in 100 years, what will be considered "stupid things people did back then"

[IronWing]

Thought we could reach for the stars while keeping our feet on the ground.

 

[Spydermag68]

Planking and Tebowing.

 

[pcgeek11]

grown adult men sucking on baby suckers in public all because of that stupid rap song- I'm baby man!

The trend only last 3-4 years.

I laughed at all of them.

I thank god I never heard of this stupidity.

 

[gorcorps]

Energy drinks

 

[Fritzo]

Driving, smoking, and religion all seem stupid now and are beginning to see declines in popularity.

Smoking and religion have valid arguments, but driving? Driving for transportation might become automated, but driving for fun/sport will never be replaced.

 

[positivedoppler]

The war on drugs

 

[Ichinisan]

Stomach stapling surgery.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Designing metros around the car and suburban lifestyle.

 

[DesiPower]

Exchange bodily fluids

 

[Wuzup101]

Smoking and religion have valid arguments, but driving? Driving for transportation might become automated, but driving for fun/sport will never be replaced.

I hope you're right. I hope that driving for pleasure / sport never goes away. That being said, I'd take public transportation to work (train / bus) over driving in traffic any day. I'm a huge proponent of funding public transportation... but you aint taking my car

 

[brianmanahan]

aids

 

[SparkyJJO]

I hope you're right. I hope that driving for pleasure / sport never goes away. That being said, I'd take public transportation to work (train / bus) over driving in traffic any day. I'm a huge proponent of funding public transportation... but you aint taking my car

Call me crazy but I'd rather be stuck in a traffic jam in my own car (my personal space) than stuck inside a bus full of people. I do not like crowds, and I like it even less in small spaces.

But, the way I mainly solved this issue was move away from the city and go back to a smaller town that just does not have such issues

 

[local]

Not knowing how to use the three sea shells...

This, it is the only correct answer.

 

[OverVolt]

Using computers excessively and missing out on life.

 

[local]

Using computers excessively and missing out on life.

Yeah, in 100 years there will be holo decks. I don't believe that for one second.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Depending on the internet to learn.

 

[RaistlinZ]

 

[local]

Really? Look at standard, non poor, dress from 100 years ago. It is getting more casual all the time. In 100 years it will be rock out with your cock out or bust.

Honestly I do hope you are correct though.

 

[OverVolt]

Yeah, in 100 years there will be holo decks. I don't believe that for one second.

Yea okay in 1990 only 30% of households in the US had dial up. That was only 25 years ago.

In the 50's four families shared one phone line. Try more like 1,000 years.

This forum is still here from the early 2000's when DSL was actually fast.

 

[Ichinisan]

Yea okay in 1990 only 30% of households in the US had dial up. That was only 25 years ago.

In the 50's four families shared one phone line. Try more like 1,000 years.

This forum is still here from the early 2000's when DSL was actually fast.

I don't believe that number for a moment. That would make computers and Internet access mainstream during the DOS era. Maybe 30% of homes had a computer, or maybe 30% of computer owners had modems for BBSes -- but there's no way 30% of homes had dial-up Internet access in 1990. Practically no one used the Internet at home during that time.

 

[OverVolt]

I don't believe that number for a moment. That would make computers and Internet access mainstream during the DOS era. Maybe 30% of homes had a computer, or maybe 30% of computer owners had modems for BBSes -- but there's no way 30% of homes had dial-up Internet access in 1990. Practically no one used the Internet at home during that time.

Correct IIRC it was more like the late 90's. More like 1999.

 

[HeXen]

I don't believe that number for a moment. That would make computers and Internet access mainstream during the DOS era. Maybe 30% of homes had a computer, or maybe 30% of computer owners had modems for BBSes -- but there's no way 30% of homes had dial-up Internet access in 1990. Practically no one used the Internet at home during that time.

Maybe it was 30% of homes had access to dial up if they had a computer. I remember in the early 90's, There was only 1 phone number I could dial into for internet and it was long distance for me.

 

[Ichinisan]

Maybe it was 30% of homes had access to dial up if they had a computer. I remember in the early 90's, There was only 1 phone number I could dial into for internet and it was long distance for me.

I don't think many people accessed the Internet from DOS at home. That might have been a BBS (rather than an actual Internet connection). Did you have a graphical OS like Windows 3.1 or Win95 back then? Even Windows 3.1 (the first version to get any market share traction at home) came around 1992-ish.

 

[Muse]

I say allowing every dumb schmuck to drive. As much as I love driving, its too damn dangerous to be on the road with stupids. Technology needs to take them away from piloting cars

Totally agree with this. Why in the hell do they think that driving is your birth right in America? If a person demonstrates that they lack the maturity to do it responsibly they should take away your license and if they catch you behind the wheel then they should throw your ass in jail (OK, not throw, but lock you up).

Driving, smoking, and religion all seem stupid now and are beginning to see declines in popularity.

QFT

 

[Murloc]

smoking is probably on the list, just compare now to a few decades ago, they even smoked on airplanes and you could do nothing about it lol.

Another thing is urban planning.

The 60s are already widely recognized as super-retarded because they actually dismantled trams and rail to replace them with cars and buses and did ugly-ass buildings.
Nowadays, it's just slightly better, but on such as short timescale not much has changed. And they keep destroying historical villas.

Also in the West, religion is probably going to be on the list. The statistics show growing irreligiosity regardless of religious affiliation. But if salafists take over maybe it won't happen, who knows.