10 People Predict Things We Do Now That Future Generations Could Be REALLY Appalled By

Vasudha Sabharwal

Can you imagine a life without light? Or wait, that’s too extreme. Can you imagine one without the Internet or cell phones? Back when the moon landing was only a fantasy, there were things (we do now) that could exist in the wildest dreams of the past generations. But perhaps this is a pattern. Perhaps, 1000 years from now, our ways of the world will become obsolete and may come across as scandalous to future generations.

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Well, people online are discussing exactly those things that they think — if not hope — would turn obsolete. Redditor u/SixandNoQuarter posed this question on r/AskReddit community, and the answers are worth looking at.

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1. “Post your childrens’ lives online!”

– tetrisqueen_15

2. “Being attached to a plastic rectangle with a glass screen almost 24/7. Once I went to a school that was almost completely silent during lunch break because every kid was playing something on their phones or watching some tiktok/Instagram on earphones.”

– vksdann

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3. “The way we treat cancer, hopefully.”

– Stummi

4. “Pollute the shit out of our oceans.”

– HairyChest69

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5. “Living without a cure for flu and cold.”

– theassassintherapist

6. “Manually browsing the Internet, using keyboards. In a few years, you’ll ask the AI for information and that’s it”

– ReasonableBear5084

7. “Single-use plastic water bottles.”

– telemon5

8. “How often we have to charge things that we use. Seems like we’ll have better energy sources for personal devices that don’t require daily charging.”

– alligatorcree

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9. “12-hour shifts. Especially for healthcare workers.”

– SignatureOutside8432

10. “Spending most of your time working. I really hope future generations get more leisure time than we do because having to work 9+ hours a day to stay afloat just doesn’t leave much time/energy for much else. I’m tired of fitting all my relationships, hobbies, joys, etc, in the margins of my life.”

– DearestComrade

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I see flying cars and holographic video calls in a not-so-distant future. Perhaps, 5000 years from now, our way of living appears berserk to then-humanity. Or, humankind has found another planet and life we know as it doesn’t exist on Earth. Okay, I’ve become too far-fetched.

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