Eight Things I Hate About Technology
By Just Stupid on Mar 18, 2009 in Stupid Stuff
As some of you know, I am in the Internet marketing business, even so, there are just some things I hate about the Internet and today’s technology. I read a related article (see below) and thought I would "borrow" some of it to make my point….
1. People who start sentences with the phrase "to be honest with you." It is the fastest way I know to convince the other person you are full of crap.
2. People that wear Bluetooth dongles in their ears. I have said it before, and I’ll say it again: put the dongle down!
3. Do you really need to talk (loudly) on your cell in every public place possible? The grocery store, the airport, the line at the bank — really! Who are you talking to? And why do I have to listen to it?
4. Competing with your BlackBerry. Whether in a meeting, or on a dinner date, leave your BlackBerry at home (or at least in your pocket)! It is the fastest way to demonstrate to a client or date that you are "not that into them."
5. Being forced to learn and like Twitter. I do not need to know that you are sitting in an airport and trying to decide between fried chicken and a cheeseburger. Get a life and please do not share every detail when you do.
6. Getting "friended" on Facebook or LinkedIn after a business meeting. Can we please preserve the last ounce of formality that is left in business? I can live with you wearing jeans with holes in them to our meeting, but save faux friendship for faux friends.
7. Consultants. When will you finally learn that their interests will NEVER be fully aligned with yours? Consultants try to maximize their fees (as they should), not maximize your ROI. It is not the consultant’s fault, though. It is the fault of the person hiring them for not acknowledging what team they play on.
8. Writers and bloggers that need to use "in full disclosure" in their articles. This is the bizarre combination of someone with enough self-awareness to know that they are doing something wrong, but insufficient dignity to stop doing it. If you need to issue a disclaimer in your article, don’t write the article. (Did I just do that?)
From an article on Online Publishing Insider written by David Koretz is President & CEO of BlueTie, Inc.
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Kaila S | @cliquekaila | Mar 18, 2009 | Reply
Love #5. I’m a Twitter girl…but have to admit that I was just like you, hateful toward Twitter until I got addicted.
Ruth | Mar 18, 2009 | Reply
I especially like numbers 3 & 4. It is not only STUPID but also very rude.
Mary Lou | Mar 19, 2009 | Reply
I’m with you all the way. Just because you are living the ultimate cyberlife doesn’t mean we want to.
Dave R | Apr 16, 2009 | Reply
I couldn’t agree more with #2! I just don’t get it. I think these people are worse than #3 and #4. I saw a similar paost to #3 on itsthunderdome.com.
peter | Sep 17, 2009 | Reply
you hit the nail on the head, i just want to add how stupid some people are with technology.
i recently seen someone in the latest b.m.w talking on their mobile phone (with their hands),wouldn’t you think they would get a hands free kit, bloody stupid in my book.
big brother | Oct 14, 2009 | Reply
Yes, I agree, human are over doing the benefits of technology, sometimes we are using it in a very odd way just like what is in the picture, there is already a blue tooth and yet the cellphone is still having in the ear hole near the blue tooth. Funny and stupid
drew s levin | Jan 10, 2010 | Reply
love the pic! Really sums it up.