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Another example of how we exist to serve technology...

Posted by ghost of olddude55 on May 1, 2021 at 07:15:26:
The stinking, lousy, fucking USB cable. Does there really have to be 11 different connectors? Couldn't two or three suffice?
To wit--my old, sweet, reliable BlueTooth headset finally started falling apart from being carted around in my pants pocket too often.
So I bought another one, much sturdier, tighter fit in my ear, won't fall out even when I'm on my bike.
But of course, it's USB-C and I can't find the cable that came with it. Even though I've got about 50 fucking USB cables in the house, none of them are USB-C. Of course.
My car has a manual transmission. I need both hands when I drive. If my wife or my kids needs to get me while I'm behind the wheel, I can't even answer the call without the headset.
Technology doesn't make us smarter, doesn't improve our personalities, doesn't make us less greedy or backstabbing or murderous. Doesn't put a steely Dirty Harry glint in our eyes.
It's sold as making life "better." Yeah, bullshit.