Planned obsolescence is just pure corporate greed.

For disabled people like me- being able to control some appliances from my phone allows me to be more independent and do things on my own. So they do have some uses!

I wish this was the case today!!!

Literally walked out of a restaurant last week when we were informed we had to scan the menu, which required providing personal information, and then, in addition, you had to place your order from their app. Bye.

I just don't use Apps. My explanation is: I don't use Apps. And thus I apparently have three heads with the looks I get.

Wired earbuds also act as an antenna for phones that have built in FM radio. We don't need to stream everything.

If anything, I'm judging modern people who doesn't learn from history. I mean, there are still people who parade the nazi symbol around or say that black people benefited from slavery.

I can't stress enough how sad it is to have grown up in the usa, to have been spoon fed "the american dream" my entire childhood completely believing it was going to be a reality one day...just to have it crumble and disappear the older i got. One full time job is just not enough anymore....i know far too well from experience.

And can we please get rid of all the silent TV’s playing c**p that no one actually wants to watch yet our stupid brains keep being drawn to and hypnotise by. I’m here to socialise and eat - stop flooding my senses with c**p!

let me correct that, kids today should be able to play outside more, safely

I always make sure to not be on my phone if I’m outside with friends or family. I only wish some of my friends would do the same instead of scrolling through their phone and not paying attention to what I’m saying

I hated that all the way back to the 80s and haven't changed my mind yet. Paying huge amounts for torn clothing is insane.

Yes, but it is a tree instead of a porch

I have to disagree with this one. As much as I love physical books, Ebooks are better. I have 5000 books on my kindle. I have a tiny, 1 bedroom flat, if my 5000 ebooks were in physical form they’d overflow my flat

I'm sure this is part of the reason I still have a close relationship with my adult children.

Why is it?

There is plenty of great music being made, you just have to listen. Plenty of older music sucked too.

Lots of popular artists today still have a passion for making music though

This is total nonsense. Lots of awesome music out there, you just need to make a bit more of an effort to find it. The hitparade/pop music of all previous decades was vapid c**p, nothing has changed there. For every Led Zepplin people forget there also was a Bay City Rollers...

And that's different how? You've never heard of Tin Pan Alley?

Very few great songs have come out since about 2000-2005. There have been a few, but very few. Professor of Rock on YT agrees with me, too.

The Spotify CEO said that artists should release music weekly or words to that effect. That makes music a commodity rather than an art. You won’t get quality music if no time is spent on it.

Autotune is not talent.

I don't agree one bit! Ghost writers are not exclusive to the last 4 decades. Ghost writers have existed since the gramophones. Also, I AM a ghost writer. So, I do take offense to this.

Catchy and made without passion are not exclusive. There are plenty of songs, new and old with fun, catchy, instrumentals, and deep lyrics. Also, being on the radio does not prevent a song from being good, people like things for a reason.

I search around for different types of music from around the world. Some great music out there that you'll never hear on the radio.

As someone who is officially old I’m pleasantly surprised to find there actually is some of today’s music (or at least in the last decade or so) I like. I’ve always preferred alternative music (rock, folk, techno all have their alternative offerings. I can listen to just about anything except 50’s rock and roll and jazz) so some of the indie stuff is really good.

You do realise that a huge number of hit songs have been written by non-performing songwriters since the year dot. Some have even been hits for more than one artist. This is really not something new.

Dewolf, the grand east, the allergies, Madeleine Peyroux there are 100 of great band they just don't get airtime.

These types of broad generalizations that are clearly untrue annoy me to no end. Someone in another article claimed that all cartoons suck today and that the old ones were so much better. Like, come on.

Agreed. Too much "talent" is made for profits and lost creativity.

F**king autotune...

You want proof that today's music sucks? Look at all the young people listening to the classics instead of the modern c**p!

That's ok, AI will be doing it all soon, but as long as the older music is still available, screw 'em

I wouldn't complain too much about today's music....the 70s had a hit song about a guy drinking wine with a frog!

This isn’t something new, lol

I raised my kids on a wide variety of music from many genres and years. I'd say our family taste in music is pretty diverse. When I was growing up, my parents would play country and "oldies" ONLY. Apparently every other genre was terrible. Randy Travis and The Four Seasons got old REAL quick after many car rides for many years.

The folks who are saying "You have to look for it!" are being disingenous. I don't think anyone would claim that there is ZERO good music being made. It's understood that when we say "Today's music", we're referring to the music that has risen in popularity, and the artists that are known quantities among the youth. We're comparing THAT to the music that was popular, and the artists that rose to fame, from the 60s to the 90s. We're saying that young people who DON'T go looking for good music are missing out, and even if they DO go looking for good music, they don't get the joy of sharing that music with their generation.

I think the problem now is oversaturation. It's easier to find bad music because there's so much music out there now. Anyone can release music from anywhere

It is notable that so much old music is still played and even the young people listed to it.