r/accelerate • u/dental_danylle • 4d ago

Discussion What everyday technology do you think will disappear completely within the next 20 years?

Tech shifts often feel gradual, but then suddenly something just vanishes. Fax machines, landlines, VHS tapes — all were normal and then gone.

Looking ahead 20 years, what’s around us now that you think will completely disappear? Cars as we know them? Physical cash? Plastic credit cards? Traditional universities?

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u/Matshelge 4d ago

20 years? Completely disappear?

I can't really think of anything in particular. There are things we will see less of, non-electric cars, this will make refueling stations go away, but not completely disappear. No, I think we will continue to see most tech we have now, even stuff like LPs and such, stick around long past their normal day use.