The U.S. is home to tens of millions of baby boomers who are still going strong, but now that the youngest members of that generation are 60, those numbers will be shrinking faster. And as that generation gets smaller and smaller, some things that are common now will slowly fade away. A Reddit post has people calling those out by asking, “What is likely to die along with the baby boomers generation?”
Some of the 15-thousand responses are snarky, others are pretty grim and these are some of the best:
- “TEXT MESSAGES AND FACEBOOK POSTS IN ALL CAPS. -LOVE, GRANDMA”
- “Timeshares”
- “Harley Davidson”
- “‘I hate my wife’ humor.”
- “What we think of as their wealth. That’s not going to come to us. It’s going to go to the hospitals, to the assisted living facilities, the nursing homes and all the healthcare things that are slowly sucking us dry.”
- “Saying the date and time when leaving a voicemail. Also, voicemails.”
- “Affordable, well made appliances that will last a lifetime.”
- “‘Salads’ whose primary ingredient is jello and/or whipped cream.”
- “Elvis fandom. Attendance at Graceland has been steadily declining for years because his boomer fans are dying off.”
- “cursive writing and maybe phone books… oh, and the idea of sticking with one job for 40 years”
- “AOL email addresses”
- “Physical Checks”
- “‘Reader's Digest’ magazine”
- “95% of politicians”
- “Fancy unused china sets”
- “Formal living rooms”
- “Emails with the subject line Fw:Fw:Fw:”
- “Leaving an inheritance for your kids/grandkids”
- “Hallmark stores”
Source: Reddit
Scott's Thoughts:
- There are still phone books coming out today?
- Most of that stuff on the list is already pretty much gone isn't it?
- If we don't have politicians, who will run our government?