One of the biggest things in history is change. Time changes people, their values, and their thought process. One thing can be important for a society in one era. But the same thing can lose its value over time. Here are a few once greatly respected things that have lost their value over time:
1. Hobbies
For a very long time, hobbies have been great entertainment in leisure. Going a wide range, people had great hobbies in the past. It has become a rare thing in this era. No one has the time to have productive hobbies as they want to hustle and be something great.
2. Facebook
Millennials can understand that Facebook was once a big thing. They used to contact and reach out to their college friends and create an online community on Facebook. But now, it has become a fish market. The ads on FB have made it a hilarious platform.
3. Dr. Marten
Shoes are one of the biggest necessities of life. Good shoes are more than what we all need. Dr. Marten was the best among many others when they first came out. But now, it's just a name and nothing else. Dr. Martens have lost their respect and name.
4. UK Government
The 20th century was when the UK had absolute power and respect. It has lost its respect today. People are disappointed in the UK government. Even the locals have called the office of the Prime Minister a clown show for at least six years.
5. Broadcast TV
When the TV came, it had a big hype. People used to spend their free time watching TV. It's not very old that families used to enjoy broadcast TV every evening or so. Since Netflix and all became common, broadcast TV has lost all its charm.
6. Journalism
A decade ago, journalism was among many of the most respectable professions. It has lost its worth with the arrival of social media. Social media is full of news and journalists, turning real journalism into a joke.
7. Jobs
A job has become one of the biggest jokes of today. People get an education just to find a suitable job. They chose the most trending field and limited their track. They get graduated to find a saturated job market. A few lucky ones get the job, and the remaining stay jobless. At that point, they realized it was nothing more than a practical joke.
8. Loyalty
You might say that loyalty is abstract and cannot be compared from past to present. There is no doubt that it's an abstract thing, but you can go around and look for loyal people. You will find extremely limited people who are loyal to you. Past was when people sacrificed their lives for love, loyalty, and patriotism. But it has become a joke today as loyalty has outdated the time.Â
9. Education System
One of the biggest systems in the world, the education system, is continuously losing its value. You can turn the pages of history to find that people used to love getting educated. A big group of people were obsessed with learning new things. Today, the system is a flop because they don't want to learn something new. They just want a paper or degree so they can find a job.
10. Lawyers
If you ask a lawyer, they will tell you how law and lawyers were respected back then. People used to go to lawyers for their bigger problems. And the lawyers were also in scarcity. But today, the profession has been so saturated with lawyers. They even have lost the due respect of this profession.
11. Food Network
Food chains were a big business in the past. It was a risk to start a food point; it was considered a big thing if anyone got fame. You can check the history to find all the big names in the food business that were initiated in the past. Today, it's taken as a common thing with every nook and corner of the city streets filled with food networks. Big or small, everyone wants to start a food business because it works today.
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12. Homophobia
Homophobia was once taken as a mental disorder. It was listed as LGBTQ+ as a cognitive behavioral disorder in the manual of psychological disorders. It was taken seriously back then when people worked and found a cure for their condition. But today, people take it as a joke that it's a mental condition. They are willing to live with it rather than find a solution.
13. Gender Roles
Past was the time of stereotypical gender roles. Men had the duty to work out of the house to provide bread and butter for the family. At the same time, women have to take care of the house and family. These gender roles are considered no more than a joke. Men and women have the right to do what suits them the most in this era.Â
14. Leeches for Medical Treatment
You will be amazed to learn that leeches were once a part of medical treatment. Doctors sued to put leeches on the patient's body, and it would suck the blood. The thought behind this was that the patient's bad blood would be out of his body which would help cure his illness. Today it is considered more than absurd.Â
15. The Guinness Book of World Records
Making and maintaining world records were once considered a big thing. People used to show extraordinary talents to get their names listed in the Guinness Book of World Records. But it has become a joke with people doing stupid things like breaking an egg by putting it in the elbow. Or balance an egg on the forehead.
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