Dislike - XXI Century
What do you dislike in the XXI century and why?
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Another example from my side: I do not like so many plastic bags. They are everywhere.
>>I do not like so many plastic bags.
How will we carry our groceries?
How will we carry our groceries?
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Somehow different, maybe as before the plastic bags era.
>>Somehow different, maybe as before the plastic bags era.
I agree that would be better than all the waste that we have now with the little bags most people just wind up throwing away anyway. Personally I make use out of them cleaning up after my dog when walking him.
The problem is there will always be the small % that will go through the extra trouble of using the re-usable bags the stores now sell to you, or bringing a bag, or something. Most people though just want the easy convenience of getting a bag every time they buy a bag of chips so I don't see it changing for the mainstream.
I agree that would be better than all the waste that we have now with the little bags most people just wind up throwing away anyway. Personally I make use out of them cleaning up after my dog when walking him.
The problem is there will always be the small % that will go through the extra trouble of using the re-usable bags the stores now sell to you, or bringing a bag, or something. Most people though just want the easy convenience of getting a bag every time they buy a bag of chips so I don't see it changing for the mainstream.
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When I have to buy another car, I'm going to try to find the one that has the least amount of tech gadgets.
That's something I've wanted for a long time. I'd like to be able to buy a "Car" that basically has an empty dashboard -- mostly just a series of empty sockets. I could buy and simply 'plug in' a clock if I wanted one. I don't want power windows, power door locks, etc.
But why? What's wrong with those gadgets, with all the electronics inside?
That's something I've wanted for a long time. I'd like to be able to buy a "Car" that basically has an empty dashboard -- mostly just a series of empty sockets. I could buy and simply 'plug in' a clock if I wanted one. I don't want power windows, power door locks, etc.
But why? What's wrong with those gadgets, with all the electronics inside?
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Another thing which I do not like is that we became since XX century a "consumer society".
>>Another thing which I do not like is that we became since XX century a "consumer society".
I would even go so far as to say we have become that since the 19th century.
I would even go so far as to say we have become that since the 19th century.
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Congratulation! Appreciably.
Well, I am not, yet, so good: I still live with the GPS around, especially driving in the foreign countries...
Well, I am not, yet, so good: I still live with the GPS around, especially driving in the foreign countries...
I would say that we became a "consumer society" when we started farming and buying and selling. It's just that now very little of the products are necessities.
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...it will automatically recalculate and get you back on track...
Or as I wrote, it will send you a mile or two into an ocean. No matter what, it involves fairly precise, complicated coding by many interacting modules. You'll be hard pressed to find any that will absolutely guarantee always to be correct.
Maps are the same in terms of possible fallibility, but they rarely change their code over any interval of seconds. One flaky variable value in GPS calculation...? It can be a surprising dip in the water.
You can review a map in full ahead of time. But as I also said, GPS can be handy -- in general.
Tom
Or as I wrote, it will send you a mile or two into an ocean. No matter what, it involves fairly precise, complicated coding by many interacting modules. You'll be hard pressed to find any that will absolutely guarantee always to be correct.
Maps are the same in terms of possible fallibility, but they rarely change their code over any interval of seconds. One flaky variable value in GPS calculation...? It can be a surprising dip in the water.
You can review a map in full ahead of time. But as I also said, GPS can be handy -- in general.
Tom
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
I do not why I expected to have more inputs from more people. Perhaps Miscellaneous with 500 points would have bring more comments.
I do not why I expected to have more inputs from more people. Perhaps Miscellaneous with 500 points would have bring more comments.
No, I think that most people don't think about it.
Philosophy/Religion questions and Politics questions aren't usually participated in for points as much as they are for the stimulating conversation and discussion.
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Seems that the present one did not stimulate enough...
It might also be that people don't have a lot of significant dislikes about century XXI. Seems unlikely, but... ?
Tom
Tom
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For instance, I do not like the quality stickers on the apples when I buy from supermarket.