i'm in this picture and i like it.

@zxm

My old person trait is that I think companies should finish software before they ship it.

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My old person train is that I think software should come with manuals.

@Nick_Stevens_graphics @zxm @zxm And in particular, should have OFFLINE versions, not just "online" manuals. I'm looking at you, @Blender during the November DDOS attack. (But not only at you.)

I don't consider that old person thinking, just thoughtfulness. DDOS attacks aside, ISP outages and even people lacking convenient 24/7 access aren't exactly unheard of, even today.

@zxm fwiw, maybe we don't need to feed the flames of generation-gap-thinking? the more we divide on lines of race, age, color, the less we unite to oppose capital, right? #EatTheRich
@phaedral @zxm do you read this as separating? I read it as a reminder that we (as in โ€žthe worldโ€œ) can do better.
@theVedek @zxm Appreciate you! Yes, we can do better!
@phaedral @zxm iโ€™m 24 and posts like this make me feel old
@zxm Yes to all of the above. Itโ€™s a list of ways the world has been enshittified.
@zxm Building on that last, I think my old person trait is expecting that when a customer service person is replaced with an automation, I expect the company to have done that because the automation actually works.

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Iโ€™m in this picture, & donโ€™t deny it. I want everyone to know Iโ€™m in this picture.

But do I LIKE it? Hell, no, I do not.

@zxm What I don't like is that it's apparently an "old person trait" to dislike late capitalist bullshit like this >.>
@hazelnot @zxm More like itโ€™s an old person trait to remember the alternatives.
@keesey @zxm it isn't though? I'm still in my 20s and I wouldnt consider myself an old person in the grand scheme of things
@zxm tbh none of these are old person traits, we're not growing old, we just remember a time when dark patterns did not completely rule our interactions and general enshittification was at a less advanced stage
@zxm I'm all over this image and it's sad how much #Enshittification we have these days...
@zxm my old person trait is that I think people should know how to not kill each other on roads
@zxm My old person trait is that I live in a city and I'm afraid of the sky. Some times I wave my fist at it.

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My old person trait is that I think that any job should pay you enough to live and save up and buy a house.

Doesn't matter if it's 'unskilled labor', pumping gas, working a cash register, flipping burgers. You should be able to live off of it.

(OTOH, my socalist trait would be that I don't think you should *have* to live off it...  )

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I recall all of these

@zxm My old person trait is that emoticons are good enough :-)

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My old person trait is thatโ€ฆ uhโ€ฆ well, the thing is I just bought a couple dozen CDs today, so I think that's probably it, snarky responses aside.

cc @rl_dane

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Yep yep and yep, etc.

My old person trait is that I donโ€™t think phones should be for anything other than calls and texts.

Damn Iโ€™m ancient.

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My old person trait is that I think gui 'improvements' should be optional and not imposed.

@zxm 3 of the above 4 - I don't use phones to talk.

I also believe that if you've bought & own a product, you should be fully allowed to repair said product.

On phones calls & emails or text messaging I also believe that any & all privacy rights that exist on landline phone calls & regular mail, should exist for those forms of communication which have largely replaced the older one's. Cellphone line vs landline shouldn't in any way be considered different from each other.

Chronologically I don't think most would consider me old, as I'm an older millennial....

@zxm Iโ€™ve just ordered a new printer rather then go through this:

โ€œAlright Anna, a problem like yours is a bit complex and requires some cooperation and patience from your end too. I need your cooperation and interaction to solve the issue. Hope you are available now.โ€

Iโ€™ve had this one for less than 2 years.

@zxm my old person trait is that if something I own breaks I want to be able to open up the manual and fix it myself

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Also, if I could afford a lawn, I'd want you kids to get off it. Harrumph.

@zxm @DamienWise My old person trait is that I still sometimes think that images or videos convey information
@zxm @grototo how come that Iโ€™m 4 (FOUR) times in this picture?
@zxm @Nihtgenga
My old person trait is that I think DRM is a solvable problem!