All good things must come to an end. And the saddest goodbyes often happen when we least expect them. Who remembers massive printed telephone directories, Blockbuster video rental stores, Encyclopedias, paper maps, or one-hour photo printing labs? They seemingly disappeared almost overnight, as technology quickly took over.
Nowadays, things evolve so fast that if you blink, you might miss it. Objects, jobs, and even entire industries are here today, gone tomorrow. We just might not realize it yet. Someone asked, "What industry is secretly on the verge of collapsing, but people outside of it haven’t noticed yet?" and some of the responses might have you thinking of switching careers. Universities, realtors, and the alcohol industry are just a few sectors that might be imploding, if the thread is anything to go by.
Bored Panda has put together some of the most interesting answers.