About once a week, my mom texts me (because she knows I NEVER answer my phone) that
“something happened to the __________.” It could be her cell phone, iPad, computer, or printer, but whatever the issue, it’s mostly likely technology based. Unfortunately, I know little more than my mom when it comes to technology, but, in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king! This got me thinking about some of the things we deal with today that our parents never had to deal with “back in the day.”
For instance, when your WiFi works everywhere in your house EXCEPT for that specific spot where you’re lying in bed. And while you’re shopping online at home, when you go to check out and you’re only .89 cents away from getting free shipping, so you buy another $30 item. Wouldn’t it be cheaper to just pay shipping?
Everyone has had that frustrating experience where you try resetting your password on a website, only to find that to change it you need to remember the password you forgot in the first place! And how about when your Netflix account shuts off because your credit card has expired and your automated billing has to be updated? No problem right? What was my password that I used to set UP my Netflix account 3 years ago?
There are also the disasters when modern day technology and transportation combine. You’re waiting for Uber to pick you up and you see on the screen he/she is a minute away, but then the car makes a random turn and is now 10 minutes away. Maybe driver error or maybe the easily confused on-board navigation system/app. And don’t you just love when you have at least 10% battery life, but your phone dies just as you are texting that your flight is delayed and you don’t have much battery life left?
If you don’t pay for extra iCloud storage, I’m sure you’ve had that ARGH! moment when you’re forced either to NOT take a picture or delete older photos to make space. What IS the cloud anyway?! And there’s my own personal pet peeve: when you click on a YouTube video and the (long) commercial before it won’t let you click through, even when it says you can. I know for other people there’s nothing worse than when your friends tag you on social media in a photo where everyone looks great EXCEPT you.
One thing our parents DID do back in the day was take a bad family photo! I guess some things never change!
