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1. We can see the corners that were cut and have either been forced to do the same or know how it could have been done better.

2. Having to use some piece of tech because of some external requirement. Especially when there's a preferred alternative.

3. Genuine desire to not use tech for something. If you spend all day working on and with tech, you don't really need a toaster telling you the weather in the morning.

In short, I find myself less hating technology directly, but the half assery that is a symptom of a lot of other things I hate.



4. Needing what is essentially the same tech multiple times to do the same thing.




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