vacerator
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For the record, those features are what market research deemed buyers want. Most likely the under 40 age set.
WHAT would YOU do?
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phillymatt53
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If that's so, then society's in trouble for sure.
A lot of younger people are not ones to think past their noses about consequences, and their lack of common sense.
They're born into technology, with their cellphones, apps, computer games, and touch-pads, and "virtual" reality.
I can see clearly what's happening to society, like looking through a window.
And I blame corporations for feeding this crap to the public, caring only about the revenue they'll gain from it.
Again, it's all about control, about conditioning, and leading society into a world of potential doom.
I'm so glad that I'm old and only have whatever time left before I see how bad this all turns out.
vacerator
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Matt, I wouldn't be concerned. Not our problem,. We'll be gone.
phillymatt53
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But in a way it IS our problem.
Besides it being annoying to us, it's also disruptive to the way we've always lived, and have been comfortable with.
The same goes for all that aggressive advertizing and marketing....
I get maybe 5 minutes of watching a tv show that I'm interested in, and then 5 minutes of several "Won't you Donate" because the poor dogs, elephants, sick children, polar bears, war veterans, starving old seniors, etc etc....
It only costs just 63 cents a day!
Something's wrong with this type of thing.
Thank Panasonic for putting a Mute Button on my remote control!
vacerator
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Not for me. Life is short. I want to enjoy it now. I'm out of the rat race. Any of us can wake up one morning to suffering a T.I.A. like my brother in law Sunday morning. He's only 66. Or a stroke, or coronary, etc. He doesn't care either now. Not watching news, doesn't want to know it.
phillymatt53
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I'm out of the rat race too.
And I also want to enjoy what I've managed to accomplish over the decades.
Yet, I've got more things that I want to do, which give me a sense of enjoyment.
I'll be 73 in March, certainly not getting any younger, but as long as I'm breathing I'm determined to go on.
Thankfully, I have some family left, and good friends around, which helps.
Vacerator (sorry, don't know your name) I don't know what age you are, but you may be around for a good while longer. In my block, I have four neighbors over the age of 90 - three women and one man -, and two of those are over 95. They all still reside in their own homes. One of my good friends mothers lived to be 95, and his dad made it to within two months of 100, living in their long time home. My neighbor's sister in law made it to 105, so you may have a ways to go yet!
Having worked in market research many years ago, I know how those things are conducted. The client sets parameters of who they want interviewed, such as age, sex, income, location, etc. One of the problems I noticed back at that time (early 1980s), was that most of the participants were suburban residents, and that people living in rural areas were rarely asked to give their opinions, as if they were irrelevant. With much research being conducted online today, that may not longer be an issue.
phillymatt53
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I'll bet that Market Research is way different currently, since you've worked in it.
Nothing's the same as it used to be.
Most off these quirks aside, I’d like to think some of this annoying over-safety will keep a lot of cars out of the body shop and their mobile inhabitants out of the emergency room…
Let’s admit the need of distracted drivers emerging who need time like the most of the rest of us who feel the crushing lack of us to have a lot to get done and must get from a point A destination to a point B
Sad, but true cars have to be built for this multitasking I’d give anything for there to be enough time to do before or after bearing with these grueling traffic conditions caused by weather, construction or other drivers including ones like themselves…
To me, it’s the coolest thing to drive something that’s not built something the same way it’s been built since the ‘80’s and ‘90’s…
I’ll try to take some pictures but right now what I have is exactly what the car I just leased going in two years ago and even what the past ten cars I’ve drove should have been…
It is nice to have some of this styling and so far seems to be bug-free and albeit what will be overpriced when that first payment becomes due, this being my eleventh vehicle in my name, right down to the white exterior and interior with almost as much red as my first car was in both of those colors but my most-disliked, wouldn’t have, right now, things any other way…
Let’s admit the need of distracted drivers emerging who need time like the most of the rest of us who feel the crushing lack of us to have a lot to get done and must get from a point A destination to a point B
Sad, but true cars have to be built for this multitasking I’d give anything for there to be enough time to do before or after bearing with these grueling traffic conditions caused by weather, construction or other drivers including ones like themselves…
To me, it’s the coolest thing to drive something that’s not built something the same way it’s been built since the ‘80’s and ‘90’s…
I’ll try to take some pictures but right now what I have is exactly what the car I just leased going in two years ago and even what the past ten cars I’ve drove should have been…
It is nice to have some of this styling and so far seems to be bug-free and albeit what will be overpriced when that first payment becomes due, this being my eleventh vehicle in my name, right down to the white exterior and interior with almost as much red as my first car was in both of those colors but my most-disliked, wouldn’t have, right now, things any other way…
vacerator
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My dad lived to be 85. I hope I do as well. So I have 19 years if I do. Not that long. I am Mike. Matt must be a Pisces? His affect, attitudes, and personality remind me of my deceased friend whose birthday was March 6th. Thankfully, I am the last day of that sign. More of an Aires.
phillymatt53
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Yep, I'm a 3/20/1953 baby - The first day of Spring.
I tell people that that was "The Day The Earth Stood Still" LOL!
phillymatt53
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Now, if that goofy A.I. brain stuff could only be able to determine that my main Email address is for a MALE....... "Mattxxxxxxxx@.....
....and stop sending me those annoying Female ads about Gynecology, breast cancer, and other womanly health and sex issues.
And no, my "junk" doesn't need anything either.
....and stop sending me those annoying Female ads about Gynecology, breast cancer, and other womanly health and sex issues.
And no, my "junk" doesn't need anything either.
vacerator
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I was born 3/20/1960 at 5:10 a.m. The Pittsburgh roads were icy and snowy. My dad's 1955 Bel Air spun out once on the way to the hospital into a front yard.
I have the total bill receipt for the delivery charge, doctors fee, and overnight stay. $148. Blue Cross insurance.
I have the total bill receipt for the delivery charge, doctors fee, and overnight stay. $148. Blue Cross insurance.
We lost my dad earlier this year at 85, about 25 years past my expectation of his life span, given Grandpa's and Dad's older brother's heart issues. He used to joke about not buying any green bananas... had a stroke on Memorial day and never came out of it. I'm hoping with modern meds and better control of Type2 D, to go another decade past him. I got a zillion projects and quite a few people leff to piss off!
phillymatt53
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Speaking of being pissed off...
This afternoon I stopped into a Wawa to pick up a few things.
At the register the woman asked me if I had a "Rewards Card" in the interest of saving money.
I said no.
So she says that I should "download the app".
I told her I don't do "apps".
She then asks "why not, it'll save you money".
I then told her I don't have a cellphone, I use a traditional Landline for communication.
Then she continues to piss me off by saying "Well then you need to get a cellphone"
I then Firmly told her to STOP, and please give me my receipt.
She's clearly been "bought into" the damn "App" crap, as are billions of others.
Why must I join the ranks of brainwashed puppets just because they've all been potty-trained for this virtual life?
This afternoon I stopped into a Wawa to pick up a few things.
At the register the woman asked me if I had a "Rewards Card" in the interest of saving money.
I said no.
So she says that I should "download the app".
I told her I don't do "apps".
She then asks "why not, it'll save you money".
I then told her I don't have a cellphone, I use a traditional Landline for communication.
Then she continues to piss me off by saying "Well then you need to get a cellphone"
I then Firmly told her to STOP, and please give me my receipt.
She's clearly been "bought into" the damn "App" crap, as are billions of others.
Why must I join the ranks of brainwashed puppets just because they've all been potty-trained for this virtual life?
statomatic
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That app trend is turning people to apes...
At a time we'll hear something like " If you don't have the app you're not allowed to breath the air" and some will find this normal...
At a time we'll hear something like " If you don't have the app you're not allowed to breath the air" and some will find this normal...
phillymatt53
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Indeed!
Despite what "The Masses" believe, it's just not a Normal Way for Humans to live!
All I ever hear on radio, TV, is.... "Download the App!".
Over and over!
Yeah, I'd sure like to "Download The App" - right down the toilet!
Every program installed a PC technically is an app, same as those on a smartphone or tablet. You anti-app and anti-smartdevice guys don't have anything on your PCs beyond the operating system (which kinda also is an app)? 
Yes, that is correct, I am using an app right now. But I am not downloading any app just to save something and then get bombarded with their buy ,buy ,buy now crap. Nor will I ever have anything I have to control by a phone. I have a cell for emergencies only and if anyone wants to reach me its by my trusty landline.
phillymatt53
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I see where you're going with this.Every program installed a PC technically is an app, same as those on a smartphone or tablet. You anti-app and anti-smartdevice guys don't have anything on your PCs beyond the operating system (which kinda also is an app)?
Yes, my desktop PC's do have "Apps" that I've added to the system.
But only the ones I need to use for my electronics work.
I do have my supermarket site bookmarked, only to click the savings digital coupons so that I get discounts on groceries.
But I'm not about to become glued to a cellphone in a store.
Once I turn off the computer and go about my life, I don't need any "apps" to help me do my chores, breathe, eat, or take a crap.
I prefer living in the real world, not a virtual twilight zone.
AutomaticWasher website is a "virtual" world that seems to have a considerable attraction ...
The only merchant/store-type app I have on my iPhone is Walmart. I used WM for a while to get electronic after-the-fact copies of my in-store receipts. Scan the barcode with the camera, the receipt is found in WM's system and an image of it stored on the phone, which can be emailed to myself (vs. scanning hardcopies on my computer). Last time I did that was early May 2025. I close the app when not actively using it so am never bombarded by anything, either then or now. Lest WM be accused of actively tracking me, receipts for in-store purchases following the last one looked-up via the app do not appear in purchase history in either the app or when I log-in to WM via computer.
The only merchant/store-type app I have on my iPhone is Walmart. I used WM for a while to get electronic after-the-fact copies of my in-store receipts. Scan the barcode with the camera, the receipt is found in WM's system and an image of it stored on the phone, which can be emailed to myself (vs. scanning hardcopies on my computer). Last time I did that was early May 2025. I close the app when not actively using it so am never bombarded by anything, either then or now. Lest WM be accused of actively tracking me, receipts for in-store purchases following the last one looked-up via the app do not appear in purchase history in either the app or when I log-in to WM via computer.
vacerator
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Every additional app on my phone affects performance. Samsung Galaxy A-20. It's from 2020. I delete what I no longer use. It puts unused apps in deep sleep.
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