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Like many GenXers I would have been happy to laugh at those silly Millennials but TFA has me convinced of their wisdom and good taste. With the exception of bar soap and the possible exception of Lowe's/Home Depot, I completely agree that society needs less of everything on this list.

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Indeed, hard to imagine anyone really being upset by any of these industries disappearing. But easy to imagine that in the future people will be incredulous that many of them existed in the first place ("You bought a handbag for 30-times it's production cost, and it made you feel good?")

I would like to vote to keep motorcycles around.

Vote with your money -- the only vote that counts in this case.

I'm guessing the lack of disposable income and home ownership are a big cause. Who wants to buy a motorcycle if they don't have a garage, or don't know if their next rent apartment is going to have one?

I just got back from a trip to Cambodia and rode a bike there; I can definitely see the appeal! My peer group has a pretty negative perception of bikes, though: they see bike riders as reckless and bikes as dangerous and polluting. I wonder what it would take to build a culture akin to what exists now for bicycles.

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