we’re reaching a tipping point of being annoyed by tech that asks too much and does too little

I don’t want to connect my coffee machine to the wifi network. I don’t want to share the file with OneDrive. I don’t want to download an app to check my car’s fluid levels. I don’t want to scan a QR code to view the restaurant menu. I don’t want to let Google know my location…

Robert Sterling

we’re reaching a tipping point of being annoyed by tech that asks too much and does too little https://x.com/robertmsterling/status/1889097312103747776?s=46

Maybe the best tweet of all time lol. Reminds me of OG twitter energy, back when Twitter was a giant wit distiller.

I just downloaded an app for measuring db sound levels, asked me for trial to a subscription. Peak example.

definitely, i don’t wanna think deeply about “how” or “why” when using tech

what if 🤔 we made a thermometer 🤒 that showed you the temperature 🥵 through a subscription app model 🤑

lol i remember being so viscerally repulsed when i ordered a thermometer during covid and it forced me to download an app

there is a screen on the product i did not need an app to tell me i had a fever as a child motherfucker