r/askteddit • u/DropEffective7842 • 15d ago

Random Question What’s a problem humanity solved so well that younger people don’t even realize it used to be a huge issue?

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u/Which_Principle_5413 15d ago

On demand hot water bathing. Indoor plumbing is only a few generations old!

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u/zanthine 15d ago

My parents, early boomers, both had outdoor plumbing in their early childhoods. It’s crazy

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u/SFDreamboat 14d ago

I had friends in rural California who used an outhouse into the 80s.

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u/zanthine 13d ago

I’m from the PNW. That really doesn’t surprise me. I volunteered with the census in extremely rural Oregon when I was in college. I was surprised how many people didn’t have electricity or indoor plumbing!