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It's almost an unwritten rule that the younger generation disagrees with the older generation on most things. For example, Millennials and Gen Z tend to agree on most social and political issues, according to the Pew Research Center. Gen X, Baby Boomers, and the Silent Generation, in turn, share similar opinions among themselves, but mostly disagree with what younger people have to say.
Some might say that it's just the way it's supposed to be, but that doesn't mean folks born in different eras can't agree on some things. It turns out that young people actually share many similar opinions with the older generation. People shared some examples in an online thread where one netizen asked, "What is a boomer opinion you absolutely agree with?" See the most popular answers below and let us know which hot takes you agree or disagree with!
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#1
Can I just read the article instead of watching the video? .
Michael Largey 3 days ago
That assumes that the source is capable of writing a coherent and reliable article.
Rick Murray 3 days ago
Why the downvote? I've run into far too much repetitive AI slop recently. ☹️
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Janissary35680 3 days ago
What I dislike about many videos is the drawn-out, self-aggrandizing preface about WHY something is needed and how THEIR method is the best thing since sliced bread. Of course you get that in articles too but in articles I can skim down and see if the info I need is there. That's not so easy in videos.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 3 days ago
Same, and I have some hearing impairment, so a lot of the time I miss what people are saying on videos :(
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Little Bit 3 days ago
Give me a written article every time. I instantly forget anything I watch in a video.
Forrest Hobbs 3 days ago
The thing here is that it's a lot quicker and easier to record a slightly sub-standard video to explain something than it is to sit down and write a proper explanation. So... 🤷
Andrew Keir 3 days ago
Regrettably true. But I can still read any article of more than 20 words in less time than it takes someone to speak the words. Think of all those adverts for 'life hacks'' that go on for twenty minutes or so; I CTRL-W after ten seconds, usually. Even if I'm initially interested, I lose the will to live after 5 minutes of superlatives.
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Kate Johnson 3 days ago
I despise watching the "goblins" in the news media. I'd rather read it.
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#2
If it took 1-click to subscribe, it should take 1-click to unsubscribe.
Khavrinen 3 days ago
And you should be able to *find* where to unsubscribe, without scrolling through pages of fine print.
Andrew Keir 3 days ago
You mean they should make it easy for you to *stop* sending them money? That's un-American !
Load More Replies... ABC NrTen FCK CENSORISM 3 days ago
I recently keep gettind added to newsletters with 0-clicks. That's bloody annoying.
Lazy Panda 2 3 days ago
And if I can subscribe in less than a second it shouldn't take a month to remove me from a mailing list
Paul C. 3 days ago
Looking at you Sky. Oh yes just go into the App to add to your subscription. Wanna cancel? We've hidden it so well you will have to ring up and speak to someone on another continent, who, not being nasty, or r4cist, you can't bl00dy understand!
Andrew Keir 3 days ago
It's not her fault she has a strong Aberdonian accent :-)
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TotallyNOTAFox 3 days ago
EU law since a few years by now - It has to be as easy to unsubscribe as it was to subscripe
farbenzirkel 3 days ago
And in 2026: The EU "unsubscribe" law change for a mandatory, easy-to-use withdrawal button for online contracts starting June 19!
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#3
Don’t make me download an app to access the menu.
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 4 days ago
Just give me a physical menu to look at otherwise I am leaving.
Sabrina 3 days ago
I went to a restaurant that gives you physical menu then ask you to order via website. 😂
Crystalwitch60 3 days ago
Thankfully our village pub has REAL MENUS LOL soon as Covid restrictions were done with , the QR Cod they had to use were GONE lol back to the real thing , most places around here all do real menus none of that app shite ,
#4
Social media was one of the worst things that happened to society.
Hippopotamuses 3 days ago
Yes. It's so pervasive, and it presents people, especially young people, with unreal expectations, and distorted beliefs. Essentially, there are no natural filters, as there are in physical person to person interaction.
Rick Murray 3 days ago
And everything they think is quietly being manipulated by opaque algorithms designed to increase "engagement" and thus profit.
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TACO Don's Authentic TexMex 3 days ago
Social media made our society extremely stupid and extremely gullible. The s**t that people f*****g believe is unreal, just absolutely asinine. The lies and conspiracy coming from the right in the US is just crazy, not to mention foreign information services spreading lies and division
Jayjay 3 days ago
As a Boomer, I'm trying to tell people that AI is just a tool, and that you still have to think for yourself how to use that tool, but then they look at me as if I'm daft and don't understand. I was an ICT expert from the first hour, people like me developed all those tools in the birth of internet...
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Crissy Newbury 3 days ago
Today I learned… some college students can’t tell the time using an analog device.
Andrew Keir 3 days ago
To be fair, the analogue device involved was a toaster...
Load More Replies... TotallyNOTAFox 3 days ago (edited)
Basically echo chambers where people get headpats for whatever unhinged opinion they have
#5
Not everything needs to be smart or AI integrated. Sometimes analog just works better.
BeesEelsAndPups 5 days ago
It's all marketing and data capture. I generally avoid anything IoT related.
Kira Okah 3 days ago
And comes with a ream of network backdoors, networks have been broken into through thermostats and appliances.
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Tabitha 3 days ago (edited)
AI is the latest thing being hyped, so they’re all jumping on the bandwagon to appear up to date and with it. Thing is, AI was released long before it’s ready. The are way too many huge and potentially dangerous bugs in it. It should still be in intensive R&D for another decade at minimum. But I guess you don’t get filthy rich spending money making sure your product actually works like it’s supposed to—-and is SAFE—before launching it. Greedy bastards.
Val 3 days ago
Remember the movie Smarthouse-1999? Even 27 years ago they knew AI was trouble.
JB 3 days ago
Pffft! Early warnings of potential trouble date 90 years before that movie. The first fictional work about artificial intelligence (or machines) going wrong is often considered to be the short story "The Machine Stops" by E.M. Forster, published in 1909. Sci-fi stories explored themes of machines becoming too powerful, replacing human interaction, or actively rebelling against their creators long before modern computing technology existed. The fear of machine automation and its unintended consequences was a common trope in science fiction even by the 1930s.
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Hippopotamuses 3 days ago
I saw my first AI washing machine the other day. I looking forward to getting my first AI plate, with anxious anticipation.
My O My 3 days ago
I have an AI washing machine (complicated coincidence). My favourite part is me choosing and starting the washing program and the machine telling me afterwards that it made a good AI choice. Does that make me a robot?
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I want to talk to a human in customer service when I need help, not a chat bot.
otiose 3 days ago
EVERY chat bot I have ever 'talked' to can NOT handle the questions I have. I need to speak to someone with a modicum of intelligence, and that is NOT AI. AI is stupid.
Khavrinen 3 days ago
To be fair, plenty of the *humans* I've talked to in customer service have struggled to comprehend the fact that, yes, I actually did read all your standard FAQs, and the answer to my problem wasn't in there, so repeating them back to me isn't particularly helpful...
Load More Replies... Andrew Keir 3 days ago
But fsr actual humans require significant pay to take the ábúsé they too often get from callers, while computers don't even realise it's rude, so work for nearly free.
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April Pickett 3 days ago
When the AI starts asking you if it can help you, just say "representative" loudly and as often as you need to. That will get you a person.
ABC NrTen FCK CENSORISM 3 days ago
"I am sorry, I could not understand your request. Please try again later. *toot, toot, toot*" - I bloody HATE that.
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Jayjay 3 days ago
AI is just a tool, and if people would use it as a tool instead of surrendering themselves to the AI, it is great! But, well, many forgot they have been given a brain at birth to use to make decisions on what's right or wrong.
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mary thelen 3 days ago
ABSOLUTELY! If i'm calling customer service, I have already looked at your website and my question is not among the FAQ!
farbenzirkel 3 days ago
I am results-oriented. If AI can immediately address my problem and I don't have to wait in a queue, that's great! If it can help me with fundamental problems, that's fantastic! The important thing is to have the option of involving a human being. Either because you prefer it, or because the AI doesn't understand the problem, misunderstands it, or can't help. Of course, it would be great if humans could cover all of this too – but let's be honest, when it comes to service providers, we at least partly decide based on the cheaper price. And that won't work without AI (presumably).
UnclePanda 3 days ago
I had to call the ISP to reset their fiber optic modem and was able to do it with voice prompts in about 30 seconds. It was natural and easy. I was kind of impressed.
Zero 3 days ago
And some fn company's you have to sign up and pay to get human help w*f is that, f**k your products if I have to do that
Andrew Keir 3 days ago
Tough call for the Company Director - "Should I hire and train some humans to give good customer service, or should I set things up so the customers pay me, instead?"
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#7
Why does every thing need to have me make an account? I just want to buy tickets to this random thing in a town I will never come back to.
I don’t need to create a user name and password just sell me the ticket.
Hippopotamuses 3 days ago
Seriously. How else do you you expect us to harvest your email and pass it on to our 'affiliates and partners?'
ABC NrTen FCK CENSORISM 3 days ago
"with legitimate interests", of course. What the heck would be a "legitimate interest" of some company I have never heard of before and that I have zero affiliations with to gather my data?
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StrangeOne 3 days ago
I wanted to watch a show. I had to download the channel. But first I had to log into my TV brand account. Once I did that, I could download the channel. I did that. Then I found I had to make an account with that channel. It took a bit of time, but I did that. I had to do something else, to get the shows to appear. I did that. I found the show I wanted to watch. It's member's only. WTACTUALF??? I thought maybe it would be like a $2 or $5 thing, Nope. $12 a d**n month. Just for the membership so I could watch the only one show on that whole channel. NOPE! All that time and effort wasted.
Andrew Keir 3 days ago
Consolation - they now have your email address. They don't see this as a waste of their time.
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Jenny Barton 3 days ago
I had to give an email and home address to go swimming the other day. The till assistant couldn’t understand why this annoyed me
Boo 3 days ago
Hobby Craft used to do this, so I'd give a dummy email and postcode.
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#8
Stop taking calls on speakerphone in public.
Tim Gibbs 3 days ago
I always try and join the conversation as I assume that’s what the user wanted when they use speakerphone and get some funny looks when I do! Mostly get told to F off 🤣
Gail Lott 3 days ago
PLEASE! I’M ACTUALLY BEGGING! Your conversation is not nearly as interesting as you think it is honey bunny.
LizzieBoredom 3 days ago
Honey Bunny called?? I've been trying to reach her for weeks!!
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LB 3 days ago
if you are hard of hearing, just get yourself some BT hearing aids... my mom looks like a crazy person, talking to herself
Sue User 3 days ago
Not all hearing issues can be solved by a hearing aid. But I don't take calls on bus. Even if I am not on speaker, they can hear my side on conversation, which is rude of me.
Load More Replies... LakotaWolf (she/her) 3 days ago
I use a clip of that as an alarm sound on my phone XD
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Michael Largey 3 days ago (edited)
Hold it up to your ear like always. It will help you hear and muffle the sound for those around you.
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#9
The mental illness you have diagnosed yourself with does not make you interesting or quirky, and doesn't give you an excuse to be a jerk.
Friendly chatting with strangers in public is prosocial, not "weird".
otiose 3 days ago
It's like everyone wants to be unique and have settled on neurodivergent as being the answer. Yes, sweetie, you are different, just like everybody else.
Crystalwitch60 3 days ago
Exactly that ,couldn’t have put it better myself x
Load More Replies... StrangeOne 3 days ago
That goes the same for those professionally diagnosed. It's good to find answers. It's bad to not work on yourself and just use it as an excuse to never try to improve.
Breadcrumb. 3 days ago
Sure small talk with strangers can be great but it can also lead into unwanted conversations. If you can't take the rejection you have a problem.
Lady Eowyn 3 days ago
My mental illnesses were diagnosed by medical professionals. It's an explanation, not an excuse.
Jayjay 3 days ago
But also something that people may show a little understanding for you. I think this post talks about jerks hiding behind a mental illness, self diagnosed or not.... and not about people with whatever kind of illness. I think the title of this post is a bit off. Having a mental illnes in no way says something about being a jerk. It could have been stated better as: "Jerks falsely claiming mental illness as an excuse for their behaviour, damaging the image of people with diagnosed mental illness and behaving fine".
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Rika 3 days ago
Chatting with strangers is only friendly when it happens in a social setting like a bar or a park. Sitting next to a stranger on the bus or the metro to start a conversation is weird because 1) The person is going somewhere, not looking to make friends, and 2) They have no way out until at least the next stop (and if they have the window seat, they can't even be sure you'll let them leave). It's creepy AF: you're basically trapping them and forcing them to interact with you. Don't do that!
Jayjay 3 days ago
Not always, I am handicapped, so I walk on crutches, and in public transport I meet the loveliest people, adressing me, willing to help, and I have lovely conversations with them, telling me how auntie or uncle had this or that :). I love socialising in public transport :). But there are also the people you mentioned, and the art of it all is: do not impose yourself unto someone else. Be kind, and let be.
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Kenneth Smith 3 days ago
The problem is that some people actually are, and it's actually debilitating, and it actually turns ones life into a wasteland as they watch on in horror. The real ones don't treat it as a quirk. The real ones are desperately trying to undo the damage. They don't want to highlight the "quirk". They desperately want to destroy it because it's k*****g them.
Kenneth Smith 3 days ago
If you told me I'd have to live with this chronic pain every second for the rest of my life, I'd jump for joy if it meant I'd never have to deal with neurodivergence and mental illness ever again. The problem is that dealing with all 3 at once, frankly, s***s.
Load More Replies... xolitaire 2 days ago (edited)
Is this comment section for real? Re-read the post. This has absolutely nothing to do with mental illness. OP literally tried to chat somebody up and the answer was "NO". That's it. And OP's first reaction to the rejection is "they do not want to talk to me, the personified gift to humanity?! They must be sick in the head! That is the only possible explanation!" Now listen here: if they didn't want to talk to you and told you "NO", chances are very high they are neither mentally ill nor a jerk - they just didn't want to interact with a complete stranger. What you do in a situation like that is easy: you WALK AWAY instead of throwing a "nice guy/girl" tantrum about mentall illness that you clearly know nothing about.
Sarah Belt 3 days ago
This post just feels like an attack on people with hidden disabilities. If you can't tolerate strangers mentioning a mental illness, maybe it's you that isn't ready for small talk, not them.
B 3 days ago (edited)
After my ex left me for another man and took our child with her, she visited six different doctors before she managed to get our son a diagnosis of ADHD and later labelled autistic (to make her life easier). He was just a naughty toddler, and now a decade later he's absolutely fine except that he's dependent on autism medication thanks to her. Not everybody needs a label.
#10
Those headlights are too bright.
Vexed Panda 3 days ago
As someone with astigmatism, i can tell you that night driving is just one, big, J.J. Abrams movie now. You'll think your lights are cool right up to the point where i can't see the road and drive right into you. If we survive, i'll be sure to say, "Oops."
Billo66 3 days ago
Once I tried to politely flash my lights to let them know I couldn't see. Those were not their brights. I was met with the light of an artificial sun, just to let me know.
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geezeronthehill 3 days ago
Blue white headlights are exactly the wrong color for driving in a snow storm. A bit of yellow in the spectrum makes it easier to see. That's why fog lamps are amber.
Tabitha 3 days ago
They’re also not placed properly. They’re not meant to face straight forward, they’re supposed to face down to illuminate the road, and not the air, in front of you. You have your brights for that—-on lonely dark roads and when there’s no oncoming traffic to blind.
Andrew Keir 3 days ago
Agreed - and if you meet someone at the top of a hill, you'll both blind each other - can't be helped. Looking at the white line on the side of the road helps keep you in your lane, though.
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Otto Katz 3 days ago
I remember one of the lessons in driver's ed, taught as an elective in high school, was how to adjust headlights.
Andrew Keir 3 days ago
There's often a little control in newer cars, but it's often in a strange place. Find it and use it.
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Ryan Mercer 1 day ago (edited)
LED headlights require projector housings. Projector housings look like a lens. They keep the light angled down at the road and have a cutoff near hip height so it doesn't shine in other driver's eyes. Sometimes people will put LED headlights in traditional reflector housings, because the projector housings are much more expensive than the LED bulbs. This isn't legal because reflector housings spread the light where it doesn't belong and doesn't have a cutoff. Unfortunately, some people have the proper housings, but jack up their vehicle, so the cutoff is set too high.
Kelly Scott 3 days ago
I finally gave up and now I drive with my brights on all the time. No one, and I do mean no one, has yet to flash their lights at me. Which says to me that people can't tell the difference between my high beams and the current LED lights out there. So if those people want to keep their bright LEDs so they can see better, well, hell, I'll keep my brights on because I want to see better, too.
Crystalwitch60 3 days ago
Yeah w*f is with those ,the mega bright ones here uk are illegal now , they bloody dangerous, I’ve never been able to drive at night , I get night blindness , thankfully no longer drive, tho cars as come thru this village always have those led bright ones , awful things , who’s bloody stupid idea where they ??
Cee Cee 3 days ago
Once again you're completely wrong. Unfortunately they are NOT illegal in the UK. For goodness sake do your research before posting.
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Permissive parenting is creating an entire generation of entitled, spoiled & unprepared kids who are going to be miserable as adults.
I’m not saying that boomers were great parents - not at all.. but the pendulum has swung so far the other way.. with kids facing no consequences, having a disability that excuses everything and parents who either justify it all or are to lazy or overworked to parent properly.
BeesEelsAndPups 5 days ago
I completely agree with this. Children need healthy boundaries, and thrive in structure. Being overly permissive creates unhappy children, as they are unable to appreciate what they have and are unable to have healthy relationships with their peers.
Andrew Keir 3 days ago
I'd agree with you even more if we could negotiate what those healthy boundaries are, where "give it a go" morphs into "overly permissive", and exactly how we can help youngsters work out for themselves what a healthy relationship actually is. Kids are all beginners, learning the game of life as they go, and they're going to make mistakes; parents need to sympathise, to help when needed and to encourage - but from the sidelines. We both want our children to be happy but we might see different roads to get there.
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Sandy Jones 3 days ago
I'm a youth group leader, & there are still a lot of good kids out there
Jayjay 3 days ago
Kids need groups to learn social behaviour. And children need "a village to grow up in". Children used to be corrected by neighbours and for instance people in a store when their behaviour was not acceptable. Nowadays, few dare do that, afraid of claims by parents that they "damaged" their child. Youth groups are essential to teach children how to be yourself within a group, because peers will "correct" each other much more naturally with the parents protecting their child's wrongdoings.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 3 days ago
Boundaries are information for children - information about people and the world around them. One reason they appreciate them is that they're curious. Besides, it's hard to drive your parents crazy unless you specifically know what will make them crazy.
Forrest Hobbs 3 days ago
Michael Largey: alas, I have a child who's learnt exactly how to drive his dad crazy. We get into mad little "I"m going to drive you mad; no, I'm going to drive *you* mad" arguments every now and then, which are probably mostly jokey. It's only recently I've figured out how to avoid losing horribly absolutely every time. It's true: madness is indeed hereditary: you catch if off your kids. (think carefully before criticising that remark)
Load More Replies... StrangeOne 3 days ago
It should be acceptable to tell other people's kids when they're misbehaving without the parent threatening a fight. But it shows where the kid's got it from.
Andrew Keir 3 days ago
I'd suggest that, if adults have a problem with a kid's behaviour, that the adult should contact the kid's parents. Children are learning the game of life and adults should stay off the pitch.
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Nils Skirnir 3 days ago
We Boomers were called permissive by our parents, who were called permissive by theirs.
Lotekguy 3 days ago
Boundaries and consequences. Boundaries and consequences. Boundaries and consequences. Parents who always assume their children are the victims of unfair accusations or treatment are doing no favor to the child or to the rest of society. Nobody's little angel is 100% angel.
Child of the Stars 3 days ago
Thank you for calling it permissive and not gentle parenting. They're often confused but are NOT the same thing.
#12
Being polite and respectful to others is worth it.
otiose 3 days ago
And we really, really, really need that right now (in the us).
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Serena Myers 3 days ago
I am aware of the other version of this, but "honey catches more flies than vinegar"and that is the absolute truth. A smile, a please or thank you, holding a door open for someone, anyone. I didn't get all grumpy with my supermarket delivery driver yesterday because he was an hour late because of snow, not his fault, but I somehow, miraculously, returned 16 bags instead of 6. £1.00 will not make or break the company, but it was his way of saying thanks for not being a grumpy bìtch. ;)
Don Adams 2 days ago
I 100% agree. Unfortunately, so many people looking to catch flies are using manure these days.
Load More Replies... mary thelen 3 days ago
You only allow 1 upvote per reader. I want to upvote this a thousand times!
Lazy Panda 2 3 days ago
I guess that means talking to strangers, which some people on this thread don't like!
Andrew Keir 3 days ago
Children, definitely not. Others - it's my choice whether I reply or ignore you. Religious propagandists - oh no, brace yourself for loud and persistent vocal rejection ...
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Nikki Sevven 3 days ago
“Moving parts in rubbing contact require lubrication to avoid excessive wear. Honorifics and formal politeness provide lubrication where people rub together. Often the very young, the untravelled, the naive, the unsophisticated deplore these formalities as "empty," "meaningless," or "dishonest," and scorn to use them. No matter how "pure" their motives, they thereby throw sand into machinery that does not work too well at best.” — Robert A. Heinlein
#13
Furniture used to be built to last.
Everyone should know how to sew a button.
Butter is better.
I want a living person when I call customer service.
Vinyl is a better listening experience.
Owning your media is better than streaming.
It was nice to not be reachable at every moment.
murmelinpaiva 3 days ago
I used to go to college in a neighboring state. I loved traveling by train because I felt so free. This was back in the 1960's.
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BrunoVI 5 days ago
You can still pay for nice, solid-wood, last-forever furniture. But you won't get it shipped to you overnight, and it won't cost only half a day's wages. That gorgeous captain's desk that your grandfather had probably cost a month's wages.
otiose 3 days ago
I have nice, solid, inexpensive furniture my parents bought almost 65 years ago as newlyweds that is still in great shape. Companies lower quality as well as lowering the price while making a greater profit, either for owners or shareholders.
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Jossh Nine 3 days ago (edited)
Picking a record from your collection is a way better experience to listen to music. Once you drop the needle and hear that scratch, scratch, scratch, you've made that commitment. The ritual is all part of the joy of vinyl.
Tabitha 3 days ago
I asked for, and got, a DVD/Blu-Ray player for Christmas. We still have a pile of our favorite DVDs we never sold or gave away. Now we have both downloaded movies and DVDs—-we’re covered fir entertainment when the internet (but not the power) goes out and we don’t feel like reading—-BOOKS, not Kindles—-another thing we like to do.
Load More Replies... Forrest Hobbs 3 days ago
Vinyl records wear out. CDs can degrade, but they don't wear with playing. Buying beats renting - so yeah, own your own media, if you really want to keep access to it.
Crissy Newbury 3 days ago
I remember when people didn’t need surgery to remove their phone from their hand.
Andrew Keir 3 days ago
Apparently a passing motorcyclist can do this , without pain except in your wallet
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Lotekguy 3 days ago
You can still be unreachable whenever you want. Phones come with off buttons.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 days ago (edited)
I drive my sister insane because my phone is *always* on silent (I HATE the sound of it ringing), I ignore ALL calls and texts when I'm driving, and I don't always respond to her text messages within 2.5 seconds. It's extra hilarious because she's 6 years older than I am and just turned 50 in December, but she's SO much more phone-addícted than I am. She will often scream "But what if there's an emergency with Mom???" and I always reply "What good would I be able to do in an emergency, and why wouldn't you call 911 first?" She never has a logical response for that.
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#14
If your website/app makes me click away more than 1 pop up ad before I can read your article, I am just closing the page....
It is not a hard concept for businesses to understand but the less accessible they make their product, the less people will consume it.
Andrew Keir 3 days ago
Unfortunately true - I don't know if my antivirus is crying wolf, but there are some (? adverts?) features of BP that send it screaming for its mummy. Tiresome.
Load More Replies... TotallyNOTAFox 3 days ago
And if I can't access the website because I use an Adblocker it can't be that important what's on it
Hippopotamuses 3 days ago
I am looking for kitchen items at present. One pop-up, and I go to anther vendor. I just can't be bothered with pop-ups any more.
April Pickett 3 days ago
I really love the ads that freeze the screen. Ad Blocker doesn't work because the ads are part of a program or app you use.
Laszlo Larthlanc 3 days ago
Try Privacy Badger and uBlock Origin. They're both free and will work together without problems, and they're extremely easy to suspend if they keep you from seeing things you want to see on any particular web page. Ghostery is another one, also free, but it's a bit redundant if you're using the other two. I also like NoScript, but it requires more input from the viewer than some are willing to put up with.
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Kelly Scott 3 days ago
I make a note of the popup ads. So BP, if you can tell the companies that prostitute you to do their popup ads on your site here, let them know I have their names and I will NOT be buying anything from them. And in case you didn't understand what I just said, I meant that the companies that own those popups are paying you so they can f**k you.
nottheactualphoto 2 days ago
Brave is based on Chrome. Chrome, by Google, whose business model does not include protecting users' privacy.
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Not everything needs to be shared online.
Crissy Newbury 3 days ago
Don’t put pictures of your kids on Facebook etc. It’s stupid. Pedos love it.
B 3 days ago
I remember when people were terrified of an Orwellian state, the 'big brother' watching your every move and trying to gather as much info on you as possible. Now people willingly provide that information.
Andrew Keir 3 days ago
Some do. You won't see those who don't. Availability bias.
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Geoffrey Scott 3 days ago
Like the time our daughter got to an 'unrestricted' status regarding driving privilege(there are restrictions prior to age 19). The little dope posted her license on her FB page. Boy did she get an earful from us.. it was down within the hour.
Andrew Keir 3 days ago
Kids make mistakes. Parents help fix them. It's life.
Load More Replies... Spittnimage 3 days ago
Be with your family when a loved one dies, don't be on social media telling people you don't even know about it. W*F?
#16
I dont want an app to set a thermostat, oven, or an alarm.
Hippopotamuses 3 days ago
I don't mind apps, as long at the appliance doesn't require one to work properly. I'm perfectly capable of pressing the start button on my dishwasher.
Tabitha 3 days ago
Having that option is nice. You can run your appliances when the internet is down.
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Living Example 3 days ago
I have a toaster oven with an app. The one thing it doesn't do is alert you when the timer runs out and your food is ready.
Crystalwitch60 3 days ago
My air source heat pump thankfully don’t have an app , it’s a desk top thing I have to have near the main heater m in sitting room , (oh n contrary to what the people tell us about these air source heat pumps,THEY ARE NOT FREAKING CHEAPER far from in fact !)
#17
Not every negative experience is a ‘trauma’ - some actually instill valuable lessons.
StrangeOne 3 days ago
I want to add, just because you were traumatized as a kid doesn't mean your experience applies to everyone else, and no one else is going to tailor their own experiences and thoughts to give you a false sense of comfort.
Jayjay 3 days ago
Nietzsche said something like "what doesn't k**l you makes you stronger". I do not agree with that: you have to be strong to not be k****d by your adversities. Not everyone is strong enough! Trauma's come from unprocessed memories in the brain which someone is often not fully aware of. Instead of judging what is a trauma or not, we could also help someone with a trauma to process the memory to a place where it doesn't hurt anymore. That is the lesson for the bystanders of someone with a trauma.
Leitha Hyde 3 days ago
I'm of the opinion that it is the negative experiences that teach us most about ourselves, and that often it's only when things go wrong do we find what needs to be fixed.
#18
I shouldn’t have to start a fake order to be able to look at your website’s food menu.
Troy Parr 3 days ago
I don't like having to load a "shopping cart" just to find if the total includes shipping and tax. And then get pursued to find out why I abandoned the cart.
Andrew Keir 3 days ago
Agreed - the cart total should always be correct for the current order. Including all taxes, and shipping. Though I'd give a pass to any company who lists their shipping costs clearly on the main page.
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Bored Jellyfish 3 days ago
Places that offer takeout: Chinese restaurants, Thai restaurants, Dave’s Hot Chicken, etc.
Load More Replies... L.V 3 days ago
Do you? I check restaurants menus before I go, and usually it just shows as a pdf page.
Sue User 3 days ago
Denny's will only show you the menu of you tell them you want it delivered or pickup and if you enter your address. I want to see what they offer before I go to restaurant.
Load More Replies... Lady Eowyn 3 days ago
I buy food from the grocery and cook it myself, so I don't have to bother with menus.
Sue User 3 days ago
Great but for me, as my health declines, I have a choice :eat out or eat cereal for dinner. Shopping exhausts me to the point of using a knife is dangerous.
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If you are walking, then the phone should not be in your face. Put your phone away and concentrate on where you are going, and don't just step out into the street.
Zero 3 days ago
I've pulled someone back from walking straight out into. Fn traffic , and he was listening to music's thru headphones as well as looking at the screen, young idiots
Andrew Keir 3 days ago
And you helped them become older, possibly wiser, people. You did a good thing.
Load More Replies... Crystalwitch60 3 days ago
It also prevents it being stolen from your hands !! if you need to use it when walking STOP reply put back in coat pocket zipped up mind , or bag , n do not use it when u gotta cross the bloody road look where ur sodding going ! apart from the fact its dangerous to you !! think of the poor driver that hits you , do you think they will ever forget that , NO they wont ever !
Laszlo Larthlanc 3 days ago
Do you mean reading a book while walking? How many people have you seen doing that in your lifetime so far?
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Kids don’t need phones at a young age or social media.
quentariel 3 days ago (edited)
Kids here are really independent and often walk or take bus to school or hobbies, so a phone really is a must. But I fully agree with social media, that's something you should be older to get.
ABC NrTen FCK CENSORISM 3 days ago (edited)
We managed to "walk or take the bus" without everyone having a fսcking iphone. But I guess that was back when most of the parents did parenting themselves instead of leaving it to smartphones and similar screens.
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uk male 3 days ago
all previous generations managed very well without mobile phones or being micromanaged by stressed out parents who worry about everything
Andrew Keir 3 days ago
Not all of them. There were bad people then, too - although some of the 'free range kids' playing out in the country, in their forts and tree-houses, had the most amazing time ...
Load More Replies... Tabitha 3 days ago (edited)
Just utilize basic “dumb” phones for your kids, and program them with important numbers, including 911 or whatever the local emergency number is, as well as equip them with location devices. Let the kid be reachable and findable when necessary, and have the ability to call for help if needed, but not have internet or social media on it, which is where they can get into the worst trouble. Could also be made available to older adults, such as those with Alzheimer’s, so they can be located if they wander off.
StumblingThroughLife 3 days ago (edited)
My granddaughters don't get a phone until they go to Secondary School, where they're old enough to walk there & back. My oldest GD has a 40-minute walk (although in the winter when she stays for extracurricular, my daughter or SiL picks her up). Also, her school has a rule that phones are not turned on through lessons. This began over a year ago after teachers became frustrated at the lack of attention in classes.
My O My 3 days ago
Just for interest, how old are the kids in secondary school where you are? Here they are 10/11
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Spencer's slave no longer 2 days ago
This very sight is social media and you're using it so....
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Right to repair. Companies making everything proprietary and inaccessible so that they can squeeze money out of people for repairs is inconvenient and just downright outrageous. Some industries need to be able to fix their own machinery in order to reduce down time or financial loss. So kicking a person while they’re down by charging them for parts, labor, and a whole list of arbitrary things is dead wrong.
lise duhamel (That_U_Scully) 5 days ago
This is incredibly important. It impacts farmers immensely and goes against the entire principle of buying something and owning it.
Ange Marsden 3 days ago (edited)
Google your local Right to Repair group and join their campaigns.
Jossh Nine 3 days ago
Yes!! I know I have to replace a belt in my dryer and I have no idea where to start. I'm gonna give it a go, but it's gonna take a while compared to 30 minutes on an old dryer.
April Pickett 3 days ago
I like the one where they try to sell you a repair (warranty) plan. At a big box store, they're going to bring it back for a refund, they are not going to read the fine print the repair plan is in to send it back to the manufacturer at your cost.
Andrew Keir 3 days ago
Most countries have handy "fit for use" and "reasonable lifetime" clauses in their consumer laws - so you have rights against the store, that don't involve sending goods back to the manufacturer.
Load More Replies... Andrew Keir 3 days ago
Many "inaccessible" parts are located there because there's nowhere else for them to go. I'm not apologising for the manufacturers, but if you want easy access to the goods for repair purposes, don't buy an iPhone ! You won't be able to solder as well as the factory machine can... But (I suspect) there's a market for a (slightly larger) phone where it's possible to switch out the battery for a new one, ata reasonable cost. Would you buy that?
Andrew Keir 3 days ago
Or remove the 'need to repair" by designing the thing properly ?
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People *are* becoming too sensitive. There are things we no longer tolerate in society, yes, but we don’t need to victimise ourselves for every tiny thing when it clearly wasn’t about that.
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 4 days ago
I take offence at you suggesting that people are too sensitive!
Michael Largey 3 days ago
I think the OP is overly sensitive about other people's sensitivity. But maybe you sensed that.
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GalPalAl 1 day ago
Guess what? Everyone can find something offensive and then blast on social media and people turn into police about it. Get over yourself. When I was a kid, I was told to develop a thick skin and stop being so sensitive. I'm still alive and so much more aware of shade than I ever have been
Maren Villadsen 3 days ago
Hens the guy in the other tread. Wanted a x-ray pictur of a skull with teeth, coverd
badger 3 days ago
sounds like the OP is triggered - bloody snowflakes, too sensitive these days.
Lotekguy 3 days ago (edited)
And it spans the political spectrum, from our thin-skinned Snowflake-in-Chief and his echo chamber to the easily triggered, overly protective segment of the left.
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TotallyNOTAFox 3 days ago
"So, only black people get mentioned in your example... are you racist towards asians and latinx since it's clearly okay for you if those get insulted" - That's how overly sensitive people typically argue. And in 95% of the cases it's caucasians that are white knighting (pun not intended). And yes, calling black people the N-word would fall under the mentioned things we no longer tolerate in society
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Just give me a physical menu, not a QR code..
Beak Hookage 2 days ago
Both of my most frequented restaurants have QR codes. Nobody ever uses them.
Bored Jellyfish 3 days ago
And when you do have physical menus, wipe them down every once in a while! Eugh…
#24
Music was better back then. No auto tune. They actually played the instruments. It had something to say.
StrangeOne 3 days ago
There was s****y music back then, too. Not every 90s song was great. Many of the billboard tops were overplayed and annoying. Just shoved down our throats. (I never want to hear Lou Bega ever again.) Music stations were a blessing. That's how I discovered bands that weren't mainstream. Much Music had their Rap City hour, French Kiss, Much Loud, and another Indie program. MM is how I discovered Delerium, Garbage and a bunch of other songs and bands I wouldn't have known about. Fast forward to today, I can thank youtube for allowing me to find music around the world. That's how I really got into Depeche Mode, Ruslana, Within Temptation, Sirenia, Nightwish, Mission Jupiter, The Birthday M******e, Placebo, Xandria, and others. "Music is just organized noise." - John Lydon Imo, I don't care how it's manufactured and produced. If It makes me feel good, I like it.
BeesEelsAndPups 5 days ago
As a Gen-Xer, I do not agree. There's plenty of good music being created now, you just have to know where to look for it. Ana Tijoux makes very thought-provoking music, check out her song "Antifa Dance". Lido Pimienta is an awesome Colombian songwriter. Bomba Estereo (also Colombian) while usually just fun dance songs, also have a lot to say about the connectedness of modern society. Gloria Groovy is challenging conventions on sexuality, and she's possibly the biggest Drag Queen in Latin America. Her video for the song "A Queda" is awesome. Mayra Andrade, from Cape Verde, and Yola Semedo from Angola, are both excellent musicians and singers. Mayra sings mostly in Verdean Creole, so I can only understand like every 12th word, lol. For English only listeners I think Alicia Keys and Fiona Apple still have a lot to say, as does Sufjan Stevens. I would argue that with services like Spotify, you have access to more music from around the globe than you ever did in the 80s or 90s.
Boo 3 days ago
Also a Gen X and you can prise my rock and metal 80 & 90s cds out of my cold, dead hands.
Load More Replies... Jossh Nine 3 days ago (edited)
There's still that music today...just turn off the radio and look for music online. Mainstream music just s.u.c.k.s, and that's what's on the radio, its been like that for years.Do a little investigating and you'll find what you're looking for.
Chewie Baron 3 days ago
Unless the band were appearing on Top of The Pops! For years, everyone had to mime!
#25
While I don’t agree with the literal statement “if you stopped buying coffees you’d be able to buy a house” I do believe that in modern society we spend way too much money on things we don’t need to spend money on. I think if we stopped doing that we would all be better off.
UnclePanda 3 days ago
Metaphors are a concise way to convey complex concepts. It's not *just* the $7 coffees, its a massively embedded belief that indulgently spending money on yourself is a necessity and adds up a lot more than most think, and you are in fact making choices with each one.
Sue User 3 days ago
Brilliantly put. One indulgence is fine. Indulge everywhere every day is just silly.
Load More Replies... BrunoVI 5 days ago
What is fascinating is the shift in where people spend money. Prices for things like television sets, computers, toys, equipment, etc., have absolutely collapsed. Inflation for gasoline and even food has been below the overall inflation rate. What has driven inflation in America is housing, healthcare and education. (Not coincidentally, these are all categories where government subsidies and regulation dominate the market.) When I was a kid, a Commodore 64 computer cost $299... and $200 for the hard drives, $150 for the 13-inch monitor, etc. About $1,000 by the time you had everything you needed. Today, you can get a respectable computer for $150. My son wanted to buy a TV with his Christmas money. He got one that's infinitely better than our five-year-old family TV for only $140. A 43" TV in the 80s would set you back thousands. A weighted-key electric piano? Down from $800 to $300. Hot Wheels cars? Down from $3 to $2.
BrunoVI 5 days ago
My big Christmas present when I was his age was a 67x-zoom microscope where you started down a s*****n barrel to find a small circle and tried to differentiate between a cell and an air bubble. Today, for $20, you can get a 1000x-zoom microscope with a BUILT-IN COMPUTER MONITOR!
Load More Replies... Andrew Keir 3 days ago
I realised this first day on my first job, there was a queue at the food-stall but the older people were all eating sandwiches they'd brought. It's amazing how these amounts add up ...
Jayjay 3 days ago
Nowadays, there are more foodshops than actual shops in the high streets. A christmas market is now a foodmarket, and we wonder why people are getting so big? It is being thrown into your face whereever you go. It is very difficult to go out just to get the things you need. Marketing psychology has f*cked that up. It is also a double message to people: on the one hand you need to be moneywise, on the other you "need" all kinds of stuff that you don't need.
StumblingThroughLife 3 days ago (edited)
I walk everywhere, even to my town centre (40–50 mins) so I wouldn't want to carry something like this, lol, esp if I'm grabbing a bag of groceries along the way. Maybe a small reused water bottle if it's a hot day. My daughter has one of these for her coffee, but she only uses it in the car when she's out and about.
BeesEelsAndPups 5 days ago
I think we do eat out far too much. I can feed my family on $200 of groceries for the week, OR take them out to dinner one time.
Jossh Nine 3 days ago (edited)
Don't spend money on trends. Buy all the coffee you wan every day...unless its an $8 double latte with extra foam and topped with a smiley face.
#26
I’m sorry, but american tipping culture is out of control. 20% is the max i’ll tip a server at a sit down restaurant and that’s if the service is great. otherwise, 10-15% for bad to average service. don’t get me started on the places that swing an ipad around in my face and say, “it’s gonna ask you a couple questions.” don’t bombard me like that. .
StrangeOne 3 days ago (edited)
Same. Except I will tip for excellent service. Not bare minimum or subpar. In my province, servers are required to be paid minimum wage, and some are paid a higher wage. Our wages are higher than in the USA, too.
Load More Replies... Hippopotamuses 3 days ago
I'm so please to live in a country where service workers a properly paid and tipping is viewed a form of bribery.
Andrew Keir 3 days ago
Or a 'thank you' for good service. By the time you come to tip, it's too late to bribe :-)
Load More Replies... Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 4 days ago (edited)
Restaurants in the U.S. Can legally pay their wait staff less than the minimum wage. Tipping is for exceptional service only, it is NOT the norm.
Janissary35680 3 days ago
Unfortunately it is the norm because of what the US tax code calls "sub-minimum wage". It should not be the norm. That big loophole needs to be plugged but nobody seems to be much interested in plugging it.
Load More Replies... Tabitha 3 days ago
If you have actually done me a service, and done it well, I don’t mind giving you a tip. I all too well remember how nice the recognition—-and the extra cash—- felt when I was young and struggling. Now it’s my turn to make someone else feel good that way. But only if they deserve it. Plus, I prefer to give cash as tips so the receiver can decide to distribute it without management f*****g it up and taking most of it.
Andrew Keir 3 days ago
Most restaurants and pubs have a 'tronk' where tips go. That way they get shared around - but there's a deep part of Hell for employers who expect any of the tronk's contents ...
Load More Replies... ABC NrTen FCK CENSORISM 3 days ago
What the fսck? Why would I tip for bad service? Good service means roundabout 10%, exceptionally bad service means I'll have you count my change to the cent. Everything else is in between.
PenguinEmp 2 days ago
Was at 5guys. Ordered and then they asked for a tip. I didn't. She gave a funny look. I smiled and said, I'd love to but no one has done anything to earn it yet. So I get my food and the dude packed the whole thing properly. Slid him a 5. Not the cashier or anyone else. He earned it by taking time and made an effort.
Load More Replies... StumblingThroughLife 3 days ago (edited)
Tipping anything for bad service is Insane! I'm seeing this pressure creeping into the UK, and it isn't taken very well. Our minimum wage is good - converts to around $16 USD p.h. We tip in restaurants if the service is exceptional, and we don't do it via %s. We also have Service Charges included, so... 🤷♀️
Boo 3 days ago
I'm also in the UK and yeeeeah....our local "gastro pub" has it written on their menu (in tiny writing, mind) that an 18% surcharge is added onto your bill. They added that the tip could be removed if you spoke to your server, which....yeah....you come across as looking like shìte if you are going to go down this route. Way to stealthily add peer pressure and guilt to something that was supposed to be a nice night out (and the food is meh, at best). Will not be back....ever!
Load More Replies... Crissy Newbury 3 days ago
In the U.K. 10% is standard. I only tip the server, not the chef, the dishwasher or the manager. It’s called personal service for a reason.
Ange Marsden 3 days ago
I'm sick of doing a survey for every purchase I make - groceries, coffee, electricity, postage on a parcel - I get it, I buy lots of stuff. No, I don't want to do a dozen surveys a week.
otiose 3 days ago
I don't eat out. At all. It's way too expensive and not paying employees a living wage is wrong.
PenguinEmp 2 days ago
For the price of a week of groceries here the two of us can eat out 4 days a week instead.
Load More Replies... #27
That giant trucks American men love take way too much parking space.
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 3 days ago
They have big trucks in order to compensate for something...
UnclePanda 3 days ago
I live among ranchers and loggers and they need the big pickup trucks. You can't haul a dozen cows with a Prius. The way to tell if it's a toy or a truck is to look at the undercarriage. All pretty and clean? Toy.
April Pickett 3 days ago
They always park next to me so that I can't see when I'm trying to back out of my space.
Andrew Keir 3 days ago
And that's why I try to avoid places with diagonal parking.
Load More Replies... Kelly Scott 3 days ago
Is there anything more amusing than watching someone pull forwards and backwards trying to park those big trucks in a small space?
Mark Childers 2 days ago
And most people can't maneuver them. I like a sporty car that I can zip around in easily. I like to pull into and out of a spot without having to make a 9 point turn. I like the gas mileage and ease of driving, as well. I've never understood why people want to drive these massive vehicles. A colleague of mine, a small woman, just purchased a huge SUV. I don't get it.
Charlotte Ingle 2 days ago
Seen plenty of women driving big trucks in Canada - is it really a gender thing in the USA?
Manana Man 3 days ago
They have big trucks because small trucks are no longer available - gas mileage mandates
#28
Appliances built before 1995 really were better.
BeesEelsAndPups 5 days ago
Better? Idk. More reliable, 100%. My old stove/oven combo didn't have all the features of the newer ones, but it lasted 61 years. It was purchased for the house in 1962.
WindySwede 3 days ago (edited)
But [the previous] freezer [from the 60s-70s?] here costed so much more to run per year. Much less electricity now with new, and no need to defrost it! 🙀
Load More Replies... BrunoVI 5 days ago
This one is objectively false. What has actually happened is the price of skilled repairmen has gone up while the price of getting a new appliance has collapsed, so people typically don't bother with repairs. Even so, statistically, major appliances last as long today as they did 40 years ago, with a few major exceptions where protecting the environment has required less-than-ideal manufacturing (refrigerators, air conditioners).
otiose 3 days ago
The wages of 'skilled repairmen' haven't increased enough: the companies they work for make/keep the big bucks.
Load More Replies... Geoffrey Scott 3 days ago
As an appliance repair tech told me, "buy the stupidest appliance you can", even the dumb ones have 3 boards in them.
Lee Gilliland 4 days ago
I still have an oven from 1978. Do not tell me new appliances are.better.
Ye Olde Dirty Grumpy 3 days ago
Irish Brits have huge coal snd peat fired stoves, Americans do not
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#29
You should be able to read a map without GPS.
Crissy Newbury 3 days ago
My husband and I never argued in the car. I was a great navigator/map reader back in the day. Now we argue all the time and I just want to throw the sat nav out the d@mn window. I swear one day I will do it.
Troy Parr 3 days ago
Just travel in the back seat and let him know he's your driver...
Load More Replies... LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 days ago
One of the things my dad got me as a gift when I first got my drivers license at age 16 was one of those Thomas Guide map books that had a binder spine XD Loved that thing - no re-folding needed! I still have it in my van, almost 30 years later.
Load More Replies... StumblingThroughLife 3 days ago
You have to imagine a time that could happen where there is no Wi-Fi ... Wales is basically a country jam-packed with mountains, so there are many parts where you lose signal, lol. So yeah, it's always a good thing to have a physical map in your car if you visit there.
Charlotte Ingle 2 days ago
Similarly driving in Montreal - several places where the highway goes underground, with underground off ramps and splits, and GPS basically says "good luck, see you when you make it out". I hate Montreal
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quentariel 3 days ago
Don't they teach orienteering/map reading at schools in other places? I get that it's hard to get kids to do forest trekking in gym class if there's no forests near, but don't they teach any basics
Andrew Keir 3 days ago
Unfortunately, in some towns holding a map marks you out as a visitor, and that's not necessarily a good thing . Ask the League of Gentlemen ...
Load More Replies... Mark Childers 2 days ago
I love maps. I could read maps all day. But I've known map challenged friends.
#30
If it ain't broke, why fix/upgrade.
Tabitha 3 days ago
Or get to the point where they won’t take them, even though they’re otherwise in great working condition. Looking at you Apple.
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Kit Black 5 days ago
Which is why they deliberately break it in order to force you to ~upgrade~
Troy Parr 3 days ago
I've just had to replace a perfectly good phone because the network has changed over to 5G. How soon until the next change is forced on me?
Sue User 3 days ago
I resisted upgrading to a smart phone for so long ( 3g slider phone ) that my phone company sent me a free 4g smart phone.
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I shouldn't have to worry about your pronouns.
If you look like a dude, I'm gonna assume you are.
Vice versa for women.
And past that, I really do not care what your gender is. You're my co worker/acquaintance and that is it.
BeesEelsAndPups 5 days ago
Yes, and no. I think young people today place way to much emphasis on the labels they call themselves, as if an identity can be defined by a word. I am not heterosexual, or latino, or white, or short, or plump. Yes I am all those things, but I'm a lot more than that too. I am just Rafael, and that's enough for me. However, just like if somebody asking me to call them Bill instead of William, why would I complain if Bill wants to be referred to as they/them if that's what makes them feel more comfortable in their skin. It costs me literally nothing at all. He, she, they, it's a syllable. A single utterance that only has meaning to those who assign it meaning. So why are people so up in arms about it? If Bill wants to be Sue, then that's cool too. It has ZERO effect on my life.
Maren Villadsen 3 days ago
But would you say - hello them/she/he/they- if you met them? Or - hello, inset name-? If you talk about set person when they are not there, would you referre to them by name or the pronounce? I would really not know what to do to not offend someone
Load More Replies... Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 4 days ago
Wrong. Some women can be mistaken for men and vice versa, pronouns should be checked. It is polite, it is not polite to misgender. Do not assume, respect people and their identities.
Lazy Panda 2 3 days ago
Thank you. If it matters to the person then I think we should respect it.
Load More Replies... ️Rando Panda 3 days ago
I have gone by a nickname since I was a teenager that is typically male, although I'm female. I've been called "him" and "sir" on the phone so many times, I can't count. I haven't been upset even once. My experience makes it very hard for me to understand how this became a hill to die on.
quentariel 3 days ago (edited)
I'm glad that my language doesn't have gendered pronouns, so we can skip the pronoun messes alltogether. But in the internet, if I know person's preferred pronoun I of course try to respect it, but I'm not going to start calling everyone with "they/them" just in case I could possibly offend someone. Besides, if I'm tired I can accidentally use wrong-gendered pronouns anyway, because my brain just supplies the first pronoun it remembers, because I'm not used to actually thinking about genders in language in my everyday life.
Mark Childers 2 days ago
I teach at the university level. I'm glad people started listing pronouns. It helps me a lot in dealing with students.
Bad Alchemy 1 day ago
No. This is just crass, and not a "boomer" sentiment. Care about others pronouns, the same way you would care about their name, because you want to show basic respect and courtesy. If someone challenges your assumption about their gender, apologize for making assumptions based on your world view, and accept that the other person knows what their gender is better than you do. Boomers were raised to be courteous and respectful, even to strangers, and especially to the people we saw every day.
Miracle Max 3 days ago
I had a person correct me on what pronoun to use. Rather than put up with all that, I just used the person's actual name.
Lotekguy 3 days ago (edited)
I have a hard enough time remembering people's names. If they choose different pronouns, that just adds to the likelihood of not wanting to bother with them at all. And the use of they/them to refer to a single individual grates on my senses like fingernails on a blackboard do to others.
Charlotte Ingle 2 days ago
Shakespeare and Jane Austen both used they/them in the singular. Get over it.
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#32
People should dress better in public. You won’t need to wear a three piece suit but don’t wear pajamas out even if it’s just to get a gallon of milk. Have some respect for yourself. Get some better fitting clothing if you don’t feel comfortable in non pajamas.
Kit Black 5 days ago
Nah, that's too conformity coded. Absolutely fine to have a dress code at work, and to require people to stick to it. But wanting people in public to dress to suit your personal idea of what's appropriate - nah, that's just a dressed up way of saying, you don't like people who are different.
Alyce 3 days ago
Dont think they meant a 'code of propriety', but simply a sartorial take on the idea "Lazy language reflects lazy thinking".
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Val 3 days ago
Oh please. Wear whatever you want. As long as it's covering the important parts, who cares??
AlithenewMC 3 days ago
What does it matter if someone is wearing pjs vs workout clothes vs jeans? As long as theyre clean and don't smell, it doesn't effect you. Also, you dont know what's going on in people's lives. Maybe the woman in workout leggings is at the grocery store before the gym because it's the only time she has, or she needs a quick run for something and it's right next to the gym. Maybe the person in pjs is doing laundry that day but still had to pick up a package before it gets sent back. Or they are working through a depressive period and managed to work up the energy to get out the door, but didnt want to get dressed in different clothes. Or maybe, they don't care what strangers think and they're just living their life as they want. I've gone out front to water the plants in my bathrobe, the neighbours dont even notice because they're too busy in their own worlds.
Bored Jellyfish 3 days ago
I don’t really pay attention to other people in stores, unless necessary. I’m in my own little bubble and I assume they’re in theirs.
Nikki Sevven 3 days ago
Ridiculous. I mean, yes, don't wear pajamas to court, school, work, etc. But I'm not bothering with my appearance if I'm just running into a convenience store. Why on Earth would anyone care what I'm wearing? And why on Earth would I worrying about what anyone else thinks in any case?
Leg less In Minneapolis 3 days ago
I tend to go out to my doctors appt in my Jammie’s. However I am a young Nursing Home resident. I cannot stand or sit up straight on my own. Since I am bed bound, don’t really have regular clothes.
UnclePanda 3 days ago
I don't think the pajama wearers realize how much their PJs smell. I pretty much live in sweat clothes and my nose goes deaf after about three days. Which is why I put on relatively clean pants to go to the store.
Charlotte Ingle 3 days ago
Changing your clothes regularly is more important than what the clothes are
Load More Replies... FlamingoPanda 3 days ago
As a single person living on my own who cannot always get groceries delivered when sick running to the shops in my pjs is needed sometimes. Unfortunately a few shops where I live have decided to ban people in pjs which is just silly.
#33
Vegatables don't have to be deep fried to be delicious.
Lisa T 5 days ago
A lot of veggies lightly sautéed in olive oil, salt and pepper are delicious.
Tabitha 3 days ago (edited)
Or stir fried so they’re hot (temperature not spiciness, which is another pet peeve of mine because I cannot eat spicy foods) but not mushy or breaded.
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BeesEelsAndPups 5 days ago
This is more a national cultural cuisine issue than a generational issue. My nephews and nieces are deep frying veggies. Deep frying anything is uncommon in my country of origin.
badger 3 days ago
cooking improves the digestibility of a lot of veg meaning you get more nutrients from them.
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Charlotte Ingle 3 days ago
Potato, obviously. Then there's onion rings and battered zucchini, mushrooms...
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#34
Doing DoorDash while complaining about being broke is stupid. .
️Rando Panda 3 days ago
I have never used an app for food. I keep microwavable food in the freezer for nights that I don't want to cook--that's junk food enough, and about as much of a premium as I'm willing to pay for my laziness.
Nikole 2 days ago
Apps notwithstanding, have you never had food delivered at all?
Load More Replies... UnclePanda 3 days ago
I live about 10 miles from town and once priced a meal delivered by Door Dash. Delivery was almost twice the cost of the food. I'm still laughing.
The Starsong Princess 3 days ago
I only use DoorDash or Uber eats if I am sick or something like after my eye surgery. Otherwise, if I don’t want it enough to get off my a*s and pick it up, I can do without.
B 3 days ago
I cook with fresh vegetables every night. Often I'm tired or not in the mood, but I do it because it's cheaper and healthier than take-out. People have become idle and slovenly - which is fine in doses, but not as a lifestyle (which seems to be where society is heading).
Charlotte Ingle 3 days ago
Complaints about how people have become old and slovenly go back thousands of years
Load More Replies... StrangeOne 3 days ago
Paying delivery fees on top of your grocery bill while complaining you can't afford groceries is the equivalent of sitting in water up to your nose and calling out for help. Just get up, go to the store, see what's on sale and grab what you need without paying extra.
Lady Eowyn 3 days ago
Sometimes, it is not physically possible to "just get up and go to the store." My grocery store has time slots where they waive the delivery fee, and I use those.
Load More Replies... Rika 3 days ago
I stopped ordering in when food places started relying on apps for delivery rather than hiring people. I don't want my food to be handled by a complete stranger. Even if they don't steal it or touch it right after they scratched that itch between their legs, their car might be filthy and full of bugs. I'm not risking it.
Vexed Panda 3 days ago
I'm broke and do doordash and totally agree. If only we could get our boss to give up three square inches of the fridge so we could take lunch to work, at a place that has no food places in walking distance, i'd happily give that stupid app up.
Sue User 3 days ago
Coolers exists. They even have ones that keep food warm.
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#35
Slow down! If you need to speed because you’re running late, then you need to work on your time management skills.
Michael Melfa 3 days ago
People have always driven too fast. Heck, here in the states during the 70s, because of a combination of the movie "Smoky and the Bandit" and a national law that lowered the speed limit, there was a fad where people installed CB radios in cars to warn each other of speed traps.
Russell Bowman 3 days ago
Now we have GPS units that warn about Police ahead
Load More Replies... Tha Monkey 3 days ago
I live/work in Los Angeles. I absolutely watch this race multiple times a day. And when I join them at the next red light, I just shake my head. RARELY has it ever proven an advantage.
Load More Replies... Jen 3 days ago
The left lane is for passing. Stop being traffic monitor and move over. You aren't stopping speeding and creating a more dangerous road with your entitlement (and I'm sure you have broken some laws somewhere) I don't want to swerve around in the right lanes, but the holier than thous won't move over.
Robert Millar 2 days ago
If you're late, you're not important. If you are important, you're never late.
Crystalwitch60 3 days ago
It’s better to arrive late , than NOT to arrive at all ! N trust me the cops do not want to be scraping you off the road out a car m or others you,ve hit , then having to go and knock on a loved one’s door , to tell the, you or they aren’t coming home !! SPEED KILLS
StrangeOne 3 days ago (edited)
Exactly. A job isn't worth your life. The company doesn't care that much about you. Your real family does.
Load More Replies... #36
Sometimes you gotta do stuff yourself and not have everything handed to you.
Ye Olde Dirty Grumpy 3 days ago
Florsheim is a better example and on Wikipedia
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#37
Help clean up and put your plate away as a guest in someone's house and make kids play outside.
Kit Black 5 days ago
Help clean up, sure. Putting things away should only be if you know the people well enough to know where they go. But ~making~ kids play outside, as a guest? That's never an automatic assumption.
UnclePanda 3 days ago
"I know they're not in the dishwasher correctly, but they are in the dishwasher, and now all you have to do is rearrange things."
Charlotte Ingle 3 days ago
It must be awful to live somewhere that kids can't play outside. Sure, we have days here that are -25c but kids can still play outside for a little while
Load More Replies... Charlotte Ingle 3 days ago
Where do you live that's too cold to play outside in winter? (Asking from Ottawa Canada)
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#38
People my age make a ton of excuses for themselves instead of just doing the things they should be doing.
Mark Childers 2 days ago
l've known so many people who work harder at getting out of work than just doing the job. When I have work, I do it and get it out of the way and move on to the next task. Life is a lot better and easier that way.
#39
I agree, all the subscriptions defeat the purpose of replacing cable. For me, I don't think under 16s should have constant access to tech, also I think they should have NO access to social media.
otiose 3 days ago
I quit cable ages ago and don't subscribe, either. Lots of free stuff out there! (Of course I never watched Game of Thrones or anything else current, but I really don't care)
joseph legatt 3 days ago
You can usually find the popular shows for free a year or two after the season ended if you do a little searching.
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shg stewart 3 days ago
I vastly prefer streaming services to cable, because I can choose what to watch and when. I'm definitely old enough to remember being so excited to get cable, and then quickly finding out that there were 100 channels and nothing on.
Taibhse Sealgair 3 days ago
This. What's interesting is that back then we were all complaining about having to subscribe to 200 channels of garbage to get the 10-15 channels we wanted. And we all complained asking why we couldn't go 'ala cart on the channels. IMHO, that's what we have now with streaming services. Is it better? eh.
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#40
I happened to be visiting a business when someone showed up in pajamas and asked about job openings. To their credit, the business sent them on their way, and didn’t give the pajama-clad person an application.
Kit Black 5 days ago
See, ok - *this* is an appropriate situation to say ~no you shouldn't wear pajamas for that~
️Rando Panda 3 days ago
Dress for the job you want. In this case, the job desired was Sleeping In.
Zero 3 days ago
Obviously don't want the job but have to report to get welfare payments, in Oz they expect so many interviews a week
Billo66 3 days ago
Underwear Goes Inside The Pants. It's a rant by Lazyboy. Youtube it :) It's funny and perfect for this.
Crystalwitch60 3 days ago
NOPE you do not wear pjs when looking for a job 🤦♀️ seriously ,just NO
#41
Kids these days don’t seem to know how to study?! I’m Gen Z and the class average in my college classes are staggeringly low. Two of my professors made a point of saying they’ve never had such low class scores. And I’m in the sciences!
UnclePanda 3 days ago (edited)
I had a student score 11% on a test where you should have gotten 25% if you didn't speak the language. We both became fascinated and upon investigation, found that she had never had to study for a test before and had a remarkable knack for focusing on things that would never be test questions. It took an hour or so to give her the basics of how to study, and how tests and questions are designed, and some anxiety reducing techniques for test takers. That was all it took and she excelled after that.
Crissy Newbury 3 days ago
I’m glad to say I did my research the old fashioned way - libraries, museums and lectures. At least I earned my degree.
Scott Rackley 3 days ago
Jeez I remember having to spend weekends at the library for term papers
Load More Replies... April Pickett 3 days ago
First step: take their phones away from them while they're in school. From the beginning of the day to the end of the last class. No phones.
mary thelen 3 days ago
some years ago, a teacher in Texas was fired for failing students who cheated!
Tabitha 3 days ago
ChatGPT is the new cheat sheet and plagiarism, and of course it just isn’t cutting it. Students who use it for assignments should get an F for it. Maybe exams should be essays written during class time, and papers should be presentations in front of the class, with the instructor asking questions to see if they actually know the subject. In other words, supervise the assignment in person, in front of the class, so they can’t cheat in private, turn in plagiarized/AI generated work, a d try to pass it off as their own. Hell, even open book tests are an idea—-the questions are harder and more specific, and the test is strictly timed, because you have to have read the book to know where to look for the answers—-and AI can’t do it for you.
Charlotte Ingle 3 days ago
Gotta disagree. Once they get in the workplace we will expect them to know how to use AI as the powerful tool it is. If they don't practice in school where will they learn?
Load More Replies... StrangeOne 2 days ago
I struggled with studying big time. Memorizing words to organic compounds and cell parts was abstract. It made no sense. The words meant nothing. The diagrams looked unreal. I needed to see these microscopic things in real life, and see how they function. Not just be told.
Mark Childers 2 days ago
I teach at the university level, and it's scary. Most of my graduate students can barely write a paragraph. Forget about any analysis and connecting ideas.
#42
Schools function better without parents making excuses for their kids. Also, kids need homework. The number of high school students who did all their reading for class IN CLASS, being read to by the teacher, is insane.
Kit Black 5 days ago
There is no relationship between the problem of high school students not actually doing any of the reading, and whether or not homework is valuable. Homework is not valuable for elementary school ages. And while it *is* helpful for older kids, in our current educational system, it is often over assigned while also managing to be pointless repetitive work that is not appropriate for the age.
Michael Largey 3 days ago
The homework given to younger students should be substantially different than that given to older ones.
Load More Replies... StrangeOne 2 days ago
A little bit of homework is good. It gives parents an idea what their kids are learning in school, allowing them to be on the same page with the teachers and their kids. However, I recall been given HOURS of homework to do a few nights a week. Sometimes all week and needing the weekend, too. I wasn't studying for exams. Just assignments for each class. It was a burden on my mom, who had to deal with a burnt out, exhausted teen, staying up past midnight, when she had to get up very early for work. I had to get up for school, and she had to make sure I was up. I was too tired to pay attention in class. It wasn't just me, but many in the class. Anyways, a bit, sure.
*raspberry sound 2 days ago
Homework is b******t. They do enough for 8 hours in school. They're kids for Christ's sake
Gregory W 3 days ago
I don't think homework is good for younger kids. Parents should be proactive in making sure their kids can read, write, and do basic math. Reading, cooking, museums, quizzing kids on times tables, etc isn't homework, but parents actively wanting their kids to learn. Baking involves math as an example.
StrangeOne 2 days ago
I remember those math and writing work books you could get at the store. It went by age groups. There were reward stickers that came in them.
Load More Replies... *raspberry sound 2 days ago
There are a few people down voting for disagreeing. Maybe your place of business should give you work to do at home, so you're too busy to be this childish.
#43
Save for retirement. Government may not be there to take care of you in your golden years.
otiose 3 days ago
If the government is gone, as an old person I am not gonna last long anyway! Or is it just 'take care of you in your golden years' that they won't be there for? They are DEFINITELY going that direction in the us.
StrangeOne 2 days ago
My mom tries telling me not to worry. Perhaps she won't have to worry. I know I will, unless I learn how to sell a skill that will make corporations millions more and be willing to pay me much wealth.
#44
Guarding one's personal boundaries and inner peace is really becoming a code for "I'm selfish and won't reciprocate.".
BrunoVI 5 days ago
Never tolerate a***e. But nowadays, "I disagree" equals "they're toxic" equals "they're not human."
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 4 days ago
Depends on context. Your position that disagrees with someone could be based on toxic beliefs.
Load More Replies... Kelly Scott 3 days ago (edited)
I don't know. There are an awful lot of entitled people who are accustomed to stomping all over everyone esle and yes, as soon as they're told to respect boundaries, the first words out of their mouths is "You're selfish", as in "How selfish of you to not allow me to walk all over you anymore". There's a fine line between healthily adjusting yourself to accommodating some people but also standing your ground for your own mental health against those who are taking advantage of you. I held my tongue for years when it came to my mom simply because I didn't feel that fighting with and upsetting an 80-year-old woman was right. But in retrospect, I now feel as if I did both of us a disfavor by not setting boundaries for myself and not calling her out for her awful behavior, even though that could have been called selfish on my end.
BrunoVI 2 days ago (edited)
To be clear, Kelly Scott: people certainly use their beliefs to justify evil behavior. And the beliefs we teach certainly DO matter, because beliefs do make it easier to justify evil. But good-hearted people rarely do objectively evil things because someone says its OK, but people frequently use differences in beliefs to act hatefully, prejudicially and stupidly. Deciding someone is toxic when they haven't actually harmed you is almost always merely a way of justifying treating them as sub-human; it's the essence of diabolical judgmentalism.
Load More Replies... Miki 3 days ago (edited)
Don't agree. Mostly. Depends of where they put the border. We all have our boundaries and it's a very healthy thing. Problem is when person A boundries are inside a person B boundaries.
#45
For retail workers: It’s not hard to say hi or thank you to a customer.
I mean I’m not asking for much- just acknowledge my existence ffs.
BeesEelsAndPups 5 days ago
But then how do I know I'm still in Philadelphia? My favorite retail experience here was when I was walking up to the cashier at a local store. She was chatting on her cell phone, when she saw me walking towards her to ask if she could check a price for me. She says loudly into her phone "I know this mother-f-in cracker ain't comin' up here to ask me no question". I have never fallen in love so quickly, or felt so seen as a human being. Oh yes my darling, I am coming to ask you a question. And just for that, I will have a slew of other questions that my tiny brain will attempt to produce for the next 15 minutes.
Rika 3 days ago
At checkout ? Yes, they should say hi and thank you because they're directly interacting with you. If they're stocking shelves or mopping the floor ? Why should they stop what they're doing to "acknowledge your existence" ?
Ye Olde Dirty Grumpy 3 days ago
Because accidents happen. Be aware of your surroundings. You might hit a kid with a loaded pallet.
Load More Replies... Crissy Newbury 3 days ago
That’s fine but if I want help I will ask for it. Don’t hover over me or ask me anything.
TotallyNOTAFox 3 days ago
Depends, at the counter yes but not while working in an aisle. Then there is of course the cultural factor, one reason why Walmart failed here in Germany was the forced "friendliness" of the employees that the customers found very disturbing
Maren Villadsen 3 days ago
The forced "friendliness" is found disturbing in Denmark also
Load More Replies... StrangeOne 2 days ago
Thank you for doing business with you? Thank you for choosing to shop at our store? Thank you for stopping by and being a great customer?
Load More Replies... Kelly Scott 3 days ago
That works both ways. Every time you interact with another person, no matter in what capacity, you are having a relationship with them. Long, short, it doesn't matter. What does matter is that that relationship is entirely dependent on how you treat each other. Neither person is above the other. A retail worker is not the king or queen of his or her little domain. A customer is not a royal being that should be kowtowed to. Respect goes both ways and this is the one time where you both need to give it before you may feel it's earned. That's adulting.
StrangeOne 2 days ago
Just the other week. I'm at the store, waiting at customer service so I can buy a bus pass. That's it. The customer in front of me is chatting up the cashier. The cashier allows the conversation to continue as the customer stands off to the side while I walk up to the counter. Cashier, I think, glances at me but keeps looking at this guy and replying to him. I'm standing there, waiting for this interaction to end. A few minutes later, the talking ends. He's still standing there. The cashier just stares, like the Gen Z stare people are talking about. No words. Then I realize I guess she's waiting for me to initiate. I ask for my bus pass as she's staring me down. The entire time she says nothing and just gives me the bus pass and I pay. I didn't know what to do with that. Call up the manager the next day? Let it slide? Next time that happens I'll say something. But that was well rude.
Emilu 8 hours ago
For every person that says this, you'll get another person (or two) who doesn't want to be acknowledged and will -- at best -- ignore you, and at worst tell you to fuck off. Whilst in retail we're trained to acknowledge, some people don't seem to get that and will take being acknowledged as a personal insult.
#46
Everything is too violent nowadays.
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 3 days ago
Violent films and tv series from the U.S. better not show a b**b though..
LinkTheHylian 2 days ago
D**n... better tell my cousin to stop letting her kids watch Bluey...
BeesEelsAndPups 2 days ago
Yeah, that episode where Bingo murders and dismembers Socks was intense. I was worried Chilli would get home before Bingo would finish dissolving the parts in that acid bath.
Load More Replies... GalPalAl 1 day ago
I still have cable and all the movies and tv on demand are gratuitously VIOLENT. Then you can't imagine why this country has such a problem with school shootings and violent crime. Educational television that isn't dull is available and teaches you basic skills. Why not promote that instead?
#47
Put a coat on, for Christ's sake. It's cold out.
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 3 days ago
It is near zero here in the U.K. I have just been to the shops wearing a t-shirt. Not everyone feels the cold the same.
Julie S 3 days ago
Advice for when it snows in the UK: "if you live in the south only go out if it's an emergency, if you live in the north put your big coat on."
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JL 3 days ago
I don't get it when I see a parent out with a kid, and the kid is in shorts when temps are near freezing.
StrangeOne 2 days ago (edited)
Probably a lost battle with the kid insisting on going outside like that. I see it in Canada. I've done it in Canada. As long as my upper body and feet are warm, my legs can be cold. I can't explain it. If the kid isn't showing signs of distress, there's no need to worry. I used to tell my kid when she didn't want to dress warmer "Don't complain when you're cold. You know I warned you." It did work. I could tell when she was cold and she knew she had to just suck it up and learn for next time, and she did. (To clarify, I only did that when she was in her pre-teen and teen years, and she could dress herself.)
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liam newton-harding 3 days ago
Real, "old man standing in his driveway, shouting at clouds" from a LOT of these posts.
otiose 3 days ago
I saw a young man (mid twenties) running around all summer with a coat on! It was hot out! What's with that?
StrangeOne 2 days ago
Actually running? Could be the same reason dancers bundle up in warmers for warm-up exercises. But he could also be from a much hotter climate and not be used to milder summer temps. I've seen people in thick coats when it was 15C.
Load More Replies... #48
If you don't have the money to buy it outright, you can't buy it.
With 2 exceptions. Education and a house.
BeesEelsAndPups 5 days ago
I have bought cars with a car loan. That said, your car payment shouldn't be comparable to a mortgage payment. My current car has been paid off for 10 years. I have a friend who's always complaining about not having enough money, but I learned she had a $1700/month car payment. Did you really need a Porsche SUV when you're having trouble making rent? My highest car payment ever was $150/month.
ABC NrTen FCK CENSORISM 3 days ago
NOBODY needs a Porsche SUV. And they are fugly on top.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 3 days ago (edited)
Third exception - reasonably priced vehicle (if you actually need one).
Charlotte Ingle 2 days ago
If you need a car to get to work - borrow for the car that will get you to work (which is not the most expensive car you can afford, necessarily)
Charlotte Ingle 2 days ago
Canadian here - my MBA cost me $10k 25 years ago. I'd be afraid to look up what it would cost today
Load More Replies... #49
Couples get divorced/break up too easily and for too trivial of reasons.
Michael Largey 3 days ago
And couples get engaged/married up too easily and for too trivial of reasons. Maybe there's a connection?
Tabitha 3 days ago (edited)
After spending a fortune for the wedding—-money they should’ve saved together for the marriage. For a nest egg, a house, unexpected emergencies. Money issues are a huge source of conflict on a marriage, so don’t start out in the hole with wedding debt. No one needs an elaborate wedding when the courthouse will do. We were married at the courthouse, and will be celebrating our 25th anniversary this year. All my friends who had elaborate and expensive weddings, and scoffed at my courthouse vows, are on their second or third marriages now, or are between relationships—-or have sworn off dating/marriage altogether. The marriage is what’s important, nit the wedding.
Load More Replies... HelyerT 3 days ago
I think marriage should be something you renew. If you’re tired of each other don’t renew it. Makes it so much easier.
JB 2 days ago (edited)
Hi. Sorry, I can’t get to your comment on the post about the dad who corrected a teacher that MLKj did, in fact, watch Star Trek, because a bunch of rotten apples downvoted too far and BP doesn’t support DMs. I think I’m a lot older, finished my 1st degree in 1991, but maybe I understand your frustration and fear. They told us if we studied hard, went to college/uni and got a degree, we would be successful. In ‘91, there was a recession in the UK, I couldn’t even get a minimum wage job because the market was flooded with jobseekers. The min wage companies didn’t want over-qualified ‘kids’ straight from uni; the jobs we were qualified for (at least at entry level) wanted experience but any part time jobs you did to support yourself thru school didn’t count as “real experience”. It took me about 1.5 years to get a temping position. I spent most of that time scared, frustrated, angry that I’d worked so hard doing what ‘they’ told me would lead to success and they LIED! I can’t promise that it’ll get better for you anytime soon. Just want you to know that Apatheist is a judgmental a*****e who would rather be self-important to stroke his own ego than admit you have a right to how you feel. He’s also a self acknowledged prıck who deliberately stared at female coworkers’ chests to make them uncomfortable enough that he could ‘win’ an argument. How pathetic is that?
Load More Replies... Maren Villadsen 3 days ago
Who are you to deside when People should break up or divorce? It is their life, not yours! It is non of your business! Better leave than be miserable.
liam newton-harding 3 days ago
In my day, if a husband beat his wife, and kids, she stuck by him...appearances, don't you know!...ffs...
Crissy Newbury 3 days ago
Spend 35k on a wedding and another 5k each on a dress and ring. Or save it for your upcoming divorce.
StrangeOne 2 days ago
It seems like women get married just for the big day, the big dress, etc. That's what they stereotypically dream about. The men get married because they want the hot wife and have someone provide them with a comfy, clean home and home-cooked meals. There's no further post-wedding thoughts on plans. Maybe kids, but both parties have a fantasy about what they think that will be like. Do couples even think about how they feel seeing each other get old, become disabled, gain or lose weight, change careers, hobbies, and interests?
geezeronthehill 3 days ago
"It's my belief pride is the chief cause in the decline of the numbers of husbands and wives." Roger Miller
Charlotte Ingle 2 days ago
It's my belief that financial independence is the chief cause for that decline
Load More Replies... #50
Have some pride in your home, mow your front lawn every now and then.
Ye Olde Dirty Grumpy 3 days ago
This, and fruit trees. I just met a neighbor who really has a magic touch and hopefully I can get something growing this year
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#51
Listen, I have a cart load of groceries. I do not want to do it myself. I want someone to scan them and beg them. A good cashier is gonna do it. Probably four times faster than me.
Maria Maria 5 days ago
Having staff bag groceries is one of those weird American things. In Europe we bag our own groceries.
Gabby Ghoul 3 days ago
I sometimes wish I could bag my own groceries but generally it's frowned upon by stores.
Lynchamigsakta 3 days ago
That would be what the employer wants, not the public
Load More Replies... #52
Everyone needs to stay off my lawn and absolutely no one needs to ring my doorbell EVER or knock on my doot unless I'm expecting them. And we all should know less about each other.
StrangeOne 3 days ago
I once had to knock on a lady's door to let her know the power lines next to her house were sparking and zapping like crazy on a tree branch. She looked terrified but, I think, still thankful we alerted her.
BrunoVI 5 days ago
"Come and knock on my door; we've been waiting for yoot; where the places are hers and hers and his Three's Company toooo!"
Ursula S. 3 days ago
“Come and dance on our floor, take a step that is new…” If the show happened in 2026, the tenants would sue the Ropers for harrassment.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 3 days ago
Stay off of my lawn if you know what's good for you. The sprinkler schedule is my little secret.
#53
Harsh punishment works.
kissmychakram 3 days ago (edited)
So that's why the murdér rate is so low in US states that have the death penalty!
Michael Largey 3 days ago
Just punishment hurts more than harsh punishment and has greater effect.
BeesEelsAndPups 5 days ago
Punishment and accountability are not the same thing. I think we should expect people, even children, to be accountable for their actions. And as a parent, it's important that any punishment fit the crime. Children are aware of injustice, and if you harshly punish a child for a minor infraction, the only lesson learned is that you are cruel.
lise duhamel (That_U_Scully) 5 days ago
Not if we're talking about crime. People who don't need tend to not commit crimes. Consequences for crime is different than punishing, punishment on it's own isn't the answer.
Alyce 3 days ago
If people who arent needy dont tend to commit crime, please explain politics and billionaires
Load More Replies... Tabitha 3 days ago
No. APPROPRIATE punishment, that fits and doesn’t exceed the crime, is what works best. Authoritative leadership, not authoritarian, is best because it’s fair and equitable and people want to follow you, instead of having to be forced, threatened, blackmailed, or otherwise coerced to follow you from fear—-which never lasts and always ends badly. The only people who don’t like authoritative leadership are authoritarians who are negatively motivated, totally f****d in the head, a d should never be given the tiniest bit of power ever.
️Rando Panda 3 days ago
By parents? Been there, done that. It didn't do anything but convince me that my parents were freakin psychos and you should tiptoe around them or be as absent as possible. Is that the desired effect?
liam newton-harding 3 days ago
That's why America has the largest incarceration rate in the World...because "harsh punishment works...according to my beliefs, and rejection of all evidence."
Miki 3 days ago (edited)
Depends. Capital punishment works for one person. I am sure such person won't be a problem anymore. As a deterrent no so much.. For example deаth penalty for rаpe can cause rаpists to kіll their victims because lesser chance of being recognized and a punishment is the same.
What do you think ?
Jo Firth 3 days ago
If other generations agree with these, why are they labelled Boomer dislikes?
Taibhse Sealgair 3 days ago (edited)
Because ageism makes for good rage-bait..
Load More Replies... pelemele 3 days ago (edited)
Why use the term "boomer" (especially when we know it is mostly used pejoratively) when this article concerns opinions that have nothing to do with a specific generation? And why try to pit generation A against generation B? It's bull.sh.i.t and it doesn't achieve anything.
Laszlo Larthlanc 3 days ago
Is nobody irritated about being asked to fill out a survey for the dozens of things we used to do without being asked to rate the service? I walked into my bank and needed to ask a teller to provide me with access to my safe deposit box, and a day later receive an emailed request to fill out a 5 page survey. In fact, this happens every single time I use a teller's services for anything. This not only happens at my bank, but at places where I have made purchases or engaged the services of doctors, dentists, insurance agents, and other professionals. It's like having a microphone shoved in your face when you leave a market every time you shop there, asking you how you liked shopping there.
Tams21 3 days ago
The only thing that never changes is that people remember the good things in the past and gloss over the bad things.
Multa Nocte 3 days ago (edited)
As someone who lived in "the past", I can tell you that the positive changes that have occurred in my lifetime are staggering. Yes, we are currently living in a backwards time warp hellhole in the US, but the fact that I couldn't hold a credit card in my own name when I graduated from high school and now can is quite a positive thing, the fact that I see women on the Supreme Court and as vice-presidents and as Senators, that some people with a different colour skin in the US were doing pretty well in life, that progress was being made in climate change, littering, and pollution, the progress made in medicine via vaccines and other breakthroughs, at least until the mango Mussolini came in and overturned the applecart for most of us, was a cause for me to have been pretty proud of many of the progressive changes that have happened in my lifetime. Anyone who tells you it was better "before," unless they specifically mean the past 12 months in the US, would be lying.
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Sea Squirrel 3 days ago
Don't interrupt our conversation to ask Alexa to put on the lights. You're standing next to the switch!
Jo Firth 3 days ago
If other generations agree with these, why are they labelled Boomer dislikes?
Taibhse Sealgair 3 days ago (edited)
Because ageism makes for good rage-bait..
Load More Replies... pelemele 3 days ago (edited)
Why use the term "boomer" (especially when we know it is mostly used pejoratively) when this article concerns opinions that have nothing to do with a specific generation? And why try to pit generation A against generation B? It's bull.sh.i.t and it doesn't achieve anything.
Laszlo Larthlanc 3 days ago
Is nobody irritated about being asked to fill out a survey for the dozens of things we used to do without being asked to rate the service? I walked into my bank and needed to ask a teller to provide me with access to my safe deposit box, and a day later receive an emailed request to fill out a 5 page survey. In fact, this happens every single time I use a teller's services for anything. This not only happens at my bank, but at places where I have made purchases or engaged the services of doctors, dentists, insurance agents, and other professionals. It's like having a microphone shoved in your face when you leave a market every time you shop there, asking you how you liked shopping there.
Tams21 3 days ago
The only thing that never changes is that people remember the good things in the past and gloss over the bad things.
Multa Nocte 3 days ago (edited)
As someone who lived in "the past", I can tell you that the positive changes that have occurred in my lifetime are staggering. Yes, we are currently living in a backwards time warp hellhole in the US, but the fact that I couldn't hold a credit card in my own name when I graduated from high school and now can is quite a positive thing, the fact that I see women on the Supreme Court and as vice-presidents and as Senators, that some people with a different colour skin in the US were doing pretty well in life, that progress was being made in climate change, littering, and pollution, the progress made in medicine via vaccines and other breakthroughs, at least until the mango Mussolini came in and overturned the applecart for most of us, was a cause for me to have been pretty proud of many of the progressive changes that have happened in my lifetime. Anyone who tells you it was better "before," unless they specifically mean the past 12 months in the US, would be lying.
Load More Replies... Sea Squirrel 3 days ago
Don't interrupt our conversation to ask Alexa to put on the lights. You're standing next to the switch!
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