A lot of tech evolves and changes quickly, and a whole lot of people just dont like change, especially as they get older. It is also harder to learn new things as you get older. While it doesn't apply across the board, the "can't teach an old dog" addage generally holds true. This is not something that will go away. If you dont want to become that person, continue to exercise your brain as you age, and learning new tricks will be easier.
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I think we're coming to the end of a 50 year cycle of rapid technological improvement that's been a parasitic host for capitalistic predilections. Shareholders ride tech companies hard and put them away wet, fucking over workers and squeezing consumers in the process. Innovative and awesome companies end up getting subsumed into a shit whirlpool where the product gets worse, more expensive, and steals your data. So I guess the people in my example are the tech investors and MBAs feeding them, and their abuse of tech is what needs to die.
I'm tired of people breaking software. If your software broke because of a dependency then next time maybe you shouldn't introduce one.
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Paying for everything, especially things you can be getting for free.
The idea that if you're not paying for something then you're the product is rhetoric for suckers so they don't recognize how they're being fleeced.
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Its just not fun to learn something im not interested in.
I tried to learn how to play a guitar and I cant even find motivation to start... Its just not fun to learn, its so much effort when you are a complete beginner at something.
But as a young person, you dont know anything else. You are beginner at everything and your brain learns easily.
The way some people think everything needs to look fancy and gimmicky.
Like, I get it, stuff would be better blending in with their surrounding fashion, but if we need to get thru more than three layers of menu to get to something we frequently use, it's wasteful, and if it's for something critical like in a car, it's straight up dangerous.
The way they misuse it! :-(