What is one technology you would rather never existed?

[Taiso]

Social Media Algorithms.

And that fucking stupid button on your phones that lets you take selfies.

 

[HornheaDD]

Religion is technology?

Ask any scientologist heheh

 

[Mr Bakaboy]

V-Chip. Always hated the idea of enabling parents not to give a fuck about their kids TV watching habits by allowing someone else to dictate what is bad for them. Without that maybe we wouldn't live in a society that feels they can tell everybody how to raise everybody else's kids. One can hope.

 

[GutsDozer]

NEO-GEO Mini.

 

[NGT]

The ability to genetically modify foods. F-you Monsanto!

 

[madmanjock]

V-Chip. Always hated the idea of enabling parents not to give a fuck about their kids TV watching habits by allowing someone else to dictate what is bad for them. Without that maybe we wouldn't live in a society that feels they can tell everybody how to raise everybody else's kids. One can hope.

I never knew V Chip was an actual thing. I only knew it from South Park.

 

[Mr Bakaboy]

It was for televisions to limit the programming your kids can see. South Park just extended it to ridiculous proportions.

 

[Massive Urethra Chode]

The ability to genetically modify foods. F-you Monsanto!

absolutely agreed. That company is pure evil.

 

[famicommander]

DLC

 

[F4U57]

P2W micro transactions

 

[NeoSneth]

absolutely agreed. That company is pure evil.

SMH. GMO's existed long before Monsanto.

 

[evil wasabi]

SMH. GMO's existed long before Monsanto.

Sure but some people just want to ensure the extinction of humankind, so they rail against all GMO.

 

[norton9478]

PC Load Letter.

 

[Late]

lemon party dot org

 

[Colorado Rockie]

Eco Cases.

 

[Tripredacus]

Large Hardon Collider

 

[gusmoney]

Dildos.

 

[Ip Man]

Does this website count as a technology

so you wish you never found this place?.

 

[HornheaDD]

NEO-GEO X.

ftfy

(but i also agree)

 

[norton9478]

blast processing.

 

[NGT]

Sure but some people just want to ensure the extinction of humankind, so they rail against all GMO.

I'm against any food that has glyphosate in it.

 

[thermaltreasure]

I'd be nonplussed if planes disappeared tomorrow. I'm not massively bothered about travelling and even then, I love boats and would much rather be on one than a plane. Above that though I don't see why we're fucking everywhere up in this mad panic to go and see somewhere for the sake of it. Leave it to explorers and read a book about it, keep it magical.

Another one for cell phones. Being always and everywhere accessible rapes your time constantly. It's internet inverted: you're like a server for anyone else's junk.

Both beautifully put. I'd condense these two posts to smartphones/social media. The only reason people seemingly go travelling these days is for the likes.

 

[LoneSage]

lemon party dot org

15 years since I first saw it and it's still up. Amazing.

edit: registered on my birthday, fantastic: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lemon-party

 

[F4U57]

15 years since I first saw it and it's still up. Amazing.

edit: registered on my birthday, fantastic: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lemon-party

tubgirl, 1guy1jar, goatse.cx - The internet’s filthlords.

Nothing will top seeing ED/offended for the first time though.

 

[LoneSage]

Probably the number one reason I have zero apps on my phone is for the message I always get before continuing:

This app would like permission to view your photo gallery, contacts list, public information, lease information, which hand you use to jack it, assets information, what you buy at the grocery store, etc.

I kind of want to make a thread about that. I am always confused why this isn't making people outraged, I guess it's only me. I really do not understand why these apps think it's OK and what they want to use from viewing the pictures on my phone and contact list, addresses, etc.