20 Things We’re Completely Used to Now, That Were Unimaginable 10 Years Ago

Daniel Bonfiglio Published 11/05/2024 in wow

When someone says "10 years ago," you probably think of the 1990s. Unfortunately, time is moving faster than tech bros can make new AIs, and erasing the last decade actually puts us in 2014.

But a lot has happened since 2014, and there are many things we take for granted that would seem totally out of place to our mid 2010s selves.

According to Ask Reddit, here are 20 things we're completely used to, that were unimaginable 10 years ago.

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1.
Subscriptions for everything!
2.
Leaving a pizza order on someone's front porch without even knocking.
3.
The rise of remote work.
4.
The cost of going to concerts.
5.
Kids having constant access to an AI that will effortlessly do all their homework for them.
6.
Paying more than $10 for a fast food combo.
7.
Obergefell v. Hodges was decided in 2015. Gay marriage had only been universally legal in the US for nine years.
8.
Every place, including Walmart, being closed before midnight.
9.
Going to the store to buy marijuana legally.
10.
The search tools and UIs on apps have gotten progressively worse. Access to more content has made finding content way more difficult.
11.
Diseases that have been dormant for decades are coming back.
12.
Computers making art. Ten years ago it was predicted AI would take on repetitive tasks, and leave humans more time to be creative on UBI. It has been the opposite.
13.
How much spying our electronics do on us, and that we're totally cool with it.
14.
In Irvine CA, It seems every kid has a multi thousand dollar ebike.
15.
It being 95 degrees in October and November.
16.
Living with smart home devices everywhere is now normal.
17.
Living in a car because you ‘only’ earn ~60k a year.
18.
The Detroit Lions being a playoff contender.
19.
The Fear Factor guy interviews the game show dude and it's one of the most important political events ever.
20.
We still don’t have GTA VI.

1.
Subscriptions for everything!
2.
Leaving a pizza order on someone's front porch without even knocking.
3.
The rise of remote work.
4.
The cost of going to concerts.
5.
Kids having constant access to an AI that will effortlessly do all their homework for them.
6.
Paying more than $10 for a fast food combo.
7.
Obergefell v. Hodges was decided in 2015. Gay marriage had only been universally legal in the US for nine years.
8.
Every place, including Walmart, being closed before midnight.
9.
Going to the store to buy marijuana legally.
10.
The search tools and UIs on apps have gotten progressively worse. Access to more content has made finding content way more difficult.
11.
Diseases that have been dormant for decades are coming back.
12.
Computers making art. Ten years ago it was predicted AI would take on repetitive tasks, and leave humans more time to be creative on UBI. It has been the opposite.
13.
How much spying our electronics do on us, and that we're totally cool with it.
14.
In Irvine CA, It seems every kid has a multi thousand dollar ebike.
15.
It being 95 degrees in October and November.
16.
Living with smart home devices everywhere is now normal.
17.
Living in a car because you ‘only’ earn ~60k a year.
18.
The Detroit Lions being a playoff contender.
19.
The Fear Factor guy interviews the game show dude and it's one of the most important political events ever.
20.
We still don’t have GTA VI.