{"id":1259,"date":"2020-06-19T10:08:41","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T15:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/articles.mattinglydesign.net\/?p=1259"},"modified":"2021-10-19T20:31:47","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T01:31:47","slug":"seinfeld-30-years-retrospective-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/seinfeld-30-years-retrospective-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Seinfeld, 30 Years Later, Part 3: Society Now!, and What Consumer, I&#8217;m The Consumer?!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The conclusion of this series marks the 30th anniversary of the end of Seinfeld&#8217;s first season, which aired on June 21, 1990. For the third part, I examine the many ways our societal norms have changed, from longer life expectancy to how we interact with each other to consumer habits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>This three part series is organized by topic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead\"><a href=\"\/articles\/seinfeld-30-years-retrospective-part-1\/\">Part One<\/a>: The Un-Branding, Dunkers &amp; Dictators, and The Mom &amp; Pop Stores<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead\"><a href=\"\/articles\/seinfeld-30-years-retrospective-part-2\/\">Part Two<\/a>: Hot Wizards With Many Functions, and Sweet Rides<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead\">Part Three: <a href=\"#society\">Society Now!<\/a>, and <a href=\"#consumerism\">What Consumer, I&#8217;m The Consumer?!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"society\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Society Now!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The year is 1990: you fall into a coma. You wake up three decades later, only to find that smoking has been banned in buildings and public spaces, no one&#8217;s running away to join the circus, and you&#8217;ll never need to walk out your door to rent a movie again.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<style>\r\n                #foogallery-gallery-1309.fg-simple_portfolio {\r\n                    justify-content: flex-start;\r\n                }\r\n                #foogallery-gallery-1309.fg-simple_portfolio .fg-item {\r\n                    flex-basis: 190px;\r\n                    margin: 8px;\r\n                }\r\n\t\t\t<\/style>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-simple_portfolio foogallery-lightbox-foobox fg-simple_portfolio fg-dark fg-border-thin fg-round-small fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-hover-grayscale fg-caption-always fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom3 fg-ready fg-caption-always\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-1309\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true,&quot;maxCaptionLength&quot;:0,&quot;maxDescriptionLength&quot;:42},&quot;lazy&quot;:true}\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/society-102-bankers.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Bank Tellers\" data-caption-desc=\"Online and mobile banking options for customers are causing the bank industry to contract drastically. So much, that the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a loss of nearly 60,000 jobs over the next decade.\" data-attachment-id=\"1284\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Bank Tellers\" title=\"Online and mobile banking options for customers are causing the bank industry to contract drastically. So much, that the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a loss of nearly 60,000 jobs over the next decade.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/society-102-bankers\/9692345.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Bank Tellers<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Online and mobile banking options for customers are causing the bank industry to contract drastically. So much, that the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a loss of nearly 60,000 jobs over the next decade.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/society-204-soviet-cable-guys.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Soviet Cable Guys\" data-caption-desc=\"This episode aired in the spring of 1991, merely months before the USSR collapsed. Since the Soviet Union no longer exists, that term is no longer used. Seinfeld was for the most part contemporary, and USSR\u2019s dissolution was addressed later when Elaine dated a Communist.\" data-attachment-id=\"1285\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Soviet Cable Guys\" title=\"This episode aired in the spring of 1991, merely months before the USSR collapsed. Since the Soviet Union no longer exists, that term is no longer used. Seinfeld was for the most part contemporary, and USSR\u2019s dissolution was addressed later when Elaine dated a Communist.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/society-204-soviet-cable-guys\/2547035421.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Soviet Cable Guys<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">This episode aired in the spring of 1991, merely months before the USSR collapsed. Since the Soviet Union no longer exists, that term is no longer used. Seinfeld was for the most part contemporary, and USSR\u2019s dissolution was addressed later when Elaine dated a Communist.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/society-210-public-smoking.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Public Smoking\" data-caption-desc=\"Up until public awareness of the dangers of second hand smoke became prevalent, you could pretty much find a cigarette receptacle in every building lobby and an ashtray on every restaurant table. Today - and especially depending on state laws - smokers have been flicked into the ashbin of society.\" data-attachment-id=\"1286\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Public Smoking\" title=\"Up until public awareness of the dangers of second hand smoke became prevalent, you could pretty much find a cigarette receptacle in every building lobby and an ashtray on every restaurant table. Today - and especially depending on state laws - smokers have been flicked into the ashbin of society.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/society-210-public-smoking\/1484436784.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Public Smoking<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Up until public awareness of the dangers of second hand smoke became prevalent, you could pretty much find a cigarette receptacle in every building lobby and an ashtray on every restaurant table. Today - and especially depending on state laws - smokers have been flicked into the ashbin of society.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/society-315-social-services.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Social Services\" data-caption-desc=\"The days of reporting to a case worker in person at the unemployment office are long gone, as most government services are handled electronically or over the phone. Rules are different by state, but as an example - mine only requires \u201creporting in person at least once if directed\u201d.\" data-attachment-id=\"1289\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Social Services\" title=\"The days of reporting to a case worker in person at the unemployment office are long gone, as most government services are handled electronically or over the phone. Rules are different by state, but as an example - mine only requires \u201creporting in person at least once if directed\u201d.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/society-315-social-services\/2341302321.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Social Services<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The days of reporting to a case worker in person at the unemployment office are long gone, as most government services are handled electronically or over the phone. Rules are different by state, but as an example - mine only requires \u201creporting in person at least once if directed\u201d.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/society-317-personal-ads.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Personal Ads\" data-caption-desc=\"Back in the day, personal ads in the paper were displayed in small print and severely limited by character count. Today, with the availability of online (often, free) advertisements, dating apps and wide use of multimedia, the options for meeting a woman of your dreams with a pinkish hue are countless.\" data-attachment-id=\"1290\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Personal Ads\" title=\"Back in the day, personal ads in the paper were displayed in small print and severely limited by character count. Today, with the availability of online (often, free) advertisements, dating apps and wide use of multimedia, the options for meeting a woman of your dreams with a pinkish hue are countless.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/society-317-personal-ads\/3609157368.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Personal Ads<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Back in the day, personal ads in the paper were displayed in small print and severely limited by character count. Today, with the availability of online (often, free) advertisements, dating apps and wide use of multimedia, the options for meeting a woman of your dreams with a pinkish hue are countless.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/society-320-handwritten-letters.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Handwritten Letters\" data-caption-desc=\"As with everything in the digital age, handwritten letters are, quite literally, becoming a lost art. Who\u2019s going take the time to steal from Neil Simon and stick it in the mail when you have YouTube?\" data-attachment-id=\"1291\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Handwritten Letters\" title=\"As with everything in the digital age, handwritten letters are, quite literally, becoming a lost art. Who\u2019s going take the time to steal from Neil Simon and stick it in the mail when you have YouTube?\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/society-320-handwritten-letters\/1337973431.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Handwritten Letters<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">As with everything in the digital age, handwritten letters are, quite literally, becoming a lost art. Who\u2019s going take the time to steal from Neil Simon and stick it in the mail when you have YouTube?<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/society-322-murphy-brown.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Murphy Brown\" data-caption-desc=\"The show where Kramer had a brief cameo as her secretary coincidentally ended its run concurrently Seinfeld, in May 1998. And by further coincidence, who was the last secretary Murphy fired on the show? Bette Midler, fresh off her broadway hit Rochelle, Rochelle! Also of note was an attempted revival in 2018, lasting only one season.\" data-attachment-id=\"1292\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Murphy Brown\" title=\"The show where Kramer had a brief cameo as her secretary coincidentally ended its run concurrently Seinfeld, in May 1998. And by further coincidence, who was the last secretary Murphy fired on the show? Bette Midler, fresh off her broadway hit Rochelle, Rochelle! Also of note was an attempted revival in 2018, lasting only one season.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/society-322-murphy-brown\/3183222372.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Murphy Brown<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The show where Kramer had a brief cameo as her secretary coincidentally ended its run concurrently Seinfeld, in May 1998. And by further coincidence, who was the last secretary Murphy fired on the show? Bette Midler, fresh off her broadway hit Rochelle, Rochelle! Also of note was an attempted revival in 2018, lasting only one season.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/society-401-la-law-cheers.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"LA Law &amp;amp; Cheers\" data-caption-desc=\"Cheers ended its run in the spring of \u201993, and LA Law wrapped up its series a year later. The plus side is, Corbin Bernsen and George Wendt don\u2019t get hassled nearly as much by opinionated little bald guys, these days.\" data-attachment-id=\"1293\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"LA Law &amp; Cheers\" title=\"Cheers ended its run in the spring of \u201993, and LA Law wrapped up its series a year later. The plus side is, Corbin Bernsen and George Wendt don\u2019t get hassled nearly as much by opinionated little bald guys, these days.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/society-401-la-law-cheers\/3097531135.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">LA Law &amp; Cheers<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Cheers ended its run in the spring of \u201993, and LA Law wrapped up its series a year later. The plus side is, Corbin Bernsen and George Wendt don\u2019t get hassled nearly as much by opinionated little bald guys, these days.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/society-408-cuban-cigars.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Cuban Cigars\" data-caption-desc=\"These have been illegal in the US for so long that their rarity and exclusivity has been adapted into the cultural lexicon (often as a punchline) for generations, thanks to a trade embargo against Cuba in 1962. Today you can bring them into the country (albeit not for commercial sale), and you won\u2019t even have to give up your jacket.\" data-attachment-id=\"1294\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Cuban Cigars\" title=\"These have been illegal in the US for so long that their rarity and exclusivity has been adapted into the cultural lexicon (often as a punchline) for generations, thanks to a trade embargo against Cuba in 1962. Today you can bring them into the country (albeit not for commercial sale), and you won\u2019t even have to give up your jacket.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/society-408-cuban-cigars\/3706187272.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Cuban Cigars<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">These have been illegal in the US for so long that their rarity and exclusivity has been adapted into the cultural lexicon (often as a punchline) for generations, thanks to a trade embargo against Cuba in 1962. Today you can bring them into the country (albeit not for commercial sale), and you won\u2019t even have to give up your jacket.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/society-410-daytime-soap-operas.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Daytime Soap Operas\" data-caption-desc=\"This dying genre went from fifteen series in its heyday to only four surviving, and struggling for viewership. Its nomenclature literally implicates homemakers as the target audience; between more women than ever in the workforce and countless options for media consumption, soap operas are now a niche. Kramer can still tune in to The Bold and the Beautiful, though.\" data-attachment-id=\"1295\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Daytime Soap Operas\" title=\"This dying genre went from fifteen series in its heyday to only four surviving, and struggling for viewership. Its nomenclature literally implicates homemakers as the target audience; between more women than ever in the workforce and countless options for media consumption, soap operas are now a niche. Kramer can still tune in to The Bold and the Beautiful, though.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/society-410-daytime-soap-operas\/1085798088.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Daytime Soap Operas<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">This dying genre went from fifteen series in its heyday to only four surviving, and struggling for viewership. Its nomenclature literally implicates homemakers as the target audience; between more women than ever in the workforce and countless options for media consumption, soap operas are now a niche. Kramer can still tune in to The Bold and the Beautiful, though.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/society-418-life-expectancy.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Life Expectancy\" data-caption-desc=\"In Seinfeld\u2019s standup routine for The Old Man episode, which aired in 1993, he mentions that life expectancy is 72. In a mere quarter century that statistic has risen by five years. Improvements in health information\/awareness, medical technology, sanitation and nutrition options have drastically improved the quality of life for human civilization.\" data-attachment-id=\"1296\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Life Expectancy\" title=\"In Seinfeld\u2019s standup routine for The Old Man episode, which aired in 1993, he mentions that life expectancy is 72. In a mere quarter century that statistic has risen by five years. Improvements in health information\/awareness, medical technology, sanitation and nutrition options have drastically improved the quality of life for human civilization.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/society-418-life-expectancy\/2960650972.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Life Expectancy<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">In Seinfeld\u2019s standup routine for The Old Man episode, which aired in 1993, he mentions that life expectancy is 72. In a mere quarter century that statistic has risen by five years. Improvements in health information\/awareness, medical technology, sanitation and nutrition options have drastically improved the quality of life for human civilization.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/society-508-barber-poles.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Barber Poles\" data-caption-desc=\"Barber poles date back to the Middle Ages, when they were used as signage to advertise bloodletting. In the modern era they signify barber shops, but their use - and barber shops, themselves - have seen a decline in recent decades. Today, only one manufacturer of barber poles exists in America.\" data-attachment-id=\"1297\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Barber Poles\" title=\"Barber poles date back to the Middle Ages, when they were used as signage to advertise bloodletting. In the modern era they signify barber shops, but their use - and barber shops, themselves - have seen a decline in recent decades. Today, only one manufacturer of barber poles exists in America.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/society-508-barber-poles\/2733669178.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Barber Poles<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Barber poles date back to the Middle Ages, when they were used as signage to advertise bloodletting. In the modern era they signify barber shops, but their use - and barber shops, themselves - have seen a decline in recent decades. Today, only one manufacturer of barber poles exists in America.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/society-508-paperwork-desk-job.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Paperwork Desk Job\" data-caption-desc=\"Today, 3 out of 4 jobs require computer proficiency. Physical paper has largely become a byproduct of the digital workspace, and desk jockeys who idle away the hours shuffling paperwork have gone the way of flexible accordion-style folders.\" data-attachment-id=\"1298\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Paperwork Desk Job\" title=\"Today, 3 out of 4 jobs require computer proficiency. Physical paper has largely become a byproduct of the digital workspace, and desk jockeys who idle away the hours shuffling paperwork have gone the way of flexible accordion-style folders.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/society-508-paperwork-desk-job\/2266788214.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Paperwork Desk Job<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Today, 3 out of 4 jobs require computer proficiency. Physical paper has largely become a byproduct of the digital workspace, and desk jockeys who idle away the hours shuffling paperwork have gone the way of flexible accordion-style folders.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/society-510-cigar-store-indians.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Cigar Store Indians\" data-caption-desc=\"A relic of American trade that originates in the 17th century, traditional use for cigar store indians actually began to decline well over a century ago. Today they are increasingly rare antiques, and are considered offensive by some American indians.\" data-attachment-id=\"1299\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Cigar Store Indians\" title=\"A relic of American trade that originates in the 17th century, traditional use for cigar store indians actually began to decline well over a century ago. Today they are increasingly rare antiques, and are considered offensive by some American indians.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/society-510-cigar-store-indians\/3663362641.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Cigar Store Indians<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A relic of American trade that originates in the 17th century, traditional use for cigar store indians actually began to decline well over a century ago. Today they are increasingly rare antiques, and are considered offensive by some American indians.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/society-511-organized-religion.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Organized Religion\" data-caption-desc=\"Religion has played a central role in much of society\u2019s life for millennia, and with a sharp decline in attendance over the past couple of decades it\u2019s millennials who are absent. And it may be partly due to a lack of hats that convey the solemn religious look you want in a faith.\" data-attachment-id=\"1300\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Organized Religion\" title=\"Religion has played a central role in much of society\u2019s life for millennia, and with a sharp decline in attendance over the past couple of decades it\u2019s millennials who are absent. And it may be partly due to a lack of hats that convey the solemn religious look you want in a faith.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/society-511-organized-religion\/760109747.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Organized Religion<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Religion has played a central role in much of society\u2019s life for millennia, and with a sharp decline in attendance over the past couple of decades it\u2019s millennials who are absent. And it may be partly due to a lack of hats that convey the solemn religious look you want in a faith.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/society-601-miss-america-pageant.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Miss America Pageant\" data-caption-desc=\"Along with live TV broadcast in general, viewership of the pageant has taken a waist cincher the the tens of millions who tuned in, in its heyday. And, after nearly a century as a cornerstone feature, swimsuits are no longer part of the competition as of 2018. Now, more than ever, poise counts!\" data-attachment-id=\"1301\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Miss America Pageant\" title=\"Along with live TV broadcast in general, viewership of the pageant has taken a waist cincher the the tens of millions who tuned in, in its heyday. And, after nearly a century as a cornerstone feature, swimsuits are no longer part of the competition as of 2018. Now, more than ever, poise counts!\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/society-601-miss-america-pageant\/1524858422.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Miss America Pageant<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Along with live TV broadcast in general, viewership of the pageant has taken a waist cincher the the tens of millions who tuned in, in its heyday. And, after nearly a century as a cornerstone feature, swimsuits are no longer part of the competition as of 2018. Now, more than ever, poise counts!<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/society-605-video-supply-demand.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Video Supply &amp;amp; Demand\" data-caption-desc=\"Video stores have largely been supplanted by streaming services, so George could easily rent Breakfast At Tiffany\u2019s at any time instead of imposing on a guy named Joe and his Audrey Hepburn-enthusiast daughter.\" data-attachment-id=\"1302\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Video Supply &amp; Demand\" title=\"Video stores have largely been supplanted by streaming services, so George could easily rent Breakfast At Tiffany\u2019s at any time instead of imposing on a guy named Joe and his Audrey Hepburn-enthusiast daughter.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/society-605-video-supply-demand\/87090690.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Video Supply &amp; Demand<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Video stores have largely been supplanted by streaming services, so George could easily rent Breakfast At Tiffany\u2019s at any time instead of imposing on a guy named Joe and his Audrey Hepburn-enthusiast daughter.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/society-606-circus-elephants.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Circus Elephants\" data-caption-desc=\"A defining feature of circuses over two centuries, elephants were finally retired in 2016 from performance partially due to declining ticket sales and animal activism. The good news is, Communists no longer blame them for all the ills of society.\" data-attachment-id=\"1303\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Circus Elephants\" title=\"A defining feature of circuses over two centuries, elephants were finally retired in 2016 from performance partially due to declining ticket sales and animal activism. The good news is, Communists no longer blame them for all the ills of society.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/society-606-circus-elephants\/922804124.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Circus Elephants<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A defining feature of circuses over two centuries, elephants were finally retired in 2016 from performance partially due to declining ticket sales and animal activism. The good news is, Communists no longer blame them for all the ills of society.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/society-607-macys-thanksgiving-parade-woody-woodpecker.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Macy&#039;s Thanksgiving Parade Woody Woodpecker\" data-caption-desc=\"The balloon that encapsulates Mr. Pitt\u2019s childhood wish fulfillment was deemed a troublemaker due to its age and excessive size, so it was retired in 1998. Footage of the balloon collapsing during the 1993 parade was shown briefly, during its episode.\" data-attachment-id=\"1304\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Macy&#039;s Thanksgiving Parade Woody Woodpecker\" title=\"The balloon that encapsulates Mr. Pitt\u2019s childhood wish fulfillment was deemed a troublemaker due to its age and excessive size, so it was retired in 1998. Footage of the balloon collapsing during the 1993 parade was shown briefly, during its episode.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/society-607-macys-thanksgiving-parade-woody-woodpecker\/1481845289.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Woody Woodpecker<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The balloon that encapsulates Mr. Pitt\u2019s childhood wish fulfillment was deemed a troublemaker due to its age and excessive size, so it was retired in 1998. Footage of the balloon collapsing during the 1993 parade was shown briefly, during its episode.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/society-616-melrose-place.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Melrose Place\" data-caption-desc=\"This soap opera ran nearly concurrently with Seinfeld, from 1992 to 1999 and was brought back as a rebooted series, which only lasted one season. No man would ever want to admit they watch it, because it&#039;s too stupid to confess to.\" data-attachment-id=\"1306\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Melrose Place\" title=\"This soap opera ran nearly concurrently with Seinfeld, from 1992 to 1999 and was brought back as a rebooted series, which only lasted one season. No man would ever want to admit they watch it, because it&#039;s too stupid to confess to.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/society-616-melrose-place\/3338829500.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Melrose Place<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">This soap opera ran nearly concurrently with Seinfeld, from 1992 to 1999 and was brought back as a rebooted series, which only lasted one season. No man would ever want to admit they watch it, because it's too stupid to confess to.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/society-811-american-gladiators.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"American Gladiators\" data-caption-desc=\"The competition reality show aired for several years in the 90&#039;s, and was revived for two seasons a decade later. Seth Rogen tried to bring it back for its 30th anniversary, but that doesn&#039;t appear to have gained traction... they should have signed Little Jerry Seinfeld. Big mistake!\" data-attachment-id=\"1307\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"American Gladiators\" title=\"The competition reality show aired for several years in the 90&#039;s, and was revived for two seasons a decade later. Seth Rogen tried to bring it back for its 30th anniversary, but that doesn&#039;t appear to have gained traction... they should have signed Little Jerry Seinfeld. Big mistake!\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/society-811-american-gladiators\/1321897695.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">American Gladiators<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The competition reality show aired for several years in the 90's, and was revived for two seasons a decade later. Seth Rogen tried to bring it back for its 30th anniversary, but that doesn't appear to have gained traction... they should have signed Little Jerry Seinfeld. Big mistake!<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.foogallery.fg-dark .fg-item-inner { background-color: #2e2f34 !important; border-color: #2e2f34 !important; }\r\n\r\n.fg-simple_portfolio.fg-dark .fg-caption { color: #e4e7e7 !important; }\r\n\r\n.fg-simple_portfolio.fg-dark .fg-caption-title { font-weight: bold; }\r\n\r\n.fbx-modal .fbx-caption-title { font-weight: normal; }<\/style>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plot points ruined by cell phones<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As mentioned in <a href=\"\/articles\/seinfeld-30-years-retrospective-part-2\/#technology\">Part 2<\/a>, cell phones and the internet&#8217;s ubiquity have been so transformative that many Seinfeld plot lines no longer make sense. The difference in how we communicate from three decades ago is significant enough to deserve its own section.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<style>\r\n                #foogallery-gallery-1310.fg-simple_portfolio {\r\n                    justify-content: flex-start;\r\n                }\r\n                #foogallery-gallery-1310.fg-simple_portfolio .fg-item {\r\n                    flex-basis: 190px;\r\n                    margin: 8px;\r\n                }\r\n\t\t\t<\/style>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-simple_portfolio foogallery-lightbox-foobox fg-simple_portfolio fg-dark fg-border-thin fg-round-small fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-hover-grayscale fg-caption-always fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom3 fg-ready fg-caption-always\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-1310\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true,&quot;maxCaptionLength&quot;:24,&quot;maxDescriptionLength&quot;:42},&quot;lazy&quot;:true}\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/society-306-cell-phones-finding-someone.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Finding Someone\" data-caption-desc=\"Many of Seinfeld\u2019s plots involved missed connections while trying to meet someone in public. Today Jerry could have called the Bubble Boy\u2019s dad for directions, he would have been able to find the NYU reporter at the coffee shop, and the entire plot of The Movie &amp;amp; The Parking Garage episodes would not happen.\" data-attachment-id=\"1287\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Finding Someone\" title=\"Many of Seinfeld\u2019s plots involved missed connections while trying to meet someone in public. Today Jerry could have called the Bubble Boy\u2019s dad for directions, he would have been able to find the NYU reporter at the coffee shop, and the entire plot of The Movie &amp; The Parking Garage episodes would not happen.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/society-306-cell-phones-finding-someone\/2640014344.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Finding Someone<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Many of Seinfeld\u2019s plots involved missed connections while trying to meet someone in public. Today Jerry could have called the Bubble Boy\u2019s dad for directions, he would have been able to find the NYU reporter at the coffee shop, and the entire plot of The Movie &amp; The Parking Garage episodes would not happen.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/society-315-cell-phones-mobility.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Communications Mobility\" data-caption-desc=\"With a phone in your pocket, no one is sneaking into your apartment to delete messages off your answering machine, and there is no waiting in line at pay phones.\" data-attachment-id=\"1288\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Communications Mobility\" title=\"With a phone in your pocket, no one is sneaking into your apartment to delete messages off your answering machine, and there is no waiting in line at pay phones.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/society-315-cell-phones-mobility\/1992725663.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Communications Mobility<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">With a phone in your pocket, no one is sneaking into your apartment to delete messages off your answering machine, and there is no waiting in line at pay phones.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/society-609-cell-phones-information.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Information Ubiquity\" data-caption-desc=\"Caller ID would have prevented many of Jerry\u2019s dating snafus, the argument over Joe DiMaggio could probably be resolved with a photo, and Uma Thurman\u2019s number wouldn\u2019t have been lost on a misplaced dry cleaning ticket.\" data-attachment-id=\"1305\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Information Ubiquity\" title=\"Caller ID would have prevented many of Jerry\u2019s dating snafus, the argument over Joe DiMaggio could probably be resolved with a photo, and Uma Thurman\u2019s number wouldn\u2019t have been lost on a misplaced dry cleaning ticket.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/society-609-cell-phones-information\/787812394.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Information Ubiquity<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Caller ID would have prevented many of Jerry\u2019s dating snafus, the argument over Joe DiMaggio could probably be resolved with a photo, and Uma Thurman\u2019s number wouldn\u2019t have been lost on a misplaced dry cleaning ticket.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#references\" class=\"ref-link\"><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-down\"><\/i>REFERENCES<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"consumerism\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Consumer, I&#8217;m The Consumer?!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With the digitization of media, we have more convenience and choice of content than ever. A few decades ago it you&#8217;d drop off a roll of film at the one hour photo store on your way to the mall to shop for the world&#8217;s cheapest air conditioner. Today, you take a photo, post it to your Instagram account, then comparison shop A\/C units on Amazon. Done.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<style>\r\n                #foogallery-gallery-1308.fg-simple_portfolio {\r\n                    justify-content: flex-start;\r\n                }\r\n                #foogallery-gallery-1308.fg-simple_portfolio .fg-item {\r\n                    flex-basis: 190px;\r\n                    margin: 8px;\r\n                }\r\n\t\t\t<\/style>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-simple_portfolio foogallery-lightbox-foobox fg-simple_portfolio fg-dark fg-border-thin fg-round-small fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-hover-grayscale fg-caption-always fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom3 fg-ready fg-caption-always\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-1308\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true,&quot;maxCaptionLength&quot;:0,&quot;maxDescriptionLength&quot;:42},&quot;lazy&quot;:true}\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/consumerism-102-giant-floor-speakers.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Giant Floor Speakers\" data-caption-desc=\"This is more of an observation of the absurdity of giant floor speakers in a tiny New York apartment; especially when the occupant is a mild mannered guy in his mid-30\u2019s. Before Seinfeld\u2019s speakers devolved into amorphous, blue-sided boxes in later seasons, he rocked a pair of JVC Zero 6\u2019s.\" data-attachment-id=\"1262\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Giant Floor Speakers\" title=\"This is more of an observation of the absurdity of giant floor speakers in a tiny New York apartment; especially when the occupant is a mild mannered guy in his mid-30\u2019s. Before Seinfeld\u2019s speakers devolved into amorphous, blue-sided boxes in later seasons, he rocked a pair of JVC Zero 6\u2019s.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/consumerism-102-giant-floor-speakers\/838152415.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Giant Floor Speakers<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">This is more of an observation of the absurdity of giant floor speakers in a tiny New York apartment; especially when the occupant is a mild mannered guy in his mid-30\u2019s. Before Seinfeld\u2019s speakers devolved into amorphous, blue-sided boxes in later seasons, he rocked a pair of JVC Zero 6\u2019s.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/consumerism-105-periodicals.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Newspapers, Magazines\" data-caption-desc=\"Periodicals are still having trouble adapting to the digital landscape, and newspapers in particular have been decimated by easy online access to news content, as evidenced by dwindling ad revenue and employment. Cracked Magazine ceased production in 2007, and Penthouse is nearing extinction.\" data-attachment-id=\"1263\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Newspapers, Magazines\" title=\"Periodicals are still having trouble adapting to the digital landscape, and newspapers in particular have been decimated by easy online access to news content, as evidenced by dwindling ad revenue and employment. Cracked Magazine ceased production in 2007, and Penthouse is nearing extinction.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/consumerism-105-periodicals\/2578593754.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Newspapers, Magazines<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Periodicals are still having trouble adapting to the digital landscape, and newspapers in particular have been decimated by easy online access to news content, as evidenced by dwindling ad revenue and employment. Cracked Magazine ceased production in 2007, and Penthouse is nearing extinction.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/consumerism-207-tv-commercials.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"TV Commercials\" data-caption-desc=\"TV commercials are far less a water cooler topic than ever. So today, if you ruin a relationship over \u201cPants! Pants! Pants! Pants!\u201d, it\u2019ll be due to an ad you both saw online.\" data-attachment-id=\"1264\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"TV Commercials\" title=\"TV commercials are far less a water cooler topic than ever. So today, if you ruin a relationship over \u201cPants! Pants! Pants! Pants!\u201d, it\u2019ll be due to an ad you both saw online.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/consumerism-207-tv-commercials\/66679797.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">TV Commercials<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">TV commercials are far less a water cooler topic than ever. So today, if you ruin a relationship over \u201cPants! Pants! Pants! Pants!\u201d, it\u2019ll be due to an ad you both saw online.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/consumerism-306-shopping-malls.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Shopping Malls\" data-caption-desc=\"Shopping malls killed Main Street in the 80\u2019s, and today are getting their due by Amazon. There are 1100 malls in the US today (almost 50 within driving distance of Manhattan), and a quarter of those are projected to shut their doors within the next five years.\" data-attachment-id=\"1265\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Shopping Malls\" title=\"Shopping malls killed Main Street in the 80\u2019s, and today are getting their due by Amazon. There are 1100 malls in the US today (almost 50 within driving distance of Manhattan), and a quarter of those are projected to shut their doors within the next five years.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/consumerism-306-shopping-malls\/1943223202.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Shopping Malls<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Shopping malls killed Main Street in the 80\u2019s, and today are getting their due by Amazon. There are 1100 malls in the US today (almost 50 within driving distance of Manhattan), and a quarter of those are projected to shut their doors within the next five years.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/consumerism-311-publishers.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Publishers\" data-caption-desc=\"While traditional publishers have managed to stay profitable in the digital era, the industry is increasingly consolidating. Now that authors have more options than ever for getting their work to market, the days of making a living being solely dependent on getting signed by a publisher are over.\" data-attachment-id=\"1266\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Publishers\" title=\"While traditional publishers have managed to stay profitable in the digital era, the industry is increasingly consolidating. Now that authors have more options than ever for getting their work to market, the days of making a living being solely dependent on getting signed by a publisher are over.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/consumerism-311-publishers\/400316264.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Publishers<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">While traditional publishers have managed to stay profitable in the digital era, the industry is increasingly consolidating. Now that authors have more options than ever for getting their work to market, the days of making a living being solely dependent on getting signed by a publisher are over.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/consumerism-319-writing-checks.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Writing Checks\" data-caption-desc=\"With the rise of electronic payments and digital wallets, writing a physical check (particularly to pay bills) is becoming as antiquated of a concept as crank start motors. For me, the turning point was the 50\u00a2 postage stamp.\" data-attachment-id=\"1267\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Writing Checks\" title=\"With the rise of electronic payments and digital wallets, writing a physical check (particularly to pay bills) is becoming as antiquated of a concept as crank start motors. For me, the turning point was the 50\u00a2 postage stamp.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/consumerism-319-writing-checks\/2652601957.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Writing Checks<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">With the rise of electronic payments and digital wallets, writing a physical check (particularly to pay bills) is becoming as antiquated of a concept as crank start motors. For me, the turning point was the 50\u00a2 postage stamp.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/consumerism-322-popcorn-popper.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Popcorn Popper\" data-caption-desc=\"Popcorn poppers have at best been a niche consumer appliance since the 80\u2019s, after microwave popcorn came to market. Which, conversely, makes a home intrusion in the middle of the night to borrow a microwave even more rare.\" data-attachment-id=\"1268\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Popcorn Popper\" title=\"Popcorn poppers have at best been a niche consumer appliance since the 80\u2019s, after microwave popcorn came to market. Which, conversely, makes a home intrusion in the middle of the night to borrow a microwave even more rare.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/consumerism-322-popcorn-popper\/2890087243.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Popcorn Popper<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Popcorn poppers have at best been a niche consumer appliance since the 80\u2019s, after microwave popcorn came to market. Which, conversely, makes a home intrusion in the middle of the night to borrow a microwave even more rare.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/consumerism-422-video-rentals.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Video Stores\" data-caption-desc=\"In their heyday, you could just about find a video store in every neighborhood across the country. Barely 10% of the industry\u2019s peak survive today\u2026 with it goes the shared experience of browsing movies, and a welcome end to rewind fees.\" data-attachment-id=\"1269\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Video Stores\" title=\"In their heyday, you could just about find a video store in every neighborhood across the country. Barely 10% of the industry\u2019s peak survive today\u2026 with it goes the shared experience of browsing movies, and a welcome end to rewind fees.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/consumerism-422-video-rentals\/2637160927.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Video Stores<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">In their heyday, you could just about find a video store in every neighborhood across the country. Barely 10% of the industry\u2019s peak survive today\u2026 with it goes the shared experience of browsing movies, and a welcome end to rewind fees.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/consumerism-503-milk-cartons.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Milk Cartons\" data-caption-desc=\"Milk sold in paper cartons was not at all uncommon through the 80\u2019s, and has long since been superseded by plastic jugs. Just look through the dairy aisle at your local grocery\u2026 paper has mostly been relegated to organic and specialty products.\" data-attachment-id=\"1270\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Milk Cartons\" title=\"Milk sold in paper cartons was not at all uncommon through the 80\u2019s, and has long since been superseded by plastic jugs. Just look through the dairy aisle at your local grocery\u2026 paper has mostly been relegated to organic and specialty products.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/consumerism-503-milk-cartons\/1076512456.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Milk Cartons<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Milk sold in paper cartons was not at all uncommon through the 80\u2019s, and has long since been superseded by plastic jugs. Just look through the dairy aisle at your local grocery\u2026 paper has mostly been relegated to organic and specialty products.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/consumerism-510-tv-guide.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"TV Guide\" data-caption-desc=\"Far from its peak circulation, \u201cthe world\u2019s most thrown reading material\u201d is no longer a staple on coffee tables across America. You can count obsessive collectors among the remaining subscribers, though.\" data-attachment-id=\"1271\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"TV Guide\" title=\"Far from its peak circulation, \u201cthe world\u2019s most thrown reading material\u201d is no longer a staple on coffee tables across America. You can count obsessive collectors among the remaining subscribers, though.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/consumerism-510-tv-guide\/945584528.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">TV Guide<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Far from its peak circulation, \u201cthe world\u2019s most thrown reading material\u201d is no longer a staple on coffee tables across America. You can count obsessive collectors among the remaining subscribers, though.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/consumerism-514-newsstands.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Newsstands\" data-caption-desc=\"Newsstands used to be a prominent fixture on the New York scene, but today you\u2019ll have to hunt to find one of the only 200-300 remaining (less than one-fifth in operation from half a century ago).\" data-attachment-id=\"1272\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Newsstands\" title=\"Newsstands used to be a prominent fixture on the New York scene, but today you\u2019ll have to hunt to find one of the only 200-300 remaining (less than one-fifth in operation from half a century ago).\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/consumerism-514-newsstands\/3960514982.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Newsstands<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Newsstands used to be a prominent fixture on the New York scene, but today you\u2019ll have to hunt to find one of the only 200-300 remaining (less than one-fifth in operation from half a century ago).<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/consumerism-603-greeting-cards.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Greeting Cards\" data-caption-desc=\"Today, you\u2019re far less likely to get a paper greeting card for doing someone a favor than you were a few decades ago. The \u201clittle Hallmark hooker\u201d is still around, but has turned to e-cards for its tricks.\" data-attachment-id=\"1273\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Greeting Cards\" title=\"Today, you\u2019re far less likely to get a paper greeting card for doing someone a favor than you were a few decades ago. The \u201clittle Hallmark hooker\u201d is still around, but has turned to e-cards for its tricks.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/consumerism-603-greeting-cards\/2787994928.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Greeting Cards<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Today, you\u2019re far less likely to get a paper greeting card for doing someone a favor than you were a few decades ago. The \u201clittle Hallmark hooker\u201d is still around, but has turned to e-cards for its tricks.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/consumerism-606-3d-posters.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"3D Posters\" data-caption-desc=\"In the 90\u2019s, you couldn\u2019t walk through a mall without running into a vendor at every corner selling 3D posters. The fad has long since passed, although they\u2019re still readily available anywhere from YouTube to Amazon.\" data-attachment-id=\"1274\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"3D Posters\" title=\"In the 90\u2019s, you couldn\u2019t walk through a mall without running into a vendor at every corner selling 3D posters. The fad has long since passed, although they\u2019re still readily available anywhere from YouTube to Amazon.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/consumerism-606-3d-posters\/4167760680.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">3D Posters<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">In the 90\u2019s, you couldn\u2019t walk through a mall without running into a vendor at every corner selling 3D posters. The fad has long since passed, although they\u2019re still readily available anywhere from YouTube to Amazon.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/consumerism-708-moviefone.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"\u201c\u2026.Why don\u2019t you just tell me the name of the movie you selected?!\u201d Moviefone may have ceased operation as a phone service in 2014, but as with everything in the digital age, there\u2019s an app for that.\" data-caption-title=\"Moviefone\" data-attachment-id=\"1276\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Moviefone\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/consumerism-708-moviefone\/958546337.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Moviefone<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">\u201c\u2026.Why don\u2019t you just tell me the name of the movie you selected?!\u201d Moviefone may have ceased operation as a phone service in 2014, but as with everything in the digital age, there\u2019s an app for that.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/consumerism-710-20-bill.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Twenty Dollar Bill\" data-caption-desc=\"The 90\u2019s series $20 bill that George Costanza spent an entire episode obsessing over won\u2019t be found in your wallet today, as the Federal Reserve says they only last about eight years in circulation.\" data-attachment-id=\"1277\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Twenty Dollar Bill\" title=\"The 90\u2019s series $20 bill that George Costanza spent an entire episode obsessing over won\u2019t be found in your wallet today, as the Federal Reserve says they only last about eight years in circulation.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/consumerism-710-20-bill\/3963156401.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Twenty Dollar Bill<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The 90\u2019s series $20 bill that George Costanza spent an entire episode obsessing over won\u2019t be found in your wallet today, as the Federal Reserve says they only last about eight years in circulation.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/consumerism-714-cable-subscriptions.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Cable Subscriptions\" data-caption-desc=\"Cable TV services are bleeding subscribers at an accelerated rate as content creators and consumers are cutting out the middle man in favor of greater selection and pricing. You\u2019ll still have to wait for the cable guy to show up \u201cbetween 2 and 6\u201d for broadband internet service, though.\" data-attachment-id=\"1278\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Cable Subscriptions\" title=\"Cable TV services are bleeding subscribers at an accelerated rate as content creators and consumers are cutting out the middle man in favor of greater selection and pricing. You\u2019ll still have to wait for the cable guy to show up \u201cbetween 2 and 6\u201d for broadband internet service, though.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/consumerism-714-cable-subscriptions\/2014265510.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Cable Subscriptions<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Cable TV services are bleeding subscribers at an accelerated rate as content creators and consumers are cutting out the middle man in favor of greater selection and pricing. You\u2019ll still have to wait for the cable guy to show up \u201cbetween 2 and 6\u201d for broadband internet service, though.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/consumerism-720-currrency.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Currency\" data-caption-desc=\"The past decade has seen a significant increase in electronic transactions with vendors and businesses, including cryptocurrency and digital wallets. While cash is still king for small transactions, payment in pennies is another story.\" data-attachment-id=\"1279\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Currency\" title=\"The past decade has seen a significant increase in electronic transactions with vendors and businesses, including cryptocurrency and digital wallets. While cash is still king for small transactions, payment in pennies is another story.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/consumerism-720-currrency\/1508379053.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Currency<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The past decade has seen a significant increase in electronic transactions with vendors and businesses, including cryptocurrency and digital wallets. While cash is still king for small transactions, payment in pennies is another story.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/consumerism-907-one-hour-photo.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"One Hour Photo\" data-caption-desc=\"With a digital camera in everyone\u2019s pocket, one hour photo stores are doomed to extinction. There were around 3000 throughout the country during Seinfeld\u2019s run, and now less than 200 exist.\" data-attachment-id=\"1282\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"One Hour Photo\" title=\"With a digital camera in everyone\u2019s pocket, one hour photo stores are doomed to extinction. There were around 3000 throughout the country during Seinfeld\u2019s run, and now less than 200 exist.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/consumerism-907-one-hour-photo\/1701982938.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">One Hour Photo<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">With a digital camera in everyone\u2019s pocket, one hour photo stores are doomed to extinction. There were around 3000 throughout the country during Seinfeld\u2019s run, and now less than 200 exist.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/consumerism-918-arcade-games.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Arcade Games\" data-caption-desc=\"Sure, you may find an antiquated arcade game collecting dust in the corner of a sad little pizzeria. But the arcade joints you used to hang out at for hours on end, pumping quarters in machines? They\u2019re now in your pocket or home console.\" data-attachment-id=\"1283\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img alt=\"Arcade Games\" title=\"Sure, you may find an antiquated arcade game collecting dust in the corner of a sad little pizzeria. But the arcade joints you used to hang out at for hours on end, pumping quarters in machines? They\u2019re now in your pocket or home console.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"190\" data-src-fg=\"http:\/\/mattingly.design\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/06\/consumerism-918-arcade-games\/345865653.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22190%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20190%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Arcade Games<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Sure, you may find an antiquated arcade game collecting dust in the corner of a sad little pizzeria. But the arcade joints you used to hang out at for hours on end, pumping quarters in machines? They\u2019re now in your pocket or home console.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#references\" class=\"ref-link\"><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-down\"><\/i>REFERENCES<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"footnote wp-block-heading\">That&#8217;s a wrap!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The past few decades have been monumental for human civilization, with ways we do business and how we consume having been completely transformed by the Digital Age. While entire industries have been forced to either evolve or become extinct,&nbsp;we have more conveniences, more ways to communicate, more options for making transactions, an order of magnitude of choices for entertainment and nearly limitless information available at our fingertips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So it strikes me as fortuitous that Seinfeld made its mark right on the cusp of a gigantic societal transition. Considering the way the show was written and performed, I seriously doubt that it could be made today&#8230; regardless, there will certainly never be another like it. The &#8220;situations&#8221; part of this sitcom may be a snapshot of the time it lived in, but its brand of humor is really one for the books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"references\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"footnote wp-block-heading\">References<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"footnote\"> <a class=\"lead\" href=\"#society\">Society Now!<i class=\"fa fa-arrow-up\"><\/i><\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/moneywise.com\/a\/jobs-that-are-disappearing-the-fastest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bank tellers are a dying profession<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/office-and-administrative-support\/tellers.htm#tab-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Technology is eliminating bank teller jobs<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nolo.com\/legal-encyclopedia\/workplace-smoking-laws-your-state-46877.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Workplace smoking laws<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/nys.shrm.org\/sites\/nys.shrm.org\/files\/NYS_AntiSmoking_Laws.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Anti-Smoking Law<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0697652\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seinfeld &#8220;The Baby Shower&#8221; episode air date<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/milestones\/1989-1992\/collapse-soviet-union\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Soviet Union collapse milestones<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/figure\/Patterns-of-Cell-Phone-Usage-over-Time-Source-World-Development-Indicators-29_fig1_327150094\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cell phone subscriptions by year<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/fact-sheet\/mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile phone ownership over time<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/labor.mo.gov\/DES\/Claims\/eligibility_web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Missouri unemployment eligibility requirements<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/magazine\/story\/2016\/12\/craigslist-newspapers-decline-classifieds-214525\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Decline of newspaper ad revenue<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbiamissourian.com\/news\/decline-of-handwritten-letters-challenges-postal-service-historians\/article_0ae3fa0f-c09f-52bd-81d2-1a8abd42a52c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Decline of handwritten letters<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkansasonline.com\/news\/2019\/jun\/25\/decline-in-cursive-handwriting-could-sp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Decline of cursive handwriting<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0094514\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Murphy Brown broadcast history<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0083399\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cheers broadcast history<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0090466\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LA Law broadcast history<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveabout.com\/cuban-cigars-are-cuban-cigars-legal-719511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Updated legality of Cuban cigars<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/theweek.com\/articles\/485479\/death-soap-operas-what-does-say-about-television\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The death of soap operas<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/tv.avclub.com\/the-young-and-the-restless-leads-the-dying-soap-opera-g-1798284081\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Young And The Restless leads dying genre<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/us\/mortality\/life-expectancy-age-1850-2011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Life expectancy data over 150 years<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/life-expectancy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Life expectancy interactive timeline<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/news\/why-are-barber-poles-red-white-and-blue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">History of barber poles<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/24293\/why-are-barber-poles-red-white-and-blue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Legacy of barber poles<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.retroplanet.com\/barber-pole\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Decline of barber pole sales<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/goodbye-to-the-barbershop-63168\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Decline of the traditional barber shop<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greensboro.com\/bye-bye-barbers-striped-pole-and-straight-edge-facing-uncertain\/article_c3933a41-13cc-5d74-83f3-f37b85a91395.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barber shops have been declining for four decades<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nber.org\/digest\/sep97\/w5956.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How computers have changed the labor market <\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/wcfcourier.com\/computer-skills-a-must-in-today-s-workforce\/article_df9f77ca-e91c-5bc8-a7a3-f4d319c8df74.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Computer skills are a must in the modern workforce<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpeaflcio.org\/factsheets\/the-professional-and-technical-workforce-by-the-numbers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Professional workforce by the numbers<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penn.museum\/sites\/expedition\/the-vanished-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">History of the cigar store indian<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/news\/article\/Cloud-of-Controversy-Thickens-Over-Statue-2964387.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Some consider cigar store indians offensive<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/248837\/church- membership-down-sharply-past-two-decades.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Church membership sharply declined in two decades<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/fivethirtyeight.com\/features\/millennials-are-leaving-religion-and-not-coming-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Millennials are leaving religion<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tonifitzgerald\/2018\/09\/10\/miss-america-2019-ratings-viewership-falls-again-for-revamped-pageant\/#629b9e865215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miss America viewership decline<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/06\/05\/business\/miss-america-swimsuit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miss America ends swimsuit competition<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/11\/08\/the-death-of-the-dvd-why-sales-dropped-more-than-86percent-in-13-years.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DVD sales drop over 86% in 13 years<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/stage\/2017\/may\/22\/ringling-bros-barnum-bailey-circus-final-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/3733447\/elephants-animal-cruelty-abuse-circus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The circus says goodbye to elephants<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sf\/style\/2016\/10\/27\/the-big-exit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ringling Bros bids farewell<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Lifestyle\/photos\/retired-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-balloons-27082096\/image-27083063\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Retired Macy&#8217;s Thanksgiving Parade balloons<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/macysthanksgiving.fandom.com\/wiki\/Woody_Woodpecker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Woody Woodpecker balloon no longer meets size restrictions<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/w6Ymh6VHlCk?t=900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Woody Woodpecker balloon collapse footage<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0103491\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Melrose Place broadcast history<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1388782\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Melrose Place reboot broadcast history<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0096532\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Gladiators broadcast history<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1092447\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Gladiators reboot broadcast history<\/a><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/american-gladiators-reboot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Gladiators shopped around for 2nd reboot<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"footnote\">\n<a href=\"#consumerism\" class=\"lead\">What Consumer, I&#8217;m The Consumer?!<i class=\"fa fa-arrow-up\"><\/i><\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibisworld.com\/united-states\/market-research-reports\/book-publishing-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How technology is changing the publishing industry<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/opub\/ted\/2016\/employment-trends-in-newspaper-publishing-and-other-media-1990-2016.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Book publishing industry trends<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/what-big-publishing-conso_b_9395642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What big publishing consolidation means for authors<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2017\/06\/01\/circulation-and-revenue-fall-for-newspaper-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Circulation and revenue falls for newspaper industry<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/opub\/ted\/2016\/employment-trends-in-newspaper-publishing-and-other-media-1990-2016.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Employment trends in newspaper and periodicals publishing<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cracked.com\/article_14968_r.i.p.-cracked-magazine.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RIP Cracked Magazine<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adweek.com\/digital\/penthouse-magazine-turnaround\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Penthouse Magazine is still in print<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thrillist.com\/lifestyle\/new-york\/how-new-yorkers-are-fighting-to-save-the-citys-struggling-newsstands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How New Yorkers are fighting to save newsstands<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/nation\/la-xpm-2011-nov-24-la-fi-greeting-cards-20111124-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Greeting cards lose sales in the digital age<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/2020\/01\/21\/papyrus-store-closings-2020-all-254-north-america-stores-shutter\/4534533002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Greeting card chain Papyrus closes all stores<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiomuseum.org\/r\/jvc_zero_6.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JVC Zero 6 floor speakers<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mediakix.com\/blog\/top-10-tv-advertising-statistics-showing-decline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mobile ad revenue passes traditional broadcast in 2018<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediapost.com\/publications\/article\/325714\/2019-forecast-tv-ads-decline-4-digital-growth-s.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV ads decline, digital growth soars<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/4865957\/death-and-life-shopping-mall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The death of malls is about more than shopping<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/business\/archive\/2014\/06\/the-rise-and-fall-of-checks\/372217\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The spectacular decline of checks<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merchantsavvy.co.uk\/mobile-payment-stats-trends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The rise of mobile payments is an unstoppable trend<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/bs-xpm-1990-10-13-1990286074-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microwaves pushed popcorn poppers out of the market<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandviewresearch.com\/press-release\/global-microwave-oven-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microwave oven market approaching $13 billion<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ask.metafilter.com\/30567\/The-Death-of-the-Milkmen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The trend away from paper to plastic milk containers<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketplace.org\/2013\/10\/24\/tv-guide-still-exists-yep-and-its-profitable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide stays profitable by cutting circulation<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvobscurities.com\/articles\/tv_guide_spots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">History of the TV Guide empire<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6xKrCRPt78U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Example of stereograms<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Set-Six-x13-Stereogram-Posters\/dp\/B002NHKHQK\/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=3d+posters&amp;qid=1568482336&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stereogram posters<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/02\/24\/business\/media\/moviefone-is-hanging-up-but-its-app-will-go-on.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moviefone hangs it up for good<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscurrency.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/downloadable-materials\/files\/20_1990-1998_features.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$20 bill, 1990-1998 issue design and security features<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscurrency.gov\/denominations\/20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$20 bill design, 2003 &#8211; present<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/information-technology\/2019\/03\/cable-and-satellite-tv-sinks-again-as-online-streaming-soars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cable TV sinks as streaming services soar<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2019\/biz\/news\/cord-cutting-2018-accelerate-us-pay-tv-subscribers-1203138404\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cable TV loses 3.2 million subscribers in 2018<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/newsevents\/pressreleases\/files\/2018-payment-systems-study-annual-supplement-20181220.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Federal Reserve Payments study on noncash payments<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@mccannatron\/12-graphs-that-show-just-how-early-the-cryptocurrency-market-is-653a4b8b2720\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Statistics on the rise of cryptocurrency<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/money\/cash-is-still-king-in-the-united-states-but-for-how-much-longer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cash payments are losing dominance<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2015\/05\/01\/there-are-only-190-one-hour-photo-shops-left-in-the-united-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">There are less than 200 one hour photo stores in the US<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.blcklst.com\/in-search-of-the-last-great-video-store-efcc393f2982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Streaming killed video store chains<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2013\/1\/16\/3740422\/the-life-and-death-of-the-american-arcade-for-amusement-only\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The life and death of the American arcade<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/new-york\/arcades-new-york-city-article-1.2766895\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The last arcades of New York City<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Seinfeld series conclusion marks the 30th anniversary of season one. 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