People online are predicting the American traditions that they believe will fade away in the coming decades. Which ones would you be HAPPY to see go? And which would be a bummer if they died out?
1. Class reunions. Someone said that “social media has rendered them irrelevant”, BUT social media also keeps people connected with classmates more, and some may be MORE LIKELY to go because of it.
2. Trick-or-treating. Someone said that ever since trunk-or-treating took off, they haven’t had any trick-or-treaters in their neighborhood. Social media also makes it easier to find the “best” neighborhoods for candy.
3. Massive gender reveal events. And not just because of all the forest fires. Someone said they’ve taken such a hit, reputation-wise, that they’ll fade back to being low-key, family things like slicing into a cake to see the color inside.
4. Black Friday. It’s already dying, at least fighting through crowds to get into Best Buy. The pre-holiday deals might continue, but now that it’s a whole long weekend with Cyber Monday, “Black Friday” may lose its notoriety.
5. The Miss America pageant. This is another pretty easy “prediction,” since pageants are a lot less of a thing now than they were in the ’80s and ’90s.
6. Private fireworks. There have been increasing local crackdowns, mostly because of property damage and idiots blowing their hands off. One person says, “Maybe they’ll never go to zero, but there could be an increase in professional shows, with the role of drones increasing.”
7. Daylight Saving Time. Yeah, good luck with that.
8. Weddings, at least large-scale productions. Someone online said, “A lot of Americans are either too strapped for cash, or don’t want to send themselves into debt. The wedding spectacle itself feels less important.”
9. Thank-you cards. One person said, “They’re a pain and can simply be handled with a text or just saying ‘thanks’ next time you see the person.”
10. Christmas cards. Someone said, “We used to get dozens when I was young. Almost every family sent them. Now, it’s mostly an old-person thing, although some younger parents will send a postcard with a family photo, and a generic, pre-printed message.”
(Buzzfeed)
