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30 Things That Unnoticeably Got Deleted From Our Reality, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group
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Life is a very fast-paced thing.
One day you’re writing on stones and hunting mammoths, and the next, you’re decompressing from your 9 to 5 by lounging on the couch and watching viral cat videos. The point is – everything changes in a blink of an eye, and sometimes, keeping up with the world simply becomes an impossible task.
“What quietly went away without anyone noticing?” – this web user turned to one of Reddit’s most thought-provoking communities, encouraging its members to share examples of things that were once popular but have since disappeared. The thread garnered nearly 45K likes as well as 44K comments containing some pretty intriguing responses.
Before we continue with the article, let’s hear from the author himself! “I asked that question because I’m always fascinated by that moment when something pops into your head that you haven’t thought about in ages, and it sorta takes you back in time for a second and makes you wonder where it went,” u/lukiiiiii said when Bored Panda pondered about the inspiration behind the post. We then invited the netizen to answer his own question, and he responded with: “My answer would have been maybe something like Kanye West or other ‘controversial figures’ that make headlines for a while and then disappear from the news cycle.”
Now, without further ado, pull your chair closer, and let’s begin!
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#1
Acid Rain.
It was a huge environmental issue in the late 70s thru the early 90s. Rain was acidic and damaged fertile areas among other things.
In the US there was much research done and eventually industrial regulations were put into place. Companies were allowed to decide what approach they chose to take as long as the results showed the appropriate amount of reduction in sulfur dioxide emissions.
Unfortunately, positive news doesn't sell, so news outlets did not do justice to reporting this success. As we went into the 2000s hardly anyone remembered what was done.
MellonCollie 1 year ago
Well, I was recently wondering why we never hear about acid rain anymore. But it was a fleeting thought in a moment where I did not have time to search the internet. However, it is an interesting thought. I remember seeing forests destroyed by acid rain as a kid, it certainly made a lasting impression!
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#2
Actual toys in cereal boxes and cracker jack boxes.
#3
politicians feeling ashamed when theyre caught lying
Frando Bone 1 year ago
Please...average citizens on social media don't even care when they're called out on blatant lies/hypocrisy. What makes you think politicians would do any better? LOL
#4
Ownership. We used to pay money and then the thing actually belonged to us. Now everything is rented or leased. Everything is sold "as a service". Music as a service. Movies as a service. Software as a service. Even printer ink as a service.
We spend and spend and in the end we hold nothing in our hands.
edit: You can also subscribe to clothes. Wear new clothes every month but never own them. You can also subscribe to cars. Clothes as a service, cars as a service.
sofacushionfort 1 year ago
Part of the trend where capital is held in fewer and fewer hands while debt is carried on more and more backs
#5
Water beds.
another user added:
Used to have one. Nothing like forgetting to turn on the heater an hour before bed in the middle of winter.
Mad Dragon 1 year ago (edited)
You don't turn the heater on and off; you leave it on all the time like a hot tub or heated pool. When I got a waterbed I had to sleep in the living room the first night because it took a day for the bed to heat the water enough for me to not be freezing.
#6
When you turn off the TV, how the image would shrink to a dot before slowly fading away.
#7
Movie trailers with that deep voice guy doing the voice overs.
#8
The Sears Wishbook
Shelby Moonheart 1 year ago
When my mom was young, she was born in 1930, when the Sears & Robuck catalog came my grandmother would ask her and her sisters which dress they would like and then sew it for them.
#9
Taco Bell used to have a chihuahua as their mascot. Little dude just disappeared one day and anyone born after 2000 probably doesn't even know what I am talking about.
#10
I think people have noticed now but at the time, nobody noticed it was happening: 24 hour stores. I live in a major city and we don’t have a single 24 hour grocery store ever since the pandemic.
Frando Bone 1 year ago
Yeah I live in a 24 hour city and NOTHING is 24hr anymore. I feel terrible for those who work overnight and can't do things like grocery shop during their normal hours.
#11
Panama papers
another user added:
They actually still have impact to this very day, and lots of people noticed!
But as a summary, here are some things that happened:
After mass protests, the Prime Minister of Iceland was forced to resign, along with many other members of the ruling party.
After mass protests, the President of Pakistan was forced to resign, along with many other members of the ruling party.
Worldwide, hundreds of people – many rich and powerful – were arrested. Billions in stolen assets were returned to the people.
82 countries changed their laws to crack down on the wealth hoarding the papers revealed.
#12
Service clubs. e.g. the Rotary, the Lions, the Shriners.
Oh, they're still around. But a common complaint among them is they've got no members under 70 and no new members are lining up to get in.
EDIT: The #1 question seems to be, "What the hell are these, anyways?"
They're social clubs with the primary objective to be doing projects to better the community. They might raise money to build a new playground, a new hospital, for scholarships, stuff like that.
They raise money for stuff.
Kookamunga 1 year ago
Shriners are still out there helping kids. Bonus, they wear fantastic fez hats and ride those tiny cars in parades! shriners-6...2c8bde.jpg 
#14
Landlines in residences. The jacks are still in almost any house but I rarely see anything plugged in anymore. The only people I can think of with them are all over 60.
#15
That class for keyboard typing n stuff.
#16
Buying a new game and having a thick chunky manual filled with game lore which you would read before playing and so heighten the anticipation of the game itself.
#18
Ronald McDonald.
Too many people are petrified of clowns.
#20
Flash mobs
#21
Blackberry phones!
Kookamunga 1 year ago
I still have one in my Lost Technology Museum. AKA that drawer in the living room.
#22
Free samples. I used to see free sample standes every time I went to a store, now they are gone.
I now realize ( from all the comments ) that Costco apparently still has them.
#24
Picture in Picture TVs
another user added:
I miss this. Playing Crash Bandicoot in the tiny corner of the screen while my mom watched General Hospital on the rest of the screen.
sawadee krab 1 year ago (edited)
Or playing videogames with friends in one and watching the match in the other
#25
The American Chestnut Tree.
We sing “chestnuts roasting over an open fire” every year and yet never question why we have no chestnuts.
All the chestnut trees are dead is why, you see.
#26
Stumbleupon... I remember all my classmates and my Mom used to use it years ago
#29
Google+
#30
The word "Cyberspace"
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Joyce Blodgett 1 year ago
I can happily say that when I moved to my adopted state five years ago, I chose a tiny city of less than 4,500 population that is very quiet, very peaceful. My apartment is delightfully quiet---good, peaceful, cooperative neighbors, nobody gets into anybody else's business, and we don't have an actual street we're on, just our driveway-parking lot combo, so nobody rips through here. Super nice, beautiful scenery, great place---and income based, so the rent is very low, no matter who lives here.
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Joyce Blodgett 1 year ago
I can happily say that when I moved to my adopted state five years ago, I chose a tiny city of less than 4,500 population that is very quiet, very peaceful. My apartment is delightfully quiet---good, peaceful, cooperative neighbors, nobody gets into anybody else's business, and we don't have an actual street we're on, just our driveway-parking lot combo, so nobody rips through here. Super nice, beautiful scenery, great place---and income based, so the rent is very low, no matter who lives here.
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