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Original poster

To wonder what opinions we have now that will be really unpopular in 40/50 years

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bumbleymummy · 03/02/2016 14:11

Not a TAAT but triggered by a thread about some elderly people having opinions that we find quite shocking and offensive now.

What opinions do you think we have that will have our grandchildren and great grandchildren gasping and pearl clutching? :)

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ClashCityRocker · 03/02/2016 19:29

Ah so you're saying vegans never get ill and the nhs waiting list is comprised entirely of meat eaters? You're being ridiculous.

imwithspud · 03/02/2016 19:31

Some of mine are wishful thinking but...

Abortion will be seen as a right for all women, people will no longer question a woman's motive/reasons for getting one. Pro-lifers will be a small minority.

Breastfeeding rates will be higher and help and support will have improved.

Smoking will become less and less common, as will 'vaping'.

Hopefully binge drinking will become a thing of the past.

Porn will be less popular.

ClashCityRocker · 03/02/2016 19:37

I know studies have suggested that processed meats can increase cancer risk however this does not equate to non-vegans being rife with diseases.

ClashCityRocker · 03/02/2016 19:41

And in the studies I've read, the decrease in risk has been marginal for most cancers except bowel cancer which shows a larger risk.

Lambbone · 03/02/2016 19:44

Bit off topic, but I wish the phrase "pro-life" would fall out of favour.

Anti-choice rather more accurate.

Lightbulbon · 03/02/2016 19:45

In 50 years someone will laugh as much at this thread's crazy optimism as the penis beaker one!

My prediction: we will all (the 99%) be poorer.

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bumbleymummy · 03/02/2016 19:48

Anti-choice isn't more accurate. Anti-abortion maybe.

I don't think pro-choice is particularly accurate either to describe most people anyway. Most are pro-abortion law which has a cut off point.

I actually agree that abortion will not be needed because we will have much better contraception and understanding/control of fertility in general.

I also hope multiple miscarriages will be a thing of the past :(

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ClashCityRocker · 03/02/2016 19:54

I think there will always be a need for abortions despite contraception improvements - people's circumstances change, or sometimes once they are pregnant they realise they don't wish to be pregnant any longer.

I hope it becomes less of a taboo.

Sparklingbrook · 03/02/2016 19:58

Someone needs to print this thread off and bury it in the garden in a capsule. Someone in 2066 on Time Team can make a fascinating programme about it.

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bumbleymummy · 03/02/2016 19:59

So you don't think AIBU I'll still be around in 50 years? Grin

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Original poster
bumbleymummy · 03/02/2016 20:00

will still be around

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Sparklingbrook · 03/02/2016 20:00

One day someone will see sense and get rid of it bumbley.

ClashCityRocker · 03/02/2016 20:02

See, I reckon digging about on old Internet forums will be the archaeology of the future - can you imagine how fascinating MN would be in the forties during WWII?

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bumbleymummy · 03/02/2016 20:03

But then how will any of us know if we're being unreasonable or not? Shock Wink

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Sparklingbrook · 03/02/2016 20:05

Maybe, just maybe at some point in the future people will be able to work out if they are being unreasonable on their own. Shock

allegretto · 03/02/2016 20:07

I think the poor treatment of the Syrian refugees will go down in history

Me too - just like it seems incredible that more was not done to help Jews in WW2.

ClashCityRocker · 03/02/2016 20:25

Now that's just wishful thinking sparkling

PalcumTowder · 03/02/2016 20:28

toffee do you think that anorexia is a lifestyle choice? Not, what makes you think other people will see it that way?

Charley50 · 03/02/2016 20:28

Being kept alive and suffering in old age with severe incurable illness will be a thing of the past. Assisted suicide will be the norm, including a one-off cash sum in return for agreeing to 'go' by a selected date. !

Stripyhoglets · 03/02/2016 20:37

I think the majority will be poorer and that people will be incredulous that everyone was entitled to free health care. We will be paying for health care. More families will live together across generations as the pressure on housing will make it harder for many people to own a home. I would like to think things are going to improve but I genuinely don't see that happening.

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bumbleymummy · 03/02/2016 20:38

That's a scary thought Charley. I do agree with assisted suicide for people with terminal illnesses etc but I don't like the idea of being tied to a date! I'd also like to think that there will be far fewer incurable diseases causing long, drawn out suffering but that really might be wishful thinking. I'm sure if we manage to treat/cure the ones we have today, something else will come along instead. :(

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Charley50 · 03/02/2016 20:46

My theory bubbly mummy is that the government will offer you a cash sum enough to have a great time, but when that's gone your time is up.. Before you even get Ill. Cheery soul aren't i? Grin

bertsdinner · 03/02/2016 21:04

As a pessimistic type, I don't think atitudes will change that much. I don't think people are much different now, deep down, than they were in medieval times.
I think euthansia may become more acceptable in future years. Not saying I agree with it (I have mixed feelings), but I think it may well become legal in this country.
I also think the NHS is on borrowed time and we will end up paying for health care.

suzannecaravaggio · 03/02/2016 21:14

Assisted suicide will be the norm, including a one-off cash sum in return for agreeing to 'go' by a selected date

that really does sound like a plot line for a dystopian novel Shock

Alisvolatpropiis · 03/02/2016 21:19

Things will be much the same but we will all be poorer.

Our grandchildren will think it mad that so many went to university as it rolls back to being the preserve of the wealthy.

They will be amazed that we could sue employers for poor treatment, that parents were entitled to paid leave to raise children, had sick pay, as employee rights thunder backwards towards somewhere circa 1850.