My old person triat is that this revolt against the major social media platforms is not unprecedented. I have seen it at least 4 times before in my adult life. Fuck I'm old. ๐
Memes
Rules:
- Be civil and nice.
- Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.
My old person trait is that cars should have physical buttons for at the very least climate control and media.
My old person trait is I think people should remove their headphones when interacting with each other IRL
I think that buying something should be more convenient than pirating in.
My old person trait is that often prefer phonecalls over text messages.
Company call centers should - after a reasonable wait - put you in contact with a bone and flesh human and not a fucking 010001101 robot, also those humans should be paid decently, since I don't envy the insults they, unfairly, take
All the words of wisdom I ever needed was in Grateful Dead lyrics.
My age
- Videos should be landscape, 4:3 preferably, not portrait.
- When I turn on a computer, it should be ready (and pref say READY) in a few seconds, not minutes and need Internet access.
- Email should be fully punctuated, have correct grammar and a premise, argument, and conclusions.
- I'm tolerant on short SMS or pager texts, but if it's used as immediate mail, all texts, IM, and social media messages should also be like #3.
Agreed. Except the part about 4:3 video. That's just upsetting to think about. "Widescreen" (anywhere from 16:9 to the 1.85:1 often used in movies) is acceptable, 4:3 is far too cramped for a pleasant viewing experience.
If you're watching on anything other than certain laptop screens, you're likely to have pillarboxing which is just wasted space that could be beautiful landscapes, helpful information, or artistic framing.
My old person trait is that I always prefer physical media over streaming media.
My ye old ass trait is to take sunglasses off when talking face to face with someone, looking people in the eyes creates a more connected conversation.
Tabs belong below the address bar on a browser, not above. Also the menu bar should always be a thing and there should be a title bar as well, not merging the two or three (including tabs) into one single bar.
On the last one, a lot of places have switched to SMS to talk to someone faster. Even if they take just as long it's a lot less frustrating that waiting on hold.
My old person trait is that I exclusively wear bathrobes unless I begrudgingly leave the house.
I think people who deliver food should actually hand it to a person instead of just leaving it by the door.
See now lots of us would much prefer not having to interact with strangers on our doorstep at all