For British mothers, food packaging, alcohol, meat consumption and surrogacy are a thing of the past.
On the Mumsnet forum, commentators shared the daily practices that are part of life and that they believe “will not be welcome 30-40 years from now”.
The conversation started when a woman used the example of a drunk driving ban and shared a story from 1967 before it became illegal.
He said: ‘This video is a great example of how attitudes are changing. We seem to go from stupid to stupid all the time.
On the Mumsnet parenting forum, people share things they think won’t be welcome 30-40 years from now.
In the clip, people didn’t seem bothered by the dangers of drunk driving, with one person saying the ban would be “evil” because the ban doesn’t take into account “the pedestrian who drinks heavily” and says it “could cause an accident”. accident.” ‘.†
The original poster continued: ‘Another example is passive smoking. Frankly, it’s silly and terrible to think that we’re smoking freely indoors, that it’s okay to inhale the smoke.
“Fossil-fuel cars will probably be next in line, as are the cars out of school, but I wonder what else will surprise us in the future.”
Commentators decided to share their predictions with environmentally damaging habits at the top of the list.
Many people were concerned about their predictions of what we now take for granted and what might not be welcome in the near future.
One mother wrote: “We know at this point that single-use plastics, fossil fuels, and agriculture are bad, but we don’t have the money or the slowness to do anything about it (like secondhand smoking, drunk driving).
“It won’t happen until we HAVE to do something to make it happen, and then in 40 years people will look back and think our generation was crazy.”
Another was, “I hope disposable bottles, general packaging, all processed foods?” said.
Another wrote: ‘Eat meat. Fly long distances. Having more than two or three children.
While many think that the environment will have a huge impact on social norms and that fossil fuels will be a thing of the past.
As another predicted: “Fast fashion is to have plastic bags full of clothes delivered to our door, but most end up in landfills after a few weeks.”
One mother admitted that she thought when someone guessed, “we look at alcohol” in the same way we now look at cigarettes.
In fact, another commenter said he thought pets would be a thing of the past, adding, “Put hamsters and rabbits in cages as pets.”
One mother talked about the impact of social media on her mental health and suggested that society would be better in an age without the internet.
One mother talked about the impact of social media on her mental health and suggested that society would be better in an age without the internet.
‘Social media. It looked great at first, but it quickly went downhill.
“I think in 30-40 years people will be shocked by the impact this has on mental health and how carefree we are about it, especially when it comes to young people.”
Another poster agrees: “I wonder – and I say this while on the phone while my kids are having breakfast – will our phone addiction be, especially in front of kids and giving them to young children? their sons.’
Another poster read: “In the next few decades, we will learn a lot about childhood emotional abuse/neglect and realize how common it is.”
One commenter disagreed with gambling, saying, “The explosion of online gambling and the relaxation of laws in recent years has created a huge problem.
“It should be much more strictly regulated and banned from advertising.
“The clever marketing used by megagame companies to make it look like a fun lifestyle choice while targeting vulnerable users needs to be addressed.
“A lot of damage is being done right now and at some point society will turn against the industry as a whole.”
She made a valid point about gambling as a woman and predicted that the company would soon turn its back on the industry.
Source: Daily Mail
