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> Who got it right? Facebook. Twitter. Reddit. And all the other websites that do timelines. Curiously: a webpage I only use because I'm part of a group that

by ken 7y ago

> Who got it right? Facebook. Twitter. Reddit. And all the other websites that do timelines. Curiously: a webpage I only use because I'm part of a group that uses it for scheduling, a webpage I only use for occasionally ranting about software (never reading) because I'm too cheap/lazy to set up a blog, and a webpage I only read through its "old" domain which does classic pagination. Am I the 2019 version of the guy who hates PCs because there's no switches on the front panel to toggle in a new boot loader when something goes wrong? Do I just not realize how much better the new way is?

TeMPOraL 7y ago
> Do I just not realize how much better the new way is? You're fine. The "new way" is unergonomic, but perfect for generating addiction. Sites using it are digital crack dealers, and the users who like the timeline tend to be casual consumers who don't yet realize they have a problem.
boring_twenties 7y ago
> Am I the 2019 version of the guy who hates PCs I've been wondering this same thing lot. Last few years it's been seeming to me that technology is only getting worse, not better. Only anti-features are being added, and what useful features already exist are being removed. Sometimes I think it must be just me, and this is what getting old is like. Like the grotesquely oversized phones and screens these days. I can't stand not being able to use the phone with one hand, personally. And for what? So I can watch a Hollywood movie on my phone, or something? Who the fuck does that? But maybe lots of people do watch movies on their phones, and many seem to have both hands glued to the phone 100% of the time anyway, so using it with one hand is wholly irrelevant. I can admit that, I guess, as much as I hate it. Maybe it's just me. But then you have garbage like infinite scroll. As far as I can tell, it's just objectively stupid. Worse than the alternative in every single possible way. To go back to the phones for a second, wireless charging. Is there anyone on the planet actually excited about this, except for phone maker execs? Wow, let me not only take 5 times as long to charge the phone , and use 5 times as much power while doing it, but also not be able to use the damn thing because it has to stay on the charging pad! Like, what the actual fuck. All this so I can save myself the trouble of sticking the plug into the port every other day? Oh yeah, I almost forgot, to even do that we'll first have to make your phone out of glass, so it'll slide out of your pocket, off your desk, and off of anything it's not Krazy Glued to. What's that? Your phone doesn't even support wireless charging? No problem, we'll make your case back out of glass anyway. Because fuck you, that's why. Fuck, even thinking about the state of tech today is now like talking about politics: do it for 5 minutes and now I need a shower and a stiff drink. tl;dr- it's not just you.

by ken 7y ago

TeMPOraL 7y ago

> Do I just not realize how much better the new way is? You're fine. The "new way" is unergonomic, but perfect for generating addiction. Sites using it are digital crack dealers, and the users who like the timeline tend to be casual consumers who don't yet realize they have a problem.

boring_twenties 7y ago

> Am I the 2019 version of the guy who hates PCs I've been wondering this same thing lot. Last few years it's been seeming to me that technology is only getting worse, not better. Only anti-features are being added, and what useful features already exist are being removed. Sometimes I think it must be just me, and this is what getting old is like. Like the grotesquely oversized phones and screens these days. I can't stand not being able to use the phone with one hand, personally. And for what? So I can watch a Hollywood movie on my phone, or something? Who the fuck does that? But maybe lots of people do watch movies on their phones, and many seem to have both hands glued to the phone 100% of the time anyway, so using it with one hand is wholly irrelevant. I can admit that, I guess, as much as I hate it. Maybe it's just me. But then you have garbage like infinite scroll. As far as I can tell, it's just objectively stupid. Worse than the alternative in every single possible way. To go back to the phones for a second, wireless charging. Is there anyone on the planet actually excited about this, except for phone maker execs? Wow, let me not only take 5 times as long to charge the phone , and use 5 times as much power while doing it, but also not be able to use the damn thing because it has to stay on the charging pad! Like, what the actual fuck. All this so I can save myself the trouble of sticking the plug into the port every other day? Oh yeah, I almost forgot, to even do that we'll first have to make your phone out of glass, so it'll slide out of your pocket, off your desk, and off of anything it's not Krazy Glued to. What's that? Your phone doesn't even support wireless charging? No problem, we'll make your case back out of glass anyway. Because fuck you, that's why. Fuck, even thinking about the state of tech today is now like talking about politics: do it for 5 minutes and now I need a shower and a stiff drink. tl;dr- it's not just you.