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I've definitely turned into the paranoid nutcase within my friend group in recent years, I hate that everything is "smart" nowadays requiring an app/internet connection & account, just to do basic things that didn't require any of that before.

What's some things currently making you ramble like an old man?

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[–] blazera@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What are things that require an app to do nowadays?

[–] HouseWolf@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My pharmacy recently told me I HAD to get their app in order to get my prescription, despite the fact I could just hand them the paper copy up until a few weeks ago.

[–] blazera@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds illegal/miscommunicated. Even the biggest pharmacy chains dont require an app.

[–] HouseWolf@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Man I wish, I kicked up a stink about it at the pharmacy and even phoned the doctors office just to be told the same thing.

I live in the UK if that's any context.

[–] ShrimpsIsBugs@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Wtf that is ridiculous

[–] sramder@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don’t mind the app, I paid extra for it in most cases… it’s the forced login that bugs…

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[–] blazera@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Not specific products, specific things. You can easily get all of those things that dont need an app.