I was having a conversation with my dad about "the good old days" today, and it got me thinking about something that I always knew but never really gave much thought to in the past. I have obviously been able to grow up in a world with many more luxuries than my parents, but I haven't really considered a lot of these things luxuries; I've considered them necessities. Even though my parents grew up with far less than I have, in terms of technologically advanced products, I can't even begin to imagine what my life would be like without my cell phone, internet, television, etc.

I've been trying to think of future inventions that my children and grandchildren will wonder how I ever lived without, but my mind has been drawing a blank. Here are the very few that I have been able to come up with:

-fully functioning hand-held computers (more powerful and functional than current laptop/desktop computers) -cars that drive themselves (think "I, Robot") -cures for various illnesses --> this one is a big one. As stupid as this may seem, I can't even begin to tell you how many times I'll be doing something seen as "unhealthy", and justifying it to myself by thinking "ah screw it, they'll probably have a cure for this before the end of my lifetime anyway" (ie. not wearing sunscreen in the summer, smoking, etc).

So Reddit, what sort of future inventions have you thought of that will make our grandchildren think of us as ancient for having never lived with it?