Every day, some annoyance begs the question, “How is this still a thing?” From superfluous charges attached to normal transactions to absolutely predatory social media stars, there is a long list of norms that are way beyond their expiration date. So the new year is a good time to sit down and take stock. 

Someone asked the internet “What should die in 2024?” and folks shared all the things that need to remain in the past. So get comfortable as you read through, upvote your favorite examples, and share what you hope is going to finally die out this year in the comments section below. 

#1

Spinning the iPad around asking for a tip when all you did was take/pull up my order

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#2

Pop up ads that don't permit you to "x" out for like ten seconds.

Ive left many sites for that reason.

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#3

auto-playing videos on websites

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#4

Having to put in payment info for a "Free Trial" so it'll just auto-renew and start charging you once your free trial is over.

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#5

Influencers

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#6

Having to constantly tell websites you're OK with cookies

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#7

High Cost of Healthcare

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#8

Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, being a f*****g subscription.

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#9

Family vloggers

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#10

Tipping in America

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#11

Inflation and high housing costs. A nice dual death.

#12

War

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#13

Obsolescence being built into things, electronics especially.

Rent being so damn high.

Groceries being so damn expensive.

Having too much month left at the end of my money.

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#14

Private companies investing in single family housing.

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#15

Cancer. F**k you, cancer.

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#16

YouTube ads being 2 days long

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#17

Prank YouTube channels that are clearly meant to embarrass or harass people just trying to go about their day

#18

Andrew Tate

#19

The practice of businesses laying off thousands of employees because the company is "needing to make difficult choices" and "cutting the fat" while giving CEOs millions in bonuses.

#20

Old politicians. Let’s start fresh. Pretty sure they’re past their expiration date anyways.

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#21

Predatory Prank videos

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#22

Cancel culture

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#23

Housing crisis

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#24

Reaction videos.

#25

Telling me your life story when I’m only there for the recipe.
Everything becoming a subscription
Everyone begging for a tip
Lastly: HOAs

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#26

Bed bugs

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#27

Murder and hate and racism

#28

People “self-diagnosing” themselves as “autistic” or “neurodivergent.” Just because you’re quirky and have poor social skills Claiming to advocate for other “autistics” while denying the severity of symptoms of those with level 3 autism who don’t have the ability to create a TikTok to advocate for themselves..

#29

Unfinished games being released at full price.

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#30

Ticketmaster

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#31

Booking fees for live shows

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#32

The scam of inflation.

#33

ALS. F**k you ALS, you cruel disease

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#34

MLMs.

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#35

Fentanyl. I had an 18 year old niece who died from taking a pill she thought was a painkiller, but it was fentanyl and she was gone in 20 minutes. Her "friends" did nothing to help her. Nobody was charged for her death even though they knew who the drug dealer was.

Talk to your kids about fentanyl! No family should have to go through this nightmare.

#36

Having to pay a convenience fee to pay rent

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#37

Unskipable Ads.

#38

The teeny tiny X in the corner of ads. Every other mm takes you to the purchase page.

#39

Making movies/shows that check boxes for a message rather than writing a good story

#40

Medical bankruptcy or being unable to access lifesaving care because you aren’t rich enough or are in the wrong country/province/part of the world.

#41

Citizens United and pay to play politcians

#42

Ads everywhere, paying subscriptions for news services Edit: adding subscription services for things you actually own

allisongivler replied:
"I can’t even look at a recipe without 50 ads and a video popping up.

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#43

Federal prohibition of cannabis

#44

The insane amount of youtube ads

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#45

Convenience fees

#46

COVID-19 and its variants

#47

Mosquitoes! Seriously, how have we not hunted those things into extinction yet?!

I know I know, some asshat will comment they are a vital part of the food chain and serve a purpose.

I’m talking more specifically about the species that bites humans. I have no problem with the other ones!

#48

Subscription to dating apps.

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#49

Broccoli hairstyle

#50

The idea that anything can be labeled “hate speech” simply because it “offends” someone.

#51

Cyber Panhandling