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i     1 .SH ig0r	Err	bitreich.org	70
i     2 I Hate Modern Technology	Err	bitreich.org	70
i     3 .2C 41v	Err	bitreich.org	70
i     4 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i     5 .QP	Err	bitreich.org	70
i     6 The "advance of technology" is a source of excitement as well as frustration.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i     7 ig0r gives us a crystallised view of human stupidity offered daily by technology.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i     8 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i     9 .PP	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    10 Modern technology sucks.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    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.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    12 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    13 .IP "Planned Obsolesence"	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    14 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    15 .PP	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    16 Technology is being designed to fail.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    17 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    18 .PP	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    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.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    20 	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    21 .PP	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    22 Lenovo's quality has gone down the shitter.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    23 Thinkpads used to be thick, bulky, and rugged such that a caveman could use it in place of a club.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    24 New models bend and creak, the hinges breaking after several years of use while older models still run like new.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    25 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    26 .PP	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    27 The reality is companies want people to consume technology, not use it.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    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.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    29 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    30 .IP "Modern Software"	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    31 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    32 .PP	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    33 Modern software is just bad.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    34 Here's a few reasons why...	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    35 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    36 .IP \(bu	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    37 It's idiot proof, in that I have little control over settings and configuration	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    38 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    39 .IP \(bu	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    40 Software has become synonymous with adware (see Microsoft putting ads into explorer)	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    41 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    42 .IP \(bu	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    43 I have to pay money for it (fuck you, if I could copy-paste a car I would)	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    44 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    45 .IP "Smartphones"	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    46 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    47 .PP	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    48 Smartphones are the most annoying little shits, and for some reason they've become ubiquitous.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    49 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    50 .PP	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    51 Restaurants are starting to ditch regular menus in favor of QR codes to be scanned with smartphones.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    52 Why?	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    53 Paper is more reliable.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    54 This is a step backwards in my opinion.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    55 What if I don't have a data plan?	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    56 What if I don't carry a smartphone?	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    57 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    58 .PP	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    59 Also why does everything have to be an app?	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    60 Why does my passport have to be an app?	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    61 I'm perfectly happy carrying around paper ID (paper ID doesn't spy on my).	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    62 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    63 .IP "People are idiots"	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    64 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    65 .PP	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    66 Most companies justify making technology suck more by saying it's 'easier' and more 'convenient' for normal people.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    67 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    68 .PP	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    69 Stop making easy and more convenient.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    70 Nobody asked for that.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    71 We were happy when technology was hard.	Err	bitreich.org	70
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