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

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Where should I start? I like to own my music, stream it from my server @home, I like to use a calculator, just because I like them. And I like to do things in a terminal, even when it takes 5x the time and a hand full of code. I like to connect things with cables instead of wireless, still faster and more secure, got a full cupboard of cables and adapters, I even collect movies and ebooks on my drives with the thought of "the day the internet brakes down I'll be the king here". Maybe it's because I AM old?! That kind of old, there was a time I spent money for a ringtone.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My old person trait is that no one is allowed to be mad at me for not answering a random phone call. Sometimes it's ok to leave your phone in the other room while watching a movie, or (gasp!) At home while you're out gardening.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I only answer random phone calls when I’m looking for a job.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I somewhat agree with your old person trait. But not face to face. At least a text saying not interested/I don't want to hang out anymore and then ghosting. Nobody owes you a face to face conversation. Especially if they're not interested.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I disagree that you owe a face to face conversation. No one should forced to go meet someone if they don't feel like it.

In the context of dating, if you get ghosted, consider that the person is not interested in you after all - and just move on. No big deal.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Tabs belong below the address bar on a browser, not above. Also the menu bar should always be a thing and there should be a title bar as well, not merging the two or three (including tabs) into one single bar.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My old person trait is that I'm unreasonably annoyed by people who don't write in full, correct, complete sentences, punctuation and grammar included.

Something interesting I've found is that people use 'lol' to show disinterest or mock the person they're replying to, not to show amusement. And that's not the kind of person I really want to engage with.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I can't speak for everyone, but when I say lol I usually am trying to soften a self disparaging statement or expressing the absurdity of the situation... Or just lighten the tone because I feel like my message is too serious and I'm coming off like an asshole

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I think I should be allowed to order food from a restaurant without needing to scan a QR code which requires me to have a smart phone and an active, paid plan in order to access their menu.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The third one is my old person trait. Also, grumpiness, and wanting the right to repair my own devices.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I don't think expecting a product to be functional and actually owning it is an old person trait. Saas absolutely fucking sucks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I kinda agree with you op on ghosting being unacceptable, but NOBODY is entitled to see my face NO ONE. It is not ghosting to straight up tell someone "I am no longer interested in continuing to stay in contact with you."

Likewise, my old person trait is the belief that your identity and all details pertaining to it are PERSONAL including voice, likeness, biometric statistics, location, interests - basically, the default human presence online is TEXT ONLY AND NO DESCRIPTION OF ANYTHING CONCRETE until and unless they choose to intentionally disclose more, and nobody, not one mother FUCKING person OR THING has the right to demand of you any more than that. Lastly, that you should guard your information greedily and viciously.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

As someone who works in a call center, screw that last person on here. So sorry you hate the automated system. Sorry you had to wait on hold. They can't keep enough of us employed because y'all are fucking mean and no one wants to be abused for $15/hr.

Er, I mean, Thank you for calling, sorry about your wait!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Don't you think you could both be victims? Waiting for ages listening to a 13 second loop of music interspersed with "your call is important to us" might make people a bit more angry?

You should be mad at the people who gain financially from it, and could make it better for you and the customers, but might have to skip that third yacht for little Timmy.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I wish call center software had better features on dealing with overburdened staff. Callbacks are a great thing to avoid having to be on the phone constantly. A dash of statistics might be nice to recommend an alternative time to call to get a better wait time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I had two friends quit call centers within a month of joining because it immediately sent them into a depression.

I'm sorry for everything you have to deal with at work.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm actually OK with QR code menus, but only when done well. It's nice to be able to place an order and pay anytime without having to wait for a waiter to come by or have them constantly bother you.

However, I've run into a lot of really poorly done QR code menus that just don't work 50% of the time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Experientially, sending the whole party to their phones is a buzz kill and I’d reckon likely causes delays in ordering and consensus as people get distracted. Conversely, some places let you pay the check on mobile which is choice as fuck.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I don't want an iPad glued to my car's dashboard. Touch screens are fine but the current screen sizes and placement are ridiculous. It's a car, the screen shouldn't be distracting you.

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