“I have a smart thermostat that requires an app.
Only one person can have the app.
My ex has the app.”
Here are some of the most-upvoted responses:
1.
“Every basic appliance or physical machine that requires you to have an app and/or account to use.”
u/PM_ME_COOL_RIFFS"I get a text when my oven has finished preheating.
u/Fancy-Blueberry-100
2.
“Subscription services for everything.
Video game, you dont own it.
Buy a movie on a service, you dont own it.BuyaJohn Deeretractor… see where Im going here?”
u/davidkali
3.
“I want to buy software once and then own it not rent it in perpetuity.”
u/RaspberryNo101
4.
Another example of ‘just because you’re free to doesn’t mean you should.'"
The commentariat gave them hell for getting something so stupidly unnecessary."
u/parsley166
5.
“Tech has been the death of good chat support.
u/timmycheesetty
6.
“Touchscreen controls in cars.
So happy some manufacturers are doing away with them.”
I can’t change these options without taking my eyes off the road in my car.
We need to get back to buttons and switches.”
u/reddof
7.
Pretty much all films used to be available from a single source online.
u/bouncinggiraffe
8.
“Inkjet printers.”
u/ElvishMystical
“Late 80s inkjets were awesome.
Now an all-in-one can’t scan because the magenta ink is over 30 days old.”
u/JustaRandomOldGuy
9.
“Touch controls on dishwashers… that don’t work on wet fingers.
My fingers are almost always wet after rinsing dishes.
Drive me up the wall.”
u/liulide
10.
“Pretty much any kind of automated paper towel dispenser in a public restroom.”
u/bpric
11.
“Physical menus turning into QR codes.”
u/HealthySqueezed
12.
“Removing the headphone jack from phones.”
u/neoprenewedgie
13.
“Original search engines versus any today.
I remember back when you could pull up information instead of just ads.”
u/Briaaanz
14.
“I have a smart thermostat that requires an app.
Only one person can have the app.
My ex has the app.”
We’ve regressed as a species.
17.The demise of flip phones has been a cultural and social disaster.
Mainly because it was very, very satisfying to hang up on someone by snapping it shut.
18.Speaking of, nobody’s phone has space for phone charms anymore!
They were so cute!
Remember that lipgloss one?
Shout out tou/Casca_In_Redandr/AskRedditfor having this discussion.
Note: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
