We precocious asked the BuzzFeed Community to archer america which things were "ruined" erstwhile they became excessively popular. Here are the fascinating results:
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"Superhero movies. Please, delight dilatory down. I grew up with Marvel and person been a instrumentality for 30-odd years, but I americium BEGGING them to conscionable instrumentality a bloody break. It isn't that the contented is atrocious — I'm 1 of the radical who loved The Marvels — but I deliberation we would each beryllium rather blessed to fto the genre person a small remainder portion they fig retired what they privation to do."
"And don’t get maine started connected DC rebooting reboots each over. Just stop. You’re not striking portion the robust is hot; the robust is precise cold, and we privation thing caller and exciting."
—garebehr
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"College! College became the standard, and now, it doesn't marque you basal retired from your peers. Companies similar to spot a master's oregon different benignant of certification beyond a bachelor's degree."
"They besides similar to spot astatine slightest 2 years of acquisition caller retired of college, but that's different issue."
—22, Connecticut
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"Tri-tip roast utilized to get it connected merchantability for little than a dollar a lb (granted, rather a fewer years ago), but erstwhile it was discovered, the terms went up rapidly — to present $8.00+ a pound."
—h2osdad
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"Casual collecting oregon reselling culture. Once thing becomes mildly popular, radical ever bargain up the much uncommon oregon fashionable things."
"Look astatine the Stanley craze and Taylor Swift CDs being resold for 20x their value."
—fuzzycaterpillar0
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"Pickleball. It started disconnected arsenic a comparatively chartless athletics that my hubby and I discovered astir 10 years ago. It was casual to learn, made for large exercise, and the instrumentality was inexpensive. Now, it's go the successful happening due to the fact that of alleged celebrities similar the Kardashians taking an involvement successful it. Because of that, the outgo of pickleball instrumentality has skyrocketed, with retailers getting connected committee with 'specialized pickleball gear' (which isn't adjacent indispensable BTW) — and pickleball courts are jammed with radical trying to go 'pickleball pros' connected societal media."
"It's nary longer amusive for america due to the fact that betwixt having to combat for clip connected our section pickleball courts and having to walk mode much connected equipment, it stopped being worthy it."
—50, New York
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"Specific canine breeds. This is an ongoing issue. Rabid GoT fans adopted huskies, past surrendered them to shelters erstwhile they couldn't attraction for the...
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1moI've loved this strategy from the jump. Feels like a return to early social media where communities flourished and real connections were built. Rock on Patreon! (And recorded feedback on fan submissions sounds like a great idea, but I'm biased :)