Trends come and go, and though some of them will reappear in a fit of nostalgia in a couple of decades, others we’ll look back on and wonder, “What were we thinking?” Recently, user aminz1997 asked over on Reddit, “What’s a modern trend that you’re 100% sure people will cringe at in 10 years?” Here are 31 of the things people think we’re totally going to regret:
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“The TikTok influencer ‘accent’ and those artificial-looking hand movements they do.”
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“Having tons of abbreviations. When it’s every word and barely readable, it drives me insane. ‘oml ts pmo fr gng’ should not be a sentence.”
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“Making a living off posting your kids on social media.”
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“Everything being a journey now. ‘Weight loss journey,’ ‘parenting journey.’ What’s next? ‘Bathroom journey?’ ‘Getting dressed journey?’ ‘Letting the dog outside journey?'”
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“The constant gambling ads. I think we’ll look back on them the same way we do cigarette ads now.”
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“Buying $1000 iPhones for children in fifth grade, and if not fifth grade, then for sure by sixth grade.”
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“That thing where people go to Turkey to get their teeth shaven down into little nubs, then get fake teeth [veneers] put in. I don’t know a lot about it, but people are already regretting it, and I’m sure a lot of the people who get this will be wearing dentures much younger than they should be.”
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“Cutsey censorship terms for something that is otherwise very serious. For example, ‘PDF file.'”
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“Instagram tourism, I hope. I begged someone to please pick up a travel guide the next time they visit and not rely solely on social media and overly doctored images. It’s impossible to manage those expectations.”
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“In 20 years, no one will admit to voting for Trump, and they’ll be calling him a New York Democrat. Just like you can’t find anyone these days who will admit to having supported the Iraq war.”
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“The obsession with ‘beige aesthetic’ everything.”
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“I think the filming of everything and sharing it. It just became so popular, and cameras are everywhere. People film every stupid little thing, but eventually, that will get boring, and only certain quality video media will be appreciated.”
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“So easily giving up your privacy and data. The idea that your fridge and temperature gauge can spy on you is wild. Cameras that are easily hacked (yes, yours are, too), and recording your family all the time? It’s 1984, and you pay for it too!”
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“Our dopamine addicted society. I believe people will look back and be like, ‘Wow, did people really spend three hours of their day doomscrolling?’ I feel there will be some sort of regulation or education on dopamine management from apps, much like we do with drugs today.”
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“Gonna get flamed for this, but barrel jeans. I hate how I look in them, and I don’t think they look good on anyone, not even on a runway. No, this is not about body shapes. It’s about high fashion being a thing that doesn’t always translate to streetwear.”
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And finally, “Redpill bullshit. Please, Universe, I am begging.”
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