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Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024

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Every day, some annoyance begs the question, “How is this still a thing?” From superfluous charges attached to normal transactions to absolutely predatory social media stars, there is a long list of norms that are way beyond their expiration date. So the new year is a good time to sit down and take stock.

Someone asked the internet “What should die in 2024?” and folks shared all the things that need to remain in the past. So get comfortable as you read through, upvote your favorite examples, and share what you hope is going to finally die out this year in the comments section below.

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#1

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, being a f*****g subscription.

3rdFloorFolklore , Karolina Grabowska Report

Final score:

348points

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#2

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 Pop up ads that don't permit you to "x" out for like ten seconds. I've left many sites for that reason.

Lulinda726 , Greta Hoffman Report

Final score:

348points

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#3

The practice of businesses laying off thousands of employees because the company is "needing to make difficult choices" and "cutting the fat" while giving CEOs millions in bonuses.

Exelbirth Report

Final score:

309points

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#4

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 Influencers

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Final score:

295points

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#5

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 Having to put in payment info for a "Free Trial" so it'll just auto-renew and start charging you once your free trial is over.

OrdinaryInformation , Darina Belonogova Report

Final score:

283points

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#6

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 Cancer. F**k you, cancer.

TheGreatGamer1389 , Thirdman Report

Final score:

264points

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#7

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 Spinning the iPad around asking for a tip when all you did was take/pull up my order

umbusi , Christiann Koepke Report

Final score:

262points

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#8

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 War

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Final score:

246points

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#9

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 Family vloggers

EarthAcceptable8123 , MART PRODUCTION Report

Final score:

242points

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#10

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 Old politicians. Let’s start fresh. Pretty sure they’re past their expiration date anyways.

sarilysims , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Final score:

236points

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#11

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 Telling me your life story when I’m only there for the recipe.
Everything becoming a subscription
Everyone begging for a tip
Lastly: HOAs

NerdInLurkingArmor , Anna Shvets Report

Final score:

230points

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#12

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 Obsolescence being built into things, electronics especially.

Rent being so damn high.

Groceries being so damn expensive.

Having too much month left at the end of my money.

TheBeardsley1 , Ketut Subiyanto Report

Final score:

224points

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#13

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 auto-playing videos on websites

Dorie_Berger , Joshua Miranda Report

Final score:

205points

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#14

Prank YouTube channels that are clearly meant to embarrass or harass people just trying to go about their day

Burglin_7Vrd5 Report

Final score:

202points

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#15

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 Tipping in America

Captainorbeez , Tom Tillhub Report

Final score:

194points

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#16

The teeny tiny X in the corner of ads. Every other mm takes you to the purchase page.

EveryPartyHasAPooper Report

Final score:

190points

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#17

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 Having to constantly tell websites you're OK with cookies

hardyflashier , Parker Byrd Report

Final score:

189points

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#18

The idea that anything can be labeled “hate speech” simply because it “offends” someone.

LoveThatDaddy Report

Final score:

181points

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#19

Andrew Tate

Automatic-Complex663 Report

Final score:

175points

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#20

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 High Cost of Healthcare

RollItMyWay , Pavel Danilyuk Report

Final score:

171points

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#21

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 Private companies investing in single family housing.

beartran , Kindel Media Report

Final score:

170points

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#22

Medical bankruptcy or being unable to access lifesaving care because you aren’t rich enough or are in the wrong country/province/part of the world.

EnaicSage Report

Final score:

169points

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#23

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 Ticketmaster

distractionsgalore , nerdy girl Report

Final score:

157points

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#24

People “self-diagnosing” themselves as “autistic” or “neurodivergent.” Just because you’re quirky and have poor social skills Claiming to advocate for other “autistics” while denying the severity of symptoms of those with level 3 autism who don’t have the ability to create a TikTok to advocate for themselves..

SnooFloofs9030 Report

Final score:

148points

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#25

Unskipable Ads.

FarConsideration8423 Report

Final score:

141points

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#26

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 Predatory Prank videos

Tjalfe , cottonbro studio Report

Final score:

135points

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#27

Fentanyl. I had an 18 year old niece who died from taking a pill she thought was a painkiller, but it was fentanyl and she was gone in 20 minutes. Her "friends" did nothing to help her. Nobody was charged for her death even though they knew who the drug dealer was.

Talk to your kids about fentanyl! No family should have to go through this nightmare.

mothraegg Report

Final score:

135points

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#28

Murder and hate and racism

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Final score:

133points

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#29

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 YouTube ads being 2 days long

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Final score:

126points

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#30

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 ALS. F**k you ALS, you cruel disease

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#31

Citizens United and pay to play politcians

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Final score:

121points

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#32

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 MLMs.

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Final score:

111points

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#33

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 Cancel culture

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Final score:

108points

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#34

Making movies/shows that check boxes for a message rather than writing a good story

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Final score:

107points

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#35

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 Ads everywhere, paying subscriptions for news services Edit: adding subscription services for things you actually own

allisongivler replied:
"I can’t even look at a recipe without 50 ads and a video popping up.

kiingof15 , Anna Tarazevich Report

Final score:

104points

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#36

Inflation and high housing costs. A nice dual death.

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Final score:

104points

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#37

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 Having to pay a convenience fee to pay rent

HeWhomLaughsLast , Karolina Grabowska Report

Final score:

100points

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#38

Convenience fees

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Final score:

98points

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#39

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 The insane amount of youtube ads

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Final score:

90points

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#40

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 Unfinished games being released at full price.

rhaegar21 , RDNE Stock project Report

Final score:

88points

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French Diver’s “Jewels” In Tight Swimming Trunks Become Talk Of The Town At Olympics

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#41

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 Bed bugs

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88points

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#42

COVID-19 and its variants

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85points

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#43

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 Housing crisis

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81points

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#44

Federal prohibition of cannabis

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#45

Reaction videos.

Final score:

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#46

The scam of inflation.

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Final score:

59points

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#47

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 Booking fees for live shows

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Final score:

57points

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#48

Mosquitoes! Seriously, how have we not hunted those things into extinction yet?!

I know I know, some asshat will comment they are a vital part of the food chain and serve a purpose.

I’m talking more specifically about the species that bites humans. I have no problem with the other ones!

Maleficent-Winter187 Report

Final score:

50points

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#49

Cyber Panhandling

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33points

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#50

Broccoli hairstyle

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#51

Out With The Old: 50 Things That Need To Be Retired In 2024 Subscription to dating apps.

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HellyHacka 10 months ago

BP is on this list for me in 2024. I have loved it for some years, but 2023 has been close to depressing reading the comments section. It used to reliably be a beautiful, supportive community that encouraged diverse views while not tolerating hate. There's happier places to be. Wishing you all well.

17points

DB 10 months ago

I started coming here in 2023. The first thing I noticed was how left leaning BP is and how any opposing view is brutally attacked. The second thing I noticed was how blatantly anti-American many of the posts are. The third thing I noticed was the propensity for male bashing. Yet I continue coming here mostly because it's like watching a train wreck in slow motion.

5points

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r0cketmom 10 months ago

For me as well but for a different reason - the ad videos that automatically play with sound. I will miss BP.

5points

Faramir10 10 months ago

I scroll through A LOT of posts - especially the AITA ones.

0points

Willy B Hardigan 10 months ago

Then go away no one cares and this place has never had diverse views if dont tow the line of liberal horseshit you get downvoted and banned

-1point

Flora Porter 10 months ago

People using mental health labels maliciously to dismiss someone with a different opinion. Stop and think about how you're reinforcing stigma for genuine sufferers (and it's just bullying). Hate it. Also the Karen thing. Veiled ageist misogyny that's mainly about cancelling menopausal women.

11points

XenoMurph 10 months ago

The Karen thing is about behaviour, not demographics.

7points

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Dutchman Callypso 10 months ago

I hope BP changes for the better in 2024.The content here used to be diverse. Now almost all that gets posted is AITAs, TikToks rewritten as articles and endless boomer lists of everything that's wrong with this and that. It's getting really tiring... I used to love this site.

8points

Jude Laskowski 10 months ago

Also, tired of the USA trashing by people who don't live and WORK here.

-1point

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Roxy222uk 10 months ago

One thing I've learnt from this is a lot of people need to spend less time online/on their phone and they'd be a lot happier, LOL.

3points

Dillon Sizemore 10 months ago

The problem with this is spending time on the internet is usually very cheap and easy compared to other forms of entertainment so to a certain point the worse off you are the more time you spend on it and this just spirals or they are on break at work so already in a negative space.

1point

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Racing Tadpole 10 months ago

The ads on this site that I have to close the whole app to get rid of....

2points

TheElementalGod️️ (He/him) 10 months ago

"Note: this post originally had 51 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes." OH COME ON, BP! IT'S ONE MORE THING! STOP CUTTING OFF ONE THING!

1point

JO ANN BARTON 10 months ago

Daylight Savings Time!!

1point

JO ANN BARTON 10 months ago

Having to pay NOT to see ads!!! Infuriating!!!!!

1point

Mike F 10 months ago

Polarized politics.

1point

Doodles1983 10 months ago

Using “equality” incorrectly. Giving everyone a book in English is equal. Doesn’t mean everyone can access it! Give them the book in native tongue. And everyone can access it! Equitably. Acknowledging our differences should not be a crime, nor should honouring them! Disrespecting them is the problem!

1point

XenoMurph 10 months ago

Deja vu. I feel like I have seen a variation of this list like 3 times in the last month.

1point

Zaphod 10 months ago

Deja vu. I feel like I have seen a variation of this list like 3 times in the last month.

1point

myyke haak 10 months ago

tik tok. i have never used the app but am constantly bombarded by tik tok content everywhere. and twitter/musk/X. over it.

0points

JO ANN BARTON 10 months ago

High interest rates.

0points

Justme 10 months ago

For-profit prisons

0points

Al Joy 10 months ago

Airplane Karen and Kevin's

0points

Shelley DuVal 10 months ago

What really needs to go is the way we humans are polluting this planet.

-1point

zovjraar me 10 months ago

where is the 40 hr work week? let's get rid of that and make anything over 30 hrs overtime. let's also raise the minimum wage to $18/hr so people have a chance to, you know... live?

-1point

Dutchman Callypso 10 months ago

This comment has been deleted.

-1point

WonderWoman 10 months ago

Republicans in USA need to be over and done with, they are destroying a nation, and if they manage to actually overthrow the usa, they are on to the world! They will come for everyone.

-1point

DB 10 months ago

Unless the Democrats beat them to it.

4points

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HellyHacka 10 months ago

BP is on this list for me in 2024. I have loved it for some years, but 2023 has been close to depressing reading the comments section. It used to reliably be a beautiful, supportive community that encouraged diverse views while not tolerating hate. There's happier places to be. Wishing you all well.

17points

DB 10 months ago

I started coming here in 2023. The first thing I noticed was how left leaning BP is and how any opposing view is brutally attacked. The second thing I noticed was how blatantly anti-American many of the posts are. The third thing I noticed was the propensity for male bashing. Yet I continue coming here mostly because it's like watching a train wreck in slow motion.

5points

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r0cketmom 10 months ago

For me as well but for a different reason - the ad videos that automatically play with sound. I will miss BP.

5points

Faramir10 10 months ago

I scroll through A LOT of posts - especially the AITA ones.

0points

Willy B Hardigan 10 months ago

Then go away no one cares and this place has never had diverse views if dont tow the line of liberal horseshit you get downvoted and banned

-1point

Flora Porter 10 months ago

People using mental health labels maliciously to dismiss someone with a different opinion. Stop and think about how you're reinforcing stigma for genuine sufferers (and it's just bullying). Hate it. Also the Karen thing. Veiled ageist misogyny that's mainly about cancelling menopausal women.

11points

XenoMurph 10 months ago

The Karen thing is about behaviour, not demographics.

7points

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Dutchman Callypso 10 months ago

I hope BP changes for the better in 2024.The content here used to be diverse. Now almost all that gets posted is AITAs, TikToks rewritten as articles and endless boomer lists of everything that's wrong with this and that. It's getting really tiring... I used to love this site.

8points

Jude Laskowski 10 months ago

Also, tired of the USA trashing by people who don't live and WORK here.

-1point

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Roxy222uk 10 months ago

One thing I've learnt from this is a lot of people need to spend less time online/on their phone and they'd be a lot happier, LOL.

3points

Dillon Sizemore 10 months ago

The problem with this is spending time on the internet is usually very cheap and easy compared to other forms of entertainment so to a certain point the worse off you are the more time you spend on it and this just spirals or they are on break at work so already in a negative space.

1point

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Racing Tadpole 10 months ago

The ads on this site that I have to close the whole app to get rid of....

2points

TheElementalGod️️ (He/him) 10 months ago

"Note: this post originally had 51 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes." OH COME ON, BP! IT'S ONE MORE THING! STOP CUTTING OFF ONE THING!

1point

JO ANN BARTON 10 months ago

Daylight Savings Time!!

1point

JO ANN BARTON 10 months ago

Having to pay NOT to see ads!!! Infuriating!!!!!

1point

Mike F 10 months ago

Polarized politics.

1point

Doodles1983 10 months ago

Using “equality” incorrectly. Giving everyone a book in English is equal. Doesn’t mean everyone can access it! Give them the book in native tongue. And everyone can access it! Equitably. Acknowledging our differences should not be a crime, nor should honouring them! Disrespecting them is the problem!

1point

XenoMurph 10 months ago

Deja vu. I feel like I have seen a variation of this list like 3 times in the last month.

1point

Zaphod 10 months ago

Deja vu. I feel like I have seen a variation of this list like 3 times in the last month.

1point

myyke haak 10 months ago

tik tok. i have never used the app but am constantly bombarded by tik tok content everywhere. and twitter/musk/X. over it.

0points

JO ANN BARTON 10 months ago

High interest rates.

0points

Justme 10 months ago

For-profit prisons

0points

Al Joy 10 months ago

Airplane Karen and Kevin's

0points

Shelley DuVal 10 months ago

What really needs to go is the way we humans are polluting this planet.

-1point

zovjraar me 10 months ago

where is the 40 hr work week? let's get rid of that and make anything over 30 hrs overtime. let's also raise the minimum wage to $18/hr so people have a chance to, you know... live?

-1point

Dutchman Callypso 10 months ago

This comment has been deleted.

-1point

WonderWoman 10 months ago

Republicans in USA need to be over and done with, they are destroying a nation, and if they manage to actually overthrow the usa, they are on to the world! They will come for everyone.

-1point

DB 10 months ago

Unless the Democrats beat them to it.

4points

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