And light them better half the movie is filmed so dark I’m not sure what is happening. Way too many look like they forgot to pay the power bill.

yes Yes YES So many unnecessary apps

I am sick to death of the first 4 to 6 minutes of every damn call being automated rubbish and press 1 for this and 2 for that only to either end up in a freaking queue on hold or being told this can be done online and hung up on. Half the time you are in the queue and "mysteriously" are disconnected too. Then they wonder why customers are rude or raging on the phone. Dude, you have messed them around for upwards of 30 minutes before they even reached the call centre that are then unable to help them anyway.

I hit "unsubscribe" a lot

Yup. I will admit I have entertained thoughts of living off of the grid entirely for at least one week just to get away from it all! There are functions for which I believe the Internet is a necessary tool; however, Internet and social media addiction are real in ways we may not even realize they are sometimes. All the while, the companies that claim to want to connect us more closely globally seem to be the ones using us for profit the most! (Meta, which currently owns both Facebook and Instagram, comes to mind especially! I enjoy using both, but I would not feel too bad if they both close down tomorrow, for example!)

The only influence they have on me is to NOT listen or read their b******t

I do my level best to avoid electronics in cars, unnecessary and stupidly expensive to service and fix.

This is #1A+ on my hate list. Every thing about this concept is wrong. I eat out to have a relaxing break. Making me do work to give you money is ... (lots of harsh language).

I’ve switched back to DVDs for this reason. You can get old DVDs for a few bucks each on my country’s version of eBay.

Yes

YES to everything.

Honestly my MH improved so much when I got rid of social media.

I agree! For example, conservatives need to stop whining about people’s pronouns.

Basing your whole parenting outlook on one parenting style label, in general. It's good to be compassionate with your kids, but know when to rein them in, too.

Yup! I’ve worked in my current industry long enough to see which kids rule the home and which parents are exercising caring and consistent authority there as they should be doing!

I haven't worked in a grocery store, so I could be wrong. My theory is the amount of checkouts they open has nothing to do with trying to get customers checked out quickly or not care. It's about trying to save money on spending on checkers, and getting customers to stay in the store longer. Ever notice there's a lot more c**p placed around the checkout areas? That's for you to make an impulse buy. Often it's stuff geared to kids, so you get a lot of whiny, begging kids while the parents give in just so they can get their cart unloaded quickly and be pressured on keeping the line moving. When you get to the cashier, notice how quickly everything starts moving. This is the moment the store wants you to take your things and leave quickly. The quicker the line goes down, the quicker that employee can go off to do something less important, so the store has reason to say they don't need their cashiers working as long in their shifts. Just a theory.

Boomer here and this is 100% correct. Calling an "entitlement" is 100% wrong. It is not an entitlement if you (and your employer) pay for it.

This problem adds so much extra garbage to our landfills, plus all the extra resources and energy it takes to make things in the first place. So much waste! Just make things to last 50+ years!

Have you SEEN the price of concert tickets lately...... My phone is the only way 😔 ...if you're referring to people AT gigs then yeah f**k em! ALSO STOP FILMING FIREWORKS, BE IN THE MOMENT YOU AINT NEVER GOING TO WATCH THAT VIDEO!

I hate how I have to pay for a game on Xbox but I can't play it unless I have gamepass it's total b******t I own the game I shouldn't have to pay $20 a month to play it 🙄

Children are more at risk from being harmed by someone they know; someone they trust; someone they love.

You still shouldn't do it. It's called Darwinism.

Can't even dress themselves...

I had a kindle. Gathering dust somewhere now behind my large bookshelves full of new books.

I find searching on Google really horrible know. I use to be able to do a search and if I didn't get exactly what I wanted I could use boulin searching to properly pare it down. Now it's so determined that it knows what I want, because this is what other people have searched, that I can't find anything I want and I know is there. I've started to use webcrawler for a good old fashioned reliable search

2yo grandson lost the TV remote. Took 5 minutes to find the buttons ON the actual TV (in the back & teeny tiny!) and none of them were labeled, except in braille! Took me 20 minutes to figure things out just to change the channel!!!

That depends on the state or province where you live. For example, you must have two-party consent to record another person in my state.

"I just want something I can jam into my meat". Whoa now, this is a family friendly website

They used to go in scrap books as souvenirs now you get nuttin

Lose or break your phone or have a flat battery and you are stranded. Try going camping for week in a remote location..phone goes flat and you are injured, can't call, can't drive to get help. You go remote, canoeing, wet your phone cos forgot it was in your swim shorts pocket and then what? Utterly stupid idea by inexperienced in real life skills graduates that haven't bothered to think it through.

Nixon was half of the Southern Strategy, the single most toxic event in American politics. Good perception on that.

Agreed! I can totally understand making other people aware of how mental and neurological health concerns might affect a person, but acting like mental and neurological health. Concerns are trendy and fun to embrace disgusts me personally. I say this as someone who has had clinical anxiety in particular since my teen years. There’s nothing fun, cool, or gratifying about having such a condition and I’ve known many other people to complain about the same, regardless of what challenges they face.

Confidence booster for sure.

First, language is dynamic - if it wasn't we'd all still be grunting. Secondly, if they can't read/write cursive it's because we didn't teach them how to.

No calls on speaker in the public washrooms. I WILL obnoxiously make grotesque noises and embarrass you on purpose XD

I don’t give myself permission to use Facebook

It doesn't help that in many places it's not safe for kids to be outside. The number of "third" spaces has also dwindled. Meaning places you can exist without anything being required. Like libraries and playgrounds

I’m assuming this doesn’t apply to people with disabilities, correct? I say this because I know people who do or may someday need to take advantage of grocery delivery and similar services, given the nature of their disabilities in each case.

I’m of the firm opinion that there needs to at least be a statute of limitations. If someone was sexist 10 years ago but isn’t sexist now, WE ALREADY WON. I also think that misspeaking needs to be treated differently than openly spreading hatred. No specific person is obligated to forgive any specific other person, but we also need to get real about the fact that reformed bigots and people who made a small mistake are easier to yell at than the guy who got arrested for sex trafficking, and sometimes we’re being a wee bit morally lazy.

Ironically, I'm scrolling through this BP article on my phone. 🤔

I’ve seen older people who are really passionate about music saying that there’s still a lot of talent out there. It tends to be the casual listeners who hear the dreck and assume that’s all there is.

As a Boomer, it is VERY easy to see it that way. And I think mostly correct. However, also as a Boomer, the change in generational attitude regarding Bullying has been outstanding. Yes, bullying does still occur but it is 50x less and less toxic than when I was a young Boomer to be. Dealing with this "sensitivity" has become a huge positive.

This talk / text divide is going to THE collision space between generations. I am 100% certain younger people will reject the concept but I am more than 100% certain that talking is better.

I hate them with a passion. Because they don't bloody work. The poor girl who had to repeatedly help me the other day spent more time than it would have taken her to check out my shopping normally

I will do whatever I can to avoid those. I will get a ride from a friend, catch a bus or walk from a free parking lot, just so I don't have to deal with that complete nonsense. How many other people are like me? How much money are they losing?

Context matters, obviously, but I don't understand how it can be ":beyond [you]" that it's become associated with 'Karens'. Does asking for the manager automatically make you a Karen? Of course not. But so many Karens ask for the manager. The worst thing to me are disruptive a******s who try to film content without regards to anyone else and then call other people Karens they won't get out of their shot when they're at a packed place, like Disneyland. F**K OFF with that.

Kids should never fear adults, but they should respect when respect is given. Ruling through fear is something no one should ever do. It's a totally different thing.

Or at least a thank you text message. My godson's family always make sure to say thank you. My nephew's on the other hand.... :-(

People who struggle with daily tasks because of mental or emotional struggles need a break to get to the point where they can handle daily tasks. It's a restructuring well worth the effort. Most times it's because people don't know how to deal with things because they didn't get support from their parents. It's better to take a break, learn how to deal with things, and go on to live rather than someone who doesn't take a break and ends up taking their own life.

Changing your own oil involves having a place to dump the old oil. We can't just throw it anywhere. Plus, I would have to get under my car, which is dangerous because it would involve jacking it up. And I'm not going to take the risk of a lifelong injury for an oil change. You do you.