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The world is never the same place as it was the day before. Whether we're talking about environmental, societal, or other changes, it always keeps evolving.

So when Reddit user Firewire64 made a post on the platform, asking its users to name the things that are slowly phasing out in 2022, they received a lot of interesting insights.

We often miss prolonged, subtle processes. Having an opportunity to discuss them, even if it's online, can allow us glimpses into the direction we're all heading. So continue scrolling and check out the answers to Firewire64's question.

#1

23 Things That Are Slowly Phasing Out In 2022 And Are Probably Going To Completely Disappear Women’s’ rights

Mother-Meeting9893 , Norma Gabriela Galván Report

Lauren S
Community Member
3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, I don’t understand why this is downvoted either… do people not think women’s rights are in jeopardy? I mean, if they don’t live in the US maybe nothing has changed in their world so this doesn’t impact them. Being American, Roe v Wade being overturned is terrifying to me.

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    #2

    23 Things That Are Slowly Phasing Out In 2022 And Are Probably Going To Completely Disappear Affordable food at the grocery store. It’s fine, it’s not like I need food to survive.

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    Icy_Question_4977
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ikr! Like everything is 10x more expensive nowadays

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    #3

    23 Things That Are Slowly Phasing Out In 2022 And Are Probably Going To Completely Disappear Biomass and Biodiversity.

    Coc0tte , Saad Alaiyadhi Report

    WindySwede
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Should higher! We need this to survive!

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    #4

    23 Things That Are Slowly Phasing Out In 2022 And Are Probably Going To Completely Disappear Privacy

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    Icy_Question_4977
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep. In china, everything you do once you set foot out of ur home is recorded.

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    #5

    23 Things That Are Slowly Phasing Out In 2022 And Are Probably Going To Completely Disappear Affordable homes

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    #6

    23 Things That Are Slowly Phasing Out In 2022 And Are Probably Going To Completely Disappear Social acceptance for cigarette smoking in public. Like the old-fashioned light-them-on-fire tobacco smokes. I go all over for work, and it’s a noticeable event if someone smells like smoke. No buildings seem to have smoking areas anymore, even the butt cans are rare sightings. Can you even imagine someone lighting up *inside a restaurant*? People still do it, but they almost have to hide it, only smoking at home or in their cars or vaping while out and about. When you come out of a store and you smell cigarette smoke, it’s noticeable because it’s not always there. The difference from 10 years ago is huge. 20 years ago this would be unimaginable.

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    Stephanie Did It
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am severely asthmatic and if I have to walk through some employee's cigarette smoke to enter a business, I turn around and take my business elsewhere. Not worth it.

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    #7

    23 Things That Are Slowly Phasing Out In 2022 And Are Probably Going To Completely Disappear Facebook

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    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    May it be buried in an unmarked grave next to Twitter.

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    Prashant Karnath
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually, I have had a great time on Facebook joining interest groups like Bonsais, woodworking, landscaping, stone carving, etc. I have asked and answered questions, very collaborative. My experience has been great on Facebook. I can't think of an alternative to this, books can't cover everything.

    BWC
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I joined a little over a year ago to connect with some people that I met on another site. Between those few and a handful of groups I get to enjoy the little time that I spend there. I can imagine it becoming a hassle if someone follows a lot of politics, celebrities, and stuff like that.

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    Minath
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got rid of any social media where it's harder to be anonymous, I only use Reddit, BP and Buzzfeed and have different usernames for each, it has done my mental health so much good. I also now know who my real friends are, I'm down to 3 and I'm ok with that.

    Anaïs Grobin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mostly same. Got rid of fb 5 years ago and it was awesome. Concocted a few others to join me. It was like a fog being lifted. Same with Twitter but to a lesser extent. Social media has done a lot of harm, and only a little good.

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    censorshipsucks
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If this post gets 1 million likes and shares, Jesus will close facebook down by selling it to Elon Musk.

    David Brown
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The world will be a much better place when we finally put Facebook behind us. If people want to realize it or not Facebook has ruined allot of lives in a million different ways. And honestly I've never understood why people want to put their whole life on display in the first place.

    Kate Fei
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    well that really depends on how you use it. I never share anything personal. But I use it as means of communication with everyone be it my high school classmates, my university classmates, my international friends I met while traveling or people from my previous work. I also use it for specialized groups (like fans of board games, people who like gardening or my local city group). I cannot see how it can be replaced.

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    pug nose curly tail
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    Premium
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good riddance! It baffles me that people are still so addicted to FB. I have to log on to answer customer questions for my job on our company. (Even though the the requests are becoming fewer and far between, thank God!) I immediately get pisssed at the b.s. people still post on there! Like, we know you're so full of it. He is the 5th "love of your life" in 2 years.

    Liam Lowenthal
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That would be nice. It just seems like a cesspool for crazies and angries. Ah yes.. I can hear the screams of Farmville players across the nation losing their s**t. Lol

    idrow1
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Won't be sad to see it go.

    Nirdavo
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think so. People have been saying this for years, but it has not happened yet. Sure, FB will fade out of existence eventually, but I think this will take 10+ years from now.

    Corvus
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And Twitter too, thanks to a certain deranged billionaire.

    Dan Bexell
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How did that guy ever become a billionaire?

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    Ashley Shelton
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Personally my husband and I haven't had Facebook in over 8 years now it caused more problems then good in our relationship and were going strong almost 9 years later couldn't be happier.

    Charlie Simpson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got rid of almost all of my social medias, Facebook in particular about 5 years ago and it's one of the best things I've ever done.

    Sean Sean
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Facebook has it's place, I use it to advertise my sculpting and STL files for sale. There's also a private groups for sculptors so we can talk about work, techniques, companies etc. Sure there are other platforms like Discord but all social media platforms can be just as toxic as any other.

    Rostit .
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    with any luck twitter will be dead by monday. all social media can go away. Its terrible.

    Carina Diedericks-Hugo
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nonsense. It's still the biggest social media platform with 2.9 BILLION users. Instagram is on 1.4 billion. This is according to Hootsuite.

    Michele Monfrecola
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    2.9 billion accounts, you have to exclude the inactive ones, the multiple accounts made up by a single person and so on

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    Seadog
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Google was ahead of their time with their platform. If they would bring it back I expect most people would jump ship on FB.

    Huddo's sister
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I actually really like facebook. I don't use it all the time, but it is good for keeping in touch with friends now that I have moved further away from them. Plus I use facebook messenger as my primary method of contacting friends and family if I can. I also am part of some great groups, like upcycling, permaculture etc.

    Kendra Bell
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Facebook sucks so it won't be missed.

    Beowulf Norther
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Haha we can only hope the hotbed for anti vax cultists, flat earthers, seditious conspiracies and other lunacy finally disappears

    Peeka_Mimi
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Explain. Because Musk has destroyed Twitter.

    Dude
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That will suck for those of us who use it for it's intended purpose.

    Linden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I find it entirely depends on who I'm interacting with. There are some really nice supportive groups on there for specific communities.

    Brian Droste
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It wouldn' t bother me if all social media disappeared. Don't use them anyway.

    Sharon Barnes
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm slowly shutting down mine. I'm down to 28 people out of over 700. Yes, I did know that many people. Huge family and Community involvement in my lifetime. One thing Facebook taught me, just how many people stabbed me in the back in life. But, I also have a photography page that I love and am working on removing all of the photos first

    Tarra
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Facebook's not bad The problem with Facebook is that everybody thinks their opinion matters. Facebook was supposed to be this place for sort of a version of freedom of speech which is understandable but what we should have been doing this whole time is just interacting with each other and not using it as a social distraction or substitute

    Aiodensghost
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It can die in the miserable hole it was made in

    2picklesinabun
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doubt this is going anywhere. It survives it all somehow

    Tee Dinh
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I come here from Facebook actually

    Ann M Clinkscales
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Amen! Not a bad thing at all! Let's add Twitter and, please God, Elon musk to this list! I get it, it's a business but do you need to be such a freaking b*****d about it?

    Tiffi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And take Twitter with you.

    Bec
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like Twitter is going down fast. Sorry not sorry people are losing their jobs there, what benefit are you to our society? At least on Facebook I am able to connect with friends and family

    David
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But we won't need FB once we are spending all of our time in the "metaverse".

    Mike Alix
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why the celebration? Metaverse is so much worse than "face-hook"

    Garfield
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seems like Elon´s twitter might be joining soon

    El Dee
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's already become the home for boomers so it'll gradually fade away..

    Christina Moore
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think twitter’s going to end first

    Amanda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And (hopefully) Twitter, after Elon fired most of staff off rip, then gave ultimatum, work hard long hours same pay or quit with 3 mo severance, 3 days to make choice...Thursday another 50% -ish took option two Thursday morning...

    Amanda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Social media causes so much anxiety and depression in children and adults. Not to mention riots and abuse. Needs to b gone all together. I deleted FB app out of my phone four years ago just because I thought people were ridiculous, realized I was so much less anxious and had to more time on hands when gone.

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    Giles McArdell
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Twitter very soon the way Elon's "running" it.

    MRK thisDWN
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Facebook was an Obama era thing; when we wanted to connect with other people still.

    General Anaesthesia
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    Ban-One
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nothing wrong here....good so

    Marilyn Russell
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hate it. Only used it briefly when my sister insisted she set up an account for me. Something about it creeped me out back then. People coming out of the woodwork to be friends with you now. Well, how come you didn’t make an effort to keep in touch back in the day? Getting birthday messages from a zillion people you don’t know. Weird.

    Tunk
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But why did people join or sign up to these things in the first place? Facebook sounded awful right from the start but geez people went crazy it for it. Human psychology is not that hard to work out is it and it certainly worked, and continues to work. Against us all. They set the scene and we are the obliging actors.

    Kate Fei
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well I've joined it to communicate with people all around the world (friends I've met while traveling), how else was I supposed to communicate with them? Call them? That wouldnt work. There was nothing else when Facebook came to existence, sure there were things like Skype or ICQ but that was slowly disappearing. And still, Facebook for me is the best way how to communicate with people I don't see every day.

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    Joshua David
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom is a MAGAT and LOVES her anger and anguish it provides her.

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    #8

    23 Things That Are Slowly Phasing Out In 2022 And Are Probably Going To Completely Disappear NFTs And I hope they continue to fall in popularity because honestly they weren’t even popular to begin with, just a fad peddled by the rich.

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    Chich
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    a 'stupid tax' if ever there was one.

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    #9

    23 Things That Are Slowly Phasing Out In 2022 And Are Probably Going To Completely Disappear Airbnb

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    Chich
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just stayed in this thing, - hotel they are calling it. Didn't have to take the garbage out, strip the room, pay a "cleaning" fee or feed anyone's cat. Hope they catch on.

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    #10

    23 Things That Are Slowly Phasing Out In 2022 And Are Probably Going To Completely Disappear Attention spans

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    Mohsie Supposie
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Say that again... I got distracted at "Att..."

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    #11

    23 Things That Are Slowly Phasing Out In 2022 And Are Probably Going To Completely Disappear Faith in the future of humanity

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    Lesedi Tenyane
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I disagree. I come on boardpanda on a regular basis and I find my faith in humanity restored regularly

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    #12

    23 Things That Are Slowly Phasing Out In 2022 And Are Probably Going To Completely Disappear Leisure time. Unless you're wealthy it's shocking to have any time off. Monday I had my first sick day in over a year and I was told I still need to make up my hours even if it means working overtime. Even when you aren't working, shifts are so long it feels like you're losing your whole day and your days off are the only chance you have to catch up on cleaning and doctor's appointments and maintaining your life that it's hard to find the time to do any leisure activities. Just watching TV or making a meal feels like such a time investment because there's so little time to waste.

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    #13

    23 Things That Are Slowly Phasing Out In 2022 And Are Probably Going To Completely Disappear DVDs. It’s been going on for a bit now but it’s still crazy how fast they went from king to nothing

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    GettingCereal
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still buy DVDs/BluRays. I like actually owning the thing and being able to reliably access it for the next 20-50 years. Only series and movies I've rewatched at least once and want to watch again though.

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    #14

    23 Things That Are Slowly Phasing Out In 2022 And Are Probably Going To Completely Disappear Cash… 2022 has seen a sharp rise in card only transactions

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    Amy Burke
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Without cash our society would be far worse off

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    #15

    23 Things That Are Slowly Phasing Out In 2022 And Are Probably Going To Completely Disappear Honestly? Cheap and neat finds at antique/thrift stores. Most places upcharge outrageous amounts for the items they get in, especially if it's a legitimate antique or unique item. On top of that, a lot of what's being sold now are nicknacks and decorative items that were made cheap at the time, and no one wants anymore. I think we're also phasing out of the cheap product phase for everything, or at least slowing down. More and more people are choosing to repurpose their items or try and fix them, rather than just tossing and buying something new. Repurposing is even easier than ever thanks to the internet, it's no longer a struggle to figure out how to fix s**t and to buy missing parts and tools that you'd need to get the job done.

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    Little Wonder
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My local op shop has two buildings, one is the usual cheap things and cheap clothes and the other is the higher end stuff like vintage clothes or collectibles. It works well.

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    #16

    23 Things That Are Slowly Phasing Out In 2022 And Are Probably Going To Completely Disappear Term lengths of UK pm's

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    OnAFreakingRollercoaster
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've heard they've installed a revolving door at #10 Downing 😉

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    #17

    23 Things That Are Slowly Phasing Out In 2022 And Are Probably Going To Completely Disappear Having a savings account.

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    #18

    23 Things That Are Slowly Phasing Out In 2022 And Are Probably Going To Completely Disappear Working in an office

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    Nea
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless absolutely required, coming to office should be optional.

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    #19

    23 Things That Are Slowly Phasing Out In 2022 And Are Probably Going To Completely Disappear 24 hour Walmarts

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    Frando Bone
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in a 24hr city, and I feel for those who work nights and struggle to do their shopping now.

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    #20

    23 Things That Are Slowly Phasing Out In 2022 And Are Probably Going To Completely Disappear I think the straw has broken the camel's back on laughtrack sitcoms; How I Met your Father is the first one ive seen in years to use one and its... not good Its jarring to see So id say those are finally phasing out, with the norm being laughteack free funnies (which have existed for years now ofc, but are becoming the standard)

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    Ban-One
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup, Sitcoms are fading in general. Or are already completely gone. At least good ones. Maybe because you can't have dark-humored, sarcastic content anymore. Imagine "Married with Children" going on air nowadays. My favorite Sitcom...

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    #21

    23 Things That Are Slowly Phasing Out In 2022 And Are Probably Going To Completely Disappear iPhone Chargers

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    Ban-One
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup, with the new law in 2024 these are a thing of the past in the EU. USB-C for any brand. Not just Apple.

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    #22

    23 Things That Are Slowly Phasing Out In 2022 And Are Probably Going To Completely Disappear Manned registers.

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    censorshipsucks
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    not in africa, we have too many unemployed people. We need job creation.

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    #23

    23 Things That Are Slowly Phasing Out In 2022 And Are Probably Going To Completely Disappear Physical menus at restaurants.

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    Chich
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope, I think real menus are a hill many will choose to die on.

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