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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. 

#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

#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

#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.

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James016
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My company went the other way and made some senior executives redundant. That way they keep the frontline staff who deal with clients.

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#4

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

AltruisticPops , Ron Lach Report

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Bobert Robertson
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hate them all you want, they wouldn't exist if there wasn't demand. Don't blame them, blame our lousy society

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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

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Milady Blue
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Then, a lot of them like to make it next to impossible to cancel that "free" trial.

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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

#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

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Bobert Robertson
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What happened that fast food restaurants now demand tips... tipping at a full service restaurant I'm cool with, if the wait staff deserves it, but fast food is crazy. Honestly surprised retail stores aren't doing this too.

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#8

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

neluxa , Specna Arms Report

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Rostit. .
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Republicans need to get their collective heads out of putins a*****e and pass unfettered funding for defeating Russia. Glory to Ukraine!

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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

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Valerie Valenta
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some old, out of touch, rich mummified white guy shouldn't be deciding for us poor, hardworking, struggling Americans

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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

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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

#13

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

Dorie_Berger , Joshua Miranda Report

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K Davis
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a mini heart attack anytime I'm in public like on a train etc and on a website that could do this. Being deaf I'm so worried a video will start playing and I won't notice and just subject everyone around me to some random advert, I spend half my time browsing either checking my phone is properly on silent or feeling my speakers for vibration!

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#14

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

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Mona Storck
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10 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is disgusting. They should be arrested for every video.

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#16

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

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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

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#18

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

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Jen Samara
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10 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A good speech would usually offend someone because a good speech states the truth...and the truth isn't always unicorns and rainbows. Someone will definitely get offended by this truth...

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#20

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

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Porribix
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is worse because its third world countries paying aswell.

MarsFKA
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Universal health care is so difficult that only thirty-two of the worlds thirty-three most developed nation have been able to implement it.

Hi!
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Like even in Pakistan. The health care was introduced for free healthcare for farmers and other families living under the poverty line.

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Paul Gerrard
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Free in many countries. Americans seem to think free basic healthcare is communism.

Gypsy Lee
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When your health care is For Profit it's not For People.

celeste hall
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And the poor quality that high cost brings far to often for us others

TotallyNOTAFox
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe in the USA - My last hospital trip with two screenings and a 7 day stay with food and medicine treatment was around 3.700€. I only had to pay 70€ (10€ per day). Now compare that to hospital bills in the USA for even staying 2 days in

Sugar Shack
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It all depends on the quality of your insurance which is, sadly, too often tied to your employment. We are fortunate that my wife has amazing insurance from her employer... for now. Some day it will end though.

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Jude Laskowski
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Who's going to pay for the doctors, nurses, techs, etc.? Do you want to get an MRI tomorrow or in a month?

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You mean the high cost of healthcare to YOU PERSONALLY vs to society via government funding.

Limey
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sorry… the US system costs society and the government a great deal, considering the number of people without adequate (or any) insurance who need care.

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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

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Alexandra
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Housing should primarily be in the hands of the state, not private companies. Everyone needs to live somewhere and for a society it's better to have it's members live in a home rather than on the streets with all the other problems attached to it. Private companies can play a role in the higher segments of housing, but everyone should be able to live under a roof.

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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.

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Ruivo
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How f*ucked up is that the US has put their medical care behind a paywall? Not even Admiral asking to allow ads...

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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..

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K Davis
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Level 3? There are levels? I'm actually diagnosed autistic and had no idea there were levels? Spent most of my working life working with children with autism too and never come across levels there either?

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#25

Unskipable Ads.

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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

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Rostit. .
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Collectively we all should lash out against then. Report the videos. Don't share them etc

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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.

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Jen Samara
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm sorry for your loss, especially that the "friends" did not even care.

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#28

Murder and hate and racism

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K M
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This should be higher. See also: bigotry homophobia transphobia etc

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#31

Citizens United and pay to play politcians

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Tamra
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wish this was higher. This has been singularly destructive in our country (US).

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#33

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

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Ruivo
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cancelling people/stuff is not the problem - I'm all for f**k ups having consequences. The problem is outrage culture, where people find more and more stuff to be outraged about, even (or especially) vicariously (i.e. people offended by stuff that don't even relates to them)

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#34

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

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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

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Philler Space
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And if they absolutely positively must pop up, load everything at once so that the page doesn't jump down just as I tap the screen!

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#36

Inflation and high housing costs. A nice dual death.

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Pittsburgh rare
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The housing problem worldwide needs to be tackled NOW if anything because we're pushing people to situations where they have nothing left to lose, and that is the immediate step before violence (tho this old fart wouldn't mind seeing the streets burning if that instilled a bit of fear and empathy in our governments)

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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.

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#42

COVID-19 and its variants

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Jared Robinson
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nah, cause 40% didn't get the vaccine and a whopping 85% that is EIGHTY FIVE F*****G PERCENT of people don't wash their hands after using a public restroom. These two things alone have cause Covid to be a forever virus. Wash your f*****g hands people.

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#43

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

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K M
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just saw yesterday that there are more vacant houses in America than homeless people :(

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#44

Federal prohibition of cannabis

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AngelWingsYT
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amazing how cannabis is banned cause "omg its super addictive and dangerous" when its not yet prescribed painkillers, tobacco, and alcohol all of which are highly addictive and dangerous are AOK 🤦🏼‍♀️

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#45

Reaction videos.

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AngelWingsYT
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If its done right. The reactor crediting the video (and linking the og video) being genuine reactions (not faked) and not being mean (knowing the difference btwn being critical and just plain rude)

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#46

The scam of inflation.

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iseefractals
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's not a scam, the majority of people just don't understand how the economy works.

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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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#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!

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Jared Robinson
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

F**k mosquitos. But I did hear rumors of a malaria vaccine so that's a HUGE f*****g win.

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#49

Cyber Panhandling

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#50

Broccoli hairstyle

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