When you connect a new device to a ‘smart’ tv, you must pay homage to the manufacturer with a ritualistic dance. Plugging and unplugging the device. Turning them on and off in the correct sequence like entering a konami code.

Every time you want to switch devices, the tv must scan for them. And god forbid you lose power, or unplug something. You are granted the delight experience of doing it all over again.

I have fond memories of the days of just plugging something in, and pressing the input button. Instant gratification. It was a simpler time.

What is some other tech that used to be better?

  • @[email protected]
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    -95 months ago

    I have a car with a touch screen and some few physical buttons and it just works. Here, I proved you wrong.

    • @[email protected]
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      115 months ago

      Meanwhile, I have a car with a big touchscreen, and few physical buttons and it clearly doesn’t work.

      Here, with the exact same ammount of evidence you presented I proved you wrong!


      Back in Not-idiot land however, we know that neither one of us have proved anything, we are both presenting claims, with zero verifiable facts, which at best should be treated as unverified antecdotes.

      • wuphysics87OP
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        15 months ago

        There was a post asking how you can tell if someone was from gen z a while ago. Nailed it

      • @[email protected]
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        15 months ago

        that’s the point I was making: anectdotal evidence is not evidence, it’s opinion. have a nice day.

    • @brlemworld
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      04 months ago

      Not sure why you are getting down voted. I have a Tesla and agree. Now if you had that piece of shit Toyota EV (bzssrt?) then maybe I would agree with OP.

      • @[email protected]
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        14 months ago

        What I wanted to say is that a car’s quality doesn’t solely depend on if it’s got touch or physical controls but on **how ** good or bad they’re done. OP overly generalised that.