2023 Trends That Need to Go: Extreme Weather, 'Barbiecore', Pressure Tipping, Public FaceTime, Stanley Cup Craze

As we look forward to 2024, critics call for a shift away from these overdone trends that marked 2023.

Extreme weather in 2023 reached historic heights, with the planet suffering through wicked ocean storms, wildfires, flooding, and droughts. The summer of 2023 was the hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured, and the world’s oceans were also the hottest on record.
The trend of 'Barbiecore', or all things hot pink and hyper-feminine, reached a peak in 2023 with the release of the film 'Barbie'. Critics are calling for a shift away from this aesthetic in 2024.
Pressure tipping, or the practice of prompting customers for tips before they pay, has led to widespread tipping fatigue. Critics argue that workers should be paid more to begin with, eliminating the need for tipping.
Public use of FaceTime and speakerphone reached 'cataclysmic proportions' in 2023, causing annoyance in public spaces like trains, buses, streets, stores, and doctors’ offices.
The Stanley Cup water bottle became a cult item on TikTok and Instagram in 2023, with people waiting in lines for the large, pricey bottles. Critics argue that there are plenty of other reusable water bottles available that don't contribute to this trend of 'virtue signaling'.