Technology suppose to help our life to be easier and happier. This is what I am expecting anyway. But, the stress level and frustration that it causes, more than the relaxation and happiness that it produceses.
Buying a new computer with an updated software doesn't mean that you will get a better and faster quality for your needs. You have to suffer first for the completion of the shocking price that you paid allready.
After setting up everything like completing a complicated puzzle, you expect things go smoothly. No. First, the modem you had already, doesn't work with the new computer. You have to buy a new one and wait until it's been delivered which can take weeks. Then it arrives, you get the internet connection but, now this "google EULA" window appears on full screen and you can't get rid it off. It says, "you can't connect to the internet" but, actually you are already connected, that EULA window doesn't allow you to see the web pages and stands in front of you like a curtain.
You move it onto this side and that side by dragging from the corner of it to be able to read what it says on the web page. You search on the Google, for "Google EULA" to find out what it is and why you can't get rid it off. And you find out that there are lots of people out there suffering like you do. The way of their comments on the subject makes you realise that you are not alone by wanting to smash the computer into bits and run into a jungle screaming and naked or shoot the helpless online technicians whom you are hoping to get some answers of.
While going through this frustration, you want to get some work done, because, that computer is there for that reason at first place. Finding out the almost brand new, fully working printer of yours doesn't work with the new computer, because "that software doesn't support this software." You have to buy a new printer now. Why the one step older version of the same software supported the printer before and how come the new one doesn't have that ability? Finance Wars! And we poors are the innocent victims of the cross fire.
Then you keep hearing this nonsenses everywhere: "Why we modern society consume unnecessarily and produce s... lots of waste every year?" That's why. System pushes people to buy more, eat more, consume thoughtlessly as far as their money can effort. It's not their concern if you are becoming a mutated fat creature or your house (or the general environment) is full of industrial junk. Buy more, buy more... We will make it easy for you and create the reasons to wipe off the quilt for doing it.
Banks, direct debits, energy suppliers, India based BT, automatic answer machines that direct you to this option or that option and get you lost at the end without getting a solution to your problem... They all are another sources of frustrations that make you consider of becoming an excentric hippy who lives in a caravan in the middle of nowhere.
I know, I am not alone.
PS: I hate confused.com for the reason of it's existence; taking advantage of people who have been reduced to brainless idiots and lab mice by the "competitive" system.
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