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Hey Pandas, What Technology Do You Think Is The Most Overrated Or Overused? (Closed)
There are many technologies that everyone uses, even when there are many better tools for the same purpose. What is the biggest one?
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#1
AI, hands down.
Every new product or update now includes some fancy schmancy AI feature that no one wants, never works as advertised and slows everything to a crawl. My gosh-darn toaster needs no intelligence.
Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 1 day ago
Honestly i like using it for getting and checking sources for work
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#3
Autocorrect. No, I didn't mean to type : You are my worst enema.
#4
Maps that place the user in the center with their direction of travel headed to the top, instead of having north at the top. It’s worse- if possible- when people follow step-by-step narration so they don’t even know where they are. Read the map and have it pulled up if you need it.
#5
Apparently there is such a thing as a 'smart' water bottle that tracks your water intake via Bluetooth. But hey, it also lights up with rainbow colors.
#6
Touch screens for every function in cars. Companies do it to 1) Save money, and 2) Provide a certain aesthetic that appeals to people who like "form over function".
My friend's husband has a Tesla and says she has to go into the touchscreen to open the glove box!
It's dangerous and inconvenient for the driver. I have a 2020 Leaf and it is a really great car. It has every button and k**b you would ever want on the steering wheel or dashboard (except for some reason a button to pause music, there is just one to mute everything, which would include map navigation).
It also has a touchscreen for many additional things you would only ever fiddle with when parked (like the million settings it has, Android Auto, etc.)
#7
Smart watches
#8
Apps for everything... Being able to connect anything and everything to the network... Lights, fridge, thermostat, etc... Leave me be in my old ways...
Daniel Atkins 1 day ago
Oh the mobile apps to set up a printer. Let me download software from the website that is user friendly for set up. Any mobile app takes twice as long as any software loading on the computer.
#10
Self checkout machines at stores.
I understand that the idea of it is to act as a glorified self checkout lane, but I feel like it takes way longer to finalize a sale on a self checkout lane than it would a regular checkout lane.
Plus, one issue that tends to arise is that self-checkout lanes, at least whenever I do grocery stores requires a cashier to approve any discounts that I might need to get approved, and that sometimes takes minutes. However, at a regular checkout lane, the discounts get approved way quicker.
Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 1 day ago
Its nice when i have 1 item and dont want to deal with people
#11
I was going to say smart TVs but it is already on the list. I'll go with built-in navigation systems in any vehicle. Phone projection has always worked better in most cases and can potentially have other integrated features as well. The phones are faster, can be updated much more easily, and preserve more individual choice in the apps.
Bored Sailor 1 day ago
Agreed here, I did not want it but another feature so that came with it. My Jeep's navigation system has to have at least 20 year old data and only updates if paid. Waze and Google maps are free.
#12
GPS. I've seen people rely on GPS in places they know very well, or should know well enough to not use it.
I've had to redirect cab drivers to routes I knew were fast and/or smoother, just to get into an argument about it because it's not what their GPS says.
There have been times people have been led to dead ends, closed streets, traffic jams or gone down a more confusing, longer path because they relied on GPS over their better judgement.
Charity Angel 18 hours ago
I use my sat nav in places I know because it can tell me if there are issues on the route. But I will also ignore its routing if it's being stupid. And the number of conversations I have with it about wtf it was thinking about a diversion route... (Usually single track, poorly maintained)
#14
E-Cigarettes.
Jokes on you, Imma live longer than you. I smoke O X Y G E N.
#15
Smart Phones. I will agree that a cell phone can be lifesaving, but why must I be online all the time? My totally unfashionable flip phone will allow me to make or receive calls and messages. That's it. And I love it.
#16
I'm going to sound like some old geezer for this... but honestly, the Internet as a whole. I remember life before it, and it was generally better, in a lot of ways. For example, if someone wasn't feeling well, they went to a doctor to find out. They didn't rattle off a whole host of various diseases that they found by googling their various symptoms. News didn't travel half as fast, so police had more time to actually investigate crimes. As opposed to having to deal with internet sites like reddit going on witch hunts and sending them in entirely the wrong direction, like what happened with the Boston bombing.
Charity Angel 18 hours ago
I don't know - I like being able to have an educated discussion with my doctor because I've been able to find information about my rare autoimmune endocrine disorder. My neurologist I think did inwardly roll his eyes when he realised I read journal articles (sometimes even for fun. Or I used to before my brain started rotting), but he also upped his consulting game rather than dismissing me out of hand (which has happened more than once). Yes, there is an awful lot wrong with Dr Google, but there's also a lot right about it - especially if you're not a cis, hetero, able-bodied, white guy and therefore are much less likely to be taken seriously by a doctor.
#17
Google Docs
#18
Hand mixers. My old one broke on Thanksgiving. Hubby decided to buy me a new one. It has 5 speeds. Its a hand mixer. Im whipping taters, not doin Motocross.
#19
Voice jail.
Charity Angel 18 hours ago
Is this supposed to be voicemail? Or is it where my voice goes when it buggérs off?
What do you think ?
Charity Angel 18 hours ago
Just about everything is good until people get involved.
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