30 ‘Outdated’ Things People Refuse To Stop Using

If the only way to order is a QR code, we go somewhere else.

I agree if it's just for the menu. This restaurant near me makes you scan the code, and then you can order straight from your phone. Super convenient.

QR codes, on the list of times people were to lazy to interact.

Thankfully there is less and less of this but it was still very annoying.

I refuse to use them. I just say I don't have a fancy cellphone.

Take it from someone who works in cyber security, it absolutely is less safe. They're pretty easy for people to hack or otherwise sabotage.

What if there's a power cut to the door system? What if your phone loses battery? At least 24hour locksmiths still exist for physical keys. Plus... If you're on the ground floor are all your windows on these electronic locks too? Imagine all that technology failing and you being stuck outside/inside forever!!!

Yeah it really sucks when the battery on your electronic lock dies. No thanks.

Keys are technology

i use a key code for my house. i love not having a pocket full of keys anymore

The only reasons I read e-books are price and availability. I pay 10€ a month and I can read to my heart's content. The library has a lot less books and I can't always manage to go there during opening hours. But real books is still 🤎

I love a physical book but ran out of space... which made me turn to a Kindle. Now I love it, can take multiple books on holiday, etc.

I love real books too, but as I have gotten older I find myself using my Kindle exclusively for the mere fact that I can make the font larger since none of the books I like to read are printed in an easy to read font.

I like the convenience of eBooks but the experience of real books.

I mean. I love a book! But with an e-book you can have EVERY book in your hand immediately... Socrates was worried about the increased use of books, and books have turned out pretty well overall. E-books wont be for everyone. But people who swear by e-books now may not like the thing that comes next? (A robotic pet cat that shoots information directly into your brain and also dispenses your favourite drink... for example. Nothing specific)

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I've OD'd on appliances and devices smarter than I. Alexa shall ne'er cross this threshold.

My stupid fridge has WiFi, but it's worthless!!

there will likely be a time when you have no other option. however, you are not (yet) forced to use said technology in running the basic functions.

I can see a computer in a fridge to help ensure food safety. As for the dishwasher, I wash and dry my dishes and cutlery by hand.

That's foolish. I have connected appliances that I can start when the sun is giving out free energy I can check and turn off all the lights in my house, because kids and leaving lights on.... I can regulate my heater from a distance, making sure I don't heat an empty house. I would love a fridge who knows if I still have milk, so I cam avoid buying unnecessary groceries. Whenever I buy something, scan it with the fridge. Fridge knows when something is going bad and notifies me: "Hey, that cheese is going bad in a week, maybe you should eat it." Less waste, better choices.

Amen, I urge auto mfgs to lose the large screen in the dash.

You can do stuff without looking. Use carthings without looking (I read that some brands are bringing back touchable buttons for AC etc in cars because people prefer them?). Without tactile feedback you need optical feedback - need to look at an item to use it.

Yes, mechanical keyboards and real dials and buttons in cars are so useful

due to my finger pricking for my t1 diabetes, lots of touchscreens wont acknowledge my fingers touching them

I love my mechanical keyboard. The keystrikes are, well, soothing.

I find the trick is getting free ones

I do both. Its nice to see upcoming appointmens, dates all at once when starting a new month but a phone can ping me the day before so I dont forget.

Why not get a birthday calendar instead? postersized or monthly flipover... unless your family and friends change so much you delete several each year. And if someone passes, I add year of death to their birthday. So I can send their family a card around that time.

I couldn’t be without my wall calendar’s in the kitchen and on my bedroom wall!

we use one too, not for bdays but for upcoming appts, I don't want to have to set a date, alert, time, blah and yada, for every memo or lunch date. Just look up and see what's on for the week. And I can see my husband's appts too, since he's lower tech than me if that's possible.

I still do grocery lists on a small notebook. I put it in the cart and refer to it as needed. I've tried doing it with my phone, but it keeps turning off, and I don't want to have to remember to tap it occasionally to keep it from doing that.