Times change and so do the generations of people. Things that everyone would take for granted are long gone. Like the days when passengers would casually smoke on flights, and when driving drunk was nothing to surprise anyone.
Similarly, people lose interest in things that were once a quintessential part of their lives. Like, television. Today, however, much of it has turned online, for better or worse.
This Ask Reddit thread is shedding light on things from the past that have lost their respect over time and now are a mere shadow of what they used to be. “What was once highly respected that is now a complete joke?” someone asked and the illuminating responses starting rolling in one by one.
Below we wrapped up the most interesting ones, so let us know in the comments if you agree or not!
#1
The Guinness Book of World Records
Once a well-established and professional collection of every impressive human feat, now a quick ego boost for rich kids that have barely enough talent to balance an egg on their forehead for 15 seconds on a July Afternoon at exactly 11:55 AM while wearing a Hello Kitty onesie
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#2
Hobbies. I am a hobbyist musician, and will never try to make money off of my music. I simply enjoy creating it with zero expectations.
Hustle culture ruined a lot of that because now every time I share my music with people, it turns into a conversation about monetization or how I’m wasting my time on something. It’s hard to even find likeminded people who want to collaborate without it turning into some big thing.
Time enjoyed is not time wasted.
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#3
Dr. Martens‘ Boots.
A British institution, you bought a pair, they lasted for years. Alas, „private equity“ got involved, manufacturing was sent offshore, and the quality went down like a submarine.
You are better off buying a pair of boots from the company that used to make them for DM, than a „genuine“ pair of DMs nowadays, their quality is a shadow of what it once was.
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#4
The food pyramid
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#5
The History Channel, The Learning Channel, MTV…
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#6
McAfee antivirus
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#7
Staying at a job out of loyalty.
#8
People are going to reflexively deny its initial popularity, but Facebook. It even used its exclusivity as its primary marketing tool during its initial launch only for colleges.
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#9
Working in the educational system. Being a teacher still sounds worthy of respect, but working as one is a joke. Kids are free to do whatever they want, you’re barely allowed to punish bad behaviour in any way, school politics stop from changing anything, parents always blame you etc.
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#10
“We are a family here” said by anyone who isnt your family.
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#11
Healthcare! I’ve been in it 20 years it’s changed so much. It’s a joke. I’m in USA so….it’s just gotten more corporate.
#12
The Supreme Court.
#13
Netflix originals
#14
Elon Musk
#15
Bank managers. They used to have serious power in local communities. Now they have to be glorified customer service reps a lot of the time
#16
Most celebrities tbh
#17
Blizzard, the video game company.
#18
Craftsman Tools
#19
The US Postal Service. A decades long campaign to smear their reputation coupled with legislation designed to cripple the service has turned them from the reason Santa Claus isn’t institutionalized in *Miracle and 34th Street* to a comedians punching bag. And yeah, last time I went to the post office the service was terribly slow, but they had one window open in a building with five windows. Seemed kind of understaffed.
#20
News anchor people.
#21
Air travel
#22
Quora before it turned into the new Yahoo! Answers
#23
OSHA. Not even their fault either. There’s been so much lobbying against them that the red tape is so insane that they can’t effectively regulate workers exposure to toxic chemicals.
#24
The American Flag, as an U.S. citizen. I know this will ring different to different people, but when I used to come across the flag it was usually displayed to show respect and pride. Now when I see it out in public, it’s usually tied to some slobbish a*****e who has it attached to their truck bed, or slaps offensive bumper stickers that mix the flag with some s****y slogan. I feel like most the times I come across the flag now, it’s being used by an a*****e to express F**k You.
#25
Levi’s blue jeans.
They used to last forever, now I’m lucky to get a year out of them. They always fail in the same spot too. No idea why but I’m not alone online about this.
I bought a pair of Lucky jeans on a deal. Never had a pair of them before. Now they just might be my new favorite.
#26
Sears.
#27
Blackberry (RIM)
#28
Journalists, and no this isn’t some right wing fake news thing. Consumerism has turned hard-hitting journalism into clickbait b******t because that’s the only way they can turn a profit anymore. There’s still real journalists out there but no new ones are being born, very sad.
#29
Wells Fargo
#30
The three branches of US Govt.
Also, accountability and leadership
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