mortgage rates were in the double digits in the 1980’s and early 90’s. Yet, purchasing did happen and the wages of day supported it.
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Sarah SH 3 years ago
Back in like the 1950’s and 1960’s era people could purchase a home for a family on one non-college educated income. Today jobs for those who didn’t go to college don’t pay well at all (my husband has two of them).
Θωμάς Γιόρκης 3 years ago
And you believe that jobs that require college degree, are paying enough to buy a property. Oh I wish heheheheh
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Detroit Citizen 3 years ago
Idk how many times my father has insulted me (M46) for not owning a home. Bro, you own three ducking house and several properties. YOUR ECONOMY ISNT THE SAME AS MINE.
banana man 3 years ago
Probably because of mortgage rates and home loan rates going up like crazy in the past few years.
tl gmc 3 years ago
No mortgage rates were bellow 3% the last 2 years, it's just now that they're at 7
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StrangeOne 3 years ago
Even if you could own a home the upkeep and stress about keeping it maintained, and everything in it, becomes your new obsession. Especially if you buy an older home that needs a new furnace, a roof repair, duct cleaning, some new appliances, foundation check, finding the entrance the squirrels may be using, etc.
Captain Panda 3 years ago
Lot of properties around me (Los Angeles West San Fernando Valley) has been bought by companies who rent them out for RIDICULOUS prices. One 4 houses from me is a 3 bed, 2 bad for $6000 a month!!! My mortgage is 1/4 that! It's insane....no one has rented it yet
Angrykitten 3 years ago
Everyone owning a house on a plot of land is not viable environmentally. We need to build up and shrink our foot print. Give as much land as possible back to mother nature. I'm ok with renting, just make it affordable and governments need to prioritize elder care.
It’s hardly surprising now that some people yearn for the bygone years, decry the contemporary world, and believe that the past was better than the present. And, ironically, they often complain about it online. As Dr. Matthews told us, all of this probably stems from bias more than anything.
"Many people believe 'their day' or when they grew up was in many ways better than the present day. The music was better, the fashion, or how people spent their time, for example," he said. "Nostalgia makes us feel emotional about these things and to view them more favorably."
#21
CDs
Detroit Citizen 3 years ago
Back in the (my) day I would make mix tapes/cds for my so or friends or family. I put a lot of thought and heart into them. Family and friends liked the effort entailed. But its not the same Hey X, I made you a banger of a playlist.. idk maybe its just me be nostalgic for simpler times with simpler pleasures.
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Abby 3 years ago
becuz there dad the vinyl record took back the throne. no seriously the sale of vinyl actually outsold CDs for the 1st time in 30 yrs. a few yrs ago.
Cuppa tea? 3 years ago
But all new music is recorded digitally, only then pressed on LP. Which doesn't make any sense in terms of quality of the recording. CD is still the best media in terms of quality, availability and compatibility.
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Zachary Gillette 3 years ago
*Looks at binder of burned Dreamcast games* CDs will always be useful to me.
Ivy la Sangrienta 3 years ago
I still buy them. All the time. Used and new. I like listening to them in my car, radio is c**p these days.
Om 3 years ago
CDs should be more of a collectors' item, with special packages, photoshoots from the artist, the lyrics on the liner notes, etc. But the last few CDs I bought barely have two or three pages just with credits for each song with the tiniest font, no lyrics, no special pictures, printed in bad quality, lame design on the CD, and on top of that missing lots of the tracks you can find on streaming. There's just no value to them anymore.
Captain Panda 3 years ago
I miss flipping through the 100 CDs I had in my car to pick the perfect album to listen to
Atreïdes 3 years ago
Honestly they’re not even dead yet. Definitely close, but not there quite yet.
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Jill Bussey 3 years ago
The older car I just sold did not have a CD player; my newer one does.
#22
Medicine Doctors talk about this all the time. Medical education has skyrocketed in price but payments for seeing patients and doing procedures have been steadily declining. Most doctors make about half in wealth than what they used to make only 20-30 yrs ago. And most leave school with 1/3 to 1/2 of a million in debt. Not to mention complete lack of control and power within the healthcare system, as the whole thing is now run by businessmen, insurance companies and nursing administrators. If it wasn’t for the work itself, which is rewarding about 20% of the time, I’d quit. Oh and the debt. I can’t quit because of the debt.
Okatango 3 years ago
Most developed nations not only fully or partially subsidize education, but they also strive ensure every citizen can get equal access care based on needs. The US, despite paying almost twice as much as any other developed nation for healthcare, has the dubious distinction of also having the worst population health. This will continue until its citizens consider healthcare a basic human right and not a for-profit business.
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
Capitalism is destructive of a functional society. All necessary professions should have subsidized education for the betterment of society as a whole.
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K- THULU 3 years ago
But that seems to be the focus of most of this list....
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MimSorensson 3 years ago
No, they’re not. Just stop that nonsense, it’s caused enough suffering as it is.
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#23
Music videos. So much money was spent on music videos in the 80s and 90s. We are talking six figures. Today, only artist at the very top get close to that kind of money for music video budgets. With the accessibility of the internet and the speed of which pop culture changes, it's not worth putting that much money into a music video anymore.
One could argue the quality has gotten better but If budgets did increase again, there could be some pretty awesome music videos today.
censorshipsucks 3 years ago
no dude. Go look at youtube. There are some really amazing music videos. Try "in this moment the inbetween" for example. It's really well-produced.
Detroit Citizen 3 years ago
I am of the age of pre MTV and VH1. I agree with you, YT allows so many talented people to get their name out their now. Im finding I like YT covers more than the originals and Im leaning into more independent artists now.
Load More Replies... Luke Branwen 3 years ago
May I suggest Starset? Most of their music videos are legit bite-sized sci-fi movies connected by one central story.
Your Average Lesbian 3 years ago
Now, artists could probably just shoot a quick video with a phone. Nobody really watches music videos now, unless its a part of an advertisement.
Mistiekim 3 years ago
I don’t even know where to go to watch a music video anymore. Are there tv channels that still play them?
nuberiffic 3 years ago
Maybe it's a good thing we're not wasting millions of dollars on music videos though?
Another explanation is that we humans also tend to focus on the good things rather than the difficult times we experienced in the past. "In some ways, life was simpler when we were younger, but through nostalgia, we tend to exaggerate this in a way that doesn’t exactly match the reality."
#24
Kanye West
Michael Largey 3 years ago
I suspect that's been so since negative nine months.
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WonderWoman 3 years ago
When was he golden age? He has always been an entitled out of touch jerk.
Jenny K Anderson 3 years ago
I hope you’re right. This toxic narcissist has way more influence than he is qualified for.
SirWriteALot 3 years ago
I can't think of a single song that I could identify as coming from him. He's always in the news but what is he actually producing?
Your Average Lesbian 3 years ago
Narcissist with no respect. Never was a good person, sad some people are just realizing it now.
#25
The old og app store games. Now we have false advertisements for the current app store games.
Mistiekim 3 years ago
Homescapes is a menace that must be stopped. Now games are catfishing people!
banana man 3 years ago
It all started to go downhill in 2017, before that, the good app store games were actually free and awesome.
WilburTheHusky 3 years ago
I remember when you could get a trial version of minecraft pocket edition, before it got merged into icky bedrock
#26
Sitcoms. It’s all different now. It doesn’t feel the same anymore.
censorshipsucks 3 years ago
that's because we realised that most comedy in the 1980s-90s was sexist and racist and ablist, and now we struggle to find material that doesn't involve making fun of some powerless demographic. We're basically reduced now to satire of politicians.
M F 3 years ago
That's bs. Some of the best comedy has been made recently. Brooklyn 99, The Good Place, Community, there is plenty of fantastic comedy being written it just takes actual effort and not being a lazy POS.
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tuzdayschild 3 years ago
Watch "Ghosts" and get your faith back. Yes, I know it was an English show first.
James016 3 years ago (edited)
Ghosts is amazing. It's so funny. I only know the English one, is there another version?
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Seabeast 3 years ago
I've never cared for sitcoms with their fake canned laugh track. Some of the new shows coming out are great.
Zachary Gillette 3 years ago
I don't mind a live studio audience though. How I Met Your Mother and That 70's Show are good examples.
Load More Replies... Derek Moore 3 years ago
Yeah, that's a truth I've come to realize as well. I won't even bother trying to philosophize. People either get where you're coming from, or they don't. With the passage of time, I imagine they will.
Load More Replies... Sarah Monk 3 years ago
Each generation has its own humour some, very little, transfers across the generations but new comedies are just as relevant just different and change may and can be an improvement
Frando Bone 3 years ago
They all feel fake and forced. Wedging in cliches where they don't naturally fit...most of them just suck now
IamMe 3 years ago (edited)
I was born and live in the US, but usually turn to the internet and watch shows from other countries for comedy stuff. Northern Europe tends to be the funniest to me, because they're so much freer with their attitudes towards, well everything, and the languages are close enough that I can understand some of what they're saying, and read subtitles for the rest. Well, except Finnish. Don't have a clue what they're saying. Or sometimes, I watch British shows, again they're less upright. American comedians have become so worried about making the wrong joke, they make no jokes. I don't want to be bored, when I'm trying to laugh and be happy. I'd rather read subtitles.
banana man 3 years ago
This is why I prefer watching horror, nothing has changed about horror in the past 30 years, and probably won't change in the next 30 years.
K- THULU 3 years ago
It has.... What happened to funny horror? I'd rather watch Evil Dead 2 than any of the stomach churning torture porn that passes for horror these days....
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"Nostalgia or positive thoughts or feelings about the past can be a good thing, as long as we keep it in check," Dr. Matthews noted. "Reminiscing, daydreaming, or sharing stories about the past can be really fun, but just know that nostalgia is often biased and the reality of the past often doesn’t match our memory."
"If you find yourself dwelling in the past, however, feeling sad about it, or feeling unable to move on, then it might be a good idea to start looking at this. Finding some videos or books about it, self-reflecting or journaling, or talking with a therapist might be some good ways to get unstuck," Dr. Matthews concluded.
#27
Comic books - no feeling like rushing down to the comic book store (yes a whole store dedicated to comics) with some allowance and buy the latest Punisher or Spiderman series. The thrill of flipping through those huge boxes of comics to find ones you liked, the smell of the paper, the neckbeard at the counter (who was super-nice to us).
censorshipsucks 3 years ago
1. that's because there are too many to choose from now so it's easier to just ignore them. 2. people seem to prefer video now. 3. the hollywoodisation of the various storylines has made it hard to keep up with what is canonical and what is not. 4. society changes.
cogadh 3 years ago
I used to frequent New England Comics back in the day, when it was not unheard of to be browsing the long boxes at the same time as up and coming creators like Ben Edlund, who I unknowingly met and hung out with in one of their shops on a random Saturday. I only found out who he was later at a book signing at the same store, where I got him to sign a poster for The Tick.
Nito Terrania 3 years ago
For a lot of people, comics has been replaced by Manga. Sales shows that last year, the sales of ONE manga title "Demon Slayer" is higher that the sales of the ENTIRE Comic Industry
#28
Cities, they are practically all car infested pieces of s**t with no thought given to anyone outside of cars.
censorshipsucks 3 years ago
mmm that is not true of europe. maybe the "new world" ie areas outside europe.
Misty-Dawn Amayi 3 years ago
Censorshipsucks. Do you actually *live* in Europe? The older cities are hellscapes of traffic because the streets remain narrow but the volume of traffic has increased.
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Laura Ketteridge 3 years ago
Try old European cities. They were designed for pedestrians, and they are awesome.
InvincibleRodent 3 years ago
Unfortunately the car-centric infrastructure is starting to creep into these parts of the world too. My city has been around since the Roman Empire, and even in the historic inner city, many areas have been altered specifically to accommodate cars.
Load More Replies... Θωμάς Γιόρκης 3 years ago
Really, in Spain, Barcelona for example is totally the opposite. Pedestrian city, really complicated to move around by car.
Frando Bone 3 years ago
not 100% true...there are lots of walkable cities in the USA; Seattle, San Francisco, New York, Chicago...most urban downtowns are pedestrian/public transport friendly.
Detroit Citizen 3 years ago
I live in Metro Detroit, if you dont have a car you cant easily get anywhere. Public transportation is joke here. In Detroit there is some, but out here in the suburbs, zero. Not even the rentable bikes or scooters. Nothing is in walking distance and if it is you have to play frogger with your life crossing major streets with said cars
Surfing Panda 3 years ago
In Europe there's a lot of cities where car traffic is banned from the centre, and only pedestrians, bicycles, and public transport is allowed. In general here in Belgium and the Netherlands all city streets where cars are still allowed are also max. 30km/h. As a pedestrian it is now the thing to avoid being run over by a bicycle or a step.
Not Bored 3 years ago
I'm not sure. At least where I live. It usually sucks biking or walking around during winter. And they are usually nice about making separate paths for people and keeping it clean. It's too bad that it's scary to use as with the crime. And public transportation only runs for 12 hours a day, unless a person doesn't mind taking a taxi
#29
Kids cartoons for sure. The golden age was clearly like 1995-2007. SpongeBob, courage the cowardly dog, ed Ed and Eddy, basically everything was a classic back then and I don't think anything has matched that level of creativity. Adult cartoons certainly fall into his category as well.
Von Klaus 3 years ago
umm...the 1980s had the best cartoons...He-Man, Transformers, GI Joe, Dungeons and Dragons.....
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
There have been several “golden ages” for cartoons. I was a child in the sixties and early seventies, and not only had reruns of the old MGM cartoons plus others from earlier decades, but also had Rocky and Bullwinkle, The Jetsons, and any number of other cartoons and children’s programs created in that era. Couldn’t beat Saturday morning cartoons featuring Road Runner, Tom and Jerry, Top Cat, Precious Pup, Rocky and Bullwinkle, The Jetsons, and any number of vintage classic cartoons. The art for them was well done, the scripts were well crafted—-Rocky and Bullwinkle scripts are enjoyable by both children and adults, a fresh concept back in the sixties—-and they were entertaining. Additionally, the fact that cartoons are a part of our childhood also makes us biased, and leads us to consider the era we grew up in to be THE golden one.
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Laura Ketteridge 3 years ago
Let me guess, the person who wrote this entry was a child between 1995-2007. It's amazing how nostalgia for our childhood pushes us into thinking that the things we experienced were the best. :) Ask today's children in 15 years, and I'm sure they'll say their cartoons were the best. :)
pocwaddler 3 years ago
Ha ha, I grew up on Looney Tunes, Popeye, Hanna-Barbera, and Rocky and Bullwinkle. Those were the best.
giku T 3 years ago
80s and 90s.. looney tunes, the jetsons, flintstones, all warner bros cartoons (acme)..so innocent and silly
Alysson Gebauer 3 years ago
Ummm... those are a lot older than from the '80s/'90s!
Load More Replies... Luke Branwen 3 years ago
Avatar the Last Airbender is vastly better than Game of Thrones. Can't change my mind.
April Walters 3 years ago
People have always and will always prefer "whatever" was popular when they were a child. That is if they had good or average childhoods. If they had horrible, abusive childhoods, they will probably prefer what was happening when they escaped their abuser (parent).
Thomas Ewing 3 years ago
The 40s and 50s had the best cartoons. Popeye, Warner Bros, etc. Saturday morning was cartoon heaven. By the 80s it was fading away.
#30
Capitalism.
Okatango 3 years ago
I do not think capitalism has peaked. The most brutal version yet has been unleashed in the US, allowing billionaires to buy all the government representatives and judges they want in the US. These in turn will ensure those who bought them will not pay taxes, so there will be no infrastructure investment (except for highly profitable private prisons), no social programs, education subsidies or anything resembling a health care system. These same buyers will also demand their bought representatives put in place regulations that freeze out any start ups.
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
And we end up living in an an oligarchy. Capitalism may not be a form of government, but it sure is a useful tool of an oligarchy.
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TotallyNOTaFox 3 years ago
I would say here in Europe it's still going strong and stable, maybe because we use the system in a more social manner than the USA does
Raccoon panda 3 years ago
I think that Capitalism means that anyone with a brain and a will can do anything, whereas Corperatocracy means that only billionaires can do things, like making laws or building an empire, and get to restrict other’s attempts at industry.
Raccoon panda 3 years ago (edited)
At the end of the day, capitalism brings out the best of human ingenuity, while corperatocracy seeks to prevent competition at the expense of this ingenuity.
Load More Replies... Surfing Panda 3 years ago (edited)
The whole world is slowly (actually not that slowly) turning into a place with just two categories: the ultra rich, and the people who have a hard time just getting by without drowning in debt. The middle class is disappearing at a fast pace. And you think capitalism is dead? Ask the people at the top holding their cocktail while flashing their diamond incrusted phones and watches it they think capitalism is dead.
Timothy Patel 3 years ago
Sorry, capitalism doesn't exist. It is corporatocracy. If it was a capitalist system, the auto and financial industries would have gone under. They did not. Government baled them out with taxpayers' money declaring they are too big to fail. Taxpayers don't even get to share in the profits those companies make. How many corporations would allow that to happen?
Paul Richards 3 years ago
If capitalism isn't destroyed it will enslave all and destroy the earth
#31
Cars
I'm fascinated with all the creative features of cars from the 50s/60s. They used to be fun, colorful and distinctive. Sure there were some wacky designs too but at least they tried. Now it's all the same boring shapes and colors, nothing really stands out and it makes me so mad
Gabby Ghoul 3 years ago
To be fair, gas mileage and safety were often afterthoughts in many of those designs.
Kitty lump lump 3 years ago
To be fair, people in general tended to be better drivers with less distractions and most people didn't commute an hour each way.
Load More Replies... TotallyNOTaFox 3 years ago (edited)
A huge step for electric cars would be to make them look less Sci-fi and more like a car that looks somewhat normal
Seabeast 3 years ago
I'd buy an electric van. I don't understand why nobody makes one.
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BG 3 years ago
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Fish Fingers 3 years ago
I assumed it was because now the specs for aerodynamics and fuel consumption and weight to safety material ratios are all fed through an algorithm, the optimal results are all going to come out basically the same no matter which company it is?
Lisa H 3 years ago
There's some pretty good car shows where I live that feature these amazing old cars that people have restored. Aesthetically speaking, I definitely see where OP is coming from. Just when I think the new electric Mustang is starting to grow on me, I'll see a model from the 60's and it's like "yeah, no, the just turned a beloved classic into just another sedan." Some new electric muscle cars also have that fake engine revving noise that just sounds like it was recorded on a child's Casio. The safety and gas mileage in these new cars is MUCH better, but they just don't have the same appeal as the old school styles.
Valden 3 years ago
Cars used to be rolling art. There was legitimate competition between automobile manufacturers to design beautiful cars. Just like any good artist, there are famous names in car circles of people who have designed amazing looking vehicles. The issue, in modern Era, is success is a cancer. If anything becomes popular it is copied. Just look at tv in the '50s and '60s and all the westerns. It's the same today. Instead of trying something new, companies try to one-up each other with the same. Seen any superhero movies recently? Cars are no exception. What saddens me is electric cars. Without the constants of the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) and drive line components, designers now have freedom to create works of art never seen before. Yet, we keep seeing the same cookie cutter designs made even more boring looking.
Bob La Capra 3 years ago
And getting the car you actually wanted. You use to be able to order individual options, now they are part of a package. You want a moonroof? Fine, but you're getting a spoiler, too. You also used to be able to get a car without a heater to save a few dollars on the purchase price. Soon, every new car will be equipped with every possible option (raising the purchase price) but you will only be able to use those that you pay a subscription fee
#32
The MCU specifically and Nerd culture in general. Feels like it peaked and now, while still a cash cow, the MCU isn't producing as much quality as before. Nerd culture has become so mainstream and everywhere, but most practitioners of it still claim that they're bullied and outcasts, when most of the media for the past decade has been specifically geared towards them.
DrBronxx 3 years ago
Not sure about this one. I think the quality is the same as always. People have been saying the comic book/superhero movie genre has "peaked" for years.
anarkzie 3 years ago
I agree, the first phase of of the MCU had some stinkers but people act like this is new somehow.
Load More Replies... General Anaesthesia 3 years ago
MCU = Marvel Cinematic Universe, for those of you who are, like me, not that familiar with American culture.
DrBronxx 3 years ago
Although made by American companies, you don't have to be familiar with American culture to have heard of the MCU. I'm not saying every single person in the entire world knows what it is, but it is very very popular all over the globe.
Load More Replies... Remi (He/Him) 3 years ago
MCU should switch from huge budget action movies that are empty inside to the smaller budget tv-series with things like plot and some originality. Also star wars is going doing something like "let's throw all the ideas good and bad and make something, because more is more" and it's getting tiring.
Your Average Lesbian 3 years ago
Most people are wayyyy over MCU, yet they just keep coming out with stuff to pull people back in. Was never really good to begin with and they really only had a few gems.
Ed Brandon 3 years ago
"I'm a bit of a geek, I like Marvel, Game of Thrones, and Harry Potter". No, that's mainstream. Absolutely mainstream. You're a bit of a mainstream.
censorshipsucks 3 years ago
same comment as above, it's too much to keep track of so I can't bother anymore. I stopped watching after x-men 3, it became formulaic and too dark.
#33
Information. You got to study any number of subjects just to watch the news without being gassed up. The same thing applies in spades to social media. It’s everywhere like Wikipedia and any random Google search.
Kharyss 3 years ago
I think he’s talking about fake news and misinformation. You have to read multiple sources to determine what might actually resemble the truth.
Load More Replies... Foxinamug 3 years ago
I think they're saying there's a decline in *reliable* information. As in you almost have to have some expertise or study a particular subject to ensure that you're not being misled/fed an agenda, both in mainstream media and especially in social media. The availability of information has vastly outpaced the ability/inclination to fact check that information.
#34
Technological innovation When I was a kid all new tech was considered amazing always. Everything new made things better. Then there was the rise of big tech, social media, influencers, and all that b******t. When new tech comes out I assume it makes things cheaper and/or more convenient. I don’t think it will blanket “make things better” like we used to
censorshipsucks 3 years ago
you obviously are not following technology then. We are still leaps and bounds behind what we can still achieve. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2238946-mind-reading-ai-turns-thoughts-into-words-using-a-brain-implant/
Valden 3 years ago
The issue with technology is it's made to look like advances are done over night. It can take decades to turn an idea into reality. Something simple to us, like the light bulb, took almost one hundred years before it could be made commercially viable. Many technologies are decades if not centuries old in design and thought. There is an amazing documentary on the creation of the Atomic bomb, "ModernMarvels - The Manhattan Project." It goes through the hundreds of years of small advances in math and science it took to reach the ability to create the weapon.
#35
Video games
DonS 3 years ago
Video games are still very, very good (better than when I was younger). Yes, there's the bad ones that every one talks about: clearly incomplete full of bugs, full of microtransactions etc. But they're still TONS of extremely well made games (Indies and AAA alike) and they are easier to find nowadays with the huge diversity of online platforms (Steam, GoG, to name a few). I still have my old N64 and Gamecube and play some games on it from time to time and let's just say that the controls are way better in a majority of games nowadays.
TotallyNOTaFox 3 years ago
They are still big, it's just that the established studios fell hard. Indie games are currently the best bet for innovation
Peej Maybe 3 years ago
Losing my love for them slowly but surely. Most are just hollow shells for DLC or season passes, the cost is now ridiculous, so many are just absolutely no fun to play at all (the latest God of War - for example - a great looking game entirely ruined by the fiddlearsing around with levelling up etc). So yeah agree with this one, I spend a lot more time these days with retro stuff
Your Average Lesbian 3 years ago
I don't know about this one. With new gaming consoles and things, gaming is reaching a while new level.
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censorshipsucks 3 years ago
I think most of these are nonsense. The authors should step out their media bubbles and look around. I think we're still heading to even better times, if putin doesn't nuke everything.
Hugo Farr 3 years ago (edited)
Wow, how could you not include rock music? The golden age of rock and roll was definitely in the 1960s and 1970s. There have been a few good performers since then. But rock music is definitely not the cultural phenomenon it used to be.
Seabeast 3 years ago
I'm old and I don't miss a lot of this stuff at all. One thing I do miss are the bike parts of the 90s. Bicycles then had the sealed bearings (no more repacking after every rainstorm!) but the parts were simpler and sturdier. You could buy a basic Sedis chain that worked for almost everything, now you have to buy the specific chain for your specific rear cassette and shifters.
Blazej Kowalczyk 3 years ago
Most of this posts can be summarised as: I'm getting old and things don't excite me anymore
Curry on... 3 years ago
Some people write like they just know they speak for 90% of the world. They make one or two observations and then make these huge claims about what's in and what's out.
Mimi M 3 years ago
Newsflash: BP is Reddit curated. If that's not your cup of tea, you're on the wrong site.
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Will Cable 3 years ago
I'll add 'Google search' to the list, gone are the days when you searched and what you wanted was on the first page of results, now you trawl through sponsored links and you soon find yourself on page 5+ before you start to get results that are closer but still not what you asked for.
censorshipsucks 3 years ago
I think most of these are nonsense. The authors should step out their media bubbles and look around. I think we're still heading to even better times, if putin doesn't nuke everything.
Hugo Farr 3 years ago (edited)
Wow, how could you not include rock music? The golden age of rock and roll was definitely in the 1960s and 1970s. There have been a few good performers since then. But rock music is definitely not the cultural phenomenon it used to be.
Seabeast 3 years ago
I'm old and I don't miss a lot of this stuff at all. One thing I do miss are the bike parts of the 90s. Bicycles then had the sealed bearings (no more repacking after every rainstorm!) but the parts were simpler and sturdier. You could buy a basic Sedis chain that worked for almost everything, now you have to buy the specific chain for your specific rear cassette and shifters.
Blazej Kowalczyk 3 years ago
Most of this posts can be summarised as: I'm getting old and things don't excite me anymore
Curry on... 3 years ago
Some people write like they just know they speak for 90% of the world. They make one or two observations and then make these huge claims about what's in and what's out.
Mimi M 3 years ago
Newsflash: BP is Reddit curated. If that's not your cup of tea, you're on the wrong site.
Load More Replies... Will Cable 3 years ago
I'll add 'Google search' to the list, gone are the days when you searched and what you wanted was on the first page of results, now you trawl through sponsored links and you soon find yourself on page 5+ before you start to get results that are closer but still not what you asked for.
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