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Things change. Whoa, that’s a real shocker, I know, but bear with me! The fact of the matter is that even the things, places, and people we love most in the world change over time. It’s inevitable. However, while some things improve and mature like good wine set down to age in your fancy castle cellar, others… well, others age like cheap milk, left out on a sunny windowsill for far, far too long.

Redditor Open-Outcome-660 went on r/AskReddit with an intriguing query, asking others to share the things that they think used to be great but have become incredibly bad since then. The question instantly hooked internet users and the thread got over 3.4k responses.

It all came flooding out, from people sharing that MTV has steadily gone downhill over the years to folks pointing out that the internet is no longer as great as it was in the good old days. Have a read through some of the best responses to the thread and upvote the opinions you agree with, dear Pandas. Do you have any of your own examples about things that have become really bad over time? Share your thoughts in the comment section.

Bored Panda had a friendly chat about nostalgia, change, and some of the things that actually went from bad to great with Open-Outcome-660, the original poster of the question. Be sure to scroll down for our in-depth interview with them!

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35 Great Things That Have Aged Like Milk The history Channel. I used to watch it in the 2000s. Now it's all swamp people and aliens

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We call it the Hitler Channel because it seems that is all they air in the late winter and early spring.

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According to redditor Open-Outcome-660, the reason why the question resonated with so many people was that it's a spin on an age-old statement. "I really didn’t expect my question to gain as much traction as it did, but, in retrospect, the reason for it is that it’s the age-old statement of 'things were better in the past' turned into a question," they told Bored Panda.

I wanted to find out more about the inspiration behind the question and the redditor was more than happy to talk about it. "The question started when I was browsing through YouTube one morning and got frustrated by how polluted the platform has become of ads," they mentioned something that many of us can relate to. "Most videos had multiple commercials. Most commercials were 20 seconds long. Even 5-second videos had at least 5 seconds of commercials before I could watch them. Naturally, my first thought was that this platform had gone from great to worse. My second thought was what went up on Reddit: 'Is there anything else that’s had this trajectory?'"

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35 Great Things That Have Aged Like Milk Appliances. Used to be made to last. Now they're just made to last the warranty.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't know, I'm in S. Korea, and the microwave we bought in 2011 is still showing no signs of dying. Each smartphone I had, except for one, I changed only because they started getting outdated, and, as the software becomes more and more demanding, you need better memory and storage. Same goes with computers and tablets. We changed our fridge in 2016 for a similar reason (simply needed a bigger one, the previous one was really tiny, but still fine and working), and it's still as good as new. Same goes for the freezer, and the laundry machine. Our TV, bought in 2017, still no signs of dying. Air conditioner, bought in 2016, still strong. So..... either you are unlucky with faulty products, either you live in an environment that's unfriendly to appliances, or you need to learn better maintenance.

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35 Great Things That Have Aged Like Milk Internet in general. I used to be able to search Google for a subject and then get a list of reliable websites to read from. Now it's 99% crap infomercials/ad ridden sites that all want to sell me things I don't need.

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In Open-Outcome-660's opinion, nostalgia definitely plays a role in how we perceive how things were in the past. "If I could go back in time momentarily to compare things, I’m pretty sure I’d like many of today’s things more. I’d probably also discover things I really don’t like about the old experience. It’s probably easy to look back with nostalgia goggles since we probably have a very selective memory when we make comparisons," they shared. However, that's doesn't mean that some things weren't objectively better in the past.

"Nevertheless, I definitely think that there are truths in people’s thoughts of some things being better back in time. In my case, I definitely think that YouTube has become a worse experience in terms of its ads. In other cases, people might experience that their society has become worse in some aspects, and that may very well be true. It’s not the whole truth, but the factors may be sufficiently big to put on those nostalgia goggles and determine that the whole thing is worse now," the redditor mused.

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35 Great Things That Have Aged Like Milk Patriotism. It used to feel like a good thing to be proud of my country, to be grateful for the blessings of living here, trusting that our government is at least trying to do the right thing. But now this has devolved into this nasty "My country first, best, and alone" crap, all others are bad, wrong, and are enemies. It doesn't have to be that way.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a Russian, I strongly agree. Not that we ever trusted the government much but it's got a lot worse now...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree. The USA is so polarized that showing any patriotism is seen as agreeing with every terrible thing that has happened here past, present, and future by one side and even the smallest criticism of US policy is seen as hating American and needing to leave because you could not possibly love the USA except blindly and unconditionally by the other side. No chance of a rational discussion if you disagree even slightly with one side or the other. Very, very sad.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“The difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does; the first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility, but the second a feeling of blind arrogance that leads to war.” ― Sydney J. Harris

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you for this explanation. I think Germany needs to know this. My country is so afraid of being seen as Nationalists that they are mortally afraid of being patriotic. But I think we should be proud of what we've accomplished. Our country has come so far these last decades. I love living here.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

African here living in the US for the past 5 yrs. I do respect the average Americans love for their country. However I can't stand the thought that "America is the best at everything". I knew a lady who was convinced that no other country in the world had religious freedom. I very gently told her that there are a good number of countries with more religious freedom than the states. She showed such a lack of knowledge of any other country or culture I actually felt sorry for her. And she was a educated person. And don't even get me started on how many Americans think Africa is a country!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've seen so many comments online from Americans who think every other country in the world is worse than them in freedom, technology, general standards of living, etc. And if they acknowledge a country *is* just as good as them, it's only because America made them that way. I don't understand how anyone can believe things like that.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think it's because there are too many parties telling people lies about their countries. Almost every country is falling apart in extreme groups. There's only left and right, black or white, without any middle or grey. And when you're left, you do not need to listen to someone from the right, because they are wrong anyway. You can't have a real discussion when everyone is shouting over each other. You even see it in the debates on TV. No one has the decency to let their opponent finish their sentence or make their point. They all look like the Biden Trump debate.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Things that I consider patriotism are looking at the harsh realities, the wrongs of your country and trying to acknowledge them and make things better. And we also need to realize that we are all human beings. We are all brothers and sisters. The dividing lines at the borders are all arbitrary and man-made. We need to care about people on earth and animal welfare. I hate when people get nationalistic because of where they are from. Through an accident of birth on a random spot on the planet earth you were born on one side of an imaginary line. You didn't accomplish anything by doing that. And the person on the other side of that line didn't choose to be born there either. We need to have compassion for all and stop thinking in terms of us vs. them.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Several of my neighbors fly American flags full time... Not as patriots, but to aggressively advertise their TrumpCult allegiance. They've coopted the freaking American flag and polluted it's meaning.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same with the English flag. It's almost synonymous with white racist now, which is a shame.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In America, the Trump Trash have ruined patriotism and our flag. The irony of their words fall flat in the light of their actions.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's come to a point that if I see a house flying an American flag, I have to actively NOT assume they're racist Trump supporters.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That was until the stupid trump supporters changed everything. Unfortunately, the only ones carrying the American flag nowadays are those losers. They ruined patriotism for everyone. Now the flag stands for racism and hate. And believe me, I love this country.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a flag waving liberal. Fawk it I own my patriotism. I put the flag out on the 4th, Veterans, Labor, Memorial, and Pearl Harbor. My hillbilly neighbor leaves it out all year round and doens't know shite about proper flag care and presentation.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love this sentiment! And I agree, it's pervasive. I've lived in 6 countries now and live outside of the country of my citizenship and I can tell you, this s**t is worldwide.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've always thought that the U.S. ceased to be what it was supposed to be on 11 Sept. After that it just became a nationalistic hotbed of mess - this is from the outside, but I find America quite frightening. And I don't know why they don't see the similarities between how they are taught and how the Soviet Union indoctrinated its people. There are lovely things there, but I honestly can't think of a ranking where it would be 'best'. And so many Americans just blindly believe that what they have is as good as it gets. It's really sad.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Having lived my childhood in the aftermath of the 1990s war (Croatia), patriotism was the air we used to breathe. I was just a kid back then, but, in hindsight, I think we used to be more harsh towards Serbians back then compared to the 2000s (can't talk about nowadays, since I'm a bit far now). S. Korea, on the other hand, patriotism is strong here, but it's like half bad - half good? Don't know how to sum it up. Sometimes it feels as if their patriotism allowed the country to modernise, advance, gain knowledge and all, because they know there's no fear of losing their identity. And then, you happen to run into a.... "Korea über alles" kind of person, who perceives general stereotypes as facts. Anyway, my point is, yeah, depends where you live, when it comes to patriotism.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Patriotism tends to be high in places with regional insecurity or countries which have foreign interests that require the military. Basically it's about getting people to enroll in the military.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes... I feel as if the flag has been co-opted . . . in my neighborhood, people will assume you're a right wing extremist

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, let’s see, did all those other countries change, or was it U.S.? ( AndI feel, it was just a little better just before that fascist buffoon trump took over.)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Countries are a bizarre modern concept. Allegiance to one over another is ridiculous. If the history of the earth was 24 hours. Humans have been around for about the last 45 seconds before midnight.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Politicians in my country have been overusing this concept until they turned it into a cliche, into something meaningless. Like, "if you are a true patriot, if you are proud to be [insert nation here] and you love your country, then you'll vote for us." And many fell for it. Thanks but no thanks, this is not patriotism.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Plus, in the US, every person who calls themselves a patriot is usually a racist, ignorant twat.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gotta call this out. I think what is destroying us is the polarizing belief that the country is made up of smart, moral, right-thinking people like me and (insert name-calling here) people who see things through a different lens. There used to be more of a sense of unity, core values. Now it's all tribalism and hate. Makes me sad.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You're right. And I yearn for a leader who will talk with our so called "enemies" in order to resolve problems, rather than bait them with b******t soundbites

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree. I was very proud of my country (USA) now I'm embarrassed since it seems the most patriotic are loonies that shout so loud that they are the only ones heard.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to feel good putting out the flag ( my parents always had one out, I'm 56), but now it's been taken over by the trumpers and I fear if I put out the flag, people will think I'm one of them (I'm NOT)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think the worst part is that neither the Republicans and Democrats are interested in Patrotism. They've taken sides and have created such a divide, all the while separating Americans on both sides.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kinda wonder what kind of “Patriots” you’re talking to that you came up with this pile of crap. Wait, let me guess - this is a largely left-leaning population on this site so you’re gonna make some nasty commentary about conservatives. Terribly sorry to be the one to tell you, but that’s not how I or literally anyone I know view the country and our world at all. It’s healthy to love where you live, and be proud of it. You can take care of yourself first without believing everyone else is bad and wrong. 🙄

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well it depends on your definition of patriot but yeah, the flag (US) used to give me chills now I just assume anyone flying it is a Trump loving Racist POS.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to take great pride in my country. Unfortunately now, seeing the US flag just reminds me of that blustering buffoon Trump.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Out here in the World, generations have grown up with Proud American Patriotism being shoved in our faces, but now, as times are becoming more desperate for the declining, self-destructing Home Of The Brave, the loud-mouthed flag waving is ramping up.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

still proud to be a Canadian ... we still open our doors and our hearts to the rest of the world, and feel good doing it!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also “my country can do wrong and if you have a problem with it, leave.” Pointing out problems and trying to fix them shouldn’t be something shameful even when - ESPECIALLY when - it’s a country.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel the same way. I used to automatically cover my heart when I heard it on TV (learned that before I could write my name). Now I tear up every time I hear it.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The pledge of Allegiance. It used to be ok, but now it just feels like pledging allegiance blindly to the republican party. Sorry im not a Karen who believes that babies should be born just to die of starvation outside the womb because you cant stop taxing the parents to death.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I Jane this image in my head of all of us holding hands and regardless of our differences celebrating each other. Love for a a day a week a month.....A year or best of all a lifetime.day.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I miss the patriotism we had in 1976 (my first July 4th parade. It was beautiful. And as horrible as 9/11 was the unity thereafter was wonderful. People were more vocal about expressing their love and concern for each other.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The idea that you SHOULD feel the love and pride of your country and want to die for it it’s bullshit. Like - I was born between specific line on the map, I did not choose to live there and I don’t want to.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Im German and want to comment but as such an opinion about patriotism isnt allowed

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's often a thin line between patriotism and bigoted nationalism

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Patriotism has been tainted by nationalism. Seems like history is repeating itself. Again.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's not even "my country first" any more. It's devolved into 'my party first". At least in the U.S. anyway.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"..trusting that our government is at least trying to do the right thing" - What? Really? Not a single government on earth should be trusted. Under any circumstance - least of all the US government in the western world. What an astoundingly naïve and blissfully ignorant statement.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never really understood why anyone would be proud about a certain piece of landmass. You can be proud of some specific achievements from fellow countrymen, but the country itself, I don't get that. It's nothing more than a bunch of ever changing lines drawn by ages of bloodshed.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One reason I never want to see patriotism in Germany again. Just a bunch of extreme patriots are enough to f**k their own country, speaking as a german...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Slapping the flag on everything (and often displaying it incorrectly as the bike guy above is doing) and spewing "love it or leave it" hate is NOT patriotism, it's a lazy expression of "I can't be bothered doing anything constructive to make my country better."

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And if you don't agree with repubes then you CANNOT have any patriotism!!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No, that's just you spinning it to make it fit your narrative. Total bullshit

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yess! I'm a huge Rev. War nerd, but sometimes I feel like I shouldn't be because of a the people who are like that!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now, being patriotic labels you a traitor in Amerika, land of corruptness and communists

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America hasn't changed all that much, maybe you just realised what it was like?

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If you're not proud of your country there's something wrong with you.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's one thing to be proud of your country. It's another to take that pride, shove it down other people's throats and call them morons for disagreeing with you while refusing to listen to why they disagree with you.

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35 Great Things That Have Aged Like Milk Cooking websites. Everyone knows the struggle of scrolling through 273 paragraphs of bulls**t before getting to the recipe, but now some actual antichrist websites are putting a 2nd page inside the first where after you get past the 273 paragraphs it’s like “now click here for the recipe”. Rage inducing.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Do you want to know my baking secrets? Well, first you have to read my entire family history, then guess which of these is the correct link to the recipe which is actually a video on my vlogging channel which has more ads than actual content."

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While it can be a lot of fun to whine about how bad things have gotten, from time to time, it's best not to forget that there are plenty of positives in life, too. I wanted to get Open-Outcome-660's opinion about what things have gone from bad to great.

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"There’s a whole lot of things that have turned from really bad to great. One example is acquiring knowledge, where just a few decades ago, everything would have to be gained either through books or lectures; whereas now it’s at your fingertips. Another example is ease of living: fixing things such as buying things online, signing contracts, picking a movie to watch, or listening to music has become a lot easier, safer, and more accessible compared to a couple of decades ago. A third example would be ease of travel, where nowadays it’s quite easy to get by with English around the globe, flights are cheaper and things are waaay easier to book, find reviews on and look up at a moment’s notice if needed," the redditor shared what things have definitely improved with time.

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35 Great Things That Have Aged Like Milk Flying. From the incredible shrinking seat, crazy people, covid, no food, baggage fees, carry on fees to questions about planes safety.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am old enough to remember when flying was a really elegant way to travel. We dressed up... we were polite to one another and to the cabin attendants.

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35 Great Things That Have Aged Like Milk MTV. It was so good back in the 90s. Actual music videos, shows that featured artists, MTV Unplugged, Daria, Beavis and Butthead, Aeon Flux, TRL, Celebrity Death Match... Then Pimp My Ride and Cribs were pretty fun though it was the start of reality tv style shows

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Beavis and Butthead and Celebrity Death Match were brilliant. It's a shame, a damn shame I tells ya!

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35 Great Things That Have Aged Like Milk Streaming services online, Netflix was op back in the day, now you have to have 15 different services if you want to watch all your shows

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

True, I have Netflix and Prime but not Disney or anything else. I'm not sure what other streaming services are available in the UK. The costs add up

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"Thinking from this other perspective also made me realize that we often compare things in the past with the time they were in. It’s a bit hard for me to say that the internet was really bad a couple of decades ago because that was a part that society and those technological times. If we somehow got to swap the internet experience today with 20 years ago, I think it’s pretty safe to say that the experience would have been perceived as going from great to really bad."

There’s no shame about being nostalgic for the good old days. Most of us are guilty of it. (Some, like me, are a tad guiltier than others, but hey, I loved the ‘90s and early 2000s.) In fact, nostalgia can be incredibly comforting. However, there does come a point when reminiscing about the past can become problematic.

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35 Great Things That Have Aged Like Milk Hollywood. They ran out of ideas.

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They haven't, it's just that the executives of AAA movies prefer safe options.

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35 Great Things That Have Aged Like Milk Thrifting. All the rich kids ruined it.

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Child and adolescent therapist and member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, Kemi Omijeh, explained to me during an earlier interview that many psychologists believe that our childhoods are the foundation to who we are as adults.

“It explains why we frequently revisit our childhood as it influences our present," she told Bored Panda.

Therapist Kemi revealed that we’re nostalgic about our childhood if our experiences have been full of being loved and nurtured. On the flip side, it’s hard to feel nostalgic for a time in your life where you felt anxious, unloved, uncared for.

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35 Great Things That Have Aged Like Milk Entering the workforce and saving up. Never was great in my lifetime, but I've heard stories of people buying their first house after like 2 years of saving. That's just a fantasy these days.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

First timers are practically unable to buy their first home, so they are forced to rent, which developers have Jumped on and are building hi-rise cubbyholes (250sf) for rent or tiny little houses (500sf) with zero lot line which they’re only able to afford with two or three roommates

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Politics - it was never great, but there’s no room for two people with different views to actually talk. It’s not a sports team, why is everybody so entrenched and angry.

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“If we’ve had a difficult childhood, it can be hard to feel nostalgic, instead it will feel like something we need to get over in order to move on," she said.

"Nostalgia can also be a good coping strategy for times of low mood and challenges," Kemi told Bored Panda, adding that this is only true up to a certain point. Once nostalgia starts interfering with our everyday lives and our ability to be present in the moment, it’s time to scale back.

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35 Great Things That Have Aged Like Milk Amazon. It’s slowly turning into Wish.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I use Amazon more as a search engine. Find what I want, then go to the company website and buy it from the company rather than off of Amazon. It is way easier to notice when something is a straight up scam. Never buy clothing from Amazon, it is all now just rip off Chinese manufactured crap. I use Amazon less and less all the time. They don't vet their sellers and I am just done with getting ripped off and returns now being a pain in the ass.

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I used to love a good conspiracy theory - UFO cover ups and so forth - but now its just these redneck crazies crowding into the most outlandish shit ones like microchips and lizard people.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I friggen loved old urban legends too about ghost ships and crazy government experiments but it's all cryptids and SCPs these days. Don't get me wrong I love a good skinwalker story, but they're becoming an overused plot device.

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35 Great Things That Have Aged Like Milk The air. Literally breathing in pollutants.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Depends on where you live, and at what point in time you start counting. In the US, for example, the amount on dangerous pollutants in the air is down by 75% from the 1990s.

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"If we end up comparing it to our experiences today and feeling like nothing is as good as it was, then this will inevitably affect our mood and our ability to do what we need to do. We can become stuck in our nostalgia; in which case it might be best to seek help from a counseling professional to help you process your past in order to enjoy your present,” she said.

Something to keep in mind is that we see our past memories through a filter when we relive them, so all the tiny details might not be as accurate as we think. That doesn’t necessarily mean that MTV wasn’t amazing years and years ago, however, it might mean that things weren’t as overwhelmingly fantastic as we remember them.

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35 Great Things That Have Aged Like Milk Not being busy. Not constantly “hustling” or trying to do it all. Not “living for the weekend.” Down time can be a good thing.

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35 Great Things That Have Aged Like Milk The search to buy your first home used to be exciting and filled with choices. Now it’s “take it or leave it” overpriced homes you can’t afford, in a terrible neighborhood. Or continue paying your super high rent.

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35 Great Things That Have Aged Like Milk Being able to go outside. Maybe not so much in the cities, but in the suburbs there was all these open fields and forests to go into, you could stay out till the sun went down just riding your bike. Now those fields and forests are paved over and turned into a strip mall. Those big areas with playgrounds? Bulldozed for some shitty half-assed jungle gym.

Can't go out on the streets anymore. Kids get the cops called on them constantly. So much more private property too.

And if you wanna go somewhere that isn't outside, you better cough up some money. Every place charges you to be there now. And not for long.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd say this is dependent on where you live. I'm in a small town in Scotland, nothing but wide open spaces, trespassing isn't a thing as you can walk on peoples land within reason obviously - right by me there's a big country house that has peacocks and a pen of boar that we can walk up to to go see them. Loads of free parks, playgrounds etc - both in my town and Scotland as a whole

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35 Great Things That Have Aged Like Milk Top Gear

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35 Great Things That Have Aged Like Milk Youtube

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

TBH YT is decent if you constantly give the feedback so that it shows only the stuff you like

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35 Great Things That Have Aged Like Milk Rap

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Meant something in the early days now it's just misogyny, violence and drugs

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Living.

When I was young life was awesome. Friends, fun, adventure, meeting people, partying, sex, music.

Now it's all work until you can't work anymore, sleep, work some more.

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#27

Etsy is all Chinese garbage now and you have to search forever to find something handmade.

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#28

35 Great Things That Have Aged Like Milk Radio. Wth are they playing now?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you're able to stream your music, do that! Way less ads (or none if you pay for a service) and you can tailor the music to your tastes!

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35 Great Things That Have Aged Like Milk To be honest, quality of work in professional settings.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Like fatty typos in legal settlements worth hundreds of thousands of dollars! Drives me INSANE. Quality is getting harder to find lately.

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#30

Cars. They used to be awesome. Affordable. And fixable. Now they're the cheapest pieces of crap and highly overcharged. They're faster than they used to be maybe but the cost isn't worth the parts. And they fail so easily.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Too much computer stuff. My dad used to say about a broken car "If it's mechanical, whack it and voila".

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35 Great Things That Have Aged Like Milk Yahoo answers lol it's dead now but it used to be fun kind of like reddit but then later on karens took over... couldn't even ask a simple question about cooking or anything innocent without getting a lecture

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That reference picture though... I don't want to know what happened in that interaction...

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#32

35 Great Things That Have Aged Like Milk Disney I always loved dark gothic disney cartoons Now its just rubbery overproduced cheesy stuffs only.

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#33

Action movies....too many CGI

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's because the stunts/wardrobe/makeup etc departments have unions, but CGI is run like a sweatshop so it's cheaper

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News media, not saying "great" but it used to function

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Totally agree that the news media has died. It is ALL opinion, telling people what to think, sprinkled liberally with emotional blackmail. Now I have to read various sites and piece together common threads to find the truth

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35 Great Things That Have Aged Like Milk Nickelodeon

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So true ... Rocko's Modern Life alone is better than anything running there today.

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