My old person trait is that I think ‘ghosting’ is completely unacceptable and you owe the other person a face-to-face conversation.

  • doleo@lemmy.one
    2053·
    2 years ago

    I think that a basic lifestyle should be affordable for a basic person

      • Silviecat44@vlemmy.net
        815·
        2 years ago

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    • HowManyNimons@lemmy.world
      4·
      2 years ago

      All this automation should mean that there’s less work to do for everyone’s needs to be met. Not sure where all this scarcity came from.

  • chon@lemmy.sdf.org
    1461·
    2 years ago

    My OPT is that you should be able to buy and own your software instead of perpetually renting it.

      • chon@lemmy.sdf.org
        9·
        2 years ago

        Thanks!

        I’ve been a happy Linux user since 99 and Mandrake was my first distro 👌

        Still, the only piece of (subscription-based) software that’s keeping me from deleting the windows partition: Premiere pro 🤡

      • tr0nix@lemm.ee
        4·
        2 years ago

        Thanks for that link. Honestly. I think an old thing is that I’ve gotten used to convenience and a going through a list like that sometimes doesn’t seem worth the time even though I know deep down that it is.

        • Hot Saucerman@lemmy.ml
          31·
          2 years ago

          You gotta get on that private tracker shit. Public trackers are always terrible and are more risky.

          I’m not sure if the Lemmy piracy instance has an Open Signups thread, but might be a good idea to keep an eye out. It’s worth it.

      • Boozilla@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 years ago

        I’m so goddamned sick of Microsoft and its greedy bullshit. I just looked at a recent KB update from them and the article must have breathlessly mentioned the word “subscription” 50 times.

        After years of being a MS corporate stooge type, I finally started messing around with LibreOffice. It can read MS Office files. Check it out if you haven’t already.

      • tr0nix@lemm.ee
        6·
        2 years ago

        When I was younger I would be there with you. Now as I’m older I just want it to work and the Pirate Bay is hit or miss sometimes.

        • LemmyLaLibre@feddit.chOP
          3·
          2 years ago

          Half joking. Pirated apps are sometimes sketchy, but you can get older versions of things that just worked. Alternatively there’s Linux and the open source world, which has never let me down.

    • Iamdanno@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 years ago

      I don’t think you can “own it” in the traditional sense, but I’d be ok with a software purchase being a perpetual license for the specific version you purchased.

  • Hot Saucerman@lemmy.mlEnglish
    1375·
    2 years ago

    My old person trait is that none of the things mentioned in the linked image happened on accident.

    They happened because capitalism doesn’t give a fuck about anything except bleeding as money as conceivably possible out of each and every human.

    1. Apps allow companies to suck more data out of your device than a website, allowing them to sell more of your data and… make more money.

    2. Video games needing access to the internet is simply Digital Rights Management and a way to prevent piracy and… make more money. Remember, most companies view something pirated as a “lost sale,” not that you would have never purchased it to begin with. As Gabe Newell once said:

    “We think there is a fundamental misconception about piracy. Piracy is almost always a service problem and not a pricing problem,” he said. “If a pirate offers a product anywhere in the world, 24 x 7, purchasable from the convenience of your personal computer, and the legal provider says the product is region-locked, will come to your country 3 months after the US release, and can only be purchased at a brick and mortar store, then the pirate’s service is more valuable."

    1. This one speaks for itself. Being able to be in control of the products you buy is freedom. Having products controlled remotely by a corporation is giving them carte blanche to make more money off of you.

    2. Removing accessible customer service means more people will just give up on trying to get their problem solved, effectively allowing the company to steal from people and… shocker… make more money.

    I agree, in theory, in respect to ghosting, but we live in a society that teaches us to be isolated, and doesn’t teach interpersonal skills unless the interpersonal skill is “Fuck you, got mine.” (which is, not surprisingly, a thing about making more money.)

    In other words, these aren’t old people opinions. These are “I’m not gonna let capitalism absolutely fuck me endlessly” opinions.

  • nik282000@lemmy.ml
    1012·
    2 years ago

    I think cars should not be dependent on a touch screen for ANY of it’s functions (or really have one at all). They are more difficult to use than tactile buttons, distracting, and do not receive long term support from the OEM.

    What do you do with a 10 year old car that runs but the touch screen nuked due to age, firmware bugs or mechanical damage? Ford isn’t going to be selling replacement units 10 years later and I have yet to see an ‘infotainment’ system that has aftermarket replacement considerations.

  • Carlos Solís@communities.azkware.net
    75·
    2 years ago

    My old person trait is that when I purchase a printer, I should be able to use whatever is the cheapest compatible ink without the printer treating me like I’m smuggling unicorn blood out of Narnia

  • lobelia581@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    721·
    2 years ago

    my old person trait is thinking that all of the above are extremely reasonable expectations and it’s a sad world we live in where most of those aren’t the case anymore

  • smoll_pp_operator@vlemmy.net
    63·
    2 years ago

    I prefer written guides to video guides.

    Video has some clear advantages when showing off a 3D space and otherwise, but I dislike pausing them over and over. Especially if my hands are covered in oil and grease, a paper version is superior to a screen.

  • DivineJustice@lemmy.world
    63·
    2 years ago

    I refuse to use subscription software. If I can’t buy it outright, I either use an alternative or take to seas.

    • Uncle_Iroh@lemmy.world
      6·
      2 years ago

      I love software like Lightburn where you just pay a set amount for so many years of updates and support and when it runs out you can choose to leave it like that or buy more updates and support for a smaller fee.

  • Mr_Grumpy@lemmy.fmhy.ml
    61·
    2 years ago

    My old person trait is that I think I should be able to have anything I purchased repaired/serviced by whomever I wish, with whatever parts they deem acceptable.

  • Nurgle@lemmy.world
    57·
    2 years ago

    For the love of god stop with the QR code menus. I don’t want to have to scroll up and down a million times to figure out my order.

  • altoverse@lemmy.world
    56·
    2 years ago

    my old person trait is that you should keep your internet identity completely separate from your real one

  • relevant_user_name@lemmy.ml
    52·
    2 years ago

    My old person trait is I shouldn’t have to scan a QR code for the menu at a sit-down where I’m dropping $100 on entrées. Give me a dang physical copy of the menu!

  • TWeaK@lemm.ee
    50·
    2 years ago

    I hate all websites that move things around as they load. If I see a button, that button should stay where it is when I try to click it.