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