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“My black leggings will have to be pulled from my cold dead hands,” said one redditor, when they were asked what ‘old person’ hill they were willing to die on. This unique discussion was started by a netizen going by the moniker ‘Rooster’ on Reddit, and resulted in quite an extensive list of answers shared by members of the ‘Millennials’ community.
Netizens covered all sorts of things, from a certain length of socks they prefer, to use of social media and technology, and more, showing that some things are staples for certain generations and that they’re not going anywhere. If you want to see the rest of their answers, scroll down to find more of redditors’ ‘hills to die on’ on the list below, and—if you’re a millennial yourself—feel free to upvote the ones you relate to the most.
Below you will also find Bored Panda’s interviews with the person who started the discussion, ‘Rooster’, who was kind enough to share their views on millennials’ hills to die on, as well as with Dr. Deborah Carr, the director of the Center of Innovation in Social Science and A&S Distinguished Professor of sociology, who agreed to delve deeper into the subtleties of generational differences.
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#1
No, you cannot listen to music / videos / calls / whatever in public without headphones.
⨺⃝ ~Just-A-Black-Cat-Lover~ ⨺⃝ 1 year ago
SO TRUE. Like, if I wanted to hear it, I would have turned it on for myself!
Lester the Space Duck 1 year ago
This is just courtesy. I was going to say "common courtesy", but these days it's about as common as sense.
Lara Verne 1 year ago
And your kid should have headphones too when they watch fairytales on tablet in doctor's waiting room.
L Mullen 1 year ago
I had a co-worker who liked to hum in a shared workspace, she could have worked in another area, but I could not. I found her humming to be very annoying and I don't like to play music when I'm working anyway. She wouldn't stop or go to another area so I started playing military band music when she was humming. She soon got the idea and went somewhere else and I stopped playing music.
Elena Witch 1 year ago
I will die on this hill and die fighting! You are coming with me you uncivilized, loud, intrusive bastards!
winterwidow87 1 year ago (edited)
People who listen to music in public without headphones p**s me off immensely.
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
My band teacher mentioned that people with ghetto blasters only ever played rock. You never saw/heard them blasting classical. So I took a classical tape for a walk. Almost caused an accident when the opera tract played. A man in his truck was driving with his window down. He did a double take close enough to the only intersection in town that it scared me, so I never did that again.
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tee-lena 1 year ago
City busses. Half the folk can't afford headphones. It's loud
Load More Replies...In a recent interview with Bored Panda, ‘Rooster’ shared that it was communicating with younger friends and family that made them ask the question about the so-called ‘old person’ hills millennials are willing to die on.
“I originally posted that question because I’ve become so surprised at how some of my friends and family—mostly the younger ones—tend to use the ‘reactions’ to text messages,” they said, emphasizing that it’s the reactions that pop up after pressing on a message for a little while and not emojis that they’re talking about. “There seemed to be a lot of confusion—and even some anger—about that,” they said.
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#2
Having a mental health disorder isn't an excuse for s****y behavior.
Roni Stone 1 year ago
Amen. As someone with a mental health disorder, I'm also sometimes just plain s****y. We all can be, and we need to own up to it and apologize/make amends for it, rather than going all "I couldn't help it!" Lord.
Bisha Moten 1 year ago
I would add an addendum to this as well: Just because you've googled a mental health disorder, or any kind of disorder, doesn't automatically mean you have that disorder; and by extension, doesn't excuse your s****y behavior toward others.
kath morgan 1 year ago
I think sometimes people forget that a reason isn’t the same thing as an excuse.
Islandchild 1 year ago
As a person either diagnosed mental health disorders there have been times when I have been ***** to people. I am genuinely mortified at the loss of control and apologetic. I can't imagine just dismissing it as 'just how I am'.
Red PANda (she/they/he/ze) 1 year ago
It’s your responsibility to push through those disorders and keep them in check!
Sarah Matsoukis 1 year ago
I once sat at a table with an autistic dude who told the other people at the table - we were all mentally ill in one way or another - that it's not the world's obligation to tiptoe around us.
#3
I hate downloading an app for every frickin’ thing. I ain’t clogging up my phone just for 1 baseball game ticket. Email to me a PDF of my ticket yo.
Cat Chat 1 year ago
If there's a website for it, I am using that, not an app (yep, even for BP).
Sand Ers 1 year ago
And if there’s not a website for it, I’ll pass. Whatever it is, I’ll find a way to do without.
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Sparky4 1 year ago
They've had one for quite a while. But it sucked the life out of my battery so i deleted it.
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Bilja M 1 year ago
I could deal with all the cards for every store chain I got, to get some special discounts and stuff, but phone apps? Just leave it with cards!
Odin Schmidt 1 year ago
I hate all the apps as well, but I do use one called Key Ring that allows you to use digital versions of all the store cards. Much better than a pocket or key chain full of cards.
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Socks Thecate 1 year ago
Mmmhmm. I too have the SeatGeek app for the one baseball game I saw in June of last year.
StumblingThroughLife 1 year ago
This is why I use my PC or lappy for stuff like that (plus my eyesight is shizz on the phone, grr).
“It seems like they [young friends and family] feel the need to attach a reaction to every message that gets sent, despite the fact that they’re also replying with… you know… words,” the OP continued. “It made me wonder if they perceive the fact that I don’t do this as rude or as bad manners. But I’m not going to do it because it seems sort of silly and excessive to me.
“I also have enough common sense to realize that this is probably a generation thing, though, which made me wonder if other millennials felt similarly about the reactions or if maybe I’m just getting old.”
#4
Tips should be for sit down meals in restaurants only. I should not be asked to tip at random places like a clothing store or when I get my oil changed.
Melissa Harris 1 year ago
I might tip when I get my oil changed if the service was very fast or good, or they went above to accommodate me somehow (e.g. squeezing me in last minute). But, yeah, take away, counter service, or retail does not warrant tips.
tuzdayschild 1 year ago
I tip sit down restaurant servers and food delivery people and that is it.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
I'll bet there are places that are putting tip jars at the self-checkout lanes.
Spencer's slave no longer 1 year ago
Apparently, in some US stores, the actual self checkout asks for a tip on the screen when paying.
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Jane Jayne Jain Jeign Jein 1 year ago (edited)
In the UK more restaurants are adding the "optional" tip to your bill and the option is that you can ask them to remove it. I don't care how good the food or service was, I will ask them to remove it and I will never go back there. It's like they're extorting extra money out of people who worry about creating a scene and it's just rude.
clairebear 1 year ago
There should be no tips ever for anything. People should be paid adequate wage for the job they do.
Spittnimage 1 year ago
Agree. Ordering food online yesterday I was charged a service fee and a software fee that totaled $4. The total tax was less than both fees. I do not like that some restaurants just add on some money that isn't for food. Oh, and they wanted a tip after charging me bullsh!t fees. Not my job to keep your software up to date or pay a delivery service to run your website. And I ordered takeout not delivery.
Beth Wheeler 1 year ago
I will tip at a sit down restaurant, pizza delivery and a haircut. If I go pick something up nope. I can't remember where I was a while back that asked for a tip, wasn't a restaurant or for a haircut. The lady I was going to for years retired so I just went to Great Clips to get it done before I had foot surgery and the lady did a good job.
#5
Please give me a real menu. I understood during COVID but I really hate having to try to scroll through a whole menu on my tiny a*s phone. ESPECIALLY if it’s just a PDF of their old menu that has tiny font and hasn’t been adapted for mobile view at all. If you’re going to have a QR code for a menu at least make sure it’s mobile friendly. And NO I will not download your app.
Jordan Croff 1 year ago
What gets me are those electronic menus in fast food restaurants that change what's on the screen every couple of seconds before you get to finish seeing what's on the menu.
Sue User 1 year ago
Bad eyesight here. Hate having to say " i am not cutting. I just need to get closer to see the menu"
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featherytoad 1 year ago
I don't even have a smart phone. It seems a lot of restaurants think everyone has one.
Load More Replies... KatSaidWhat 1 year ago
This. Even though I tend to know already what I am eating before I arrive (am apathetic eater so need to know my options ahead of time) - if I have to QR, I'm never returning. If it's paper waste you think you're being cute about - LAMINATION IS YOUR FRIEND. Saves even more money because you don't have to replace the menu unless you change it. And can use over and over and over...
Sven Horlemann 1 year ago
Once in Luxembourg a waiter that did not even say hello pointed at the QR code when I asked for the menu. We looked at each other, stood up, left.
Matthews 1 year ago
My favorite restaurant gives each diner a tablet with the digital menu on it (from where you can’t order, but may view additional details or see the content in other languages). When you place your order, they take it and clean it before giving it to the next patrons. I was amazed at this when I first went there.
Jess Smith 1 year ago
QR codes are actually quite dangerous security wise. Anyone can just sub out a different one and ta da! now it sends you to a fake website, and you have no idea what to expect. It's like it was designed by phishers.
Guess Undheit 1 year ago
Not just "app menus", fluck your kiosk. I'll order at the counter if it's fast food.
The redditor told Bored Panda that they really enjoyed reading through people’s answers; though, some more than others. “A lot of ‘super clever and hilarious’ people decided to reply with just a thumbs up emoji—good one! Very original—in addition to a couple of ‘okay boomer’-style replies; those stung a little, if I’m being honest.”
Be that as it may, they added that they agreed with quite a few of the answers they read. “It seems there was a lot of common consensus among the millennials on a number of topics,” Rooster said. “Some highlights include:
- Headlights these days are too dang bright!
- People shouldn’t listen to their dang music/videos or take phone calls on dang speakerphone in public!
- Everything requires a dang subscription these days!
- People need to get off their dang phones and touch grass! And stay off your phones while driving! (Lots of ‘being in the car’ gripes, I have to say.)
- And OH MY GOSH, people hate the QR code menus and want their paper menus back! I’d venture a guess that 30-40% of people who posted complained about QR code menus. Certainly the most common comment.
“As for what surprised me the most, honestly it was the lack of toxicity,” the OP continued to share. “The internet is often thought of as a cesspool of negativity, but the millennials mostly had gripes about pretty reasonable things and—mostly—didn’t say anything bigoted or homophobic or transphobic; although sadly there were one or two [comments].”
#6
My hill is if I say I’m going to play video games or just relax all day, that means that’s my plan. I will not work an extra shift for you, I am not available for plans, I have plans. Just because you think they are stupid doesn’t mean I’m changing them.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
There's no difference between growing flowers in Stardew Valley and growing them IRL in this sense. We all need our down time.
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
*picks a poppy and gives it to Penny* Easiest wife ever! Whiny, though.
Load More Replies... Magenta Blu 1 year ago
Sleeping and no going out of the bed are also plans. Don't mess with me if I need to sleep well when I can
Sunny Day 1 year ago
"Sorry, I have plans." You don't have to tell them what the plans are. I use it for holidays when I want a pj's & movies day instead of going to the family get together.
⨺⃝ ~Just-A-Black-Cat-Lover~ ⨺⃝ 1 year ago
Right?? I want alone time sometmes, just as much as anyone else.
Kirk Helfrich 1 year ago
Once had to explain to my employer why I would be late. My mother was having a needle injected into her spine at the next for a procedure. He said to just drop her off early and pick her up late. I said, F you. You may think it's stupid but I think my mom is pretty important. At least to me.
notlikeyou1971 1 year ago
I don't even explain myself. Not obligated to. They would be lucky if I answer my phone. Text? Don't know how long it's going to be to reply because the notification volume is low to no volume. I got out of bed. My plan was to be left alone. Success
#7
Reality Television did serious damage to the minds of the people in America.
Upil 1 year ago
I graduated in communication field and now working in communication related job, one word my lecture said that i never forget : "program exists because people loved it, thus media got money for it. stupid tv/digital media program exist because people still love watching stupid things. As long as people dont stop looking for stupid things, media would keep feeding stupid programs to harvest money out of them". Hope you got the message, im not a native english.
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
The Daily Prophet exists to sell itself, my girl.
Load More Replies... Magenta Blu 1 year ago
Nah.. society was already sick BEFORE reality tv. It only added makeup over all the c.rap that usually happens
Collette Moisan 1 year ago
They aren't even reality anyway. It is all staged. If you realized that, you wouldn't watch that c**p!
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
If you hear more "bleep" than actual words, how can you possibly get anything out of it but a sailor's*bleep*?
#8
Manners. Manners go a long way. Having and using manners make you feel good. It is about respecting other humans beings and showing them that you do. It feels good to be polite, respectful, and generous. Manners are not disingenuous. They help others feel welcome, comfortable, appreciated, and at ease. Always use “please,” “thank you,” hold doors open for people. Acknowledge others, be considerate of other people. Wish others well. Don’t be afraid to smile first. Think of how your actions impact others. Think of the next person. Be kind. Help others feel appreciated for sharing this existence with you.
JK 1 year ago
This one gets me the most. When did people stop treating others the way they wished to be treated and started acting like the world owes them respect without being willing to give it back? Social media, reality tv, this entire main character syndrome bs is taking over and people are becoming so vile to each other
winterwidow87 1 year ago (edited)
Depends what you mean with manners. Saying "please" and "thank you" should never go out of style, dumb arbitrary rules like "no elbows on the table when you eat", can't go down the drain fast enough.
timebleeder 1 year ago
That's the difference between manners and etiquette. Manners are about not being rude or thoughtless while etiquette comes from European royalty establishing behavioral protocols so they can look down on the "lower classes" for not knowing or following their stupid, restrictive rules.
Load More Replies... FlamingoPanda 1 year ago
One of the first things I learnt about anger management was to always be polite and kind to cashiers, waiters, etc. no matter how frustrated or angry I was. Making others a little bit happy made me a little less angry. Now I keep up that habit wherever I go, sometimes even complimenting random strangers on stuff.
Scott Rackley 1 year ago
Manners are the grease that keeps society from locking up and breaking
Karen Krause 1 year ago
I'm reminded of a discussion between an American and Frenchman during the WWII peace talks. The American complained that they had enough of French "politeness" during the talks. "Afterall, it's just a lot of air!" The Frenchman replied, "That's all that's in your automobile tires, and it makes the ride much smoother, doesn't it?"
Koalafied to komment 1 year ago
Plus: manners are only manners if you use them with everyone - not just with people you want to sleep with, for example. Manners should be universal, otherwise you're just an aššhole in disguise.
Discussing the hills they themself were willing to die on, the OP said that, aside from the overuse of reactions to text messages, they’d have to agree with the people suggesting that driving in a car “sucks”.
“I’ve lived in New York City for close to twenty years but grew up in south Florida, so I’ve been firmly on both sides of the ‘(not) having to drive’ fence. Not having to drive is so much better, and it shows in the replies to my post. It’s a miserable experience overall—traffic, bad drivers, expenses—and it’s only gotten worse because of technology.”
#9
If I say something to you, I'd like an acknowledgement that you heard me.
⨺⃝ ~Just-A-Black-Cat-Lover~ ⨺⃝ 1 year ago
Down the drain, never to be seen again!
Load More Replies... kath morgan 1 year ago
If I don’t acknowledge you, I either genuinely did not hear you, or you were being rude. If this is a common problem, perhaps consider that your approach could be improved upon in some way.
Koalafied to komment 1 year ago
I'm actively working on getting better at this! I like to listen and I also get it most of the time, but especially my husband experiences no acknowledgement because in my head, I'm already thinking about further steps to this topic, opinions, solutions etc. I tend to already think about that without showing that I even listened in the first place. He tells me right away and I can try to become better!
Roland Nijveld 1 year ago
This is the reason I can't deal with little kids or mentally disabled people for example. I need direct feedback on my communication
AwesomeLeoWife 1 year ago
I will clarify further: verbal acknowledgment is needed. Common courtesy does not include a head nod or shoulder shrug that may or may not have been seen.
Chelsea McKee 1 year ago
I see potential for abuse here. Sometimes non response is response. Non verbal communication is a thing.
#10
Dont show up uninvited, i need to mentally prepare for the visit no matter who it is. Im 37.
sdorph 1 year ago
I would have said this was a young person thing rather than an old person thing, dropping in unannounced used to be pretty normal.
Jordan Croff 1 year ago
I'm 51. It's not normal for full grown adults to stop by unannounced. It's normal for young people though, at least when I was a young person.
Load More Replies... Bilja M 1 year ago
I am 51, I will pretend I am not home if I don't expect anyone. The same for phone, if I don't feel like it, I will not answer.
ƒιѕн 1 year ago
I do the same, I will sit and watch you on my security cameras until you get the hint and leave.
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Lydsylou (she/her) 1 year ago
You can ask me if you can come over I have no problem with that but turning up uninvited is really annoying and inconvenient
Magenta Blu 1 year ago
I don't have any issues with this. Hardly anyone makes visits anymore, when I was a kid, weekends were amazing because you could count on someone visiting the house. It was guaranteed, but now, I don't know why do I have a doorbell anymore. I miss impromptu visits
jmdirks 1 year ago
My FIL and his girl friend would do this. I worked grave yard shifts, (Baker hours). Sleeping during the day and my wife would be at her own job. They actually did this when I was home recovering from extreme intestinal surgery. I'm talking a hugh grand canyon incision in my stomach healing from the inside out. They stayed for over an hour while I faded in and out because of pain meds.
#11
Not everything needs to be recorded/photographed and posted online. Whether it’s for good, taking excessive vacation pictures or for bad, like recording arguments between strangers.
Cat Chat 1 year ago
And stop with the fake "look at this someone randomly doing a good deed thing from when I was randomly filming nothing!"
⨺⃝ ~Just-A-Black-Cat-Lover~ ⨺⃝ 1 year ago
The cameramen obviously dont exist hehe~
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Neva York 1 year ago
Someone's dying in the street. Instead of calling for help, whips out the cell phone and records it so they can post it online. Disgusting!
Papa 1 year ago
Yep. When I was on vacation a couple years ago a guy slipped and fell in the river. I jumped up to see if he needed help, and the first words out of his mouth were "You didn't film me, did you?" No, sir, my first thought was to make sure you were okay. Filming never occurred to me.
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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
At lot of things should never be. I don't care how cute those stranger's kids are, DO NOT record their kids without permission.
John Nelson 1 year ago
I don't need pictures of your lunch from multiple angles. I know what a chicken leg looks like!
Son of Philosoraptor 1 year ago
No one cares about your Denny's choco-nana pancakes. Just f*cking eat your food for God's sake.
Winter Eleven 1 year ago
Excuse me, my cat needs to be filmed and photographed at all times. Their lifespans are cruelly short.
“Every new car basically has a TV in it now, and the TV controls the air conditioning for some reason, and everybody is so addicted to their phones that they just can’t leave them alone while on the road. It makes for an awful and stress-inducing—not to mention life-threatening—situation,” the OP pointed out.
“People really need to come to grips with the fact that driving a car is by far statistically the most dangerous thing they do on a regular basis. As I said in a reply to one of the comments, people won’t go in the ocean because they’re afraid of sharks but then they’ll drive home from the beach while watching The Dark Knight on their phones.
“I wish people would treat driving with a lot more caution and respect for how dangerous it can be, and I wish we’d make it possible for more people in the US to have access to public transit like we do here in NYC. (But don’t even get me started on my public transit gripes!”
#12
If I ever see you hogging public space, making some cringe TikTok, I am intentionally walking between you and your camera to ruin your shot and you deserve it.
Michelle C 1 year ago
I’m more likely to get out of the way because I do not want to be recorded in those videos without my consent!
Stephanie A Mutti 1 year ago
Some inFOOLencer was having her glamour shot done at a local park. I thoroughly enjoyed watching my kid and her friend playing with wild abandon behind her ideally ruining every shot.
sweet emotion 1 year ago
Same if I hear you using your phone in the restroom - I will flush a few extra times and run the hand dryer a few extra minutes.
#13
I am not instantly available at any waking moment just because it is technically possible for me to see your message immediately on my electronic device. If we didn't have prior plans to be in contact, please allow 24-48 hours for response to all non-emergency communications.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago (edited)
My sister is the kind of person who, if you don't respond to her text message within 30 seconds, she will text "HELLO????" or just "?????????" And heaven forbid if I don't answer the phone on the first ring if she calls me. She's 48 years old. I try telling her hey, sometimes I'm DRIVING and I'm not going to answer my phone/texts while I'm driving (something she does do) and she just replies "But I needed you to answer my question NOW." The question is usually something like "Is this bag of stuff on the washing machine trash or not?"
Sven Horlemann 1 year ago
I stopped reacting immediately. If someone has a problem with that, it is his problem. He can keep it.
sweet emotion 1 year ago
I had to tell relatives that there are some nights when I just cannot bear to have any devices on, so they need to stop panicking if they don't get an immediate response to their lame cat jokes.
keyboardtek 1 year ago
I believe phones have a off switch when you do not want to be disturbed.
HTakeover 1 year ago
DND is better. That allows you to still use it when needed, like maps or fitness apps. And allows them to get through in an emergency. It's awesome. I got tired of family texting me at midnight because they had just thought of something while I've been asleep for awhile. Set my phone to have a nightly routine to switch to DND at a particular time. I don't get notifications until the next morning. And the one time there was an actual emergency, they were able to get through to me.
Load More Replies... SM 1 year ago (edited)
This is a "young person's problem". Not an "older person's problem". Before the Internet, and the "always on world" this just wasn't the norm, at least for the average person. Sure, there were some jobs that people were "on call", but that had more to do with the nature of that job. It wasn't normal. And even in the "email era" that was the point of email, that you could send it and the person would respond when they had time. You didn't expect an instant answer.
howdylee 1 year ago
Except the older people in my life (particularly my boomer-aged mother) are the ones to expect immediate answers. And they drop everything at any communication (because when they were young, a phone call was a big deal and needed to be answered instantly. nowadays not so much, just send me a text so I can answer when I'm available.)
Load More Replies... Lester the Space Duck 1 year ago
This. I typically look at my phone when I wake up, and go to bed, unless I'm expecting a call, or need to make a call.
Winter Eleven 1 year ago
I have a rule that during the weekdays i respond in 24hours (max), during the weekend i look at email Sunday evening and that's it.
DeeDee M 1 year ago
I used to just text anyone whenever. I dont do that anymore, especially if I don't know them very well. Just because i think of texting like a message board - you can answer in two minutes or two weeks, I really don't care- not everyone is like that. Texting is just as personal to some people as a phone call.
#14
New car headlights are too damn bright.
keyboardtek 1 year ago (edited)
And mounted too high! Especially on pick up trucks. And those jerk truck owners know it and like to bully people by tailgating them.
featherytoad 1 year ago
And to top it off, I bet those people don't even need a big a$$ truck, or even a small one for that matter.
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devotedtodreams 1 year ago
For real! My mother bought a pair of glasses that dim oncoming headlights somewhat - they're uncomfortable to wear, but boy, have we both been glad for their existence!
Lyone Fein 1 year ago
I think that many of them are pointed too high, as if they're brights, and should be readjusted to point more toward the road.
Freya the Wanderer 1 year ago
Also, the lights with a blue tone look too much like police car lights.
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MC Scott 1 year ago
It’s a quandary, for sure - I find that the flashing light makes me much more visible to vehicles during low-light conditions. I don’t use it during the day unless I feel really unsafe.
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Discussing why it is sometimes difficult for people to accept or get used to certain things other—especially, younger—generations do, the director of the Center of Innovation in Social Science and A&S Distinguished Professor of sociology Dr. Deborah Carr pointed out that throughout history, every generation has judged the generation that follows them.
“It is often hard to put ourselves in others’ shoes and understand each other’s preferences for music, lifestyle, spending habits, and more. Also, our worlds are very age-segregated, so it is difficult to really get to know people of other age groups outside of our own family members. It’s very easy to judge those people we don’t know well,” she told Bored Panda in a recent interview.
#15
Automated phone systems. Let me talk to a live person.
Lotekguy 1 year ago
A recording that repeats "your call is important to us" rings false whenever you're on hold long enough to hear it several or more, times.
antoinette maldari 1 year ago
Or, "For faster service, visit our website at www.wecan'tbebotheredtalkingtoyou.com"
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Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago
"Our number is experiencing unusually high call volume", no it ain't, you lying sack. You are understaffed.
Dirk Daring 1 year ago
And now the "Live Chat Agent" is clearly a poorly programmed AI that can't answer the simplest of questions.
Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
And ffs let us press buttons instead of voice response. I'm not talking to your computer, this isn't Star Trek
Sinnsyk Jakte 1 year ago
If I'm calling, I need to speak to someone. I don't like phone calls--I wil do everything I can to avoid phone calls. This is my last resort. Please...please...let me talk to a person...
StumblingThroughLife 1 year ago
Absolutely hate those. i spent THREE days trying to get someone from my ISP provider to talk/chat about a serious issue. They'd recently got rid of their Live chat - after changing it first with AI instead of real peeps, and then getting rid of it all together. I ended up in a 'chat' in Twitter DMs - after I'd had a go about their service. We shouldn't have to shame them on SM to reach Customer Service. They want to save money by getting rid of employees - and then lose customers. Greedy Idiots.
#16
People who play music at the beach suck. The rest of us shouldn’t have to listen to your noise pollution. I’m there for the sights, smells and sounds of nature. I want to hear the wind, waves, birds and s**t. Just the sounds of people playing and having fun is great too. We don’t need to blast music that covers all of that like a thick cloud. Get some headphones.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago (edited)
I always sarcastically yell "THANKS FOR SHARING!!!" at people who are in their cars with their windows all down, playing music at ear-shattering volume. They can't hear me, because my windows are up and they're probably deafened by their electric boogaloo, but it makes me feel better (and somehow gloriously curmudgeonly) to yell it anyway XD
KatSaidWhat 1 year ago
I take small comfort in knowing these people will get tinnitus.
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How about people who insist of bringing screaming babies to the beach. Not only I have to listen to baby screaming their head off for hours, but they are actually torturing that child who obviosly does not want to be there in heat, just because THEY want to be on the beach. Little babies do not belong on the beach, sorry. It's not just noise, babies hate that, and it's NOT safe for them. At all.
Aurora 1 year ago
I feel the same way about children on airplanes. There can definitely be legitimate reasons for needing to travel with an infant, but let's not pretend that it's for the infant's sake that you're bringing them on a 12 hour flight to a tropical destination. That's just putting a small child through a huge amount of discomfort for the parents' selfish desire for a fancy vacation when the child would enjoy a backyard picnic a lot more.
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Gavin Johnson 1 year ago
I LOVE music, it’s an integral part of almost every aspect of my life, there’s rarely a moment that I’m not listening to something BUT when I’m in places that are used by others for solitude, calm or just to enjoy the sounds of life then I’m either wrapped in a pair of headphones or enjoying it myself. Recently my family and I visited the beach, the children playing, surf landing on the beach, yoofs chucking a frisbee around and talking to each other, y’know the hubbub associated with the beach? It’s a sound that’s definitely not improved by someone else’s taste in music or even my impeccable taste in music 😜
Michelle C 1 year ago
I get it if it’s clearly within the context of a small group gathering or something similar. Otherwise, please be aware of your surroundings!
XanthippeⓐWulf🇨🇦️️🇬🇧 1 year ago
Tbh, I don't mind people playing music at the beach so much. No, I don't want to hear anyone's loud a*s music, but if it's relatively low (I can hear that there's music playing but can't really hear the words), I'm totally cool with it. 🤷♀️
Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
This may be because of where/when I grew up but tbh I can't even imagine the beach without music...not from the beach goers but from loudspeakers at businesses on the boardwalk. We'd pick our spot based on whose music my dad was least annoyed by...
antoinette maldari 1 year ago
There was time that walking from the shore to the boardwalk was great! hearing other peoples tinny Panasonics playing the top 100 of the summer or maybe something that got your groove on as you walked by being careful not to kick sand on their blankets.
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Mrs.C 1 year ago
My son is hard of hearing and LOVES the music to be played loudly in the car, at home, wherever... I don't do it everywhere, but will turn it up in the car. Seeing him smile makes me happy. For those who are annoyed...oh well 🙃
Winter Eleven 1 year ago
I don't understand the pop up bars or whatever they're called, that basically show up on the beach with expensive food, loud music and big tables. Do people go to the beach to just have an excuse to sit at a table in their bathing suits because they can't do that in a restaurant?
John Nelson 1 year ago
Outside of spring break, not much of an issue around my area, surprisingly.
#17
If I have to pick just one, this is the one I pick. Toddlers/babies do NOT need to be attached to a phone all day every day. Especially if you have to fight and beg to get your OWN phone back from them. Establish rules with your kids and stop trying to be their friend cuz you "feel bad for them" you're the parent! its up to you to parent, not a screen. (disclaimer I don't have any kids of my own but I see way too many parents just handing their babies a phone so they don't have to deal with em).
François Bouzigues 1 year ago
Babies should never be handed a phone. Absolutely never. I have three kids, it is absolutely doable.
tuzdayschild 1 year ago
20 years ago we didn't have these phones so, yeah, it is doable.
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⨺⃝ ~Just-A-Black-Cat-Lover~ ⨺⃝ 1 year ago
I agree. I was at Longhorn (its a steakhouse) the other night and there was one baby who was SCREAMING because his mom took her phone back then he WOULDN'T SHUT UP!!! like, take your kid outside for a minute! nobody wants to hear it!! (sorry lol)
clairebear 1 year ago
Toddlers and babies do not need a phone at all. They should be taught early that it is ok to be a little bored. Nothing going on. Just sit quietly and observe. They will copy you if you do this. Then when calm, colouring book or pad and pencil. Teach them to entertain themselves rather than to be entertained. The difference is crucial.
Petra 1 year ago
Yes, exactly this. It is so important to be okay being bored.
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Nizumi 1 year ago
Saw an infant, maybe 6 months old, in its mothers' arms, eyes GLUED to the screen she was holding about 3 inches from the baby's face, playing at a volume that could be heard across the room. "BUt iT'S tHe oNly waY I cAn kEep hIm qUieT." Have you considered the booze-soaked binky? It's what our great- and great-great-grandmothers used to resort to. No? It's bad? SO IS WHAT YOU'RE DOING!!!!!
Thursday 1 year ago
I do agree that screens are overused but if you are somewhere where your child is making a scene, like a plane or public transport and you know that letting them watch their favourite show/read an e-book/play a game will calm them down and stop people moaning about them I don't really see the harm. That's unless they're on it all the time.
Michelle C 1 year ago
Yup! I’ve seen more kids throw tantrums over not having access to screens and electronic toys than I care to remember due to previous work. Using a screen-based device to allow a child to communicate is one thing; using such a device to pacify a child is irresponsible, I feel, especially with the numerous recent research studies on children and their brains showing that screen time does nothing good for them.
Collette Moisan 1 year ago
This also bugs me. they don't need a phone. I have heard so many parents tell me that their babies/young children, broke their phones because they dropped them or spilled stuff on them. Give them toys, for crying out loud!
For the OP, it was the reactions on messages and certain aspects of using technology that they didn’t see eye to eye with the younger generation about. But that didn’t mean that they were dreading using technology altogether; and, according to Prof. Carr, neither do generations older than millennials.
“It’s a stereotype that old people fear technology,” she noted. “Many baby boomers and Gen Xers were at the forefront of the tech revolution. Past generations pioneered internet dating, email, and more. Much older adults might have been initially uncomfortable with technology, but even people in their 70s and 80s learned to Zoom with their families during the pandemic.
“Many older people—and rightfully so—fear that virtual communication takes away the human touch – virtual friends can’t provide the same kind of nurturing and support as those who pay in-person visits. Older people also have fewer reasons to hop onto the newest technology. For people who are retired, they can make do perfectly fine using just the basics.”
#18
If you say you're going to be somewhere, please show up. I understand things happen, but it seems like ghosting is just casual and accepted.
Kerensa Scott 1 year ago
Ghosting is vile, if you no longer want t talk to me have the respect to at the very least say ' I no longer wish to talk to you' I just don't get it!!!
Michelle C 1 year ago
I totally get it if the person has a legitimate emergency. However, I would hope the person in question would tell me what’s going on even then!
Winter Eleven 1 year ago
All i ask is for a text "I'm not coming" preferably 24hours ahead of time but s**t happens so whatever Also if i ask you to come with me somewhere and you don't want to, just say it, like "wanna go to a cat show?" "No" "okay." "Because-" "I don't care, it was a yes or no question, don't worry about it"
notlikeyou1971 1 year ago
If you make plans and can't show CALL OR TEXT. It's not right or fair to ditch ppl
Chelsea McKee 1 year ago
We don't know if you changed your mind if you don't inform us. Coming up with some excuse or over explaining the original conversation does not offer clarity. Canceling plans is literally not a big deal.
Liz The Biz 1 year ago
This 100 %. If you can't make it or you're running late or you change your mind there's no excuse for not letting whoever is waiting for you know.
#19
Paying 1000 dollars for a phone is unnecessary.
Jordan Croff 1 year ago
There are so many things that are way overpriced now. It could be like a small block of wood with a slot in it to set your ipad in and they will charge $100 for it.
Kalevra 1 year ago
The problem isnt the phone costs 1K. Its that people pay that price. If you want the price of something to drop its real simple. Stop buying it.
Petra 1 year ago
Some people have woken up and stopped buying it. But too many others are still on the bandwagon.
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
$1,000 is how much 0.5oz of gold costs, so, possibly! XD
Load More Replies... notlikeyou1971 1 year ago
The dumbest thing ppl do is waste money on $1000 phones and then a short time later a new one comes out they spend more because they just HAVE to have the latest version. DUMB! I use my phone until it wears out and I don't waste my money on Apple products. Those are expensive and ridiculous
Karen Krause 1 year ago
I'm too cheap to buy expensive phones. I have an android and it's not the latest out there. Works fine for me. I also do not pay for extras while playing "free" games. I will watch ads, etc.
gijeff58 1 year ago
I have a pixel 2xl that I have had since it came out, Im not about buying a new pixle 48 xxl
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les 1 year ago
my phone cost me 15 quid about ten years ago, and came with ten quid credit so effectivelly cost me just a fiver. and since its a nokia it also serves for self defence purposes
Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
Those things can stop a runaway train when deployed judiciously!
Load More Replies... Guess Undheit 1 year ago (edited)
If ANY company made a 4G Featurephone/T9 phone with a GOOD camera (12MP or better) I would give up "smartphones" entirely. Featurephones sell for about $50-200. I'd be willing to pay an extra $50 for a good camera.
#20
Kids need to stop “diagnosing” themselves with all sorts of mental health conditions. Half the kids I meet casually talk about their adhd and/or autism. I understand seeking a medical diagnosis is inaccessible for a small number of people (due to finances, parental denial, etc) but it is not 50% of teenagers. There is a reason why we have diagnostic criteria. Being forgetful happens to us all sometimes. So does getting distracted in the middle of doing a task. That does not mean we all have adhd. So many kids I meet are self-diagnosing based on a 30-second TikTok they saw. Many 20-somethings I know are doing it as well.
On a related note, the overuse and misuse of “therapy language” also needs to stop. Someone who pushes back on you when you say something inaccurate is not an “abuser”. You can’t set a “boundary” that you get breaks whenever you want at work to play on your phone. Like, come on.
⨺⃝ ~Just-A-Black-Cat-Lover~ ⨺⃝ 1 year ago
I hate this. My brother actually is autistic (diagnosed when he was 4 or 5) and i see people all the time either making fun of it or pretending they are. It gets on my nerves.
Clown fish 1 year ago
I've seen this too. My youngest is autistic, and I've had people who have came up to me to say they need ear defenders like him because they did a online thing and it says they are autistic. Like oh cool it tuck me 6yrs of fighting to get my child the help he needed and the diagnosis, if only I knew I could have done an online quiz!!!
Load More Replies... Birb 1 year ago
Or saying they have PTSD, when a friend has the wrong dress or something like that. I have PTSD(was raped at 29 years old in my own house). And its a drag and i hate it.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
::gentle internet hugs:: I hope you are doing okay, friend. I've gotten the same thing from a few friends - my mom was physically abusive all through my childhood and pressed a gun to my throat when I was 6. I told a friend about it when I was 16 and he said "Oh, I know, I got PTSD too, when my mom took away my PlayStation when I talked back to my stepdad..."
Load More Replies... Bisha Moten 1 year ago
I've seen the really bad side of this personally. Friend 'self diagnosed' themselves as having a rather obscure mental illness, and used it to justify all manner of crappy behavior toward their family, strangers, and yes, even friends. This was all well and good, until they met someone who was a licensed psychiatrist, who pointed out in plain and simple terms, that they had zero of the symptoms, and effectively told them to "quit your b******t". The friend blew up over that, packed up all their c**p and moved to another state where they were certain that "people would believe them."
Sand Ers 1 year ago
Where ever you go, there you are. The next psychiatrist they spout their bullshìt to will call them on it there, too.
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clairebear 1 year ago
I am late diagnosed autistic, it is not something you should aspire to. It is f*****g lonely. I am high-functioning but I struggle in social situations. I do not mean I am shy, or introverted, I mean I have no clue what is going on. I don't know what you mean, I don't know what your motives are for talking to me, I don't know what you want the outcome to be. If you tell me, I will believe you, even if you are lying. I am a payroll manager and I am 55. I am not an idiot, it's just everyone else has seen the script and I haven't.
XanthippeⓐWulf🇨🇦️️🇬🇧 1 year ago
Agreed. It's like being neurodiverse (hate that word but don't have a better one) is popular for some strange reason. I love that people are embracing their "quirks," but being autistic is so @#%&^! frustrating, I can't comprehend the appeal. Even having been diagnosed very young (around 3) and the benefit of social skills groups, I can still relate. I do have friends, but that took a bit to manage & they are lovely people who understand that I also don't have that script that everyone else seems to have. I do hope that you will find a good friend. That's really what helps me, having people who recognize when I'm struggling and understand that I don't always "get it."
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Cat Chat 1 year ago
This includes the weird need some people have to diagnose any and every person. I see this a lot on tv show Reddit subs. "Is X character neurodivergent, how so, and where on the scale do you place them". Give me a break.
Thursday 1 year ago
To be fair people often do this because they're happy to see themselves represented on TV. I was diagnosed with dyspraxia as a child and seeing a character on Dr Who with it meant a lot to me.
Load More Replies... Damned_Cat 1 year ago
A co-worker (F45) has been trying to get her doctor to diagnose her with late-onset adult autism. The symptoms she describes are those of an overworked woman with 4 teenage kids who never has time for herself, but she still insists that it has to be autism because she read about it on the internet.
Mylo 1 year ago
Late-onset?? I may have been diagnosed late, but I also showed symptoms my entire life, so saying that your coworker saying they have late-onset "adult autism" is insane.
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Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
"a small number of people"? You don't live in the US, I take it. At last count, nearly thirty million of us were uninsured, and that's not counting the underinsured (and mental health is often the main reason for someone being under insured). No, that's no excuse for self-diagnosing, but that's an unreasonably dismissive and offensive statement.
Lea S. 1 year ago
"Being forgetful happens to us all sometimes. So does getting distracted in the middle of doing a task. That does not mean we all have adhd. So many kids I meet are self-diagnosing based on a 30-second TikTok they saw. Many 20-somethings I know are doing it as well." Adhd is not being forgetful or getting distracted sometimes. No one is suggesting we 'all have adhd.' Have you actually ASKED the kids you are meeting why they are going in this direction? Unless someone told you "I watched a 30-second TikTok and did NOTHING else" it's a lie. I read a book, *self-diagnosed*, and then GOT the real diagnosis. It's helped me - why should I feel bad or ashamed about it?
But when discussing people’s relationships with technology and other aspects of modern-day life, it’s important to keep in mind that no matter the generation, people are all different, and millennials are no exception.
“There is no single type of millennials,” Prof. Carr emphasized. “This generation is very diverse with respect to age, gender identity and sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, education, national origin, economic resources, and more. They did share some pivotal experiences that have shaped them, however. They were very young when the 9/11 attacks occurred, and their childhood and adolescent years were punctuated by high-visibility school shootings. Many were young adults launching their careers and marriages when the pandemic struck. So, they have faced major challenges throughout their lives, with technology being a double-edged sword. Some use technology to cope and connect, whereas for others it’s a source of pressure, FOMO, bullying and more.”
#21
This work text should be a work email. Do not text me on my personal number about work related things. Especially during non work hours.
Nota Robot 1 year ago (edited)
I know someone who refuses to install WhatsApp, Telegram etc for this exact reason. It can be a little infuriating to get hold of him sometimes, because you have to text or email everything important to him separately. But somewhere I can't help feeling he has a point.
DP Nerill 1 year ago (edited)
He does have a point. My feelings about this came from my mom: born just after WW1 - a preboomer. If she was busy, doing just about anything, she would not answer a ringing phone - even before answer machines. She would answer if expecting a call and not heavily engaged. Her reason for this was, she said, was because she is paying for the phone for HER convenience, not everyone else's. I've always agreed with her. If you need to speak with me, expect to wait for a reply, unless I expect your call (text/email etc) or if YOU pay for the privilege on terms in which we both agree. I see no reason why everyone else should have the expectation for me to jump immediately to your demand for attention on a device I paid for with my money for my convenience.
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Doctor Detroit 1 year ago
Group chats with management and coworkers is highly intrusive. If I'm not on the clock expect zero response.
kissmychakram 1 year ago
Absolutely. If you want me to be on call then pay me to be on call and provide me with a device to facilitate that.
Spencer's slave no longer 1 year ago
I don't get why anyone would do unpaid work stuff outside of work hours on a non-work phone, absolute dire emergency excepted maybe. Same goes for work stuff during holidays. If I'm not getting paid I'm not answering.
ZGutr 1 year ago
How about receiving a text "Hi, just send you an email on project x, we have problems getting the....." (on and on and on, basically the email)
Papa 1 year ago
I would think a brief heads-up about the email would be okay, because some people see texts right away but might have notifications turned off for emails, but only during working hours, and only if it needs immediate attention.
Load More Replies... Papa 1 year ago
One of my coworkers sent me a text that should have been an email. That's bad enough in and of itself, but he did it in the wee hours of the morning, and it was before I learned how to silence my phone at night so it woke me up. I'm afraid I spoke to him unkindly the next morning, but he didn't do it again.
James016 1 year ago (edited)
Only my manager and one other have my personal number. My manager only contacts me if there is a catastrophe at work which is super rare and the other lives in the same town as me so we see her and her partner socially. Other than that. When I am finished for the day work cannot contact me. Plus I have a work phone which I switch off when I finish.
Tardis42 1 year ago
Totally agree - I only shared my cell phone number with my manager because she sometimes texts me saying she's at Starbucks and wants my order... because she's treating. And I refuse to download any work related apps on my phone. You want me to do that, you provide me with a phone.
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StumblingThroughLife 1 year ago
Weird. So many peeps I know have a 'work' Mobile, which has no connection to their personal one. To clarify, all the peeps I know who have 2 phones are in office/management/Supervisor-type careers, so I might be wrong re: other careers.
#22
We do not need to follow every single trend we see on the internet.
Just because it's a trend does not mean you must do it.
No, you DON'T need the new expensive super big gulp metal cup that comes in an array of colors.
No, you DON'T need to buy a bunch of clear plastic/glass containers to restock your fridge/pantry when food ALREADY comes in containers.
No, you DON'T need make your home look like it came from a magazine or sad beige channel.
No, you DON'T need a 100 step skincare routine.
No, you DON'T need to get filler just because your face is maturing out of teen hood.
Trends come and go, and thanks to our ever shortening attention spans, they go almost as soon as they come.
Pretty soon, people will regret spending all their time and money on those trends and then move on to the next big trend that will leave them equally, if not more, unfulfilled.
Just be happy with what you have.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
My skincare routine is dish soap and rubbing alcohol. Not kidding.
KatSaidWhat 1 year ago
My skin care routine is shower gel and drinking alcohol. Not kidding.
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CK 1 year ago
Clear plastic containers for the pantry are very useful for things that usually come in bags, like flour and sugar. It can help prevent pantry moths.
Glitterati 1 year ago
You cannot convince this millennial that a beautifully organised matching pantry is anything less than a thing of joy! I daydream about organising stuff. I freaking love it.
Ace 1 year ago (edited)
TBF the plastic boxes are great for dry goods to avoid flour moth infestations. Their larvae can and will chew through paper or even plastic packaging.
antoinette maldari 1 year ago
I store my flour in the fridge in the same paper sack it came in. So boring.
Load More Replies... René Sauer 1 year ago
what I hate when I scroll trough youtube shorts is that every third video or so uses the same 2 -3 songs.
CrazyKnitter 1 year ago
I can't stand the trend of beige everything and I'll watch knitting YouTube channels where all their stuff is a shade of tan and it drives me nuts. I was a goth girl in high school and even I loved to knit brightly colored things just because I could. It's so boring to have the same three colors of nothing for your entire year's worth of knitting.
clairebear 1 year ago
Taking food out of packets will expose to oxygen and bacteria, it will go bad a lot quicker. Many foods are sealed in packets with nitrogen to keep it fresher for longer. Opening the packet will release this.
Jane Jayne Jain Jeign Jein 1 year ago
Perhaps we could just ban advertising. "But how would we fund events and services without advertising?" We'd find a better way!
StumblingThroughLife 1 year ago
Trends have been a thing for Centuries (prob longer), though. Just look back in history at the crazy clothing/shoe styles, for example. My granddaughter (14) is so sucked into Brand/Designer names (makeup/skincare especially) - but then, so was my son when he was a teen (though not the makeup bit, lol).
Carl Roberts 1 year ago
The same could be said about hopping on the "what celebrity/politician/youtuber did Reddit tell me I'm supposed to hate this week" bandwagon
#23
When you are sharing the sidewalk with other human beings, look where you're going instead of your phone screen. Nobody has to move out of your way because you're too busy to raise your head.
Gourdeous 1 year ago
Why do people walking 2 or 3 abreast not just have the politeness to anticipate I am walking in the opposite direction and just move single file? I'm not walking in the gutter and traffic for you
Bilja M 1 year ago
they expect us to go into traffic or up the buildings like Spiderman because it's much more important that they go in line.
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Jane Jayne Jain Jeign Jein 1 year ago
I just stop dead and let them walk into me to see their surprised little faces.
Bilja M 1 year ago (edited)
I had situation where 3 women with their children blocked the whole sidewalk talking, and I just stood their staring at them like "Move!". They eventually moved but had the audacity to say "you could go around us". Like I should go over the road and traffic and risk to DIE because they are hugging the whole sidewalk? I said, politely "you can't take over the whole sidewalk" and sorry for my language those freaking bit*es started yelling and cursing at me. I just waved goodbye and left. Not dealing with horrible people. Also, people who suddenly stop on the middle of sidewalk and start looking at their phone. Just move to the side!
Bec 1 year ago
It's called a sideWALK not a stand there and have a chat spot!
Load More Replies... MC Scott 1 year ago
The practice that works best for me is not making any eye contact; people are nervous that I’ll run into them, so they tend to move out of my way. I don’t like doing this because it feels so rude, but I’m a short person who’s been pushed off the sidewalk into traffic before, so self-preservation takes priority.
CrazyKnitter 1 year ago
When I was in elementary school, I used to read while walking everywhere. I learned pretty quickly how to position my book so that I could read and get the f**k out of people's way. Do that.
Sven Horlemann 1 year ago
Just walk into them. Or (as I am a runner) tackle them a bit while passing them. I do not care who you are. If you are inpolite to me, I am the same to you.
John Nelson 1 year ago
When walking or driving, my phone is in its case on my belt, and won't be answered.
While no two people are exactly the same, they might share certain views or opinions, shaped by significant events of their time. “The historical events—whether wars, pandemics, or economic recessions—that strike during their formative years can create tremendous obstacles (or offer tremendous opportunities) as young adults pursue goals like school, jobs, home ownership and more,” Prof. Deborah Carr pointed out.
“Some generations have greater historical luck than others. It’s important to recognize that our successes are not due solely to personal strengths or ‘grit’ and to acknowledge the historical benefits (or disadvantages) that different generations face. Most people are doing their best to carve out meaningful lives, sometimes against the odds. Judging generations as weak, narrow-minded, selfish, or any of the negative labels bandied about is just counterproductive and based on stereotype rather than fact.”
#24
Writing notes by hand on paper helps me remember better than typing notes.
Paper books are better than kindles for the same reason- I remember what I’m reading and where things are on the page.
QR codes suck.
I miss magazines and the way they smelled. Getting a big fat Cosmo or rolling stone in the mail and knowing I had reading material for at least a week and then could cut up the pages for Look Books or collages.
Jordan Croff 1 year ago
I don't miss stacks of old magazines and newspapers everywhere. I'm also a book person but there's something to be said about being able to carry a library of books in my pocket instead of just having one big book that doesn't really fit in any pockets.
Cat Chat 1 year ago
I do like my Kindle. Being able to carry my entire library wherever I go. I am usually reading multiple books at a time because what I read is determined by my mood at the given moment. I never use to mark up my books, but I love being able to highlight passages on my Kindle.
PattyK 1 year ago
And I can enlarge the type on my Kindle. I can’t believe how the type in paperbacks and newspapers keeps shrinking !(sarcasm)
Load More Replies... Not-a-Clue (she/her) 1 year ago
There's scientific evidence that suggests hand writing notes is better for memory/ retention than typing.
KatSaidWhat 1 year ago
I had to upgrade my phone really reluctantly a couple of months ago because we live in fricking QR world now. Just put a fcking timetable on the bus stop and don't make me sign into an app to find out what time the last bus is.
Winter Eleven 1 year ago
Paperback books are my favourite, the hardcover i only get if there isn't a paperback version. Ebooks are only downloaded if I can't buy the real thing or can't wait to read it
Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
Ebooks aren't an or, they're an and. If I had physical copies of all my books, I'd need to live in the Smithsonian and I'd still need to put my bed on the roof.
#25
Why does everything have to be abbreviated? Our smartphones dang near type for us yet I still get messages that I have to use my Captain Planet decoder ring to decipher!
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
I'm fond of things like "LOL" because they really do sum up how I feel at times. And things like "AFAIK" and "IIRC" are ubiquitous enough and it's nice that I don't have to type out the whole phrase. XD
EmAdoresHerKats🇮🇪🇩🇿🇵🇸 1 year ago
I know lol but the others I've not got a clue.
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#26
Multiple times per week I have to beep at someone in front of me to go because the light has turned green. I even given them a 3-5 second grace period before I do it. Get off your f*****g phone!!!
Johnnee 1 year ago
It's wild nowadays. I see so many phone-zombies even when walking. People just can't seem to take their eyes off that tiny screen.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
You’ll see me outside in the yard with my eyes glued to my phone screen… but that’s because I’m taking 3,457 photos of the puppy as he plays with his toys. XD But I agree, it’s scary. I see people crossing the street (literally jaywalking) while staring at their phone. They don’t even look up to check for oncoming cars.
Load More Replies... Socks Thecate 1 year ago
My particular favorite is when they do this in a turn lane and everyone ends up beeping and the only one that gets through the light is the offender at the front of the light with the phone addiction.
KatSaidWhat 1 year ago
Some t****r made a huge production of stopping for me last week. He then permitted two steps before hitting the horn. So I just stopped and deathglared him for a few seconds before nonchalantly strolling and then flipping the finger. Dude opened his window to tell me to f**k myself. Not sure who thought it was funnier - me or the guy behind him.
nottheactualphoto 1 year ago
The best is when Ricky is so slow off the line that the light turns red again. That way I can wait for it a second time.
Laughing otter 1 year ago
There are many, many reasons why people might wait a few seconds when the light turns green, particularly safety. I was in a terrible accident because another driver tried to squeak through a red light. Or, pedestrians may still be in the crosswalk. Just where are you going that you can’t wait a few seconds for the person ahead of you.
Hiram's Friend 1 year ago
Might be, if I didn't see them look up from their phone when honked at.
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Zero Costa 1 year ago
aus just slapped up cameras this year to stop people from touching their phones at all if theyre driving it's great
#27
Ignoring your dog for hours while they bark at obscene hours of the night and throughout the day. Take care of your damn PET. It’s not an ornamental decoration for your family photos. Plus I need sleep to deal with my crabby-the-world-is-ending teen’s drama and hormonal filled life. While we’re talking about animals, spay and neuter your pets. I’m tired of seeing the euthanasia list daily for my local shelter because people are careless or want to make a quick buck before dumping them.
clairebear 1 year ago
Dog owner here, I am always conscious of how much woofing is going on. He is not allowed to stay in the garden unless he is quiet. He forgets and gets excited and has to come in. I live in detached house so you can't hear him if he's indoors, he is still told to shut up or given reassurance depending on why he is barking.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
Same. I have two dogs (GSD/Kuchi Dog mix and a Belgian Malinois) and I keep a tight rein on unnecessary/excessive barking. But the GSD who lives in the house behind ours barks for hours and hours, literally nonstop sometimes. She’s a young dog and her owners did not train or socialize her (she is banned from our local dog park because she’s bitten dogs AND humans.) It’s not her fault, and I feel so bad for her. And the other neighbors next to us have a 17-year-old Chihuahua who is mostly deaf and blind. Recently the neighbors’ daughter and son-in-law moved into the home with them because they couldn’t afford their own place. The daughter recently had a baby. Now I hear the poor Chihuahua barking monotonously in their backyard more often than not, doing that “I’m scared and anxious” staccato barking. It drives me insane, but I feel bad for her as well. She is old but has been tossed outside so she doesn’t bother the baby. I’ve lived here for 3 years and she was NOT an outside dog.
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Carrie 1 year ago
Beagle owner here - I'm so sorry, I do my best. I know the neighbors hate us.
Nostaticatall 1 year ago
My neighbor has a beagle who loves to let everyone know when she's outside. Barks a lot! I love dogs and think the beagle bark is cute so it doesn't bother me at all. I know some of the other neighbors get annoyed.
Load More Replies... Breadcrumb. 1 year ago
Dogs are not practice babies you can dump when your to exhausted from a new born. Plan your life better.
Koalafied to komment 1 year ago
There is a great dane in our neighborhood that is barking out its soul everytime it's in the garden. My dog is afraid of it, every other pedestrian is afraid and the owners don't do shît about it. It makes me so angry!
Ordhaj 1 year ago
My dog started barking at all TV animals when he matured. A water pistol put an end to that. He still barks at the door but, the moment he starts, I chase him away from the door. Barking outside? Water pistol again. I have hope. He no longer ever barks at the TV (even though he's dying to).
John Nelson 1 year ago (edited)
My dog is trained not to bark. We trained him too well I guess, he won't even bark at the door to be let in! I live pretty rural, so it won't annoy the neighbors or anything. But I know to bring my rifle if he's barking, no false alarms.
Ladedah 1 year ago (edited)
While I understand the whole euthanasia / spay-neuter position that seems to dominate American culture, I do find it annoying that it imparts the general assumption that people who have "intact" dogs are irresponsible people or pet owners. My dogs are like children to me. When you are self&dog-aware, plan /train appropriately, and are in every sense truly responsible for your dog - the health of the individual dog can and should be most important. I left my male unaltered (until he got prostatitis at the age of 4), because - generally - neutered males actually experience a number of increased risks as compared to intact males (with many of the risks associated with intact males - such as prostatitis - being easily resolved with neutering at that time). Same is not true for females (who experience higher risk when remaining intact), so we spayed our girl once her growth was complete. Research it if you don't believe me. But, as a caveat, if you're in a household where all members are ...
Ladedah 1 year ago (edited)
...not entirely accountable or responsible, then - by all means - neuter all of your pets when they're at a safe age to do so.
Load More Replies... #28
Sometimes being mean is necessary. I’m tired of this notion that we should NEVER be mean to people. Obviously not unnecessary cruelty, but being mean to get a point across to someone pressing boundaries shouldn’t be seen as rude.
PattyK 1 year ago
I don’t think OP means “mean.” I think they mean “firm,” which is neither mean nor rude.
iseefractals 1 year ago
Imagine someone who wants to be a professional singer. They've been at it for years, with no progress....because they cannot hit a single note in tune, can never sing in the proper key and all told have a sound akin to that of a series of cats being fed into a wood chipper. The people around this person, who've inevitably been forced to subsidize their life as they pursue the impossible have spent years dropping "polite" hints like "not everyone can do this, it's really hard to get noticed, there's a lot of competition out there and there's always going to be someone better" or "it's really about who you know" Many people argue that this is what it means to be "nice" or "supportive" but the reality is that you're just encouraging someone's unattainable delusion because you refuse to be HONEST, which is to be MEAN. Multiple generations of kids have been brought up on the notion that "you can do anything as long as you work hard and try your best!" Nope! sometimes your best sucks.
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⨺⃝ ~Just-A-Black-Cat-Lover~ ⨺⃝ 1 year ago
So true! I've said somethings to certain people and they've called me rude, when it was really needed.
notlikeyou1971 1 year ago
Ppl are hard to get through to. You Sometimes have to MAKE them LISTEN instead of just HEAR.
Winter Eleven 1 year ago
My dad said once a week was enough to clean the cat's bathroom. I asked him if he only flushes the toilet every few days too. I was told that was mean but idk
Anxious&Bored Bear 1 year ago
I don't know why I should protect the feelings of someone who isn't respecting mine.
#29
The environment. I’m not that old but def getting there. Can’t fing believe how stupid people are about destroying our planet. It’s infuriating, selfish, and pathetic.
Bilja M 1 year ago
Tell me about it. My country has been sold by our government for MINING and we all know those lovely green fields, mountains, waterfalls and clean brooks and what's the saddest, animals, will ALL die because of horrible greed of government and foreign companies that use SULPHURIC ACID to mine because that's cheapest. We will lose EVERYTHING! And for what? For nothing! I hate them all so much!
KatSaidWhat 1 year ago
My cousin - in South Africa - was so far ahead of this in the early 80s. Turns out us hippies were right (all the women in my family got called hippies for our views and dress code...)
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
I blame the boomers. They are aging out of giving any effs but they are still in charge of almost EVERYTHING. Just to be clear, I'm NOT a Millenial. I'm Gen-X and I've been watching the Boomers send the rest of us straight to hell for over four decades.
MC Scott 1 year ago (edited)
Depends on the people, depends on the local culture. I and my partner, both Boomers, have commuted by bike for years - we even buy bedding plants and do our Costco shopping with a bike trailer. We buy second-hand, recently installed a heat pump and solar panels, collect rain water, compost - the works. My millenial nieces and nephews, on the other hand, deny climate change and consume like there’s no tomorrow. I think we’re more worried about their children’s future than they are. But they’re the norm in our local petroleum-economy, and we’re the outliers. And our Gen X premier is actively chasing renewable energy projects out of our province.
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ShellsBells 1 year ago
My neighboring county and also my county are doing this. The developers are paying off the officials and are building in protected areas, wetlands, and changing agricultural zoning to residential. Debby hit our area, and all the new developments got hit really hard with flooding. In non flood zones. They are still flooded. No matter where you look, someone is getting paid off to look the other way when it comes to the environment.
Son of Philosoraptor 1 year ago
We keep acting like we can avoid what's coming. Preparing might be a better option.
Freya the Wanderer 1 year ago
Then there are the climate-change deniers, and the so-called scientists who are in the pockets of Big Fossil Fuel and parrot whatever garbage their corporate owners tell them.
James016 1 year ago (edited)
Finding out about rolling coal left me totally floored. Why would anyone do that? How much of a arsehole do you have to be?
Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
I mean, the answer's in the question there. I'm pretty sure you're genetically incapable of thinking rolling coal is even a remotely good idea unless you signed up for the added kingshit package when you got your a*****e papers.
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#30
I get so angry when I see people using their phone in their hand while driving and not paying attention to the road. Get a phone mount.
PattyK 1 year ago
Better yet, don’t use your phone while driving. Whatever it is can wait until you get to where you’re goig.
Magenta Blu 1 year ago
Unless they are actually using the Google maps to go where they need to
Load More Replies... LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
When I picked up my puppy from the breeder in September of last year, I was driving back home on the freeways of Los Angeles/Southern California. I saw someone in front of me weaving wildly back and forth in the lefthand lanes. They were also driving dangerously slow (if you drive slow on the freeways in SoCal, it's dangerous, trust me) and I eventually caught up to them and carefully passed them. I glanced over into their car and saw the dude driving full-on had his phone in his right hand, propped against his steering wheel, and he was watching a video on his phone. ON THE 110 FREEWAY IN CALIFORNIA. What's most infuriating is that if he does get into a car accident, he might hurt or kill innocent people instead of himself.
Damned_Cat 1 year ago
It's illegal to use your phone while driving, but yet almost every new car comes with a fully touch-screen pad with menus and endless scrolling.
Jane Jayne Jain Jeign Jein 1 year ago
Even people who think "I only look at my phone when I'm stopped at traffic lights" are sending out the message to others that using your phone whilst driving is fine or normal, but they are totally responsible for encouraging this dangerous behaviour in others.
Otto Katz 1 year ago
I literally watched the EMT's stop working on a person in the median of the highway. On my way to work, accident. Traffic crawling, emergency vehicles everywhere. Got to work, started looking at the news. Found the accident, then found her name a few hours later. A week later found her obit. So sad. and for a dropped phone.
Sven Horlemann 1 year ago
Take their drivers license. Clearly, they are mentally unfit to decide what is important. And endanger the lifes of others.
Lyone Fein 1 year ago
It is illegal to use your phone while driving. And if you are in an accident, you will always be found at fault. This will cost you huge amounts of money, or prison time. Depending on the seriousness of the situation.
#31
I wish things had fewer unnecessary buttons. A hundred functions, but I'd rather it do two functions well and last twice as long. More isn't always better.
Also, things should be built to be repaired.
Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago
Please add screens in vehicles to this rant. Yeah...what I want is to navigate through a touch screen while driving to lower the fan/heat/volume rather than twisting a k**b/dial.
Aaron Parker 1 year ago
🤣 BP didn't like your use of the word "k**b" there apparently
Load More Replies... Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
Right to repair is very controversial...if you read the trades. If you just listen to the end users , there's universal support for it. SHOCKING, I know. Just another way corporate is trying to screw us.
Ian Webling 1 year ago
In programming the is called Feature Creep. "Willie got the OCR subroutine to count nose hairs! Let's add it to the app. Someone may want to use that feature. Surely?"
#32
I am so f*****g tired of advertisements. Jesus tiddy f*****g christ. They don't work on me. I just disregard them. Stop f*****g bombarding me. If I was going to use your product or previously did and you send me ads, I'll find something else.
Bilja M 1 year ago
I just don't like those advertisements you can't even skip and they last like 20 seconds or more and they reapear every 10 minutes. I start to hate their products.
Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
Congratulations, St. Jude's. You have carpet-bombed me with ads so much that I'll never donate a cent, even if that makes me a stingy a*****e who hates kids.
John Nelson 1 year ago
I swear even the emergency broadcast system will make you wait for 2 minutes of commercials these days.
Freya the Wanderer 1 year ago
That doesn't always work. Also, some sites don't function properly if you use ad blockers. I understand that ads provide sites with needed revenue, but I am SICK AND TIRED of having a YouTube video I am enjoying interrupted every 5 minutes by ads I can't skip!
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Anna Drever 1 year ago
I hate those ads where you hit the x to close them and either you’re repeatedly jabbing at the smallest possible x and it won’t close, or… it asks why this ad (as in why did you want to close it) but out of the choices you don’t get to say because your freaking ad is so big and in your face that it’s distracting and I will not buy your product on principle.
A girl 1 year ago
I wish you could opt out of advertisements. I get that folks want their product/service known but some are so off. Last time I ate BK was in the '80's. Number of times I heard their idiotic jingle, just yesterday, at least 30.
Aaron Parker 1 year ago
BK has gotta be losing customers/ revenue from that godforsaken jingle they play incessantly. And if it hasn't then I propose we boycott the restaurant until they stop.
Load More Replies... XanthippeⓐWulf🇨🇦️️🇬🇧 1 year ago
I don't even really mind the ads on YouTube and now Prime so much, I can ignore them & seem to get far less when I watch on my TV vs phone or laptop. It's the sites where you can't even read the article or check out the products because there are so many f*****g ads popping up all over the screen. F**k that noise. If I can't check out your site with my ad blocker on and you're going to bombard me if I turn it off, then you and your site can suck it.
Chelsea McKee 1 year ago
Would you like to upgrade your meal to a large? Everyone is trying to sell you something.
#33
If you need my email for something, I don’t need your product. F**k you.
Sand Ers 1 year ago
I have 6 email addresses. 1 primary, 1 work, 1 slightly anonymous, 1 throwaway, and 2 that came with user accounts that I never use.
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John Nelson 1 year ago
I have a throwaway account for this. Also when I have to give a name, it's either Joe Alias, or Freddy Fakename, at 123 Any St. My phone # is 867-5309. :)
Toby 1 year ago
Yahoo mail has a pretty good spam filter and is free. Get yourself a yahoo mail address for this sort of thing.
Freya the Wanderer 1 year ago
Does Yahoo e-mail still work? I had a Yahoo e-mail for many years.
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Nancy Lynch 1 year ago
If I'm on your retail website for the first time do not ask me to subscribe before I've had a chance to look at your merchandise.
Beth Wheeler 1 year ago
I use an anonymous email for c**p like that. Doesn't have my real name on it.
Alex Martin 1 year ago
We get people who ask us to delete their information. We tell them that deleting their account will delete their ownership records and it will be their responsibility to provide proof of purchase for warranty service. We're very thorough and delete everything including the email we send the customer confirming that we deleted their information. A year or two later they need a warranty repair and we can't find their info and they didn't save an offline proof of purchase. Those repair charges can suck.
#34
I hate dealing with touchscreen keyboards. I don't think I'll ever be able to type on them nearly as fast as I can on a physical keyboard.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
Touch-typing doesn't work without the touch. Someday they'll come up with a way to make those screen keyboards feel like real keyboards, but that day is still a ways off.
Ace 1 year ago
I always use "swype" on my smartphone, and more recently on my latest 'convertible''; PC if I'm using it in tablet mode (with the keyboard swivelled round out of the way).
Load More Replies... Anna Drever 1 year ago
I don’t write very fast on my phone because it’s teeny tiny but on my tablet I do quite well. You might not be able to feel the keys as such but you remember where the keys should be and 8 times out of 10 I get the words right. I was going to say 9 times out of 10 but I made a couple of errors and thought I might be being a bit c0cky. 😀
#35
STOP SPEEDING IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND PUT YOUR DAMN PHONE DOWN!
Jordan Croff 1 year ago
As a pedestrian I hate how drivers act like they're not going to stop when I'm crossing the street.
Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
We could solve the speeding problem nearly overnight with variable-speed governors. Ironically, the reason it'll never happen is the cops. Many small municipalities would vanish without the revenue speeding tickets add to their operating budget.
⨺⃝ ~Just-A-Black-Cat-Lover~ ⨺⃝ 1 year ago
almost got ran over four times on my bike bc of this 😃 👍
Guess Undheit 1 year ago
Narrow street lanes. Idiots speed because lanes are too wide. Make them three metres wide (10 "feet" in yank) and idiots will slow down. I'll bet a thousand idiots blame the protected bike lane for existing and not the car driver for reckless speeding. car-in-the...3dab1b.jpg 
#36
Ok, I have another... TV's, Blue Ray/DVD players...they should have enough buttons on front so that you can use all of the basic functions without the remote.
PattyK 1 year ago
And they shouldn’t be black; they should be a light color that allows you to SEE the buttons on the front.
Manuela Langer 1 year ago
And be large enough you don't need a needle to press them. Seriously... my TV has all its buttons on the back, and the buttons of both my TV and DVD are app. 5 mm wide and 1.5 mm high. Plus, of course they are black on black.
Load More Replies... Cat Chat 1 year ago
Yes. I have a Blu-ray player I haven't used for almost a year because I lost the remote.
Boo 1 year ago
We had an old dvd player in the attic and the remote was missing. I got the model number from the player, did a search on eBay and was delivered a few days later.
Load More Replies... CrazyKnitter 1 year ago
All electronics should have basic buttons that are easy to find. I have a TV that took me literally years to find the on/off button and I tried many times when I misplaced the remote. Made me want to smash it.
Carl Roberts 1 year ago
I hate the about modern tv's. No buttons at all. Lose the remote...you're screwed.
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
Being disabled, the remote makes things so much easier!
#37
The teenagers thinking they are funny or cool being obnoxious in the store. It’s not cute. 😑.
Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
This isn't really a current issue. Teens have historical been loud and brainless. (was one in the 80s. Fit the stereotype all too well.)
Squirrel Chaser 1 year ago
I usually ask them if their compensating for having such a tiny dik. Usually shuts em up. (If male, of course)
Spencer's slave no longer 1 year ago
Ah yes, those with TDS are the loudest, it's the same with some drivers too.
Load More Replies... PattyK 1 year ago
But teenagers, especially boys, have always been that way. They’re TEENAGERS, for crying out loud!
Sand Ers 1 year ago
I wasn’t. “They’re teens” is not an excuse for rude or shìtty behavior. If they’re old enough to be out in public, and they’re acting like àßholes, that’s a parenting fail.
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Wearing a bike helmet.
I remember being a kid in the 90s when it became a law in California that anyone under the age of 18 had to wear a helmet when riding a bike and it was kind of a big deal at the time. Yet, I see kids without them all the time. Yeah, they make look silly, but so does your alpaca haircut. Which one do you think will protect you from a TBI?
SM 1 year ago (edited)
This really "interesting trend". For my generation (baby boomer) no helmets, but frankly I chock that more up to "not being informed of the risks and having helmets in general). Then there was the "awakening" to the risks and no parent would let their kid ride a bike without them, and it seems that now we are heading back the other way, but what is excuse now? And how about the electric bikes? Motorcycle helmets are generally required, and they have "standards that have to be met". And now you have some of these people zooming around on the "eBikes" at speed just less than highway speeds, in the same car dominated traffic.
Gavin Johnson 1 year ago
There is an issue with quality control / safety standards when it comes to helmets though. Because they aren’t a legal requirement there’s a gulf between the best and the worst. The manufacturers of cheap helmets aren’t held to any requirements for them to be safe in the event of an impact, there can actually be failures in the shell due to the design of the hard outer sections and that then means they present a direct danger to the user. The best helmets are designed to be abrasion, impact and crush protection. Buy the best you can, as the saying goes ‘if you’ve got a $5 head then buy a $5 helmet’.
Nizumi 1 year ago
I've been doored twice - and a helmet has saved me twice. A friend went over his handlebars and smacked his head so hard the Styrofoam of his helmet shattered - but he was fine, not even a concussion. The number of people I see letting their children cycle without a helmet, just because they're at the park... so, the asphalt in the park is softer than the street asphalt, is it? Or the helmet is hanging off the back of the kid's head. "BuT tHeY doN't lIkE the HeLmeT." OK - see how you like their spine snapped because the edge of that helmet is right at the base of their skull.
Guess Undheit 1 year ago
Anyone that refuses to use basic safety precautions (helmets, seat belts, etc.) should be the lowest priority in an accident or crash. Those who put safety first should be helped first.
Ace 1 year ago
You mean for pedal-cycles? Still a contentious issue for many people, as are skiing ones, which I only wear when I'm teaching. Efficacy in serious accidents is far from proven. Motorbikes yeah, but then in most places you would be pulled over and ticketed by any passing cop if you were not wearing one.
KatSaidWhat 1 year ago
London has so many people riding electric bikes/scooters without helmets and then they wonder why the cyclist death rate has gone up.
#39
Current day Rap is f*****g terrible.
⨺⃝ ~Just-A-Black-Cat-Lover~ ⨺⃝ 1 year ago (edited)
Fr. It's as if its just kindergartners with a deep voice. ''ahggighf iwhwrfigow fhwfoiriinfi fng34hfiehffofph4ofoh rfufhwejkfwjef wefjew!!!!'' litterly all it is (i didnt spell that right but eh)
keyboardtek 1 year ago
Jazz pianist here. Studied music and jazz theory for all my life. Most high level musicians do not think rap even qualifies as music. It is considered more like a word rhyming game kids would play.
nottheactualphoto 1 year ago
I'm not a musician, but I do have multiple brain cells. To be music, it must have a melody of some sort. Words and a beat is not sufficient.
Load More Replies... sweet emotion 1 year ago
All (C)rap is f*****g terrible. In fact, most current music is terrible.
Guess Undheit 1 year ago
If it's not singing and it's not played with instruments, it's not music. Ella Fitzgerald was a singer and did "Scat" style vocals, but it still required talent. Not the garbage that's fobbed off as "music" today.
antoinette maldari 1 year ago
I love watching the younger people listen to classic rock for the first time on You Tube. "What is that sound in the back of the singer's voice?": Honey, that's called a piano and guitar".
XanthippeⓐWulf🇨🇦️️🇬🇧 1 year ago
I guess I'll be the cheese standing alone. I like rap. Not all of it, but I can appreciate all forms of music. And yes, I do consider the genre music. Maybe not "artists" like Dr(f)ake and whatever lil' a*****e is the flavor of the week, but c'mon Sugarhill Gang, Grandmaster Flash Melle Mel? You can't deny that talent. I'm open to just about any form of music though. It may not be my cup of tea, but if you like it, that's cool 🤷♀️
#40
The world was a better place when it was considered taboo to talk about political views. I remember my parents would offhandedly comment at home about who they were planning on voting for and then immediately be like "don't ever repeat that at school, and never ask someone who they're voting for, that's private and nobody else's business". Now we need to wear stupid hats and hang flags off of our pickup trucks, and look at us.
Nicole Weymann 1 year ago (edited)
Nah - politics do and should concern everybody, and discussing controversial views is the only way society and democracy can make decisions and move forward. The problem is people making one party, one issue, one campaign, or one candidate the whole focus of their lives. No wonder they feel threatened by people who see things differently - to them their one "stable" column supporting their lives wobbling must seem like a world shattering event and an attempt on their lives.
Westy 1 year ago
There used to be a time when people with different points of view could discuss/debate politics without calling each other names or pinning them with derogatory labels.
Load More Replies... Jane Jayne Jain Jeign Jein 1 year ago
Can not agree with this one. Everything in life comes down to politics. If you think people shouldn't talk about it then you're just saying that everyone should accept the status quo, which is just the politics of conservatism with a small c. With this attitude we'd still have slaves and the only voters would be the old white male land owners.
Richi Weiss 1 year ago
I think he meant that it should not be talked about who you vote for but not about politics in general. And yeah i know its hard to talk about politic without telling anybody who u voted for..
Load More Replies... keyboardtek 1 year ago
My father was a very prejudiced human. But he never voiced his attitudes in public. He always told us political views and religion should never be discussed with others if one wants to have good neighbors.
Jordan Croff 1 year ago
There might've been individual families like that but we as a country have always been loud about who we are voting for. I mean, that's kind of the whole purpose of a campaign...I mean folks used to wear buttons with who they were going to vote for on them.
KatSaidWhat 1 year ago
I'd say the world would be a better place if people just respected each other's opinions.
Michael Largey 1 year ago
There are opinions that are not worthy of respect. Racism, etc make the world a worse place.
Load More Replies... Mark Kelly 1 year ago
There is a time and place to discuss politics and no one should ever be asked who they are voting for.
Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago
Pushback here...IMO we just disagree SO poorly. Acknowledge someone's differing view, agree where you can, disagree with an ALTERNATIVE solution that "splits the baby" so to speak.
Crescent 3 1 year ago
I disagree with this one. What we need to do instead is develop the ability to discuss our different ideas and philosophies without making it personal and demonizing the "other" side. Generations of being told not to discuss politics, religion, sex, or other important topics have led to us being unable to discuss those things honestly and civilly.
clairebear 1 year ago
It's tribal behaviour, save it for the football. Politics in America is show biz now.
#41
Pajamas pants as everyday fashion is *the dumbest thing.*.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
Gen X here. I have an announcement: As long as you are decent, and your heiny-crack isn't showing, and your frontal bits (whatever they may be) aren't showing, then YOU ARE ALLOWED TO WEAR PAJAMA PANTS AS EVERYDAY FASHION. I am 42 and I have worn pajama pants out in public. I did not spontaneously combust. Old ladies didn't get the vapors and faint when they saw me. NO ONE CARES if you wear pajama pants out in public, except for shallow people who probably WANT to wear pajama pants in public, but are too afraid to.
ColdSteelRonin 1 year ago
Sorry, Gen-X regrets to inform you that for calendar year 2024 the current age range is 44-59. If you would like consideration for a waiver of acceptance into Gen-X, please submit form X2024-44/59 (hard copy in triplicate) for approval. Thank you and excelsior, Gen-X
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General Anaesthesia 1 year ago
The big question is "why?" They serve the purpose of covering the legs better than pre-torn jeans, don't they?
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
I agree insofar as to say that, were I to wear pajama pants out in public, they would not be the same pajama pants I’d wear to bed XD
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AndThenICommented 1 year ago
This year’s undergarments or pyjama pants could be high fashion next year (or decade). Imho it’s kinda fun to think about what the world will be dressed like in 50-100 years.
XanthippeⓐWulf🇨🇦️️🇬🇧 1 year ago
Probably nothing like we would imagine. According to all of those futuristic distopian movies from the 80s, we should be wearing a lot of leather and shiny spandex.
Load More Replies... Nizumi 1 year ago
My rule of thumb, at least for work wear, has always been the three Bs: If it looks or is something you would wear to bed, a bar, or the beach, it's not suitable for work. Started saying that in my mid 20s and still say it now 30 years later. Difference is: Now clothes are even more comfy. I have capris from a Japanese chain that can be worn to work or formal dinner, are comfy enough to sleep in, capacious enough for yoga, easy wash and quick drying, so they're good for travel. Their crossover game is strong!
winterwidow87 1 year ago
As long as your privates are covered i couldn't care less what you wear.
Lyone Fein 1 year ago
Pajama pants originate in India, where they are indeed normal everyday fashion.
#42
Important stuff is reserved for laptops and computers. Booking a flight, studying for an exam, etc.
Also is it really necessary for me to have 5 different apps for my child’s school?! Gotta check bing bing for attendance. Sign in to fuzzy bear for assignments. Message teachers on Atward. Like PLEASE WHY NOT JUST ONE CENTRALIZED PLACE.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
Because it's all licensed software and nobody can afford to centralize all of it. Or at least nobody can afford to centralize all of it because it's public education. Would you prefer some sort of centralized government issued software package that did all of it? I'd be OK with it but it's only a matter of time before some RW psycho starts screaming about brainwashing our kids to be atheist robots.
Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
As a Gen xer who was probably brainwashed into being an atheist robot, I see nothing at all wrong with this proposal.
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#43
There is no reason my appliance or television needs an internet connection.
Edit: Some of you have very strong opinions about streaming directly from the TV.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
TV I can get that. I watch a lot of streaming media. My toaster on the other hand, that's just stupid.
keyboardtek 1 year ago
Eventually the toaster will be run by an AI program like on the episode of Red Dwarf where the toaster has a mind of its own.
Load More Replies... Melissa Harris 1 year ago
Refrigerators and washing machines don't need internet connectivity. TVs do though. The internet is the new cable.
Squirrel Chaser 1 year ago
But my water heater absolutely needs an internet connection. My toilet too.
Robin Childers 1 year ago
I love my Internet connected tv. I have access to more things to watch than I do on the TV service I pay way too much for monthly.
ShellsBells 1 year ago
After Hurricane Ian hit, everyone in my area lost cable/internet. People were panicking and flipping out on the cable company because every device in their home was controlled by the internet. Lights, a/c, washer/dryer, probably even toaster, all needed wifi to work. Some people are way too dependent on technology.
Guess Undheit 1 year ago
If it can't work without an internet connection, then it was designed to hold you hostage for more money. Microshart's garbage OS comes to mind, now you can't even install it without an internet connection. [ .................. ] I haven't watched TV in ten years, and if I were to start watching movies again, I'd rather get a cheap DVD player and computer monitor. At least the picture would be better.
#44
Leave your dog at home.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
But what about my cat? Can she come along?
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L H 1 year ago
I'll leave my dog at home as long as you all promise to leave your children at home
martin734 1 year ago
What? I have to leave my dog at home for 8 hours a day while I am at work, I am damned if I am going to leave them at home when I don't have to.
devotedtodreams 1 year ago
And keep them on a short leash when around people. Not everyone likes dogs, and some (like me) are actively afraid of them.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
Absolutely agree. I love dogs, but both of mine are large breeds (GSD/Kuchi Dog mix and a Belgian Malinois) and I can absolutely understand how they might scare people who have a dog phobia or have had a traumatic incident with dogs in the past. I may know that both my dogs are utter muffin-softies (they will fall over at your feet and whine, begging you for belly rubs) but I still do not let them off-leash or even let them approach people while they’re leashed. I allow the person to choose whether or not they want to approach. I don’t like when others force things onto me (religion, babies/children, etc.) and thus I do not force my dogs onto others.
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Fred Weldon 1 year ago
We've taken our dog on trips, stayed in dog-friendly hotels & camped a lot with her. She's always on a leash & she's very well behaved. We don't take her to places where dogs aren't allowed though we have eaten at restaurants that allow dogs on their outside area. We don't take her everywhere all the time, she can stay home if we're going out or to the store.
Becca not Becky 1 year ago
I was at an auto repair shop and someone had their schnauzer running loose inside. It wasn't obeying its owner's commands and I could tell the staff weren't happy. Besides the annoyance, car repair places have oil, antifreeze, and other stuff that is toxic to pets. Please consider your pets' safety if you absolutely have to take them with you.
#45
My black leggings will have to be pulled from my cold dead hands.
Winter Eleven 1 year ago
Thanks a lot i spit out my ice coffee at my cat 😂
Load More Replies... notlikeyou1971 1 year ago
Leggings are comfortable. So glad I can wear what I want whenever I want.
Guess Undheit 1 year ago
Leggings are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO comfortable. Also, at a time when climate change is an issue and people gripe about the heat, WHY ARE WE FORCED TO WEAR PANTS? If it's hot, stop demanding "business attire" and face reality.
#46
Hate doing things on my phone. It’s too small and typing stuff out with my thumbs is awful. My MacBook is the perfect communication/internet device and I can text directly from it (if you’re iPhone) too.
featherytoad 1 year ago
That's why I never got a smart phone. It's not worth the price when I prefer to do everything on a much larger screen.
#47
My kid needs to learn how to drive manual. I’ve got a handful of friends that their kids don’t even want to drive! I’ve seen far too many horror movies where the only way out is some piece of c**p ol car, gotta learn how to drive anything kid! 😂.
Not Who You Think 1 year ago
For all those times your being chased by a maniac with a chainsaw???
Lyone Fein 1 year ago
It only needs to happen once for you to need those skills!
Load More Replies... sweet emotion 1 year ago
All the cars I've owned have had manual transmission. If I have to rent a car with automatic, I'm still reaching for the stick and trying to clutch.
UKGrandad 1 year ago (edited)
And when you go for the clutch you hit the brake pedal extra hard with your left foot and nearly headbutt the screen as you come to an unexpectedly sharp stop. If I ever have to drive an auto I always drive the first few miles with my left foot tucked back as close to the seat as possible to remind myself not to use it.
Load More Replies... Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago
I knew how to drive a stick in my early 20's (now 62), but a "three on the tree" blew my mind, until it was explained just transfer the shift pattern 90 degrees.
Johnny McFearless 1 year ago
In horror films it usually the ignition that won't start. Nobody has issues with not knowing how to drive manual.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
I was born in 1982 and manual transmissions were already pretty rare by the time I learned how to drive. My dad still taught me how to drive a manual, just in case XD
Robert Larson, LPN, JD 1 year ago
We were poor, and I mean POOR. But my mother aways said no one is so poor they can't afford an automatic. I agree.
#48
I'm the oldest queer person at my work with the others ranging from 17-23. So, mine is related to behaviors I've observed from them and from a lot of other lgbt zoomers. I think a lot of people nowadays have turned experiencing oppression into a virtue and or like...almost something fun? (Yes, if you were wondering, all of us are white) And a lot of people treat having a fluid or complicated gender/sexual identity or being kinky or polyamorous as something that's more enlightened and morally superior compared to being like, a monogamous cis butch lesbian with a wife and kids, or a binary trans person who wants all the surgeries and hormones and wants to pass and be treated just like anyone else of your gender.
⨺⃝ ~Just-A-Black-Cat-Lover~ ⨺⃝ 1 year ago
I agree. I don't mind if you're this or that, but if it makes absolutely NO SENSE then I'm annoyed with it.
David Morgan 1 year ago
What makes sense is in the eye of the beholder however.
Load More Replies... kissmychakram 1 year ago
I object to the alphabet soup of categories that are now lumped in with LGB (which is what it was called when I came out) why don't you just call us all "other" and be done with it?
Jane Jayne Jain Jeign Jein 1 year ago (edited)
Totally agree; all the letters that have been added on to LGB have nothing to do with LGB. It would make as much sense to lump people with disabilities in with ethnic minorities - both oppressed groups but their issues are completely different.
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Captain McSmoot 1 year ago
I miss the days when a complete stranger or a nearly complete stranger wouldn't start off their first impression with what type of person they like doing genital stuff with. The VAST majority of people don't care in the slightest. Stop being so genital focused and get back to making your personality the interesting thing about you. If your personality is basically non-existent, do something about it if you wish, but stop using sexual preference as a personality trait that makes you unique for the love of Sweet Fancy Moses!
Miryaa 1 year ago
Yes. Let me just be a girl. I don't want to look like a Drag Race contestant. I want to be a REAL woman.
Guess Undheit 1 year ago
Was that word salad supposed to be English? Are there even any sentences in that gibberish?
#49
My god, the fashion is terrible. I don't care if my clothes and side part age me, at least I don't look like a GIANT DORK. (Thanks for the space to rant, I feel much better now!).
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago (edited)
LOL, OP would HATE me. I wear men's cargo shorts (Costco brand!) with cute animal patches sewn onto them, a 90s-era wallet chain (yes, my wallet is attached to it), crazy/colorful socks, Brooks sneakers that are black with purple leopard spots on them, and t-shirts with cute kittens/other animals or Skeletor on them XD
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
It's hard to see in the pic, but my shirt (located behind my puppy) has an adorable cartoony leopard gecko on it XD the_lakoto...71a150.jpg 
Lara Verne 1 year ago
Actually, I feel that people nowadays have more options to wear what they want, regardless of current fashion. A few years ago, you couldn't find comfortable jeans in store because every goddamn pants had waist around 3 centimeters above the crotch.
⨺⃝ ~Just-A-Black-Cat-Lover~ ⨺⃝ 1 year ago
I wear a side part always bc i like it, and all the time kids are like ew what on earth is that when they have ICE CREAM HAIR
Koalafied to komment 1 year ago
Looking like a dork is a universal human right and I'm all into it 😆
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
When my cousin was fifteen, she wanted clothes for Christmas. The family mothers who did the actual shopping were worried because they didn't know what she might like. She told them to buy the ugliest thing they could find, and she would love it. My cousin is very wise.
Guess Undheit 1 year ago
The ones whining loudest about other people's clothes are the ones whining "let people enjoy things" when it's stuff they like.
#50
Pedestrians walking into the crosswalk without looking. You realize a car can and will hurt you and any speed if the driver isn't paying attention.
It's not a game I'm willing to play. Stop, make eye contact, then cross.
Nicole Weymann 1 year ago
Seems to be a cultural thing. When I was in Rome making eye contact with drivers seemed to signal "I saw you" - implying "...and I know that you and your car could easily kiII me, so I'll stop". In Germany drivers are generally likely (actually obligated) to stop at crosswalks, and a look, possibly even a nod or raised hand in more rural areas, is the polite way to go.
martin734 1 year ago
Unless you live in a country where the law requires you to PAY ATTENTION when you are driving and gives pedestrians the priority at pedestrian crossings. The onus in the UK is for the driver to actually pay attention and stop whenever a pedestrian approaches a pedestrian crossing. If a driver hits a pedestrian crossing then the driver is automatically assumed to be at fault.
Lara Verne 1 year ago
Foreigners who visited Czechia questioned why pedestrians make eye contact with drivers and wave or nod at them. It serves two things- as 'thank you' for driver who stopped for you, and also as signal- I'm crossing the street now.
Jordan Croff 1 year ago
"if the driver isn't paying attention" well, I think we found the problem...
General Anaesthesia 1 year ago
Alas, the survival rate of drivers is much higher than of pedestrians.
Load More Replies... Becca not Becky 1 year ago (edited)
I've witnessed an auto vs ped accident and I've taken care of many victims in the trauma unit. Just look both ways, even if you technically have the signal. Your body won't win against a speeding chunk of metal.
Richi Weiss 1 year ago
Also wondering about that one. Yeah its true that in our country (Austria) its usually/nearly always the car driver that is "guilty" and yep u probably get a shat ton o money but its your broken hip and smashed feet...
#51
UI has gotten steadily worse since Windows XP.
Bartlet for World Domination 1 year ago
I held on to XP for years after end of support. Unsafe, I know. I only upgraded (and my computer with it) when Firefox stopped supporting XP.
Guess Undheit 1 year ago
Among Microshart OSes, 2000 was the best. Lose 10 will be the last version I ever if they now "require" an internet connection; I only use Lose 10 offline. Linux has been my daily driver for six years.
#52
If you’re going to camp, then bring a tent, and forget about trailers or motor homes. Leave your electronics and recreational vehicles at home. The more of home that you bring with you, and the more noise you make, the more you’ve missed the point of coming out to the wilderness.
Sand Ers 1 year ago
If I don’t have access to a toilet before I get dressed in the morning, I’m not going. You do you. Don’t tell me to be you.
A girl 1 year ago
Yeah. I'm willing to shun the electronics but I'm not sharing the bears bathroom. Hard shell lodging please.
Load More Replies... Dirk Daring 1 year ago
Tent? You sissy, just pile up some leaves to bed down on and find a log for your pillow. (I am being sarcastic since we're gatekeeping now)
Gavin Johnson 1 year ago
Leaves AND a log pillow? Wimp. I bed down on jagged rocks and use a recently deceased hedgehog for a pillow…. 😜
Load More Replies... Stephanie Did It 1 year ago
I remember a camping trip where we invited a new family to our lake side tenting weekends. They showed up in a HUGE bus-sized motor home and we had 2 miserable nights listening to their loud generator powering the AC. So much for gently lapping waves and birdsong...
Sand Ers 1 year ago
The problem was the rude AF new family, not the RV. They likely would have been just as rude in a tent, in some different way.
Load More Replies... Cat Chat 1 year ago
The only campsites I use have no hookups and no generators allowed during night hours. With those conditions,I don't mind if people bring trailers or motor homes. Plus, some people have medical issues, enjoy the outdoors, and the trailers or motor homes make it less difficult to camp. I can only use tents big enough I can stand up fully in, and require a high cot for sleeping.
Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago
Stayed in a friend's camper when they were getting married as the house was full. As we pulled past the 3 heated pools, up to a triple axle slide out and my wife sat on the couch and Nick at Nite came on...she said "now THIS is camping". No dear, not even close.
Mia Black 1 year ago
Today in Germany we have problems to find camping sites that are not overcrowded of camping homes. They cat the best places with green and water for their million worth fuel burning homes. We with our tent are getting the longest ways, the stoniest place, the ugliest view and have to pay nearly the same, for this and only a fracture of the place the motorised camper get. It's frustrating.
#53
The way that Gen Z makes hearts with their hands makes me deeply unsettled.
sweet emotion 1 year ago
Try living the meaning of the heart instead of just making the symbol.
#54
More like an unpopular opinion, but the further further into the new generations get the more and more I feel they just like to complain about anything and everything. Like it does not matter a Gen Zer will complain about the most stupid thing in the world. Like Eminem. You do not speak for your whole generation or anyone else’s so stop talking. Also, they are going to have trouble in life because they do not know basic life skills. And instead of getting off of their a*s and learning them, they’re just gonna blame other generations that they don’t know how to do things. And I’m honestly over it.
Jane Jayne Jain Jeign Jein 1 year ago
You do sound like you're complaining about other generations being to blame though. Why should they stop talking while you are free to blame them? You complain that Eminem doesn't represent his entire generation, yet you talk about other generations like they are homogeneous entities. Weird.
Jocelyn Webster 1 year ago
If I hear one more teenager or 20 something say.. I'll google/YouTube it.. ahhhh
Ace 1 year ago
TBF though, anyone complaining about Eminem is completely justified. Or did I read that wrong?
Mike F 1 year ago
He's not everyone's cup of tea, but TBF, neither was Dion and the Belmonts.
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Wireless earbuds are trash. .
James016 1 year ago
I cannot use earbuds. They physically hurt me. I have a £30 over the ear headphones and they work like a charm.
Floeckchen 1 year ago
Nah, wired earbuds are trash after a few months if you use them regulary. The cables will break no matter how expensive they were. Wireless earbuds provide the most freedom of all headphone options.
Jessica Isaacson 1 year ago
I was upset when I realized phones don't give you the ability to plug in. At least give me the choice
devotedtodreams 1 year ago
I love 'em and would only go to wired ones if there is literally no other way. No tangled wires, no loose contacts... ♥
Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
Hard disagree. Wish they didn't pop out so much when arm biking but I don't miss the cord one bit. AND they were cheaper than my last wired pair, and have lasted way longer. Not a single metric where wired wins here.
#56
If you want to read the newspaper, pay for the newspaper. Journalism costs money.
Mike F 1 year ago
Ours is nothing better than a sports rag. Of the first 12 or so stories at least 8 are related to local sports stuff. And it's hugely expensive.
Load More Replies... Mia Black 1 year ago
Eh, yes, journalism costs money but uninformed people are the worst that can happen to society. The cheapest newspaper people get are trash press like Bild and so are their opinions and knowledge. I think free, good and neutral press could be a key to better informed people and would be a good investment because otherwise idiotic right wing propaganda and conspiracy people rise with their cheap press reading followers
Jess Smith 1 year ago
Plug: findyournews.org. It's a directory of reliable nonprofit news websites which are generally free to read, donate if you can. Missing some - Quanta, Undark, etc - but it's a good start.
Pan Narrans 1 year ago
Newspapers as in dead tree media? News from yesterday in an unruly unscalable format. Nah.
Guess Undheit 1 year ago
If you "think" the price of the newspaper on the stand pays for it, you are clearly uninformed about the economics. The ad space pays for it.
KatSaidWhat 1 year ago
Yeah, except that different papers have different things and I am not paying for 5 papers a day so I can get s**t ink on my hands and then throw out unrecyclable trash, thanks.
sweet emotion 1 year ago
"Journalism" rarely happens anymore - it's all just fluff for bandwidth.
frederick clause 1 year ago
No problem, just bring back actual journalism and get rid of propaganda.
#57
Text message reactions are literally the most unnecessary thing technology has produced. I don't want to check my phone during an ongoing conversation to see a reaction only to check it when I get yet another notification a few minutes later with a message that conveys *the same reaction.*
Stop it, young people. And my parents. And my husband. Ok, just about everybody but me.
Johnny McFearless 1 year ago
What about voice messages, which are basically the same as a normal telephone call, only not in real time and unnecessarily slowed by the time needed for recording, transfer, and listening ?
Michelle-Randy Carlson 1 year ago
yeah, I'm never doing this. If my message is complicated enough that I have do a voice message, imma call you
Load More Replies... Toby 1 year ago
You can have a conversation in pretty much real time on text/WhatsApp, and on WhatsApp you can send pictures as well. I'm not going to email my wife photos of three different products when I'm trying to work out which one I should buy in the supermarket. And a long conversation would totally clutter up my inbox.
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Stop changing how we use credit cards. First it went from swipe to chip. Now you want me to tap it? I’m not tapping it.
Jordan Croff 1 year ago
The problem with the tapping it's not always in the same place every time and it's not always marked.
KatSaidWhat 1 year ago
Oh thank god - was worried I was losing the plot, and it makes me annoyed too.
Load More Replies... Mike F 1 year ago
Safer at places like the gas pump. You are avoiding skimmers by tapping.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 1 year ago
first they made you swipe. Then they made you tap. Next they'll insist you tango.
Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
OTOH, tapping stops you from leaving the card in the machine. Ask me how I know
Jane Jayne Jain Jeign Jein 1 year ago
Also, there is a huge difference between a credit card and a debit card, yet so many places/people default to calling them credit cards like getting into debt is normal. (Yes I know you can pay off the whole balance every month but clearly that's not what most people do or banks wouldn't profit from offering them)
#59
$ signs go on the left, damnit!
Guess Undheit 1 year ago
More ignorance on display. If you SAY IT AFTER, then WRITE IT AFTER. That's how most of the world does it, "dollars" and "pounds" are among the few exceptions.
#60
If you’re wearing a suit you should be wearing dress shoes, not tennis shoes!
KatSaidWhat 1 year ago
Nope. Went to a wedding reception last weekend wearing glitter dress and running shoes.
Captain McSmoot 1 year ago
This one is just dumb. Different suits require different footwear. Just like every single dress or skirt doesn't require high heels.
keyboardtek 1 year ago
At 70 years old with pain in the feet, my wide comfy sneakers is all I wear with everything.
#61
Apparently it’s crew / no-show socks for me. I don’t like the way the higher ones cut off the circulation (ok, maybe I’m overdramatic here).
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
I HATE crew socks/no-show socks. No one can see the cute kittens or gormy weird unicorns on my socks or my two pairs of taco socks if they don’t go halfway up my shins!
#62
It's funny that just today, I had a "heart" reaction from my 69 year old dad, which never happened before, but my 41 year old self has still never used such a thing.
LillieMean 1 year ago
Recently, Whatsapp got a new function where you can react to a message with a heart by double-tapping the message. So clumsy users can accidentally like instead of traditional 👍🏼. This is what I speculated myself.
Load More Replies... Daniel Atkins 1 year ago
I'm in my late 40's and I can't fathom a need to use emojis but my mother does.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
I’m 42 and almost never use emojis. My sister is 48 and uses tons of emojis in every text she sends. It’s bizarre.
Load More Replies... #63
Nothing I hate more than text responses. Boomers have really picked this up too. I told my parents I got a new job and I got a “like”.
#64
Kiddo, you can't change your style every two weeks and attach core to a random buzzword. You need to look into your soul, your lifestyle, your likes and dislikes, and make boundaries about what goes on your body. I hate to go back in my day, but back in my day when we were goth, we only had the power of our imaginations and our DIY skills to create a look. We ripped fishnets, shredded jeans, raided Halloween stores army surplus and thrift stores, learned to sew, forgot to hem, held our clothes together with safety pins and hot glue, used white out on our combat boots, made our jewelry, used copious amounts of eyeliner and dyed our hair with kool-aid and splat. We made our styles ourselves. If we did buy something, we either had to save up for docs and Tripp pants, and God forbid you were Lolita because those dresses started at 500 dollars in those days.
kissmychakram 1 year ago
Why not? If you find something that you think fits you better (metaphorically) then wear it. Just don't expect me to keep up!
Floeckchen 1 year ago
But thats exactly how a "Kiddo" find their soul, lifestyle, likes and dislikes.
⨺⃝ ~Just-A-Black-Cat-Lover~ ⨺⃝ 1 year ago
............ I dyed my hair with acrylic paint before thinking it was washable... it was bright neon pink T_T
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
I'd have killed you, but being old now, my reaction was, "oh that had to be cute".
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Charity Witt 1 year ago
Barbiecore, cottagecore, grandamacore, balletcore, goblincore, weirdcore, gothcore etc.
clairebear 1 year ago
I get what they are saying. Looks have become generic and off the peg. No one is creating a new look for the new generation. Just rehashing mainly Gen X inventions.
#65
“Ate and left no crumbs” or just “ate.” LOATHE. IT!
Also, Mom texted that her cousin died. PHONE CALL, PLEASE.
Cat Chat 1 year ago
In the earlier days of Facebook, my grandma had fall at home, was seriously injured and called my mom first. She asked me to spread the word (4 sets of aunts/uncles and 16 adult cousins at the time). She agreed since almost all used Facebook that would be the easiest way. One cousin made a huge deal "you don't give out bad news like that". 20 years later and SHE is the one who posted on Facebook that Grandma had died. Within 10 minutes of her dying and before my mom had time to call and tell me. 🤬
TribbleThinking 1 year ago
So, did you remind your cousin of her vehement statement and then enquire why she didn't consider Grandma's demise to be bad news?
Load More Replies... LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
“ “Ate" is a slang term used to express admiration or praise for someone who has done a great job at something. For example, you might say "Girl, you ate that outfit" or "She ate that and left no crumbs". The term is often used on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok.” Had to google it, as I had no clue what they were talking about XD
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
“ “Ate" is a slang term used to express admiration or praise for someone who has done a great job at something. For example, you might say "Girl, you ate that outfit" or "She ate that and left no crumbs". The term is often used on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok.” Had to google it, as I had no clue what they were talking about XD
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Doyle Alan 1 year ago
My old person hill (I'm 49) : Your car should not be so loud and rumbling that it shakes the things on my walls and keeps the entire neighbourhood up!!
UKGrandad 1 year ago
Older person hill (no, I'm not saying how old, but candles on my birthday cake are now a serious fire hazard): houses should be built like they were when I was young - solid enough that they don't tremble with fear every time a loud car goes by.
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Tucker Cahooter 1 year ago
I'm an oldie and I nodded along to so many of these. Just waiting for morning now so I can yell at the clouds
Tempest 1 year ago (edited)
I don’t think most of these are just old people opinions. I’m GenZ and I absolutely hate having to download an app for every single daily activity, can’t stand everything becoming a subscription nowadays, and also dislike QR code menus (although I recently had to use one which was actually more convenient - I was in a hotel room and their restaurant was a fair walk away as it was a large expansive hotel so having the ability to scan the QR menu and order from the room itself was such a relief!).
Bilja M 1 year ago
Phones are overcrowded with various apps as it is. We don't need like 20 more for each brand store we shop in. Just give us a little plastic card as before, I can deal with that.
Load More Replies... James016 1 year ago
I just had to deal with the app thing. We went to universal island of adventure yesterday. Had a great time but ordering food was a nightmare. Had to download the app. Create an account, choose the restaurant we were in which gave us the menu. Pick what we wanted, then add a payment card by typing all the details as scanning the card is not a function in the app, then scan the qr code to input the table number as the app does not let you type it in. Also had to ask someone if we could actually get water that didn’t cost $6 plus tax per bottle. Thankfully we could just ask for cups when the food came which we did and the server looked rather confused about it. It was such a faff and there was no need for it. Now I need to find a way to delete my account.
James016 1 year ago
Further to this. It was easy to delete my account. Sign in, choose the option to delete, it asked if I am sure, clicked yes and done. No funny business so they got that right at least.
Load More Replies... Gavin Johnson 1 year ago
I was born in ‘74, I’m rapidly arriving at half a century old. I’m sick of all people of all ages using their definition of what is ‘right’ to tell others how to behave or what to wear, do, listen to, like, dislike, or how their generation is the best one. It’s narrow minded, shortsighted and incredibly forgetful. Remember your parents telling you punk was just noise? Or rock / pop / metal / county / blues being better ‘back in the day’? My daughter is a big fan of K-Pop, it’s so far from my tastes that it’s unreal, BUT she’s listening to music, learning about another culture, it’s great to listen to her enthusiasm and enjoyment, I’m not about to rain on her parade just because it’s not Metallica or Bonamassa or Bach. FFS folks it’s about tolerance and enjoying life.
Guess Undheit 1 year ago
LEARN. PATIENCE. When I grew up, 24 hours was considered a fast response. Now if you don't reply in five minutes, people freak out.
GenericPanda09 1 year ago
I'll start scanning my own shopping when they give me an appropriate discount for doing so.
Aaron Parker 1 year ago
Self checkout really has gotten out of control. Cashiers are out of a job and NOBODY wants to scan and bag their own 58 items at the grocery store.
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athornedrose 1 year ago
nothing i hate more that my boomer/gen x cusp parents and their friends using voice to text for the longest text message possible in public. if you have that much to say, call. if you hate texting that much, don't text, but why are you speaking into your phone really loud, knowing damn well the voice to text always gets half the words wrong, and then getting angry that the words are wrong and deleting half to use voice to text AGAIN?! just stop using it!
kath morgan 1 year ago
There is a person at work who is one of these who voice to texts and also hates it. She hold the phone flat in front of her and looks like she is yelling at a peice of bruschetta
Load More Replies... JoeKing 1 year ago (edited)
I agree with the Metal Health statement. Don't use it to be rude to people. I've suffered Depression and suicidal thoughts, I always said sorry to people (Same day or next time I saw them) if I come across as rude. Someone in my family treat's people like Sh*t and blames it on their Mental Health. It's annoying when there are people who are really suffering.
sweet emotion 1 year ago
Cee-lawn-tro. Hate it. Tastes like bitter tube socks. Why does it have to be added to every meal? Doesn't anyone remember parsley?
Doyle Alan 1 year ago
My old person hill (I'm 49) : Your car should not be so loud and rumbling that it shakes the things on my walls and keeps the entire neighbourhood up!!
UKGrandad 1 year ago
Older person hill (no, I'm not saying how old, but candles on my birthday cake are now a serious fire hazard): houses should be built like they were when I was young - solid enough that they don't tremble with fear every time a loud car goes by.
Load More Replies... Tucker Cahooter 1 year ago
I'm an oldie and I nodded along to so many of these. Just waiting for morning now so I can yell at the clouds
Tempest 1 year ago (edited)
I don’t think most of these are just old people opinions. I’m GenZ and I absolutely hate having to download an app for every single daily activity, can’t stand everything becoming a subscription nowadays, and also dislike QR code menus (although I recently had to use one which was actually more convenient - I was in a hotel room and their restaurant was a fair walk away as it was a large expansive hotel so having the ability to scan the QR menu and order from the room itself was such a relief!).
Bilja M 1 year ago
Phones are overcrowded with various apps as it is. We don't need like 20 more for each brand store we shop in. Just give us a little plastic card as before, I can deal with that.
Load More Replies... James016 1 year ago
I just had to deal with the app thing. We went to universal island of adventure yesterday. Had a great time but ordering food was a nightmare. Had to download the app. Create an account, choose the restaurant we were in which gave us the menu. Pick what we wanted, then add a payment card by typing all the details as scanning the card is not a function in the app, then scan the qr code to input the table number as the app does not let you type it in. Also had to ask someone if we could actually get water that didn’t cost $6 plus tax per bottle. Thankfully we could just ask for cups when the food came which we did and the server looked rather confused about it. It was such a faff and there was no need for it. Now I need to find a way to delete my account.
James016 1 year ago
Further to this. It was easy to delete my account. Sign in, choose the option to delete, it asked if I am sure, clicked yes and done. No funny business so they got that right at least.
Load More Replies... Gavin Johnson 1 year ago
I was born in ‘74, I’m rapidly arriving at half a century old. I’m sick of all people of all ages using their definition of what is ‘right’ to tell others how to behave or what to wear, do, listen to, like, dislike, or how their generation is the best one. It’s narrow minded, shortsighted and incredibly forgetful. Remember your parents telling you punk was just noise? Or rock / pop / metal / county / blues being better ‘back in the day’? My daughter is a big fan of K-Pop, it’s so far from my tastes that it’s unreal, BUT she’s listening to music, learning about another culture, it’s great to listen to her enthusiasm and enjoyment, I’m not about to rain on her parade just because it’s not Metallica or Bonamassa or Bach. FFS folks it’s about tolerance and enjoying life.
Guess Undheit 1 year ago
LEARN. PATIENCE. When I grew up, 24 hours was considered a fast response. Now if you don't reply in five minutes, people freak out.
GenericPanda09 1 year ago
I'll start scanning my own shopping when they give me an appropriate discount for doing so.
Aaron Parker 1 year ago
Self checkout really has gotten out of control. Cashiers are out of a job and NOBODY wants to scan and bag their own 58 items at the grocery store.
Load More Replies... athornedrose 1 year ago
nothing i hate more that my boomer/gen x cusp parents and their friends using voice to text for the longest text message possible in public. if you have that much to say, call. if you hate texting that much, don't text, but why are you speaking into your phone really loud, knowing damn well the voice to text always gets half the words wrong, and then getting angry that the words are wrong and deleting half to use voice to text AGAIN?! just stop using it!
kath morgan 1 year ago
There is a person at work who is one of these who voice to texts and also hates it. She hold the phone flat in front of her and looks like she is yelling at a peice of bruschetta
Load More Replies... JoeKing 1 year ago (edited)
I agree with the Metal Health statement. Don't use it to be rude to people. I've suffered Depression and suicidal thoughts, I always said sorry to people (Same day or next time I saw them) if I come across as rude. Someone in my family treat's people like Sh*t and blames it on their Mental Health. It's annoying when there are people who are really suffering.
sweet emotion 1 year ago
Cee-lawn-tro. Hate it. Tastes like bitter tube socks. Why does it have to be added to every meal? Doesn't anyone remember parsley?
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