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The popularity of brachycephalic dogs especially French bulldogs and backyard breeders of them and their horrible health issues. 90 percent of people who have them have no idea why their 5,000 dollar dog can't breath or aspirates or get paralyzed/horrible back pain.
The propietary shit around bicycles was never good, especially drivetrains, but on the other hand most of it was some sort of standard easy enough to machine with modern technology that you got at least 1 factory in china still cranking out the most esoteric shit possible because ehh it costs them $2 to make or something and they can sell it for $25 or something, why not. It's just pipes and diameters and threading.
Smartphones have made the generation after me spoiled and stupid. Literally had to teach Gen Z hires how to use basic shit on a desktop computer, and watch as they chicken peck the keyboard.
Same as the other commenter, I was born in 1990. I type fast, and more accurately than one would think looking at my technique, but that just happened through sheer time and exposure. I basically had to relearn how to type when I switched to ergonomic split keyboards. And having gravitated around tech related circles, and having been the defacto tech guy around me since the early/mid noughties, I'd say most people are pretty inept with computers and only know how to do the basics of what they need to know, for the most part. Most don't know how to type properly or how to efficiently search on Google. I don't think it's a new phenomenon.
What are things that require an app to do nowadays?
I don’t mind the app, I paid extra for it in most cases… it’s the forced login that bugs…
- Dehumidifier
- Blood pressure cuff
- Router
Wheels on kids shoes.
I am fully aware that this is massively influenced by my utter revulsion on seeing the Wheelers (Wizard of Oz) for the first time as a kid, but now I think about it, maybe it's actually dangerous too. Creeps me the fuck out though seeing a human being with motionless legs just glide past.
do rollerskates have the same effect for you or is it just shoes with hidden wheels?
A fair question. It's just shoes with hidden wheels, anything where there's a visible effort that creates motion doesn't seem to trigger this odd phobia!
Yeah you mentioned humans gliding which is something I do with rollerskates and I actually agree with you - it's a weird motion to do with your body. It even feels unnatural to just glide forward or backwards.