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article-ig0r-I-Hate-Modern-Technology.mw (2315B) |
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1 .SH ig0r |
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2 I Hate Modern Technology |
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3 .2C 41v |
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5 .QP |
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6 The "advance of technology" is a source of excitement as well as frustration. |
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7 ig0r gives us a crystallised view of human stupidity offered daily by technology. |
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8 . |
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9 .PP |
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10 Modern technology sucks. |
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11 This might be me behaving like a pathetic little angsty hipster or trying to LARP thinking I'm somehow cool, but I think it's a genuine problem. |
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12 . |
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13 .IP "Planned Obsolesence" |
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14 . |
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15 .PP |
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16 Technology is being designed to fail. |
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17 . |
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18 .PP |
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19 Apple purposefully makes batteries fail on their devices and solders them in such that replacing the battery on an older device makes no sense, forcing the customer to buy a new device. |
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20 |
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21 .PP |
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22 Lenovo's quality has gone down the shitter. |
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23 Thinkpads used to be thick, bulky, and rugged such that a caveman could use it in place of a club. |
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24 New models bend and creak, the hinges breaking after several years of use while older models still run like new. |
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25 . |
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26 .PP |
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27 The reality is companies want people to consume technology, not use it. |
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28 They care about making a profit rather than giving users a good experience, hence poor quality of manufacturing to speed up distribution, consumption, and the filling of landfills. |
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29 . |
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30 .IP "Modern Software" |
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31 . |
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32 .PP |
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33 Modern software is just bad. |
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34 Here's a few reasons why... |
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35 . |
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36 .IP \(bu |
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37 It's idiot proof, in that I have little control over settings and configuration |
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38 . |
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39 .IP \(bu |
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40 Software has become synonymous with adware (see Microsoft putting ads into explorer) |
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41 . |
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42 .IP \(bu |
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43 I have to pay money for it (fuck you, if I could copy-paste a car I would) |
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44 . |
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45 .IP "Smartphones" |
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46 . |
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47 .PP |
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48 Smartphones are the most annoying little shits, and for some reason they've become ubiquitous. |
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49 . |
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50 .PP |
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51 Restaurants are starting to ditch regular menus in favor of QR codes to be scanned with smartphones. |
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52 Why? |
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53 Paper is more reliable. |
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54 This is a step backwards in my opinion. |
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55 What if I don't have a data plan? |
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56 What if I don't carry a smartphone? |
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57 . |
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58 .PP |
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59 Also why does everything have to be an app? |
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60 Why does my passport have to be an app? |
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61 I'm perfectly happy carrying around paper ID (paper ID doesn't spy on my). |
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62 . |
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63 .IP "People are idiots" |
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64 . |
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65 .PP |
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66 Most companies justify making technology suck more by saying it's 'easier' and more 'convenient' for normal people. |
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67 . |
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68 .PP |
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69 Stop making easy and more convenient. |
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70 Nobody asked for that. |
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71 We were happy when technology was hard. |
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