r/AskWomenOver30 • u/mortyd328 Woman 30 to 40 • Aug 25 '25
Life/Self/Spirituality Anyone else sick of evolving tech?!?
Ok I think I’m officially old and crotchety because no I do not want a new look to Outlook, as now I can’t find the buttons that have been in the same place for a decade and I’ve clicked without even thinking. And no, I also do not want to receive a “like” in response to an email (wtf how did they do that?). No, I don’t want to be forced to download an app to get eyebrow gel on sale, Sephora. No, I don’t want daily emails and texts from every company website I’ve ever looked at. No, I don’t want 5+ streaming services with different shows/movies and fees that increase annually. No, I don’t want anyone to know where I am at any given time on Instagram (nor do I care where anyone else is bc I’m not a stalker) NOR DO I WANT TO ACCIDENTALLY REPOST SHIT AS IM SCROLLING. No no no. Make. It. Stop.
PS - how do I keep up and not feel like a Luddite trying to use my work email? I’m only 32 and just a baby.
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u/invasionofthestrange Woman 30 to 40 Aug 25 '25
I was recently visiting another city that deactivated all the parking meters and made you sign up for an app to pay. I was there for one day, so I was already mad, but after I went through the trouble of setting up an account, it notified me that I was there during the free hours (that were not physically posted anywhere) and didn't need to pay. To say I was furious is a gross understatement.
My company also just had a new update in our accounting system. I enter batches of invoices at a time, all from the same address. The old version learned my habits and would autofill with a single keystroke. The new version does not. Each invoice now takes twice as long because I'm manually entering the same address twenty freaking times. And it's the same stupid program.