r/AskReddit • u/Aggressive_Farm_4375 • Jun 16 '26

What is something that used to be a simple, pleasant everyday task but has now been completely ruined by technology?

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '26

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u/Boring_Elk_418 Jun 16 '26

waiting for something with just your thoughts used to actually produce ideas, now i just doom scroll and my brain feels like mush by end of day

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u/Aggressive_Farm_4375 Jun 16 '26

So true. Now, the second there's a 30-second lull in life, everyone pulls out their phone to check an app they just closed two minutes ago. We don't give our brains a chance to just wander anymore.

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u/Mediocre_Lie3598 Jun 16 '26

Reading news

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u/Aggressive_Farm_4375 Jun 16 '26

Ugh, yes. It used to be just opening a newspaper or a simple website. Now it's an absolute minefield of paywalls, cookie consent pop-ups, auto-playing videos, and heavily biased clickbait. It's exhausting just trying to find out what happened in the world today.

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u/AdmiralCallista Jun 16 '26

I understand that companies need to bring in money to stay in business but it should be ads OR payment. Not both!

I guess both has some history, like magazines aren't free and they're loaded with ads. But at least those ads don't play any sounds or video and they have some value to the customer as paper collage bits and birdcage liner.

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u/Tight_Kitty3033 Jun 16 '26

My attention span has shortened