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“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved

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Minor everyday inconveniences plague us all. We've put a man on the Moon and managed to do surgery on a grape, yet we still can't figure out how to make dialogues in movies louder than the background music? And don't even get me started on TV remotes. Why don't they have the "Find Me" function built in?

One Redditor probably had some similar gripes with everyday small things. They decided to ask other netizens "What's a small, everyday inconvenience that you believe should have been solved by now?" People had many qualms, from poor audio quality in drive-thrus to the never-ending mystery of bacon packaging.

Bored Panda also briefly chatted with the Redditor who asked this question. Check out our conversation with u/kabkar1234 below!

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#1

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved Music volume in movies being much louder than the dialog.

BWPV1105:

And commercials blaring louder than the feature show.

packerr , JESHOOTS.com Report

Final score:

393points

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The author of this thread told Bored Panda that a common daily inconvenience prompted them to ask other Redditors what they find annoying. "My wife and I started talking about finding [the] remote all the time," u/kabkar1234 says. "[We] got talking about how small things like these are still [un]resolved with all the advancement in the world. I thought of asking the public."

The Redditor says that they found lots of answers relatable. Some of them included automated customer care asking to repeat information when a live person comes, why we still don't have zip lock bags for cereal, universal medical records, and, of course, finding the remote. The user says these are probably pretty universal things, "an inconvenience for many."

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#2

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved That we need to go back to having humans answer phones at businesses. The automated systems are inefficient, and most times just maddening. Those systems need to GO!

Alarming_Serve2303 , Marcus Aurelius Report

Final score:

359points

YakFactory 9 months ago

And often the options they give don't match up with what you actually want to ask about. So you have to select something that you know is incorrect, and hope that the company will transfer you to the correct department.

160points

keyboardtek 9 months ago

And after you go through the entire phone tree and select what you want, it just takes you back to the beginning.

16points

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Show Thyself 9 months ago

And then the poor employee you reach has to tell you "sorry, you're wrong here. Please call again" or if you're lucky "I'll transfer you" - Rinse & repeat. No winner here.

6points

Happy Homemaker 9 months ago

Sometimes pressing zero takes you right to the operator and sometimes saying operator or representative will do it. Get Human dot com might work too.

1point

Jo Hardy 9 months ago

So true!

0points

A. Starhawk Hunt 9 months ago

Yup!

0points

Milady Blue 9 months ago

I was an answering service operator in the 90s, working third shift, 11pm-7am. At 230 am, I answered a call on one of our law firms, and this very stressed sounding man said, "Oh, my GAWD, are you a real person? I have been lost in the voicemail thing for over an hour, trying to find the right place to leave a message!" I assured him that yes, I was real, and that I would be happy to take the message for him, and make sure it got to the right person. He was practically sobbing when he finished his message.

19points

Javelina Poppers 9 months ago

Customer service in some foreign country with English Language Learners who answer with an obvious fake name. I'm sure Timmy from Pakistan is a nice guy, but it doesn't solve my problem if we can't understand each other.

14points

Jamie Mayfield 9 months ago

If it were something an automated system could solve then I could have solved the issue via the website by myself. If I am calling, I already did a ton of things to solve my problem and I need to speak to someone, not a robot. Hate automated calls.

10points

Flora Porter 9 months ago

That's kind of the intention I think - so many businesses are using digital and AI to tire customers out and push them away but branding it as 'convenience' or 'to help us help you'. It's just about reducing costs to maximise profit.

9points

Crybabyartist 9 months ago

insidious... so probably correct. I'm sooo sad now.

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Guess Undheit 9 months ago

"Help" systems that don't help. NO, the "help file" and automated system did NOT answer my question, nor does it address it. They need to take responsibility and make someone accessible when they fluck up and their product or website fails.

8points

moggie63 9 months ago

When you ring a company because you have a problem with your broadband and are told that you can find the information you need online. Yes, very nice.

6points

s0nicfreak 9 months ago

A lot of people (I'd venture to say *most*, at least out of people that have access to broadband) have a phone that can connect to the internet using cellular data as well as broadband.

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Dirk Daring 9 months ago

After going through four levels of telling the robot why you need to speak to an actual human being, your cat farts in the other room... "Sorry, I didn't understand that. Let's start over..."

6points

Deborah B 9 months ago

And so much customer service is chat bots now, and if you need something off script, they just put you in a loop of unhelpful wrong answers, hoping you'll give up.

5points

Jodi Von Seggern 9 months ago

The actual intent all along...

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I heart Boo-BI-es 9 months ago

The worst is when you're trying to solve an issue using their website and it says you have to call customer service or you're not able to solve it via the website so you call. While waiting on hold the message says 'Did you know most things can be addressed via our website at www.IWouldn'tBeCallingOtherwise.com' that shìt drives me crazy after awhile.

4points

DarkViolet 9 months ago

Ikr? 😡

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Pieter LeGrande 9 months ago

This is especially bad with services targetting older citizens - who by definition are often hard of hearing.

3points

Mammie 9 months ago

And while you're on the voice system the neighbors dog barks one time and it's "I'm sorry I didn't get that" and you have to start over.

2points

Jon Steensen 9 months ago

...and the chatbots too. I don't consider myself stupid, so most of the easy problems I solve myself, it is only the more complicated ones I need assistance with, and then a chatbot that is programmed to help those helpless people with the most basic questions simply won't suffice. Having me go through ten unhelpfull steps just so I can talk to a qualified person, might be beneficial for the company, but that is just because the put the burden on me instead- it isn't eliminated is is just moved, and in the end I think "customer service" like that will end up comming back like a boomerang and hit them hard. A good rule of thumb should be that though the customers may not always be right, don't annoy the hell out of them as they are basically what means you'll get a paycheck.

2points

Mtownmick 9 months ago

And why do they have to keep changing their directory so often? Now, we waste even more time listening to them tell us that.

2points

Another Panda 9 months ago

This too! YES!

2points

Regina Holt 9 months ago

I was trying to use the "chat" feature with my credit card company. It just never "understood" my question or answer. I typed in "human" and got a human. I am going to try that again.

2points

Shanaaia 9 months ago

Please repeat your answer Please repeat your answer Please repeat your answer Please repeat your answer Please repeat your answer Please repeat your answer Please repeat your answer Please repeat your answer Please repeat your answer

2points

Reenzy Bennington 9 months ago

Internet/TV providers, too. Takes me ten whole minutes to ask for an assistant only to wait two more minutes to listen to some tune, and then I'm told they are all too busy right now. F*ck that.

2points

Tabitha 9 months ago (edited)

Government agencies. Social Security. IRS. Unemployment. Immigration. The whole bunch. They will all give you that b******t about high call volume and that their agents are all busy and wait times are long, and that you should try calling back another time, then hanging up on you—-when you called them on the dot of their OPENING time, when they should all just be sitting at their stations to take their first calls of the day. If call volumes are that high, then add extra staff or an overnight shift to accommodate the people who can’t reach you during normal office hours. Hell, I’ll stay up until the wee hours of the morning if it means I can finally get through to the IRS or Immigration (husband is from the UK and his green card expires every few years).

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Riley Quinn 9 months ago

Repeating "representative" or "human" still gets you a live person. But some companies are catching on, and they will simply disconnect your call.

1point

Sharon Gibson 9 months ago

If they are going back to humans answering the phones they need to make sure the people answering are able to speak proper English. Trying to figure out what those with heavy accents are trying to convey is impossible for me. Even my bank has English-as-a-second-language people answering the phones. It makes me turn into the hulk .

1point

Dekker451 9 months ago

I've actually had better luck with automated systems, like phone menus and chatbots. They're good for simple things that (for whatever reason) you're not able to do in their website/app, and the few times I absolutely *had* to talk to a person, they almost never ended before I became extremely frustrated.

1point

nottheactualphoto 9 months ago

More and more companies' bots want you to speak. As in, describe your medical or financial issues out loud. When I get one of those, I suddenly develop a speech impediment. A human appears directly.

1point

Papa Po 9 months ago

representative ! repeat until you get one .

1point

Bruce Horton 9 months ago

Not inefficient for the company 🤨

1point

Alley Childress 7 months ago

*Press 'One' to order a Cheese Pizza* >Me: Presses OneMe: {throwing phone across the room} ThAt WoUlD mAkE iT a ChEeSe PiZzA wOuLdN't It!!!!

0points

gilded panda 8 months ago

Hello…how…are…you…error, please wait until instructions are given…hello…how…

0points

Leanne Hailes 8 months ago

0 is the only # to press

0points

KatSaidWhat 8 months ago

When you zone out during choices menu and have to hit 0 to restart

0points

Bewarethere@gmail.com 8 months ago

Ex: walmart. It is almost impossible 2 get a human on the line. Not actual store

0points

Patricia the Grey 9 months ago

when it says, "tell me the reason for your call," talk gibberish. usually you get connected to an agent

0points

Momica98 9 months ago

I actually had a lovely chat with my auto insurance representative yesterday.😂

0points

Kittylover368 9 months ago

Start a petition

0points

Dawnieangel76 9 months ago

As someone who does her best to avoid EVER answering the phone, but can take care of ten emails in 5 minutes or less, be quiet.

0points

Gypsy Lee 9 months ago

Like the ones that don’t offer enough options so you have select the best/closest only to get stuck in a phone tree loop with no end. HATE IT.

0points

Mickie Shea 9 months ago

So true, Takes , at times, over ten minutes to even get close to an answer. However ya gotta love when theyn start you over.

0points

MAKtheknife 9 months ago

And I end up screaming at the damn Telephone Tree Bot "I NEED TO TALK TO A REAL PERSON!"

0points

Janine Hunt-Jackson 9 months ago

AMEN!

0points

MacintoshID 9 months ago

Many companies use those call trees to actually avoid talking to their customers and public. My team used to setup and troubleshot on multiple different phone brands/systems and the directions they are given takes days to setup and normally ends up with a hold are that doesn’t ring to any actual phone extension. Always try and get an actual extension number if you need to communicate with an organization or company.

0points

Grace Note 9 months ago

My GP's answering system gives around two minutes of pre-recorded "information" and "advise" before you're finally put in the queue to talk to a receptionist. It's maddening and there's no way of bypassing it.

0points

Lester the Space Duck 9 months ago

Just keep blasting the "0" key and hope to get an operator.

0points

Theresa Walker 9 months ago

In my opinion, while I don't like the automated systems, not one bit, it's also about people who talk too fast and slur their speech as if they were drunk. Having to ask them to repeat them selves, over and over again, can be just as frustrating.

0points

B. J. Moore 9 months ago

Plus they are ALL EFFING NOT HELPFUL! Just time wasters!!!!!

0points

Mónica Elisabeth Sacco 9 months ago

Let's not speak about chatbots!

0points

Janet Floyd 9 months ago

The whole time, I'm frustratedly screaming "ASSOCIATE! ASSOCIATE! ASSOCIATE!

0points

Barbara Baldwin 9 months ago

Or keep hitting 0 until you get a person

0points

Elaine Evans 9 months ago

We need to get the engaged tone back instead of a computerised menu and music that charges you for every minute you are kept on hold,

0points

Wendy McNeil 9 months ago

Next time you are on with an automaton, tell it you want to go to retention. That usually gets noticed right away lol

0points

Shedia G 9 months ago

I just start hitting the number zero until I’m told I’m being transferred to an operator.

0points

Debra Newell 9 months ago

I couldn’t agree more!

0points

Margaret Weaver 9 months ago

The problem here is that 95% of calls can be solved in one sentence if it lands in the right department, and IVRs don't have a unit cost per call. Humans very much do, and are exorbitant by comparison.

0points

Julia L Guns 9 months ago

Absolutely ! Definitely !

0points

JP Purves 9 months ago

But businesses only have to pay for the recordings once (if at all).

0points

Robert Beveridge 9 months ago

ESPECIALLY the ones that require voice use. If you're going to send me through an automated system, I'm pressing buttons 100% of the time.

0points

Xenon 9 months ago

Inefficient is putting ir nicely.

0points

Ione Decep 9 months ago

I dunno. I was able to identify a scam company specifically BECAUSE they didn't have an automated phone system.

0points

s0nicfreak 9 months ago

Honestly, I prefer not having to deal with a human. I would say go the other way; just set up a website for me to do things. So many times I talk to a human, who I just say things to and then they put it into the computer, or read an answer to my question from a computer; what is the point, when I could just use a computer myself? Even if not everyone uses it, it would reduce the wait time for those who prefer to talk to a human.

0points

Alex Kincaid 9 months ago

Don't blame the poorly implemented auto Attendant. When thought I'd put into how they work, they work well. Most are done poorly and with no thought on how the caller interacts.

0points

Jonathan Wooldridge 9 months ago

We have LLMs that can serve that role -- oh wait, didn't they just say no one's allowed to develop voice apps for AI?

0points

LGBTQpanda 9 months ago

When I answer the phone for our business, people are surprised that I am an actual human, and they say so on a regular basis. I am glad my company sees the value in an Administrative Assistant who not only handles reports and assists the sales team but answers the phone because our customers appreciate it.

0points

Muhammad Fauzi Rizal 9 months ago

up up up i really hate those ai thing in business

0points

Quentin ingulfumble 9 months ago

yeah, i just listen for the option 'speak to a representative' and then tell them i must have pressed the wrong buttton.

0points

Jahl 9 months ago

And when customers finally get to a customer service representative, they take it out on the representative for what the company board of directors decided.. not the customer service rep

0points

A. Starhawk Hunt 9 months ago

As a call center worker for 9 years, and, at 60, they are infuriating. I’m good at calming people down, mostly confused elders but plenty younger too. My favorite was the quiet inquiry, when the call came to me, and they said “Are you a robot?”

0points

DarkViolet 9 months ago (edited)

Medicaid is notorious for this. I haven't spoken to a live case worker in a year. You'll be lucky if you get through to a customer service representative, who will then proceed to put your call in a queue, only for you to be told by the Automated System that "due to the number of callers, your call cannot be completed at this time. Please try again later." Every. Damned. Time. No matter how many times you call back.

0points

censorshipsucks 9 months ago (edited)

we've replaced most call centres with apps in south africa. Good riddance. Talking to an imbecile who has memorised a flowchart script is frustrating.

0points

Happy Homemaker 9 months ago

For a while there, you used to be able to find out how to get a human on the phone by looking on Google. I don’t know if this will work, but you can try this. https://gethuman.com/

0points

jasper 9 months ago

YES!!!

0points

Mikey Kliss 9 months ago

Try calling the post office lol

0points

James016 9 months ago

Sales always answer so go there and complain. Get put through to the dept you need. Doesn't always work but it has worked. Though a lot of companies are hiding their phone numbers and wanting you to use their live chat. With people who are worse than useless

0points

Breadcrumb. 9 months ago

Sorry but that's here to stay. The younger generations don't answer phones, and have no phone etiquette..called a restaurant last week to ask a question and the young person on the other line hung up with out a bye. Calls over just hang up. Lol.

0points

Silre 9 months ago

Then you'll be complaining about how long you had to wait on hold to talk to a person. IVRs exist for a reason, to sort out the problems that don't require a person.

0points

PattyK 9 months ago

What are IVRs?

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iseefractals 9 months ago

eh....i'm on the fence on this one. Yes, sometimes the automated systems are absolutely maddening and useless...buuuut it's also completely true that 95% of calls can be handled perfectly well by those automated systems. Look at the alternatives...at best this is a bottom of the barrel type of job that at best deserves slightly more than minimum wage....but as we all know, no one in the western world is willing to accept what the job is actually worth which is what gave way to "call centers" on the other side of the world helmed by someone with an unintelligibly thick accent whose name is "Bob" or "Becky" and that doesn't make the process any better.

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#3

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved When a food package says "peel here" or "tear here" and it never f-cking works and you need to get scissors or a knife to open the package.

Linux4ever_Leo , nickgiarraputo Report

Final score:

316points

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So, let's delve into some of these problems, shall we? First, the issue of background music being louder than the voices on TV. According to PBS, it's not your TV's fault. Usually, there is a problem with the production of the television show or movie.

They do have some tips on how you can try to solve the problem and lessen the irritation. "Try switching from stereo to mono whenever there is such a problem, or switch off the 'surround sound' or 'enhanced' feature on your television."

Other people in the thread expressed similar exasperation with their TVs when certain scenes seemed too dark. Remember people's reactions to that GoT The Long Night episode? Well, the cinematographer of the show cleared himself of all guilt when he told Wired UK that it's not the show, it's your TV settings.

#4

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved It's a newer thing, but I wish they'd do something about LED headlights. They're just too bright. MY incandescent ones light up the road for me perfectly, and they don't blind everyone who drives past me as well.

williamblair , Eyosias G Report

Final score:

313points

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#5

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved Insurance that doesn’t stop at the neck. My eyes, ears, and teeth are all part of my body, vital to health, and shouldn’t require separate policies. Jeeze.

rockstoneshellbone , Miguel Ausejo Report

Final score:

303points

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#6

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved Those stickers on products that leave sticker residue when pulling them off. So now you have sticky goo with paper bits on your cup.

othybear:

I hate it when they do this with book covers: 'Now a major motion picture!'

AFRN , theinkyquills Report

Final score:

295points

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"A lot of the problem is that a lot of people don't know how to tune their TVs properly," cinematographer Fabian Wagner explained. "A lot of people also unfortunately watch it on small iPads, which in no way can do justice to a show like that anyway."

The Verge's TV expert Chris Welch said there are several more factors why a show might be too dark on your TV. Specifically for GoT, it might have been HBO's compression of the episode. The network may have chosen a lower bitrate "to help smooth over the streaming process for millions of viewers with varying connection speeds."

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Then there are the more simple reasons like the brightness and picture mode settings on your TV. The way your room is lit up can influence the viewing experience, too. If there are nearby lighting sources on the screen, they might reflect on the screen and make it harder to focus.

#7

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved Uploading your resume then having to enter everything on the resume on the next screen.

lazarus870:

I hope the person who invented that has a life full of inconveniences.

anon , anon Report

Final score:

287points

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#8

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved Those huge plastic packages, that are basically impossible to open, yet hold only one small item. C'mon team, think!

relevant__comment:

The inventors of blister packaging should go straight to the seventh circle. They brought pure evil on this earth.

CotonDog , dekkers21 Report

Final score:

285points

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#9

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved Not sure if it has been mentioned but the size of pockets on women's jeans. They are significantly smaller than men's requiring women to carry a purse.

twiggie40 , Suspicious_Salad_864 Report

Final score:

278points

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Another minor problem that people seemed to agree with was how almost every website nowadays annoys us with their "Accept Cookies'' pop-ups. What's even more infuriating is that experts say these pop-ups, meant to simplify data protection, actually just make people's lives harder.

"Cookie consent banners are a joke," co-founder and CEO at software development firm PrivacyCloud Sergio Maldonado told Wired UK. "Rather than helping people protect their future choices, cookie consent requirements are extremely annoying and often run counter to accessibility guidelines on mobile devices, making life harder for people with all sorts of disabilities."

#10

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved Daylight saving time.

dcunning , Shawn Stutzman Report

Final score:

265points

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#11

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved Having to click on the Accept Cookies option for every single bloody website 🤬

fcalda , HelinoFriskino Report

Final score:

253points

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#12

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved 1. Tags (especially the more plasticy ones) on the side seam of a shirt. If you try to pull the tag out completely, the seam rips. If you try to cut the tag off, you're still left with the pokey ends. Let's go completely tagless. The technology exists.
2. Foil yogurt lids that spray yogurt all over you when you open them.

BrandNewMeow , Gingy-Breadman Report

Final score:

233points

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So, what can you do to make your life a little bit easier? There are browser extensions that automatically fill in your preferences when a popup appears. Some of the more well-known include Consent-O-Matic, Consent Manager, and NinjaCookie. The latter two automatically decline all cookies by default.

The most popular extension is ‘I don't care about cookies,’ and it differs from the others in that it only gets rid of the cookies. The other three extensions mentioned take extra measures to ensure privacy by not collecting user data. The "I don't care about cookies" creators presume that "users protect themselves by using other tools, extensions, and browser settings."

#13

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved Spam and scam calls and emails.

GruntUltra , Tima Miroshnichenko Report

Final score:

226points

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#14

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved Wet wipes. Not being able to pull one out and when you finally get hold of one, four come out.

CriticalElk6102 , Christine Sandu Report

Final score:

226points

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#15

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved American here - every year I get so mad about taxes. Not the fact that I have to pay them (though I do wish our government had different priorities, but I digress), but the whole process of it is f$&@ing imbecilic. The government knows how much I owe, why don’t they just take out the correct amount automatically. Noooo instead it’s either I give the government an interest free loan, owe more money (which always feels bad), pay an agency to file my own taxes, and then if I get it wrong they tell me SO THEY KNEW THE AMOUNT THE WHOLE TIME.
I feel a tirade coming on, I need to walk away.

shortysasquatch , Nataliya Vaitkevich Report

Final score:

215points

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#16

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved Invisible lane markings when roads are wet.

Aczidraindrop:

Here in PA we have no street lights and the lines become invisible when it rains. It can be legitimately terrifying to drive it when it's like that. It makes absolutely no sense. It's so insanely dangerous.

truthcopy , Matt Hoffman Report

Final score:

187points

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#17

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved Cereal bags not having a zipper closure.

FlatBot:

My wife and I rant about this regularly. Not just cereal bags, but basically any non-single-use food product. Why don't any food packages reseal effectively? Ziplock technology exists!

Chancetobelieve , elindseyfan Report

Final score:

181points

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#18

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved Hot dog buns not being sold in same number as hot dogs.

ImCaffeinated_Chris , Kelsey Todd Report

Final score:

174points

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#19

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved All wireless controller devices should have an easy way to locate them. If I can't find my TV remote, video game controller, etc, I should be able to go over to the device, hit a button, and the device starts beeping.

neogreenlantern , Matilda Wormwood Report

Final score:

173points

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#20

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved Junk mail, and the idea of unaddressed mail in general. Seriously, it's a huge waste of time and resources, nobody likes it. If people want the coupons or info or whatever, it should be opt-in at whatever store.

K_Ver , Torsten Dettlaff Report

Final score:

169points

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#21

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved My “smart TV” has no f*****g buttons on the actual TV.

Logical_Area_5552 , Erik Mclean Report

Final score:

158points

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#22

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved Having hundreds of passwords, you have to change every 90 days, across different devices...

Nicolangela , Mourizal Zativa Report

Final score:

153points

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#23

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved The extremely poor audio quality of fast food drive-thru speakers. How in 2024 can it even sound that bad? HOW?

Granuaile , Visual Karsa Report

Final score:

150points

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#24

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved USA specific - adding sales tax to the label/listed price.

alexburnshred , Michael Burrows Report

Final score:

146points

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#25

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved Wireless bra pads staying in place. Why, oh why, are they not just sewn in place??

LeaveHefty8399 , anon Report

Final score:

144points

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#26

Pot holes. F*****g POT HOLES!! When a head of the department of transportation for *any city* says they don't have enough money to fix pot holes, they should immediately be fired. It's literally the *main reason* for their existence, to maintain roads. If they can't budget effectively enough to ensure their primary responsibility is taken care of, they sure has hell can't be trusted to do anything else.

Final score:

144points

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#27

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved Universal medical records. It is insane that you have to fill out a medical history at every doctors office you go to and rely on your own memory or worse, a family member's memory of all of your medications and diagnoses for your entire life.

Final score:

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#28

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved “Your computer needs to restart right this second to install critical updates f**k what you’re in the middle of.”

LOERMaster , Andrew Neel Report

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130points

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#29

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved Nail clippers that catch the clippings instead of the clippings launching across the room.

Honest_Report_8515 , soundbyte_mantra Report

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#30

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved Period products, man! And possibly even healthy period-elimination products!

Like, stop the period cramps and discharge until you're ready to have a baby. Isolate the egg, let that pass through if need be. Or allow all the uterine lining to come out in one swift motion. There has to be *something* that doesn't completely screw up your psyche, and helps with PMS.

Or something better than tampons, which can give you TSS within at least 8 hours. Pads rub against your thighs all day (I've used cloth & disposable), diva cups are difficult and messy for me to put in/take out. Seriously this is 1/4 of our lives people. It should be a better experience by now!!

X-Aceris-X , Natracare Report

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#31

Back up cameras are pretty standard now. Why aren’t dash cams? (I know, Tesla has them; asking why they aren’t standard in all makes and models)

Ruffffian Report

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#32

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved Plastic wrap that sticks to everything except what you want it to.

Party_Butterfly_6110 , Graphic Wanderings Report

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#33

Driving when the sun is at that one terrible spot where it hits your windshield just right and you cannot see a f-cking thing and you are just driving blindly praying to God almighty you don’t crash before you turn or the sun moves and you can see again. Literally almost have a heart attack every time.

8agel8ite Report

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#34

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved Bacon packaging.

MisterBarten:

Not everyone eats a whole package of bacon every time, so closing it requires another bag/container.

mermaidsteve8 , Speedy7755 Report

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#35

The thin metal handles on cans of paint. Is there no better way to carry paint than by a garrote?

Janicegirlbomb2 Report

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#36

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved The fact that even when you shake the bottle of mustard, once the spout is open, clear liquid still comes out first.

Ddude147 Report

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#37

A better way to type on TV remotes.

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100points

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#38

The windows start menu search. I used to work well, now we have gone backwards. Why can't I type VNC and it open the VNC application instead of searching for realvnc on Bing. Come on Microsoft, just let Bing die and move on, stop trying to make it a thing.

darkspark_pcn Report

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99points

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#39

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved Being able to unselect elevator buttons for a floor that somebody pressed by accident.

You can do that somewhere in the world but just not the United States.

Frankjc3rd , Gaurav Baya Report

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#40

That crack between the driver seat and the center console….

thugasaurusrex0 Report

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92points

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#41

Hard taco shell packaging. It should read “12 shells, 9 after you open them.”

JT3468:

It’s messed up, but I got in the habit a few years back of just buying two things of taco shells even though one should be enough because I never know until I get home whether most of them in one box will be smashed. I also open the plastic like I’m defusing a bomb.

Cosmicginger Report

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#42

Why can't they design a pasta bag that doesnt rip all the way down spraying dried pasta all over the counter-top?

teacher1000 Report

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#43

Some kind of pill that fills you up and gives you all your nutrients. Or sell us the stuff astronauts eat. I don’t want to always make dinner!

Ceecee_0416 Report

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#44

Ads on internet.

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81points

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#45

Why the hell do I have to wait until Monday for a check to deposit in 2024?

Ill_Employer_1665 Report

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73points

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#46

WiFi printing that works more than 50% of the time.

El_Peregrine Report

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72points

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#47

Pet allergies. My wife is allergic to everything and I just want a damn cat.

icrackracquets Report

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68points

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#48

Government office hours are 9-5 every day. DMV should be 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at this point.

RogerIsRighteous Report

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65points

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#49

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved Poor sound quality of voice calls.

Ok-Medicine4684 , Hassan OUAJBIR Report

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63points

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#50

Why in 2024 am I still suffering from PMS? I’ve heard of some female gynecologists who continuously take the pill, skipping the week of placebos in order to stop their periods entirely but most doctors won’t allow their patients to do the same because it “isn’t natural.” Eff that!

BeachBound1 Report

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62points

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#51

Speaking as a vertically defeated adult … why do we have every option imaginable on cars but they can’t design it to be driven safely and comfortably by short people?

treecatks Report

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34points

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#52

Bills that can't be paid online despite having a website. I get that the processor costs money but instead you're paying someone to sit and open 200 checks a month, write them all down, drive to a bank and physically deposit them. Maybe even bank fees for handling. Its just stubborn at this point.

ChristianUniMom Report

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32points

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Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

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#53

If you hike several times a week-like me. A vaccine and cure for Lyme Disease.

Noninvasive_ Report

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31points

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#54

When my socks fall down in my boots and get all floppy around my toes.

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#55

Why do we keep getting logged of apps and sites and need to enter our password again?

MellowMover Report

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#56

Headlights not automatically coming on, or being on all the time. Why is it so hard for people to remember to turn their headlights on when it is dark. Why don't people turn their lights on when it is raining.

I would love to see car manufacturers set headlight to turn on whenever windshield wipers turn on.

rtgurley Report

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29points

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“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

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#57

Waiting at a red light for absolutely no cars coming from any direction.

iamjester Report

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#58

Valet parking for an emergency room.

"Talk about the most overlooked thing in our universe." -Brian Regan

_space_pumpkin_ Report

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#59

I hate the plastic tabs they put on loaves of bread now. Bring back the paper-coated twisties. The paper would disintegrate, and the metal would rust away, or could be recycled, not leaving a piece of plastic to pollute the earth for the next thousand years.

kimwim43 Report

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#60

If you take something out of its original box, decide you don't want it after all then can't get it back into the box the same way. Such BS.

loveydove05 Report

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28points

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French Diver’s “Jewels” In Tight Swimming Trunks Become Talk Of The Town At Olympics

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#61

You know when you pull on your seatbelt so you can put it on but you tug slightly too hard so it locks up and then you have to feed it back slowly and gently retry and do that 3-5 times just to get your seatbelt on?

F*****G THAT.

Smeghead333 Report

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#62

Cars that have nowhere for a woman to put her purse. I once had a Lexus, and my favorite thing about it was that there was a space in between the front seats where you could put your purse. I haven’t seen it on any other car. You can your purse in the passenger seat if it’s empty, but if you have a passenger you either have to put it in the back seat, balance it on the gearshift in the center, or put it at your passenger’s feet. None of those options are that great.

RunnyBabbit22 Report

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#63

Cars still self locking themselves with the keys inside it but not the driver. I make SO much money off this, it baffles me. Cars are getting smarter every day, but still dumb about this.

Greedy_Swordfish_619 Report

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26points

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Mom Leaves $250k Inheritance To Son, Throws A Fit When Daughter Stops Looking After Her

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#64

Tap. PICK A SPOT AND LEAVE IT THERE.
I didn't go shopping to play whack a mole with my card. I'm already fighting self checkout. which is effectively a bathroom scale with delusions of grandeur

Alwayswithyoumypet Report

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#65

Being told by an auto attendant to “listen carefully the menu may have changed” and to being told my “call may be recorded for training purposes.” 😱

walshc001 Report

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#66

Why do my pockets always catch the door knob?

EstroJen Report

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#67

I should be able to put a dollar bill in a vending machine in any orientation, dammit.

fridayj1 Report

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24points

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#68

The remaining lotion that sits at the bottom. There should be a flappable tab so that I don’t have to work so hard banging it to get the lotion out. It’s usually that or buy a new bottle of lotion.

Wookie-fish806 Report

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23points

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Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

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“This Breaks My Heart”: People Stunned—And Angry—After Woman Buys Lost Luggage From Airport

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#69

Car windscreens that fog up inside when it's raining. There has to be a way to stop this instead of turning the fans on full and everyone baking or opening a window and getting wet.

West_Guarantee284 Report

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#70

Storm drains that get clogged up by leaves.

douggold11 Report

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#71

The struggle of putting a fitted sheet on a mattress. There should be a tool.

circe5823 Report

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#72

The terrible whooping noise your car makes when you open only one rear window.

auroraborealismn Report

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20points

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#73

Logging in to websites. Streaming sites in particular. It’s like I login, watch something for ten minutes, log in to something else, switch back, have to log in again, etc. It’s just a nightmare I don’t understand why it can’t just remember my login.

Traditional_Pair3292 Report

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20points

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"I Didn't Start The Dryer": Karen Gets Taught A Lesson After Throwing Out Neighbor's Wet Clothes

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Guy Divorced 3 Years Ago Drops Off 3 Y.O. With His Ex-Wife Completely Out Of The Blue

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#74

Shaving cream that keeps coming out after you stop pushing the button.

Bigstar976 Report

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#75

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved Hairs getting stuck in vacuum and needing to be cleaned often.

Mel_zel , cottonbro studio Report

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#76

Maybe not daily, but why the heck do I, as a short person, have to stuff my duvet into a cotton bag and struggle my a*s off to straighten it when zippers excist and they could just make a three sided duvet cover? Like a suitcase, but for duvets.

DarthEcho Report

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#77

“They Brought Pure Evil On This Earth”: 50 Everyday Inconveniences That Still Haven’t Been Solved Brushing my teeth. I mean I don’t mind doing it, but I just feel as though there should be some pill or something we can chew for perfect dental hygiene.

faith6274 , Diana Polekhina Report

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17points

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College Student Does Exactly As Told After Roommates Demand They Keep Their Stuff In Their Room

College Student Does Exactly As Told After Roommates Demand They Keep Their Stuff In Their Room

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#78

We can see billions of light years away, we put these satellites into orbit. Let’s make this clear: We sent out a rocket that had to just pass by a meteor and scrape by, and then come back to earth. Thousands of man hours went into the calculations and planning for that.

But the best way to check a prostate is still by sticking a finger up there?

FormalChicken Report

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#79

Former bartender... the fact that every liquor bottle does not have a standard size opening yet pour spouts are all the same size.

Ambitious-Permit-643 Report

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17points

#80

Traffic congestion. On the whole, we are all driving the same routes every day. Like, it’s not a whole bunch of first-time drivers out there every day. We know where we need to stop, when we need to merge, where the blind curve is, where the school zone is, you name it. And yet, somehow, we end up waiting at the red light for three cycles before we can clear the intersection.

stonythefish42069 Report

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#81

SO glad you asked.

That nobody's computer talks to anybody else's computer, or for that matter, that their own computers don't talk to each other.

When I go to my dentist, their computer automatically connects to the insurance computer and submits the claim and tells me how much I will be refunded, and it is the *only* place where that gets done.

This is only 20 years late at this point.

When I get pulled over and given a ticket, I cannot pay it for 2 days or more.

It's ridiculous that all this ancient legacy systems are still rattling along and no common means of communication has been enforced yet. One bank site I went to is still using cgi-bin for @#!#! sake.

loopywolf Report

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#82

I have a list of “I can’t believe we live in 202X and we still haven’t solved:” - Mosquito bites - parking machines reading bills / not taking any other payment - personal ID that’s global rather than local and expiring - medicine for hung over-ness.

Arcite9940 Report

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#83

Why haven’t we figured out how to kill cold viruses. I get that they mutate and change but at their core they are all a virus so find the element or whatever that they all have in common and destroy it!

BeachBound1 Report

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15points

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#84

Laundry, folding, drying, the whole deal needs far too much manual intervention.

Nuggetsmuggler9 Report

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#85

The sticker labels on deli meat bags that rip the bag open when you try to open it for the first time.

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14points

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#86

Graying hair, balding, getting wrinkles, tooth decay.

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14points

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#87

A device that automatically finds matching socks.

tir67dtfu Report

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13points

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#88

That little bit of chocolate and peanut butter that gets stuck to the center of most Reese’s peanut butter cup wrappers.

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#89

Deli meat being folded together so you have to rip it apart to get a slice.

I know you can spend more to get easier slices from those yellow Oscar Meyer containers but I still get annoyed.

JeanRalfio Report

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12points

#90

If my phone is connected to my car stereo using Bluetooth, I cannot dictate anything coherant to my phone. Why can't I talk to my phone if I'm listening to music through a Bluetooth connection????

Permtacular Report

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11points

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#91

Gluten free food is smaller than regular food and super crumbly. I’m convinced there’s a better way to make it but companies just don’t care because I have to keep buying the tiny, holey, crumbly bread.

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10points

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#92

Inkjet printers.

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi-12:

They are solved. The solution is called laserjet.

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9points

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#93

Microwaves should time rotation to return the cup handle to where it started every 30 seconds.

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#94

Washing machines that automatically move your clothes from the washer to dryer and dry them.

I know they’re are combo machines out there, but they’re still not dependable. Just wish there was a functionality for my wet clothes to move to the dryer and dry automatically, while still remaining separate machines!

-avjemini- Report

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8points

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#95

Finish Jet Dry bottles need a more controlled nozzle to squirt into the dispenser. I end up squirting more all over the door than the dispenser. I haven gone so far as to squeeze the bottle while upright and then tilt into the dispenser but the damn thing still burps and spits jet dry everywhere.

Subpar_Fleshbag Report

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6points

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#96

Jury Duty. We don't all need to gather in a big room. The court can record the trial. It can add and strike things from the record before I ever see it. It can edit out mistakes to avoid mistrials. Attorneys can produce defenses and prosecutions at any time and submit them for inclusion. I can watch the trial at a time that doesn't conflict with the rest of my life. I can send the court back my verdict in a reasonable time frame.

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Kornelija Viečaitė

Hi there, fellow pandas! As a person (over)educated both in social sciences and literature, I'm most interested in how we connect and behave online (and sometimes in real life too.) The human experience is weird, so I try my best to put its peculiarities in writing. As a person who grew up chronically online, I now try to marry two sides of myself: the one who knows too much about MySpace, and the one who can't settle and needs to see every corner of the world.

Hi there, fellow pandas! As a person (over)educated both in social sciences and literature, I'm most interested in how we connect and behave online (and sometimes in real life too.) The human experience is weird, so I try my best to put its peculiarities in writing. As a person who grew up chronically online, I now try to marry two sides of myself: the one who knows too much about MySpace, and the one who can't settle and needs to see every corner of the world.

Justinas Keturka

I'm the Visual Editor at Bored Panda, responsible for ensuring that everything our audience sees is top-notch and well-researched. What I love most about my job? Discovering new things about the world and immersing myself in exceptional photography and art.

I'm the Visual Editor at Bored Panda, responsible for ensuring that everything our audience sees is top-notch and well-researched. What I love most about my job? Discovering new things about the world and immersing myself in exceptional photography and art.

What do you think ?

Sarah Kathrin Matsoukis 9 months ago

Websites that don't work unless you disable your AdBlock

20points

moggie63 9 months ago

Hello, YouTube, you spamming bastards.

6points

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Another Panda 9 months ago

Having to subscribe to everything computer-related, from games, to apps, to software. NO! I just want to buy it.

17points

Stan Chung 9 months ago (edited)

Ooh, this. Not interested. I don't mind subbing Applemusic, the cost of buying music is more and there's loads of new content.

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Guess Undheit 9 months ago

"Help" systems that don't help. NO, your "help file" and automated system did NOT answer my question, nor does it address it. Take responsibility and make someone accessible when you fluck up and your product or website failed.

13points

Stan Chung 9 months ago

Ooh this is my pet peeve, had to go roundabout and without service for a month and days after realizing I haven't activated my esim card. Had to repay the cost because it has expired and pay another month with the old provider then had to navigate the passive responses via email or imessaging on their FB. Finally guessing my password for the app and wait another two day to wonder why my phone line was still not active even though the esim was supposedly active. Finally figured I had to choose the esim in preferences. %#$%$!

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Jahl 9 months ago

Only two candidates to vote for in the presidential elections. Both candidates suck. I'm sick of voting for the lesser evil

7points

Magnifico Giganticus (it) 9 months ago

The S**t Sandwich vs Giant Douche conundrum. I quit voting. If I can't vote for somebody I WANT then screw it. The pendulum will swing without my push.

2points

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Melissa Benskin 9 months ago

Having to have apps for everything. Why can't I just go to the website and get what I want instead of having to install an app on my already full phone that came preloaded with over 60% storage already taken from apps I don't ever use and can't delete.

6points

Chris Ulm 9 months ago

Why doesn’t ADHD medicine come in a shot or a patch like birth control that you only need to take/change once a month at the most? You really expect people with ADHD to remember to take a pill once or twice a day?

6points

Magnifico Giganticus (it) 9 months ago

Microwave doors that are quiet! You can't close one without it registering on the Richter scale!

3points

Darth Continent 9 months ago

Popups after a site loads inviting you to sign up to be spammed by their newsletter. No thanks, if I want to waste time signing up like you wasted time I'll never get back, don't call me, I'll call you. 🙄

2points

NoNicknamePanda 9 months ago (edited)

Additives in food, especially in the US. Can't we just have food the way it's meant to be? Does it have to contain things we wouldn't dare eat on their own, like all those un-pronouncable chemicals, fake flavorings, dyes, and pesticides?? Organic, non-GMO is always best, but it's twice the price and half as fresh.

1point

Steven Van Valkenburg 9 months ago (edited)

I agree with most of these, except that the women showing hostility toward men because men don't have periods is unnecessary. Granted, it is inconvenient for women, but it's out of men's control that women experience period discomfort. And it's doubtful that if men had periods, the issue would be solved by now. Men's issues are typically overlooked in the media.

1point

NoNicknamePanda 9 months ago

The problem is that the men at whom the hostility is aimed are notorious for demeaning, belittling comments about it. It's maddening to hear "It's not that bad" from someone who has no idea.

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Clover 9 months ago

I've got one. The music that you get on hold, when you call a business. It's ok if I don't like the genre of music that they play. I just want the tone to sound so much better than it does.

0points

Crycket 9 months ago

Microtransactions! And the need to basically subscribe to everything.

0points

Angela Jester 9 months ago

No more headphone jacks. It's aggravating AF when you listen to a lot of audio books and you have to stop because your headsets are dead.

0points

Steven Van Valkenburg 9 months ago

I agree

0points

Kevin J. Henning 9 months ago

Lot of first world problems here.

0points

MushroomHead22 9 months ago

Having posts on this website that don't make sense, pictures that don't match. I mean is anyone trying?

-2points

Sarah Kathrin Matsoukis 9 months ago

Websites that don't work unless you disable your AdBlock

20points

moggie63 9 months ago

Hello, YouTube, you spamming bastards.

6points

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Another Panda 9 months ago

Having to subscribe to everything computer-related, from games, to apps, to software. NO! I just want to buy it.

17points

Stan Chung 9 months ago (edited)

Ooh, this. Not interested. I don't mind subbing Applemusic, the cost of buying music is more and there's loads of new content.

0points

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Guess Undheit 9 months ago

"Help" systems that don't help. NO, your "help file" and automated system did NOT answer my question, nor does it address it. Take responsibility and make someone accessible when you fluck up and your product or website failed.

13points

Stan Chung 9 months ago

Ooh this is my pet peeve, had to go roundabout and without service for a month and days after realizing I haven't activated my esim card. Had to repay the cost because it has expired and pay another month with the old provider then had to navigate the passive responses via email or imessaging on their FB. Finally guessing my password for the app and wait another two day to wonder why my phone line was still not active even though the esim was supposedly active. Finally figured I had to choose the esim in preferences. %#$%$!

0points

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Jahl 9 months ago

Only two candidates to vote for in the presidential elections. Both candidates suck. I'm sick of voting for the lesser evil

7points

Magnifico Giganticus (it) 9 months ago

The S**t Sandwich vs Giant Douche conundrum. I quit voting. If I can't vote for somebody I WANT then screw it. The pendulum will swing without my push.

2points

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Melissa Benskin 9 months ago

Having to have apps for everything. Why can't I just go to the website and get what I want instead of having to install an app on my already full phone that came preloaded with over 60% storage already taken from apps I don't ever use and can't delete.

6points

Chris Ulm 9 months ago

Why doesn’t ADHD medicine come in a shot or a patch like birth control that you only need to take/change once a month at the most? You really expect people with ADHD to remember to take a pill once or twice a day?

6points

Magnifico Giganticus (it) 9 months ago

Microwave doors that are quiet! You can't close one without it registering on the Richter scale!

3points

Darth Continent 9 months ago

Popups after a site loads inviting you to sign up to be spammed by their newsletter. No thanks, if I want to waste time signing up like you wasted time I'll never get back, don't call me, I'll call you. 🙄

2points

NoNicknamePanda 9 months ago (edited)

Additives in food, especially in the US. Can't we just have food the way it's meant to be? Does it have to contain things we wouldn't dare eat on their own, like all those un-pronouncable chemicals, fake flavorings, dyes, and pesticides?? Organic, non-GMO is always best, but it's twice the price and half as fresh.

1point

Steven Van Valkenburg 9 months ago (edited)

I agree with most of these, except that the women showing hostility toward men because men don't have periods is unnecessary. Granted, it is inconvenient for women, but it's out of men's control that women experience period discomfort. And it's doubtful that if men had periods, the issue would be solved by now. Men's issues are typically overlooked in the media.

1point

NoNicknamePanda 9 months ago

The problem is that the men at whom the hostility is aimed are notorious for demeaning, belittling comments about it. It's maddening to hear "It's not that bad" from someone who has no idea.

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Clover 9 months ago

I've got one. The music that you get on hold, when you call a business. It's ok if I don't like the genre of music that they play. I just want the tone to sound so much better than it does.

0points

Crycket 9 months ago

Microtransactions! And the need to basically subscribe to everything.

0points

Angela Jester 9 months ago

No more headphone jacks. It's aggravating AF when you listen to a lot of audio books and you have to stop because your headsets are dead.

0points

Steven Van Valkenburg 9 months ago

I agree

0points

Kevin J. Henning 9 months ago

Lot of first world problems here.

0points

MushroomHead22 9 months ago

Having posts on this website that don't make sense, pictures that don't match. I mean is anyone trying?

-2points

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