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Dontgetmurdered_78 , gilleslambert Report

“Being Able To Fix Things Yourself”: 30 Things Young People Find Odd That Used To Be Normal Not being accessible all the time. Just because I have a cellphone doesnt mean I want to answer it at the supermarket, or while cooking dinner. Or while driving. Thats cool that my boss checks emails in his tesla driving 20 mins to work but I would rather not. I need a break

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312points

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blixten1982 1 year ago

Before cell phones, if someone didn't answer the phone we'd just say, "Oh, they're not home," and that was normal. Nowadays, I wish it was just as normal to say, "Oh, they're not answering their phone," and just leave it at that.

133points

“Being Able To Fix Things Yourself”: 30 Things Young People Find Odd That Used To Be Normal Classes in high school like wood shop, home economics, culinary, machine shop, etc and just trade school training in general for those who don’t want to go to college.

faithle97 , baileyal3xander Report

Final score:

301points

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sofacushionfort 1 year ago

US: standardized test scores are tied to funding, so no time for skill development (either manual or critical thinking). Kids learn that life is only about obedience to ham-fisted metrics analysis.

100points

We reached out to the Reddit user who posed the question, "What things are seen as weird by the younger generation that we need to normalize again?" and lucky for us, u/Kvassalskaren55 was happy to have a chat with Bored Panda.

As far as what inspired him to start this conversation, he shared that he was just bored on a Saturday and decided to post something on Reddit. "I thought of a question to post in r/askreddit, but I had no idea that it would get this popular," the OP shared.

“Being Able To Fix Things Yourself”: 30 Things Young People Find Odd That Used To Be Normal Can we re-normalize using headphones while listening to music or watching videos in public? Please? I should be able to study on campus without having to listen to someone else's s**t. I can't even go to the campus library without someone blasting their s**t.

NerdyNina221B , dollargill Report

Final score:

300points

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El Dee 1 year ago

Obviously not old enough to remember 'ghetto blasters' (yup, REALLY called that) These were extremely large radio cassettes with big speakers played at full volume everywhere from the 70s onwards until personal stereos became a thing. Before that it was 'portable wireless radios' These go back to the early 60s. Again, people have ALWAYS been a******s..

119points

“Being Able To Fix Things Yourself”: 30 Things Young People Find Odd That Used To Be Normal Being able to fix things yourself-sew hems and small holes, fix a toilet or garbage disposal, etc

silkentab Report

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280points

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D20 Games 1 year ago (edited)

We NEED to bring back home economics and wood shop as required classes in high school or middle school for ALL students. This would help so many young adults get their first steps in basic life skills.

155points

We were also curious what Kvassalskaren55 would answer to his own question. "I think we should normalize talking to each other more," he shared. "I think today’s generation is missing out on getting to know people face to face. You never know who is behind the screen, it could be anyone."

On the other hand, the OP is appreciative that homophobia has become much less socially acceptable. "Everyone should be able to love whoever they want without facing backlash," he told Bored Panda.

“Being Able To Fix Things Yourself”: 30 Things Young People Find Odd That Used To Be Normal Not having everything you do in public recorded.

Two random people arguing? Gotta record it.

Bad car wreck? Don't help. record.

Natural disaster? Don't run, stay and document it until someone has to rescue you, then get the rescue for maximum likes.

Deitaphobia , sebenrique12 Report

Final score:

271points

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blixten1982 1 year ago

Same with concerts. I don't understand how people can't just watch a concert and enjoy it. Does anyone ever go back and watch their phone footage anyway?

117points

“Being Able To Fix Things Yourself”: 30 Things Young People Find Odd That Used To Be Normal Affordable housing.

Aberrant17 , paralitik Report

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259points

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keyboardtek 1 year ago

Wall Street investors have been buying up housing all over the country just to make money on excessive rents and the tight housing market, which they contributed to making.

41points

As far as his thoughts on the responses to his post, Kvassalskaren55 says he agreed with many of them. "There were a few that surprised me," he noted. "Those were the ones where people said that they were tired of people thinking that they are available at all times. That they need a break."

“Being Able To Fix Things Yourself”: 30 Things Young People Find Odd That Used To Be Normal Having the decency and manners to verbally cancel plans or say you’ll be late in a timely fashion that’s respectful of the other person’s time and effort, instead of framing ghosting people as some kind cute personality quirk.

glurbleblurble , korneevamaha Report

Final score:

243points

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sofacushionfort 1 year ago

Being stood up or ditched on a date are as old as dating itself, but the RSVP was a contract that could only be violated at the peril of never receiving any future invitations

67points

“Being Able To Fix Things Yourself”: 30 Things Young People Find Odd That Used To Be Normal Being quiet at the movies.

moonbeamcrazyeyes , jakehills Report

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231points

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hwatinternation 1 year ago

It's still very normal where I am.

76points

#10

Actually owning the things you buy. Having the right to tinker with your devices.

EntityDistance Report

Final score:

228points

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Mike Fitzpatrick 1 year ago

Too damned many companies jumping on the product as a service bandwagon and it needs to stop. For instance, you pay (typically dearly) for a option on your new car, but you then need to pay a fee/subscription to use it? Not in this world, that's absurd.

77points

#11

“Being Able To Fix Things Yourself”: 30 Things Young People Find Odd That Used To Be Normal Not having social media. Apparently now not being on whatever sites is a red flag.

prawie_seler , ademay Report

Final score:

209points

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BoredPamda 1 year ago

I just respect people who don't have it. I wish I could quit it

80points

#12

“Being Able To Fix Things Yourself”: 30 Things Young People Find Odd That Used To Be Normal Repairing and looking after clothes and shoes!

Green-Escape2 , photogasan Report

Final score:

191points

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Maggie 1 year ago

And stop the piles of clothes going to landfill. Throwaway culture needs to cease.

91points

#13

“Being Able To Fix Things Yourself”: 30 Things Young People Find Odd That Used To Be Normal Being able to handle the slightest bit of social interaction. I’ve met some Gen Z who damn near have panic attacks when making a call for delivery, let alone speaking to people they don’t know in public. Some seem to think every interaction with a stranger is potentially life threatening. The anxiety levels in that generation are off the charts.

Eodbatman , lazizli Report

Final score:

190points

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Sunshine Lady 1 year ago

I find the introvert memes tendency horrifying and relatable at the same time. Being an introvert myself I understand the struggle, but it seems to me it's getting worse and worse, triggering anxiety if you just let it be your lifestyle.

90points

#14

“Being Able To Fix Things Yourself”: 30 Things Young People Find Odd That Used To Be Normal Knowing how to cook, even if that knowledge exists so you don't starve.

BrunoDeeSeL , conscious_design Report

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180points

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Daniel Atkins 1 year ago

Agree knowing how to cook is a learnable skill you don’t need to be a chef.

76points

#15

“Being Able To Fix Things Yourself”: 30 Things Young People Find Odd That Used To Be Normal I feel like u can't just talk to random people anymore. No one seems approachable. My mum talks to anyone wether she knows them or not. I notice alotnof the older generations are much more open to random chit chat

cgarnett1988 , shanerounce Report

Final score:

178points

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hwatinternation 1 year ago

Some people just don't want to be bothered when they're trying to go about their day.

71points

#16

“Being Able To Fix Things Yourself”: 30 Things Young People Find Odd That Used To Be Normal The hustle culture needs to go. We need to normalize working while keeling in touch with family and friends, not working yourself to death. Also, how about lowering house price, eh? It’s a dwelling, not a money making machine.

johnjonjoe , priscilladupreez Report

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168points

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Rose the Cook 1 year ago

A house used to be a home not an investment for profit. It annoys me when real estate agents talk about selling a home, it is the house not the home being sold.

48points

#17

“Being Able To Fix Things Yourself”: 30 Things Young People Find Odd That Used To Be Normal Pensions. The ability for current and future generations to retire.

takescoffeeblack Report

Final score:

165points

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Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago

All that has happened is the companies have shifted the risk from them to you. If you can get such good returns, they can too. Of course in most plans you do not contribute. Just more evidence of poor money management on their part, and how criminal underfunding is.

18points

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#23

“Being Able To Fix Things Yourself”: 30 Things Young People Find Odd That Used To Be Normal Taking your clothes to a tailor instead of getting new clothes

Appropriate-Canary60 , pecmen Report

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102points

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Daniel Atkins 1 year ago

Outside of large cities where does one find a tailor?

49points

#24

“Being Able To Fix Things Yourself”: 30 Things Young People Find Odd That Used To Be Normal That individuals matter, not what groups people can be pegged as belonging to.

Common-Wish-2227 , reka Report

Final score:

101points

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

This is only true of individualist (ie western) culture. In Africa our community is the most important thing.

23points

Keira Pendragon 1 year ago

I think the OP means that the person matters - not what box you can shove them in to so that you can forget they're a person. ie- it's not their gender, sexuality or whatever hobbies they have. I hope that the western paradigm learns that you can value and respect individuals without needing to destroy the cohesion of the community. But since the real purpose of western individualism is division and alienation for the purpose of empowering the few to control the masses by rendering us all desperate and isolated and hopeless, that probably won't happen until the Earth itself makes capitalism unable to survive its own b*llsh*t.

7points

Alexander Brooks 1 year ago

Individuals matter, and any culture saying otherwise is wrong.

3points

BlueCat 1 year ago

Well that's sad for people who don't fit into the norm.

1point

Dergan 1 year ago

I agree with your username

1point

Ian Shaw 1 year ago

I don't think OP is referring to local communities, but to identity politics.

-1point

Haywood Jablome 1 year ago (edited)

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Mark 1 year ago

Ah group mentality is the new norm. Not individuals or individual thinking allowed

2points

naylene hess 1 year ago

Yep and it's told as of its to be more individualized except when someone thinks differently than you

0points

LuLuBelle 1 year ago

This is a common human failing, not a "things were better in the good old days" thing. In fact, there's waaay less emphasis on group conformity now then when I was young in the 60's. For now. Republicans are working on "fixing" that though, so vote.

2points

Maggie Hood 1 year ago (edited)

I'm bisexual so I'm a part of the lgbt community and people always expect me to be annoying or something. They're always surprised when I'm a regular and rational person. The crazy people in the lgbt community have ruined it for the rest of us and are setting us back so far because we were finally gaining rights and stuff and now we're back to being despised. I'm tired. I just want to live my life without being called slurs or being threatened or called a gr**mer for no reason. I didn't do anything wrong by existing.

1point

Cat Meyers 1 year ago

Sorry, but I remember the idea of "being yourself" as an ideal way to be, yet it never was actually respected. It seems to me that being unique is both encouraged and discouraged, at the same time. Labels, social classes, categories, and stereotypes seem to be required by a civilized society.

1point

Josh Gilland 1 year ago

America is f****d like that. We are simultaneously trapped in monolithic think and toxically individual think. Like how can some many people think me me me, I'm different and special me me me and then see another person and think all of you are the same.

1point

iseefractals 1 year ago

Yes, aligning yourself with __________ doesn't make you good, correct or kind, and criticizing or disagreeing with _______ doesn't make you a racist/sexist/phobic. Their are stupid, unhinged people everywhere, you don't get to cloak yourself in identity politics as a means of elevating your views and actions.

1point

SadieCat17 (she/her) 1 year ago (edited)

That falls apart when certain communities actively endorse bigotry. It's more complicated than sorting people into good and bad, but it's also more complicated than saying that people's alignments don't matter.

0points

sweetrottenpeaches 1 year ago

This is what makes an individualist society you are all so sick of.. Gosh... Can this thread be more stupid? I am looking forward to see :D

0points

Darian Starfrog 1 year ago

Indeed! People nowadays unfriend you based on one post they don't agree with.. Pathetic way to live, you'll end up in a echo chamber, and never grow

0points

Shane Hussel 1 year ago

But apparently above, individuals who don't like small talk with random people are bad.

0points

Manatee 1 year ago

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Rilmar 1 year ago

If you are scared of pronouns, just wait till you hear about verbs or (gasp) adjectives.

6points

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“Being Able To Fix Things Yourself”: 30 Things Young People Find Odd That Used To Be Normal Vulnerability. Sincerity. These things seem to get lumped in with "cringe" when they shouldn't be.

cerebrospynal , tbarlettaf Report

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95points

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El Dee 1 year ago

Yet again - NO! This generation are far more accepting of people's struggles with mental health, sexuality, bullying and so on..

58points

KremlinHoosegaffer , miquel_parera_mila Report

#26

“Being Able To Fix Things Yourself”: 30 Things Young People Find Odd That Used To Be Normal Texting back too quickly is apparently a thing to younger folk? Whereas I see it as the ultimate sign of respect and interest when you're having an engaging conversation. There's so much second guessing about presentation and interest levels that many forget that it's cool, fine, and normal to just be honest with feelings and pursue them as long as they're reciprocal.

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88points

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MichelleDonut 1 year ago

What kills me is "punctuation is aggressive" and "ok means you're mad." WTF kids?!?

77points

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#27

“Being Able To Fix Things Yourself”: 30 Things Young People Find Odd That Used To Be Normal Telephone skills, not fearing making phone calls

Delicious_Magician14 , gabofilms Report

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84points

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Daniel Atkins 1 year ago

Emails and texts are too easy to ignore. I feel it takes twice as long to communicate via email.

21points

#28

“Being Able To Fix Things Yourself”: 30 Things Young People Find Odd That Used To Be Normal Go to the park and join a bunch of strangers in playing a game whether it be touch football, throwing the Frisbee, even a game of TAG.

gh234ip , alexrsu Report

Final score:

80points

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Sexual Harassment Panda 1 year ago

Uhh no. I would never walk up to strangers playing a game and join them.

25points

friendlylifecherry , kaitlynbaker Report

#29

“Being Able To Fix Things Yourself”: 30 Things Young People Find Odd That Used To Be Normal Internet privacy

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71points

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Shelli Aderman 1 year ago

It was never there to begin with…

83points

#30

“Being Able To Fix Things Yourself”: 30 Things Young People Find Odd That Used To Be Normal Not bringing your phone into the sauna/steam room.

puckmonky , juliaelliot Report

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59points

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PlatinumThe8-BitCat 1 year ago

Couldn’t that ruin it?

64points

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Hannah 1 year ago

I am so sick of all of this "generational divide" b******t. "The boomers are this!" "The Millennials are that" "Gen Z is blah blah blah" can we all just please stop and reflect and realize there there and bad Apples in every single bunch and that doesn't mean the whole barrel is bad? I know PLENTY of "boomers" who are some of the kindest more understanding people around and I e met some Gen Z who would soon slit your throat than give you a kind look. It has nothing to do with what year you were born! It's how you're raised. And truthfully I will never consider myself a Gen Z. I am simply a younger person who will hopefully live to become an old person some day. That's it

29points

Shane Hussel 1 year ago

Once again Generation X is forgotten. That one is true.

13points

Bina Wei 1 year ago

Thank you. As soon as some people find out I'm Gen Z they either think I'm in HS or immediately dismiss me as being tiktok obsessed (I am Shorts obsessed, thank you. I grew up on YouTube when I was actually in HS) and a baby. They seem to also forget that some experiences (such as some devices or socialising) are also not deterrent on years but how and where. Rural areas especially have an almost timeless way of life.

6points

David A Paterson 1 year ago

I refuse to be classed as a boomer because the baby boom was over before I was born. I'm a space-ager, born near the time of Sputnik, watched all the Apollo landings live, held my breath at the Hubble repairs, around when the cosmic background showed us the start of the universe, and lasted through New Horizons at Pluto. My sister also refuses to be called a baby boomer, she was born before the war finished.

1point

El Dee 1 year ago

SO much of this is really Boomers reminiscing about their childhood and not realising it seemed better because they were a child. Then there's the inherent criticism of the 'youth of today' I'm Gen X but even I can see that the current generation are the very best of us. Who saw us all through the pandemic doing all the frontline jobs? Not my generation, that's for sure. Who is more accepting of people for who they are? Again it's the 'young people of today' Good on them, nostalgia is a lie..

14points

Irishwoman abroad 1 year ago

I hate to tell you this, but where I live, it was both the middle-aged and young transport drivers, supermarket cashiers, chemists, street cleaners, rubbish collectors, and above all health workers who got us through it. The less experienced younger people need the older workers' experience and stamina, or do you think that a whole bunch of 20-somethings just rolled up one day and took over? Enough with the generational labels, every workplace needs a mix of younger, creative, energetic people, trained and supported by more experienced staff.

33points

Rostit. . 1 year ago

bro you are lost. GenX here and we're doing a damn good job. Maybe get off the internet and go see what the meat world is doing.

2points

Auntriarch 1 year ago

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be...

0points

Shane Hussel 1 year ago

As generation x, I agree.

-3points

Poison Ivy/Boo 1 year ago

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Violet Jensen 1 year ago

Listen, y’all, the economy is shot, corona ruined our social skills, and you can’t be anywhere without spending money, we would way rather be doing things in the world but we’re broke and many of us are disabled

9points

Bina Wei 1 year ago

Well said.

1point