There are a bunch of things that used to be normal but are now luxuries. Times change pretty quickly and our kids are growing up in a different world than we did. A Reddit thread that asks, “What previously normal thing is now a luxury?” is reminding us just how much things have changed.
Thousands of people have chimed in with things that have become less accessible over the years. These are some of the once-common things that are now considered extravagant according to Reddit:
"Having a reachable, reliable doctor that doesn't make you feel like you're wasting their time.”
POMPANO BEACH, FL – APRIL 20: Emlyn Louis, MD speaks with Julia Herrera as he examines her at the Broward Community & Family Health Center on April 20, 2009 in Pompano Beach, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
“A single-income household that owns a home, a car, and can go on yearly family vacations”
DUSSELDORF, GERMANY – JUNE 15: Tourists wait to check in for TUIfly flight X3 2312, the first package tour flight to Mallorca since March, at Dusseldorf Airport during the coronavirus pandemic on June 15, 2020 in Dusselfdorf, Germany. The travellers are participating in a test project in which the Spanish government is allowing up to 11,000 tourists from Germany to travel to the Balearic Islands. Spain, which was hit especially hard by Covid-19, has begun to ease pandemic lockdown measures, though tourist travel is still restricted. The project is meant to test the viability of reopening the country to tourism. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
“Products without a monthly subscription”
400303 05: Packages of DVDs await shipment at the Netflix.com headquarters January 29, 2002 in San Jose, CA. The online DVD rental site has 500,000 subscribers who can rent, receive and return unlimited discs per month by mail. (Photo By Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
“Leg room on a plane used to be free”
TOULOUSE, FRANCE – OCTOBER 15: A general view of inside the business class section of the new Singapre Airlines Airbus A380 on October 15, 2007 in Toulouse, France. The first A380, the world’s biggest passenger jet, is set to enter commercial service when delivered to Singapore Airlines’ fleet, following a troubled production and an 18 month delay. (Photo by Pascal Parrot/Getty Images)
“Feeling safe in large crowds”
LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 04: A general view of the performance during The Sound of 007 in concert at The Royal Albert Hall on October 04, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for EON Productions & Prime Video)
“Stay at home spouse/partner”
American actor Joan Crawford (1904 – 1977) sits on a sofa, reading a book with her pet poodle, 1940s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
“Higher Education. College tuition prices are a lot higher today.”
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 15: Students throw their caps in the air ahead of their graduation ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall on July 15, 2014 in London, England. Students of the London College of Fashion, Management and Science and Media and Communication attended their graduation ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall today.
“Things built to last. Back in the day everything made was built to last. It was cheap too. Then people found plastic…”
DIETENHOFEN, GERMANY – NOVEMBER 12: The Playmobil toy figure “Rider with horse” is covered with plastic granules at the playmobil toy factory in Dietenhofen on November 12, 2013 in Dietenhofen, Germany. The first Playmobil figures were developed by cabinetmaker Hans Beck in the early 1970’s and the first Playmobil lineup launched in 1974 by toy manufacturer geobra Brandstaetter. Playmobil, known for its plastic toy action sets of knights, pirates, farmers, firemen, police and Native Americans, will mark its 40th anniversary in 2014. (Photo by Timm Schamberger/Getty Images)
“Starter homes. A home so cheap a single young person's salary could move him in.”
SAN RAFAEL, CA – MAY 17: Real estate agents arrive at a brokers tour showing a house for sale with a list price of $1.3 million May 17, 2007 in San Rafael, California. The San Francisco Bay Area has seen the median price for existing single family homes surge 6.6% to $720,000 while the national median home price dropped 0.9% to $215,300 in March. Marin County led the Bay Area surge with the median home price reaching a record high of $1,010,000, the first county in the state of California to surpass the million dollar mark. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
