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I am very thankful to live in a time where I know that the vast majority of my medical issues can be resolved. I also appreciate that I can easily search the internet for just about any random fun fact that I can imagine and know the answer in seconds. But to be honest, what I really want is to live in a world where my toilet cleans itself, and I never have to receive a piece of junk mail ever again.

Redditors have recently been calling out annoying inconveniences that they’re surprised humans haven’t solved yet, so we’ve gathered some of their best points below. Enjoy scrolling through and imagining what kind of utopia we would be living in if these issues were suddenly eliminated, and be sure to upvote the things that infuriate you too!

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now When I was a kid, there were a bunch of vacuums around from the 60s and 70s that had retractable cords. What happened? I want retractable cords on everything. You just gave it a little tug and and swallowed up the entire cord. I want one on my blender, my stand mixer, and my food processor please.

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    “It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Dust accumulation. I don't need AI in everything, I need a gadget that would suck dust particles from the air before they get to settle on every surface at home.

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    “It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Why insurance companies are allowed to increase premiums if you use the service you pay the premium for.

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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially when you've only made one claim in 20 years.

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    “It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Tipping at restaurants (USA). Can’t employers simply pay servers a working wage?

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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not only is it not "fixed", the whole tipping thing has gotten much worse during my lifetime.

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    “It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Mammograms…. There’s got to be a way to invent a mammogram machine that doesn’t squeeze your breasts in a clamp so tight that you feel you might pass out. It’s like a medieval torture device, surely with all the technology now they could find something less painful.

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    #6

    “It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Successfully cleaning the inside of a windshield. What's up with that science?

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    #7

    “It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now People starving to death.

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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because the top 0.1% is way too busy hoarding every resource.

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    “It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now I'd really like it if google and youtube would stop asking me if I want to sign in. Just let me look up whatever it is and leave me alone! If I wanted to be signed in, I would've done it already! All it does is annoy me when they randomly ask while I'm trying to do something.

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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also Google stop asking me to give my location. Me: (googles White House) Google: "Would you like to give your location for more accurate results?" Me: "Nah, I'm good. You're going to show me the same White House anyway right?"

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    #9

    Do you want to save your password?
    Yes.
    Password saved.
    …trying to sign in…
    The information entered doesn’t match our records. Please reset password.
    MADDENING!

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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or, **your username or log in is incorrect** - confirm email's correct so must be password, try again no luck, so reset password - **your new password cannot be the same as a previous password**

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    “It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Inserting a single photo into Microsoft Word without the formatting of all 300 pages getting destroyed.

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    #11

    “It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Side effects from medication for a condition that are the same as some symptoms of the condition.

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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are also quite a few that list opposite potential side effects for the same d**g. "Weight gain / weight loss, euphoria / depression, diarrhea / constipation, hypertension / hypotension, cough up a lung / grow a third lung

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    “It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Elevators need an option to press a floor button a second time to cancel. And the open and close buttons should be color coded red and green. In the split second it takes for my brain to process the symbols it’s too late to open the door and I look like a prick.

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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've had multiple encounters with kids who thought it's the most hilarious thing to get the elevator to the ground floor and then push buttons to ALL the floors so the elevator would stop on every floor, wasting my time and patience.

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    “It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Throwing away so much plastic waste. Why do they make biodegradable dog poop bags but we can’t get food grade biodegradable bags?

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    2 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, dog poop bags aren't meant to preserve dog poop in a fresh and edible state for weeks to months*. But we should long ago have been able to strictly regulate packaging so that almost all of it is actually sortable and (easily) recyclable. *Citation needed

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    “It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Why do cars have carpets inside? I’d much rather have the WeatherTech type material throughout - easier to clean, doesn’t stain or hold smells.

    Also no fiber transfer, if I’m feeling a little murder-y.

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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honest answer (I'm pretty sure) is sound damping. The carpet blocks some of the noise that would come up through the floor pan and it absorbs sound waves in the passenger cabin in general. If you have ever driven a totally bare (painted metal only) utility van, you can really hear the difference compared to a van with a passenger cabin - carpet, cloth/foam on ceiling and so on.

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    “It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Why do printers so reliably not print?

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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me: Ok I need to print this doc out. Printer: sorry, I’m out of magenta. Me: but it’s black and whi— Printer: DID I STUTTER??

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    “It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now That pesky cancer thing. Why hasn't it been cured?

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    2 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We've "cured" quite a few different forms of cancer, developed treatments that stop progression of many others and currently "vaccines" are in development for still more. (We, because I used to work in that area, had a tiny part to play in one of the earlier "cures" for breast cancer).

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    The standard 8-hour workday/5-day work week.

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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dosen't France have 4-day work week and like 2 hour lunches or something like that?

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    #18

    **M***********g leaf blowers.**

    We can land a somewhat autonomous robot on another f*****g *planet* that can f*****g *tweet* to us, and yet somehow we still deal with leaves by using a device *louder than a goddamn jet engine* that doesn't even *remove* the leaves, but simply moves them from point A to point B?????

    And for some f*****g reason, these ungodly loud devices are almost exclusively used as early as humanly possible in the mornings.

    Absolutely f**k leaf blowers.

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    #19

    “It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Strong pain meds that don't make you addicted to them or drowsy. Just like an Advil but very strong.

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    2 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are loads of options available, many for more specific types of pain which may need a doctor's prescription, many available OTC in smaller doses. And use of opiates does not, despite the backlash of recent years, automatically lead to addiction.

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    “It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now The freaking chirping sounds that come from household smoke detectors when the batteries are low. You can NEVER figure out which one it is, you may slice open a finger trying to open the battery compartment, and it always starts chirping in the middle of the night. For the love of GOD, why isn’t there a better way!?!?!?!

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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it's good that they are annoying or else you might ignore the warnings.

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    Having to verify ones identify 50,000 times when you are on the same call with a company trying to get customer service. I gave you my name, my address, phone number, secret password, secret code by text etc. It's damn ridiculous!

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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had that happen this month. Had to give account number / other info to AI bot that answered the phone. Then to the lady the bot connected me to. Then to a second lady after the first lady ended up transferring me to a different department. I kind of get the transfer one but why do I have to give it to the bot if the bot doesn't transfer it to the rep's screen?

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    “It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Menopause. I know technically you can't solve it, but I can't believe the medical community hasn't figured out how to relieve symptoms at least.

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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They have, there's hormone treatments available I believe, but it's a woman's issue so, y'know, they don't bother as much

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    “It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Eating. We figured it out for animals… I want kibble for people, designed specifically for my dietary, health, and genetic profile. No more wasting hours and hours a month shopping, planning, cooking, cleaning… it’s tiring. I love a good meal, but 80% of the time I’m just trying to fill up so I can get on with my day. I’d like a pouch on my hip that’s got my daily food and I just toss back a handful of crunchies throughout the day. .

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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry but this sounds awful, i love taking my time and really enjoy what i'm eating. Maybe that's just me though.

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    “It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now I live in Belgium and the sanitation service only hauls away paper/cardboard once a month. But literally 50% of all food packaging includes cardboard, not to mention any deliveries you get during the month 🫠 I heard someone jokingly say once that 90% of home ownership is just cardboard management, and never before have I felt something so deeply in my soul.

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    “It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Any random ATM knows everything about my bank account, including my balance and my PIN, but it has no idea if I prefer to speak English or Spanish.

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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or French. I did take French for ten years, but it is my second language and at 11 at night, I can barely read in ENGLISH.

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    “It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now **WHY THE F**K ARE CHIP/SNACK BAGS SO F*****G LOUD?????**

    it makes trying to have a midnight snack without waking up the entire house f*****g impossible. it's enraging.

    **a special double F**K YOU to sun chips! those f*****g bags can be heard being opened from space. i don't know what they make those bags out of, but i swear to god they cause ear damage.**.

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    “It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now The buildup that happens in lotion/soap pumps of hardened product. You go to use the product and that buildup acts as a stopper until the pressure pushes it loose and also shoots a stream of lotion/shampoo/whatever across the room.

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    “It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now When I select “open in app” and it brings me to the App Store for an app I already have downloaded.

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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When the only option is "open in app" and I am on desktop.

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    “It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now For balding guys, balding. With how many huge medical breakthroughs we've had over the decades, how we can't figure out how to grow hair on a body part that grew hair on its own for 30+ years at one point, seems wrong.

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    2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm OK with it, what I'd like is to NOT grow hair in places where I previously had none. As I get older, hair in my ears, hair all over my body EXCEPT my head LOL. I'd just rather have none everywhere.

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    TJMaxx price stickers on the glass of picture frames.

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