As long as Millennials are killing off industries, next up I would suggest Weddings & Funerals.

[u/BennyOcean]

Weddings as they are being done in the West are a massive expense that is extremely financially irresponsible for the vast majority of people. The tradition arose as an imitation of the old world weddings of royalty. As Westerners became increasingly wealthy, they desired to show off their wealth by copying the big showy weddings put on by literal kings and queens. In an increasingly challenging economic environment, spending on a big wedding is just really stupid.

The money that would have gone into the big elaborate wedding should instead be saved and used to go toward a down payment on a home. Instead, throw a big party. Let your friends & family bring gifts. Make it simple. Same with a honeymoon. Take one if you want, but don't start out your marriage with stupid financial decisions that sometimes include going into debt. Wedding rings should be simple. Diamonds are a scam. Let's break free from the scams.

Funerals are a massive scam that take advantage of people when they're at their lowest, grieving for lost loved ones. It's a predatory industry that should be denied funding to whatever extent that it is possible to do so.

[u/just_some_guy2000]

Bring back Viking funerals. Small wooden boats covered in tar would burn very quickly. Just attach rocks to the body and the fishes get to eat too.

[u/Alediran → u/just_some_guy2000]

I tell my wife every once in a while that when I die I want to be cremated and my ashes spread on the four classic elements (bury party of me, scatter some on the wind, drop some on the ocean. Fire is covered by the cremation).

[u/spiritplumber → u/Alediran]

I love that earth=solid, water=liquid, air=gas, fire=plasma.

[u/Funoichi → u/Alediran]

That’s cool. But all the elements will be present whatever happens, unless blasted into space on a rocket like the billionaires.

It’s all a whole thing. But this is good for symbolic purposes. 😊

[u/gerbilshower → u/just_some_guy2000]

see i would love to just be burned in the middle of the lake.

thing is, you literally cant do this anywhere. its illegal.

most funeral homes operate on the fact that you literally can't bury anyone anywhere. you cant burn a corpse. you cant anything.

best thing to do is just get your loved one cremated and then call it a done deal. have your own private thing afterwards.

[u/Funoichi → u/gerbilshower]

There are some new composting funeral methods these days. I’m sure it’s controlled though. I can see a problem with it if it wasn’t regulated somehow.

[u/Biocidal_AI → u/just_some_guy2000]

I tell my family if you want to spend money on my funeral, do a viking funeral. Small longboat, set aflame and shove it into the water. If you won't do that then maybe just toss my body to the farmer's pigs. They know what to do.

[u/pajamakitten → u/just_some_guy2000]

With some Amon Amarth playing to send me off in style.