12 Things From the 2000s That Feel Completely Different Today

Vacations Became More Performative

A beach trip in the 2000s was usually remembered through a few printed photos, postcards, or a digital camera full of random shots. Today, vacations often become content. People take selfies, record videos, fly drones, and choose angles carefully. Travel is still fun, but the camera is now part of the experience. A person reading a paper guidebook while others pose for selfies looks almost unreal today. It shows how travel shifted from simply seeing a place to also showing others that you were there.