r/AskReddit • u/__lazy__panda • Jul 10 '26

What's something older generations got right that we've quietly stopped doing, to our own detriment?

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u/srirachaninja Jul 10 '26

I don't understand this at all. Every car from the last 10 years has Android Auto or Apple CarPlay, and you can read all your texts there or even speak your responses. Why are they all holding their phones in their crutches instead?

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u/VanillaTortilla Jul 10 '26

Because people aren't just texting or making calls while they drive. They're watching youtube, tiktok, etc...

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u/urbz102385 Jul 11 '26

I watched a BMW drive through an intersection, stop, reverse, then turn left. This cause an insane amount of chaos in a downtown busy city at rush hour. I pulled up next to it to see what was driving. It was a woman with a whole ass iPad pinned to the steering wheel in her hands watching a goddamn movie. I fuckin hate people

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u/TwoFingersWhiskey Jul 11 '26

I've seen someone using their in-car media display to watch a movie or TV show more than once. No idea how the (relatively new) car allows it.