Stuff You Should Know How Primitive Will Our Descendants Find Us?
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Dec 28, 2023 What will future generations think of our practices today? The hosts explore how seemingly normal behaviors, like smoking in airplanes and outdated parenting techniques, might be viewed as primitive. They tackle the evolution of organ transplants and ethical meat consumption, predicting radical changes by 2075. The discussion even extends to the future of self-driving cars and how they'll reshape our lives. Overall, it’s a humorous yet thoughtful reflection on the legacy we’ll leave behind.
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Smoking on Airplanes
- Josh Clark recalls smoking on airplanes in the mid-90s.
- Only the last few rows were designated as smoking areas, with no real separation.
Smoking on Airplanes (Chuck's experience)
- Chuck Bryant remembers smoking being allowed on flights to Europe in 1996.
- This highlights how recently smoking was permitted on airplanes.
Future Judgment
- Future generations might find our current practices strange.
- We will be judged for things we consider normal today, just as we judge past generations.