Can I complain for a second?

[SavvyScoobie]

Can I complain for a second?
I recently watched this video made by someone which inspired me to make this post.

Why why why is it so hard to purchase something useful now?

I purchased this home maintenance ‘gadget’ I guess, and I spent 20 minutes reading instructions, putting it together, setting it up, making it look nice in my space, until it was finished. Then turns out I need an app.
Nice okay, let’s get this stupid fricking app…I need an account. Why would I need an account if it’s set up to the machine..

I make an account, I need to verify it, add a profile picture, my dob, last meal, and all my deepest insecurities. Like oh my god this is so tedious.

After wasting what felt like years of my life I tried the gadget. Love how it didn’t work! Turns out it needed batteries which it failed to mention in the goddamn instructions!

Years ago if you needed batteries for something it was considered inconvenient and maybe even a design flaw.

But now? You need an app for something just for it not to work and charge you 10 bucks a month to read the instructions!

Oh yeah and you need an app for everything. Love the extra iCloud expenses.

Everything is automated with ‘new tech’ that nobody asked for and is completely useless! You might as well buy some potato chips to snack on, while doing everything yourself because the machine that cost you a kidney failed on you!

But then you’ll get shamed because you’re not up to date and ‘efficient’.

And don’t even get me started on the memberships that offer you nothing of value.

Like Netflix doesn’t even let you share the account? And it has ads? I didn’t wanna watch the ‘best’ movie of the year with the same overused plot anyways. 🤨

I’m going old school and using the cheapest shit from now on.

 

[November]

Sometimes being poor has its perks.
None of my whitegoods, tv or cleaning appliances can connect to the internet. Heck half the time, my laptop cant even connect to the internet!

 

[twoslayers]

I think with smart tech, the key is to be selective. Think about whether the connectivity really benefits you for whatever it is and then think about the brand carefully. I wear an Apple Watch and I love it, it works great. I once had a smart thermometer. I didn't work well at all and I ended up switching back to an analogue model. You don't have to be all digital or all analogue - horses for courses.

 

[NotASlayer]

There's another issue, related to people losing access to digital media that they've paid for, or requiring subscriptions in order to keep accessing things, and that's companies having the tendency to brick smart tech that they no longer want to do anything with.

 

[Kendar]

Can I complain for a second?

After wasting what felt like years of my life I tried the gadget. Love how it didn’t work! Turns out it needed batteries which it failed to mention in the goddamn instructions!

Years ago if you needed batteries for something it was considered inconvenient and maybe even a design flaw.

I don't think needing batteries was always a design flaw. Back when I was a kid, ANYTHING electronic and portable used batteries.

But anything that required batteries either came with them included, or CLEARLY stated that batteries were not included.

 

[Joan the Vampire Slayer]

I feel you! This is a big reason I went back to using physical media.