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.
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Women’s’ rights
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.
Affordable food at the grocery store. It’s fine, it’s not like I need food to survive.
Privacy
Yep. In china, everything you do once you set foot out of ur home is recorded.
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.
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.
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.
Faith in the future of humanity
I disagree. I come on boardpanda on a regular basis and I find my faith in humanity restored regularly
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.
I'm assuming, yeah. I don't think the EU is even allowed to force this kind of thing!(I'm a former U.S. worker)
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I live here too. I work 35 hours a week, make enough so my wife does not have to work unless she wants to(she does). I have health insurance, 2 cars and have some sort of savings. I am far from wealthy or even totally out of debt. This headline can apply to any country.
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YES. I can't agree with this more. My house ends up a mess sometimes because I just don't want to spend my only day off cleaning. I work 8am-7pm most days and by the time I get home I'm tired and just end up going to bed within a few hours. I've never understood tv shows where people go out at night on weeknights, lol. Like- where do you get the energy?
Welcome to the USA. Other parts of the world have paid sick time and normal vacatinon time. Most of what happens in the US in respect to labor law would be plainly illegal in Europe.
It sounds like a major overhaul in industrial relations and worker's rights need to happen. How people with a disability could possibly thrive in that environment, I have no idea
The more I hear about employment in USA, the happier I am about being a British citizen. We have strong employment laws, and the right to take sick leave is enshrined in law. You can self certify for the first few days of illness, and after 7 days,you need a doctors certificate. Plus we get far more paid annual leave-obviously it varies with different jobs, and there are laws about how many hours you can work without taking a break, so you can't be forced to work massively long shifts.
You're not being told the truth buddy. The US has these laws to some states have stronger laws than others. Just like you said it depends on the job. But the general standard here is 40 hours a week if your full-time. Overtime is only mandatory if you sign a form when hired which depending on the industry is common. You are required by law to receive a half hour unpaid lunch break if you work 5 hours or more. The standard by most manufacturing companies is 2-15 minute breaks and a 30 minute lunch for an 8 hour shift paid sometimes the lunch isn't. You get 2 weeks paid vacation your first year, 3 weeks after 4 or 5 years and more weeks depending on the years with the company. Some companies also give 40 hours sick time some let you use your vacation as stuck time. While you might not get paid you will not be penalized if you have a doctor's note. Every company offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability and retirement plans.
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That's the American dream, work till you die. Other parts of the world still have to give you time off. Counting down until my 10 days for Christmas, but I might take a day or two before if I need it.
Yeah it's the same in many countries. People just seem to think it's only in the US.
Load More Replies... The US needs workers to unionise and get some proper rights for workers. They should push for universal health care too. This is basic stuff for developed countries..
I’m grateful than ever to live in the US but work for a non-profit community health center that pays us well, didn’t increase our medical costs this year, added on four extra paid holidays in addition to the existing ones, and increased the minimum wage for our “entry-level” staff to $20/hr. And surprise surprise, we have been voted “Best Place to Work” multiple years in a row and from my observation, employee morale is high. I’m staying here until retirement, if I can help it.
Love this!!! Lol are you hiring?? I posted comment as well🔼...we don't have budget at our nonprofit but I still will continue to eat soup to do a job that makes me feel like Im making a change in the people we serves lives! Cheers to Non Profits n those who are smart enough to work for them...😊
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Time off?? What's that. The only time off I had was when I had two surgeries.
Right! In the US, one must have the need for surgical intervention before time off is allowed. Even then it's a c**p-shoot if your job is still available to you when you come back semi repaired.
Load More Replies... At my job we're currently working 13 on, 1 off. I've had like 5 days off in the past few 2 months 😕
Healthcare? I just quit a job because of no vacation in 3 years and needing to do double shifts. I'm management but when you count the extra time I'm making less than the other employees make because they get overtime
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Yeah...no. actually in EU we tend to work less days. And depending on the country we have 27..30..40..60 days off...paid days off :)
You should start your own business. I did and I will never go back!
And people want to eliminate DST. Are they stupid? DST is the only way most people get to do anything without it being dark. Who cares if it's light at 5AM? We need it to be light at 7PM. During standard time, it's dark when I rise and it's dark when I get home. I spend the entire daylight hours at work as do most working people.
My favorite thing to do, in the whole wide world is.... nothing! To me, laziness will never be thought of as something negative. I knew my life was going to improve when, all those decades ago, I no longer had to bribe (okay sometimes threaten) my little sisters to change the channel on the TV because my arms weren't long enough & if I got up from that chair it was then fair game to be intercepted by one of those whiners, whom I love dearly. Maybe if there was a government holiday, lazily called Lazy Day, then the act wouldn't be so discriminated against. No one is taking away my free will to do absolutely nothing.
The blue collar worker can't afford to work less hours, heck just breathing cost taxes.
Bizarre. What country doesn’t allow a person to have sick days? How Did they handle Covid?
Also most companies have short and long term disability. They're 100% covered by your employer insurance plans that pay you if you're out for any sort of time
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So many people just automatically know this was America. That has to tell you something is bad. Lol This is one of the few countries where if you don't grind yourself into literal work paste, nearly die doing it, somehow don't own two houses and a yacht, you're always going to be a lazy gen-whatever to some a*****e who had everything handed to them by the dates economy at the time and their parents who had that extra to support them as well. Murikuh
Lol kid say whatever you'd like but grinding you're self to work paste is gonna be the least of your worries judging by your profile pic. I'd advise you and your sister in the picture to put down the sweets and maybe try some sort of physical activity or you're not gonna live to enjoy the disability checks or show money from the I'm 400lbs tv show. Seriously you look like you're 15 and I can't see your actual chin. You need fix that while your still a little kid.
Load More Replies... If I need to take a sick day at my workplace, I don’t have to worry about a thing except to let my boss know that I’m going to be out sick and use as much sick leave as I need to use. Any company that does what’s described in this posting has explaining to do, in my opinion.
Wait, even with all those that choose not to work creating the frustrating labor shortage. What are people doing that choose not to work?
Taking long glorious vacations and laughing at all the people whining about the labor shortage of course! OR maybe they have to deal with health problems, child care, elder care, are looking for better paying jobs, etc. Also - just because you are not willing to settle for low pay, s**t benefits, and disrespect from an employer does not mean you are lazy. It does mean it’s time for employers to realize they aren’t going to get away with treating employees like c**p anymore.
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Speak for yourself. I work for a major university. I get plenty of PTO, I'm about to be off for 5 days for Thanksgiving and I get a month for Christmas. I don't make a lot of money, but it's totally worth it to not be on the hamster wheel that is corporate America.
Where are these people working here and have no sick/vacation time? Only part time workers don't get sick/vacation to my knowledge. Let me know...
Even that's been changing. A lot of places are giving benefits to part time employees now. It's just another excuse.
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I work as a pharmacy tech at a local pharmacy. 3 days off a week, full time, benefits, time off, holidays.... maybe people need to stop working s**t jobs
The problem is is that people don't want to make time. Instead of saying I'm only going to work 8 hours a day and go home and do my own thing, people would rather try to make every excuse in the book not to watch that new anime or play that new game or get online and spend time with their friends in a game or something. I've talked to several of my friends who say when they get home from work they just forget about everything else cuz they're too tired. Well maybe if you actually tried to focus on how to make your life better than you wouldn't have such a problem
Umm there's also going outside... And spending time with friends in person. That might be a bit healthier than anime and online games. I'm just throwing that out there.
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Actually no. This is called existence. Life is what civilized nations have - good work/home balance, free healthcare and social security net.
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DVDs.
It’s been going on for a bit now but it’s still crazy how fast they went from king to nothing
Given the cost of living crisis a lot of folks are cancelling their streaming subscriptions. Many are either buying 2nd hand discs and /or ripping their media to have portable collections - that they actually own 😃
Cash… 2022 has seen a sharp rise in card only transactions
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.
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.
Term lengths of UK pm's
I've heard they've installed a revolving door at #10 Downing 😉
Having a savings account.
24 hour Walmarts
I live in a 24hr city, and I feel for those who work nights and struggle to do their shopping now.
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)
Manned registers.
not in africa, we have too many unemployed people. We need job creation.
Would love to add:. Affordable new and used cars. Paying 30% more now for the same car on the lot two years ago is crushing
Here it is more expensive to get a used car than a new one because you have to wait 9 months for a new one to come in from the manufacturer (18 months for hybrids)!
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Anything giving an individual pleasure and or joy will soon be phased out because it will offend someone else.
DVDs (I'm going to include Blu-ray here as well) have been mentioned. Physical media for games and production S/w that one owns is disappearing as well. Depending on an unreliable Internet connection to prove ownership much less access to the software (and the user generated files) is a rip off. Mind you one could foresee this with Tax software in the '90s that made your income tax forms locked to the software.
Now I'm really depressed. Too much pessimism for me as an old person nearing 80. 😢
It's true though this is the world now. It's not pessimistic it's facts
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I thought it would be like technology but instead it's just pessimistic nonsense
Newspapers. One can still buy them, but why bother when everything is online?
True but reading an actual newspaper used to be a pleasure. And looking forward to the colour comics as a child? Good times! Too bad they are gone…
Load More Replies... I was just coming to say "people having different opinions and being civil about it". Freaking ridiculous how polarized everything is, and how much people dislike not being an echo chamber.
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I don't think anyone of reasonable intelligence has a problem with diversity of opinions, as long as they're backed up with rational arguments.
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Would love to add:. Affordable new and used cars. Paying 30% more now for the same car on the lot two years ago is crushing
Here it is more expensive to get a used car than a new one because you have to wait 9 months for a new one to come in from the manufacturer (18 months for hybrids)!
Load More Replies... Anything giving an individual pleasure and or joy will soon be phased out because it will offend someone else.
DVDs (I'm going to include Blu-ray here as well) have been mentioned. Physical media for games and production S/w that one owns is disappearing as well. Depending on an unreliable Internet connection to prove ownership much less access to the software (and the user generated files) is a rip off. Mind you one could foresee this with Tax software in the '90s that made your income tax forms locked to the software.
Now I'm really depressed. Too much pessimism for me as an old person nearing 80. 😢
It's true though this is the world now. It's not pessimistic it's facts
Load More Replies... I thought it would be like technology but instead it's just pessimistic nonsense
Newspapers. One can still buy them, but why bother when everything is online?
True but reading an actual newspaper used to be a pleasure. And looking forward to the colour comics as a child? Good times! Too bad they are gone…
Load More Replies... I was just coming to say "people having different opinions and being civil about it". Freaking ridiculous how polarized everything is, and how much people dislike not being an echo chamber.
Load More Replies... I don't think anyone of reasonable intelligence has a problem with diversity of opinions, as long as they're backed up with rational arguments.
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