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Poll Ranks Top 12 Most Irritating Things About Technology
These are mostly problems with people, not technology. Though, arguably, all 'problems with technology' are people-based at inception.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Itjc14Fm-gs I rank this one up there, both 5's are my tie for #1. none of the rest of these bug me that much. I'd also add: e-waste / disposable tech culture, reduction / homogenization of functionality to 'make it simple' (see iphone headphone jack removal, etc) engineered obsolescence, right to repair, walled garden vs open source, startup culture of "ask for forgiveness instead of permission" used in defense of circumventing public safety policies and government regulations... etc etc are much bigger problems than 'people are taking photos of their food near me is distracting' or 'people that I choose to follow online are vain'
I'm curious about the median age for the sample sizes included, because these all seem like things old people would complain about.
If we're looking at Technology as a whole, #1 should be how inescapable it's become.
Japan has partially tackled the noise problem with their trains informing you to set your phone on vibrate, don't talk on the phone, ensure your music on your ear/headphone is not leaking sound.
Everything listed, except 12, 4, 3 and 1a, are choices. I don't do things that irritate me, why do others?