In today’s world, technology, society, and culture are changing at an incredible pace, leaving little time to reflect on the changes. Along with these, there’s been a shift in the way we approach our bodies and the concept of beauty. We have left many of the old stereotypes and standards behind, making room for self-expression and diversity. It’s now more common to embrace body hair, go filter-free online, and care less about the opinions of others.
We have started to love ourselves the way we are, and the fashion industry has changed accordingly.
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This is how the Dubai marina has changed since 2007.
The onscreen image of the Fairy Godmother from Cinderella has also gone through some dramatic changes.
Many of us have stopped removing body hair.
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Celebrities are now choosing riskier, eye-catching, and even crazy Met Gala looks.
The Met gala is just for fun!
Many kids have switched from traditional toys to gadgets.
We used to hail a taxi by waving our hands only a decade ago, and today we can call a taxi using a smartphone app.
We needed to go to a DVD rental store to rent a new movie back in the late 2000s, and now new movies can be found on our smartphones.
Our headphones have “lost” their wires. No more tangles!
More men have started to wear makeup.
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Major smartphone functions have moved onto our wrist watches.
Many of us now work remotely, and our offices can look any way we want.
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Please note: This article was updated in May 2022 to correct source material and factual inaccuracies.
Things can change so quickly that we don’t even notice it. Places change, and people change with them. Some comparisons show how much our society has changed and what used to be normal is now outdated.
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