30 Modern Trends That A Lot Of People Actually Love To Hate

"The abundance of people trying to be influencers."

Sophia

• Published in Interesting
• August 13, 2022

Trends may come and go, and while most of them may be short-lived, we can't deny that a lot of us did enjoy the time they blanketed over us, especially when they only bring fun and good vibes. However, we can't also deny that there are trends that we would just rather forget—especially now that we can't help but cringe at them whenever we look back.

Think of the times when galaxy patterns were printed almost everywhere, and when varsity jackets were considered a fashion staple. Those were the good old days, indeed, but we honestly wish those types of trends won't be having a comeback anytime soon!

Looking at the present time, there are, in fact, a lot of trends that are already beginning to look and sound questionable—you just have to look past through and beneath them. In a time where people are preferring 15-second TikTok videos that lengthy YouTube videos, you may have noticed that a lot of trends nowadays are caused by the influx of people trying to become influencers, hoping to follow the footsteps of known gurus such as James Charles or PewDiePie.

So when a certain Reddit user asked the question, "What modern trend do you absolutely hate?", people were quick to jump in and share their thoughts. Take a look at the best responses below!

1. People Using Facebook Instead Of Corporate Websites

Companies with Facebook pages as their "website" - Ordinary-Debate1302

2. "A non-fungible token is a financial security consisting of digital data stored in a blockchain, a form of distributed ledger."

NFTs - Ashkiri

3. Some TikTok Trends

Every stupid and dangerous TikTok trend. - Warm-Replacement8591

4. Hustle Culture

Hustle culture is the s**ttiest, most burnout inducing mindset a person could have - Awesomeo-5000

5. Blaming Generations For Everything

Blaming whole generations for everything.

I'm a millenial. My mom a boomer but is as poor as dirt, don't even own a house. My youngest cousin are gen Z. Oldest are Gen X.

None of this is our fault. We're all in this s**t together. We're all struggling.

-Marawal

6. People Trying To Be Influencers

The abundance of people trying to be influencers/streamers, while the majority of them are about as interesting as a boil - mugen1337

7. Using Mental Health Issues As An Excuse For Bad Behavior

Using mental health issues as an excuse for s**tty behavior, especially when it’s a self-diagnosis. - randijeanw

8. People Using Their Phone At Concerts To Record Or Take Pictures

People using their phone at concerts to record/take pictures. Seems like it is everyone all the time. Takes me out of the moment and sight lines are bad enough without everyone holding their phone over their head. -ShrikeAgent

9. Social Media Umbrella

Social Media umbrella and what it's doing to this and future generations.

Just off the top of my head:

* Ignorant echo chambers

* The desperation of attention or clout

* the views/follows/friends obsession

* False information

* trolling

I'm sure there is more.

-PandahOG

10. Turning Single Family Homes Into Rentals

Corporations buying single family homes and turning them into rentals. - RayFinkle1984

11. Taking People's Relationships To Social Media

When people get into fights with their SO and blast it all over their socials. No one cares that Brad cheated on you… pls get a life - skyyy_high

12. Software Subscription Model

Literally anything software wise I purchase I don’t even f*****g own. If I buy a piece of software and hardware, I should be allowed to edit AND OWN it to my hearts content.

It’s my property so I should be allowed to do what I will with it

-Brybry2370

13. Clickbait Titles

Clickbait titles -FlamingButterfly

14. Reaction Videos

Those stupid f*****g reaction videos where someone is pointing at another video and nodding their head or over emphasizing their facial expressions. It drives me nuts. How pathetic do you have to be - SLAWDOGTRILLIONAIRE

15. Normalizing Something Which Is Actually Not Normal

**"We need to normalize [X]"** when X is something completely trivial and irrelevant, like going to the movies alone.

Whatever the *majority* of people does will be considered normal, deviations from it are what's outside the norm. If you need everything you want to do outside the norm to be "normalized", that's a you problem, not a society problem.

People don't care. Just do your thing. People *really* don't care. And if some do, they're just random strangers, so *you* shouldn't care.

-Corvus_Manufaktura

16. Modern News Turning Into Talk Shows

I HATE that modern news is no longer just a informational source of what is happening. It’s turned into a talk show. News networks only cast people who have loud personalities and lean VERY hard one way politically. They only cast people to make the news more popular by finding cast that make you think “I wish I could hand out with them”.

NEWS NEEDS TO BE A NEUTRAL PLACE TO GATHER INFORMATION TO MAKE A DECISION FOR YOURSELF. It’s not the f*****g Wendy Williams Show. We don’t care how the anchor feels about it. WE WANT FACTS AND NEUTRAL INFORMATION!

*Edit after having a lot of good conversations with y’all-* I wish the consumers of news wanted more straight forward facts and non-bias information. I know that news networks love the views, but it seems to be more entertainment than news.- RAZOR314

17. Cancel Culture

Slamming people for things they did 30 years ago. People change. Times change. - diegojones4

18. Everything Is Done For Profit

Everything is done for profit. You cant find amateur YouTube videos anymore. You know those 30 second-2 minute YouTube videos from 12 years ago titled “guy does…” or “dog wants..” that were in 480p and have 8 million views? Type in anything like that now. All you get is “top 10” videos made by studios that aren’t entertaining in the slightest - XfinityHomeWifi

19. Everything Becoming Monetized And For Profit

Everything becoming monetized and for profit. Every hobby, every social media account, everything imaginable.

Patreon this, indigogo that...

-Qimmosabe_Man

20. Politics Being Someone's Entire Identity

Politics being someone's entire identity. I'm plenty old enough to remember being good friends with people and having no idea how they felt about political issues or for whom they voted - it just never came up. - Pyrophagist

21. Giving Out More Personal Info Than Necessary

Giving out more personal info than necessary...

Every online account wants my phone number, email, gender, full name, address, marital status etc.

I want to download an app and it wants access to everything. The app can take a picture, now i want access to your complete gallery, contact list and call history.

I go to a physical store to buy a computer and they want my zip code.

I call customer service and they will record the conversation. Not even optional....

-Queasy_Pressure6159

22. All Controls In A Car Being Through A Touch Screen

All controls in a car being through a touch screen.

For driving safety I wanna keep my eyes on the road, and want to find controls (like window wipers, radio (OK in car audio podcast)) by touch. With a touch screen I have to look to see if I am touching the right place on screen for the control I want to frob. - u233

23. Data Collection And Non-Open Source Software

anti right to repair. data collection. non-open source software (although some software is getting more open) - Moskito10

24. Amplifying Conspiracy Theories

"news" agencies writing articles about "all these people are saying X" when it's just a few random people on twitter, and generally the trend of amplifying fringe theories, beliefs, conspiracies, etc. - DaveInDigital

25. Worshipping Politicians

Worshipping politicians as if they were demi gods. - djcack

26. Everything Being Smart

Everything being smart. I don’t need my fridge and toaster and f*****g door locks connected to the internet, especially if I have to get up to use the thing anyway. - shiratek

27. Puffy Fake Lips

Puffy fake lips - cebogs

28. The Normalization Of Ignorance

The normalization of ignorance.

Many believe that the opinion of someone with no knowledge or background is as valid as someone who has studied and has gained expertise.

Climate change, vaccine effectiveness, etc etc etc. - ApoplecticAndroid

29. Closed Mindedness To The Point Of Foolishness

Closed mindedness to the point of foolishness and constantly wanting to right fight on social media. - Live-Cat9553

30. Advertisements

The fact that EVERYTHING is a f*****g ad. - badchad65

If you are a victim of these trends—in a good way or a bad way, what's important is that you must always remember not to go overboard with things, and learn to take a step back to see what could be done to improve them. Times are changing, and trends are coming and going, but be wary of which things your future self would be cringing at!

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Sophia