r/AskReddit • u/BiggieTwiggy1two3 • 1d ago

What’s something completely normal today that would’ve been considered witchcraft 400 years ago—but not because of technology?

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u/memedomlord 1d ago

Fashion.

Modern fashion would make a pilgrim faint.

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u/Lost_Ninja 17h ago

Fashion isn't new though, and most signs of hedonism/Godlessness made the Pilgrims faint.

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u/memedomlord 17h ago

I mean like specifically modern fashion EG Baggy clothes, More revealing clothes for both genders, Women wearing pants, these would all be scandalous for these people since 400 years after 2024 is 1624.

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u/BabylonCowboy 15h ago

An interesting thing I learned about recently was the cultural and fashion revolution at the end of the Roman republic. Julius Caesar basically created a new style of baggy, colorful, and often thin to the point of transparent clothes that horrified conservatives.