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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] 7 points 1 year ago

Company call centers should - after a reasonable wait - put you in contact with a bone and flesh human and not a fucking 010001101 robot, also those humans should be paid decently, since I don't envy the insults they, unfairly, take

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

All the words of wisdom I ever needed was in Grateful Dead lyrics.

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

My old person trait is I think people should remove their headphones when interacting with each other IRL

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

My old person trait is that often prefer phonecalls over text messages.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

My old person trait is that cars should have physical buttons for at the very least climate control and media.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think people who deliver food should actually hand it to a person instead of just leaving it by the door.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

See now lots of us would much prefer not having to interact with strangers on our doorstep at all

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I get worked up over other people's spatial awareness, especially as it relates to walking on a sidewalk or driving. People will take up all the space on a sidewalk, they will open their doors as cars are going by, they will walk out into traffic, they move around as if other people do not exist, they will stand and congregate in the middle of a walkway. I find it wildly disrespectful and dangerous. I feel like when I'm driving people are constantly putting their wellbeing into my hands and gambling that I have the skills and awareness to not let them get in a wreck or get run over. When I am walking down the sidewalk, I feel few people are managing space in a way that keeps the sidewalk available to as many people as possible while other people are basically pushing me off the sidewalk entirely so they can all walk like a wall, or bulldozer.

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

My OPT is gardening and also being so out of whatever "it" is

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

My old person triat is that this revolt against the major social media platforms is not unprecedented. I have seen it at least 4 times before in my adult life. Fuck I'm old. 😞

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

I think that buying something should be more convenient than pirating in.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

On the last one, a lot of places have switched to SMS to talk to someone faster. Even if they take just as long it's a lot less frustrating that waiting on hold.

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[–] [email protected] 6 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] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My ye old ass trait is to take sunglasses off when talking face to face with someone, looking people in the eyes creates a more connected conversation.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

My old person trait is that I always prefer physical media over streaming media.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is wanting kids to get off my lawn an old person's trait?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)
  1. Videos should be landscape, 4:3 preferably, not portrait.
  2. When I turn on a computer, it should be ready (and pref say READY) in a few seconds, not minutes and need Internet access.
  3. Email should be fully punctuated, have correct grammar and a premise, argument, and conclusions.
  4. I'm tolerant on short SMS or pager texts, but if it's used as immediate mail, all texts, IM, and social media messages should also be like #3.
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Agreed. Except the part about 4:3 video. That's just upsetting to think about. "Widescreen" (anywhere from 16:9 to the 1.85:1 often used in movies) is acceptable, 4:3 is far too cramped for a pleasant viewing experience.

If you're watching on anything other than certain laptop screens, you're likely to have pillarboxing which is just wasted space that could be beautiful landscapes, helpful information, or artistic framing.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

My old person trait is that I exclusively wear bathrobes unless I begrudgingly leave the house.

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