23 Industries You Didn't Know Were Disappearing
Industries are dying off under our noses and nobody is paying attention. We went to r/AskReddit to see what industries are dying without us...
Published 3 years ago in Facepalm
Industries are dying off under our noses and nobody is paying attention. We went to r/AskReddit to see what industries are dying without us noticing.
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Former strip club DJ then manager here. Strip clubs are dying. Hip hop keeps the strip club industry alive right now, because it's great for your Instagram to be throwing money at the stage while Future mumbles over the PA. But it's a whole lot different to be an entertainer now. In the early 2000's and before, the strip club industry was thriving. Add all that that to economic issues and the shutdown. I went from $85,000 a year to 28,000 a year because I had to change industries. Your local Satin Doll or Bazookas just isn't going to be around too much longer... -u/CaptnProlapse
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I'm a journalist. We're f**ked. Everyone makes up their own reality now. "Facts" are infinite in supply, mostly because no one believes in truth - or at least, not enough to pay for it. AI is gradually taking over. The industry has yet to figure out how to make the Internet a business asset, broadly speaking. -u/Amsterdam_BTS
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Quality, durable furniture. You ever talk to your grandparents about some of the pieces of furniture in their house and some of them have an extensive history in the family? Like a glass top coffee table or a nice oak table and chairs? That's because we used to make furniture in America that actually withstood the test of time. When you bought furniture you weren't buying it just for yourself, but to also pass down through generations because the quality was that good. My grandparents original dining room set sits in my house now and the thing is almost 70 years old. -u/GiraffesAndGin
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Neon signs. There used to be a neon sign on every business. But neon signs are full of chemicals (some rather dangerous) like neon, argon, and mercury. Not to mention they can be a fire hazard and very inefficient with electricity use compared to LED's. In fact, in America, a lot of places have made them illegal or at least changed building codes to no longer allow them. -u/-minusone-
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Auctions! I grew up in them and our family business was hauling merchandise to auctions, it slowed down so much we had to quit. Auctions have typically mostly relied on snowbirds but its just really died down, not many young adults go. I don’t see them lasting much longer besides online auctions and vehicle auctions. -u/Saucey_octopus
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Cashiers and front of house. I checked into a B&B and never saw a representative the entire time I was there. was given a code to my room via text after checking in online. never saw a soul. In the supermarkets in England there are 5 times more machines for checking out your shopping than human cashiers. -u/Random_Critic
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I wont say cemeteries are dying since someone still needs to maintain these places, they’re just not expanding, worked at a cemetery for a couple years as a side job and we had loads of burials in that time but only a handful were in new plots. Most people choose cremations nowadays but they still bury the ashes in an urn for the most part. -u/kg1206
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arcade game technician. There are already very few of these around and its a dying breed. I know a few and they are older and ready to retire and there really aren't any that are young, if there are some that are young, we are talking very few and far between. This was a very common job in the 1980's when arcades were booming. -u/SaraAB87
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