I’ve definitely turned into the paranoid nutcase within my friend group in recent years, I hate that everything is “smart” nowadays requiring an app/internet connection & account, just to do basic things that didn’t require any of that before.
What’s some things currently making you ramble like an old man?
i can’t stand the apps and crap either. no i don’t want to browse your menu from my phone–hell, i literally can’t (flip phone). no i don’t want to use the app or ‘order ahead’ for an ‘exclusive’ discount. that just tells me you’re charging everybody else too much. no i don’t want to pay with a card or debit and pay extra for that ‘convenience’. no i don’'t want to just ‘sign up’ either, why do i need to do that to read or consume ‘free’ content or to use a ‘free’ app or application?
ad placements and ‘shrinkflation’ are out-of-control, as is the incessant need for companies to nickle-and-dime you to death–and that’s on top of the usual greedy price increases ‘just because’ they can, which are also out-of-control the last few years. the push to the subscription model for everything is part of the latter.