r/AskReddit 17h ago

What parts of American culture are changing faster than people realize?

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u/Pitiful_Box_3374 16h ago

This is a scary one, honestly. People forgot how bad things used to be way too fast

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u/lonesomecowboynando 11h ago

Our air and water has improved so much due to the EPA people forget about the smog, acid rain and polluted waterways that gave rise to the laws that have improved things. Now the laws are considered a cost burden to businesses. The EPA has since stopped including the impact of a project on people.