{"id":328,"date":"2025-09-02T19:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T19:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/good-worldwide.go-vip.net\/upworthy\/2025\/09\/02\/whats-accepted-now-that-will-be-embarrassing-in-the-future-ex1\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T19:59:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T19:59:00","slug":"whats-accepted-now-that-will-be-embarrassing-in-the-future-ex1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodinc.com\/qa-upworthy\/2025\/09\/02\/whats-accepted-now-that-will-be-embarrassing-in-the-future-ex1\/","title":{"rendered":"What trends are accepted now but will be embarrassing in the future? Our readers shared 21 ideas."},"content":{"rendered":"

We can all be sure that as society evolves, many things that seem normal today will be cringeworthy to people in the future, whether it\u2019s our fashion, politics, civility, or our treatment of the environment.<\/u><\/a>
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If we look back just 30 years ago, same-sex marriage<\/u><\/a> was illegal, people routinely smoked in bars and restaurants, and it was fashionable and cool to vogue<\/a>.<\/p>

So, when we look back on the world of 2024, there are bound to be many things that we\u2019ll be embarrassed about in 30 years, especially when we are forced to live with the repercussions of the decisions we make today. On a lighter note, we\u2019ll all also have clouds full of photos of ourselves wearing hairstyles and clothes that look utterly ridiculous in hindsight.<\/p>

Last summer we asked the Upworthy<\/em> community to share their thoughts by asking a big question on Facebook:<\/u><\/a> “What’s something that’s accepted now that we’ll be embarrassed about in the future?” Our readers responded with funny takes on current fashion and concerns about technology use and how we treat our fellow human beings.<\/p>

Here are 21 things we accept today that we\u2019ll probably be embarrassed about in the future.<\/h3>
More than a few current fashion trends will look silly in the coming years.<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>

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Yoga pants. Image via Canva.<\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/p>

“Yoga pants. I love them to death, but I can easily see them as the parachute pants of tomorrow.”<\/em> \u2014 Deborah<\/p>

“Barn doors in your house.”<\/em> \u2014 Joyce<\/p>

“Tattoos all over the body.”<\/em> \u2014 Vicki<\/p>

“People wearing socks and sandals.”<\/em> \u2014 Jeremy<\/p>

“Wearing pajamas in public.” <\/em>\u2014 Ivy<\/p>

“Huge, over-sized false eyelashes.”<\/em> \u2014 Patricia<\/p>

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Hopefully, people in the future will be more considerate when using technology than we are today.<\/em><\/h5>

“Walking around with your eyes locked on your phone. Or eating at a table with 4 people looking at their phone. One day, we will either fall off a cliff or realize life is what is happening off the screen.” <\/em>\u2014 Elise.<\/p>

“Texting in the presence of another person.” <\/em>\u2014 Kate<\/p>


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We can also hope that in the near future, we will be able to solve many of today\u2019s pressing public policy issues so that the next generation will live happier and healthier lives.<\/em><\/h5>

“Lack of healthcare for everyone.” <\/em>\u2014 Sharon<\/p>

“Making the planet unlivable for human beings.” <\/em>\u2014 Karen<\/p>

“Spending hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer’s money to build a sports arena for a billionaire. Then charging the taxpayers outrageous amounts to attend events there.” <\/em>\u2014 Stacy<\/p>

“How the US is systematically clawing back women’s rights to decide what they do with their bodies. It’s beyond shameful.” <\/em>\u2014 Jason.<\/p>

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One step forward, many steps back. Image via Canva.<\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/p>

“Allowing guns everywhere.”<\/em> \u2014 Amy<\/p>

“That we drive fossil fuel-powered vehicles.” <\/em>\u2014 Heidi<\/p>


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Some people are concerned about the way students and their parents behave in modern-day America.<\/em><\/h5>

“Parents trying to run schools: yelling at teachers for their child\u2019s poor performance, yelling at principals when their child gets in trouble, book banning based on an individual\u2019s religious ideologies, etc.”<\/em> \u2014 Beth.<\/p>

“Entitled children talking back to their parents and teachers.”<\/em> \u2014 Connie<\/p>\n

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