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Discomfort with modern technology shapes Gen Z's desire to live in the past (www.nbcnews.com)
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[–] 66 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I'm tired of tech being everywhere from cars to toasters I still prefer analog things that do the job and only that job.

I don't need my internet connected fridg to tell me what groceries to buy while selling my data to insurance companies

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  • [–] 53 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    i don't think it's tech, it's that tech stopped being something that helps you, now it's just things that control you, and it's all so shitty.

    being a millennial was nice. almost every new piece of tech was useful and made life easier. but i think it was around 2010ish when it all began going downhill. first, capacitative buttons, then smart everything that didn't help, just monitor you and sell your data. now so much tech is straight up hostile.

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  • [–] 21 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I remember when the first round of capacitive buttons showed up. I can’t find it anymore, but there was an article on a fan site for MP3 players I read in 2010 that showed the comparisons of physical vs capacitive vs touchscreens and capacitive buttons only had negatives. It baffled me when they just never stopped using them on things. That article was burned into my mind and now I see that logic has spilled into a thousand other industries.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Yep, it all went to shit about 2010. The Mayans were right.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    Had a similar experience when SCUBA diving recently. New pressure gauges these days are digital and I still think the analog ones are not only prettier, but also functionally more convenient. You don't need to be able to read numbers to know you're getting into the red. Maybe they have some extra feature but I didn't need it.

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