Monetization has ruined another beautiful thing."
“Landline phones, so you could still make a call during weather events and power outages.
The so-called house phones you get now are just voice-over-internet.”
“Bring back normal car headlights.
Most ‘normal’ headlights are the equivalent of high beams of old.
I routinely get nearly blinded by new-school headlights.
Who paid off who to sneak those into normal production?
Because they are utterly unsafe.”
u/pine-cone-sundae
3.
“At this point, while not gone, cable television.
Smart TVs and apps slow right down; it’s so frustrating.
Monetization has ruined another beautiful thing.”
u/Mediocre-Studio2573
5.
“Physical keyboards on cell phones, like a BlackBerry.
“Mechanical buttons in vehicles.
They worked, were independent from systems in the car, and you knew where it was without looking.
Give me a stereo system over a tablet any day.”
u/bi_polar2bear
7.
“iPods one with all my music.
“Easily repairable appliances, vehicles, tech, etc.
The ‘anti-repair’ attitude pushed by the companies that build this stuff is out of control and sickening.
u/OverlyComplexPants
9.
I need that dupe fluid smell all up in my nose holes again.”
“I wish that gas stations would still provide free folding road maps.
An old-fashioned folding road map in my glove box would have helped in those times.”
u/PashaNobody
11.
“Party lines.”
u/CascadianCyclist
12.
“Crank-down car windows.
What’s so hard about turning a crank handle?
What’s so cheap about replacing a motor assembly?”
“Dial-up internet.”
u/[deleted]
14.
“Wind up alarm clocks.
u/cheap_dates
16.
“Wing vent windows on cars.
You could clear out the hot air in the summer in seconds.
My ‘73 Mercedes had them, and I’ve missed it ever since.”
17.Lastly: “I miss being able to record from broadcast TV.
My inability to record for myself led me down a dark path of looking for solutions.
Why, TiVo, why?!
There was no need for me to have a landline AND pay a subscription to record TV.
VCRs worked just fine for decades.
The only thing that changed was the signal format.”
u/Competitive_Score_30
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