#consumingin2025 — Public Fediverse posts

Been using the DiDi "ride-sharing" "tech-bro taxi" app.

1. Prices have gone up about 23% and I now need to compare their prices and the scummier other provider.

2. Sharing the details of the ride, something pretty important for some riders' security, is not reliably done by DiDi. Multiple instances of the link not arriving at the SMS of the Share-recipient happening here. Yucky, trashy, unsafe.

#ConsumingIn2025 #DiDi

Been using the DiDi "ride-sharing" "tech-bro taxi" app.

1. Prices have gone up about 23% and I now need to compare their prices and the scummier other provider.

2. Sharing the details of the ride, something pretty important for some riders' security, is not reliably done by DiDi. Multiple instances of the link not arriving at the SMS of the Share-recipient happening here. Yucky, trashy, unsafe.

#ConsumingIn2025 #DiDi

Been using the DiDi "ride-sharing" "tech-bro taxi" app.

1. Prices have gone up about 23% and I now need to compare their prices and the scummier other provider.

2. Sharing the details of the ride, something pretty important for some riders' security, is not reliably done by DiDi. Multiple instances of the link not arriving at the SMS of the Share-recipient happening here. Yucky, trashy, unsafe.

#ConsumingIn2025 #DiDi

Been using the DiDi "ride-sharing" "tech-bro taxi" app.

1. Prices have gone up about 23% and I now need to compare their prices and the scummier other provider.

2. Sharing the details of the ride, something pretty important for some riders' security, is not reliably done by DiDi. Multiple instances of the link not arriving at the SMS of the Share-recipient happening here. Yucky, trashy, unsafe.

#ConsumingIn2025 #DiDi

Been using the DiDi "ride-sharing" "tech-bro taxi" app.

1. Prices have gone up about 23% and I now need to compare their prices and the scummier other provider.

2. Sharing the details of the ride, something pretty important for some riders' security, is not reliably done by DiDi. Multiple instances of the link not arriving at the SMS of the Share-recipient happening here. Yucky, trashy, unsafe.

#ConsumingIn2025 #DiDi

Google Android almost got the banking app (last used 3 days ago) uninstalled to make space for a mandatory update of #Whatsapp.

I've got the #MassMarket blues.
My #UX counts for less than a pixel on a 8K display.
#ConsumingIn2025 #IHateIT

Google Android almost got the banking app (last used 3 days ago) uninstalled to make space for a mandatory update of #Whatsapp.

I've got the #MassMarket blues.
My #UX counts for less than a pixel on a 8K display.
#ConsumingIn2025 #IHateIT

Google Android almost got the banking app (last used 3 days ago) uninstalled to make space for a mandatory update of #Whatsapp.

I've got the #MassMarket blues.
My #UX counts for less than a pixel on a 8K display.
#ConsumingIn2025 #IHateIT

Google Android almost got the banking app (last used 3 days ago) uninstalled to make space for a mandatory update of #Whatsapp.

I've got the #MassMarket blues.
My #UX counts for less than a pixel on a 8K display.
#ConsumingIn2025 #IHateIT

Google Android almost got the banking app (last used 3 days ago) uninstalled to make space for a mandatory update of #Whatsapp.

I've got the #MassMarket blues.
My #UX counts for less than a pixel on a 8K display.
#ConsumingIn2025 #IHateIT

Premium quality, premium price box of #TeaBags from #Twinings.

Box fails to open when "Pull Here" tabs are pulled.

#BigTea using GenAI in packaging design?

#ExistentialFirstWorldProblems
#Tea
#ProductPackaging
#DesignFail
#ConsumingIn2025

Just off a #PhoneCall about an important matter. (Funding.)

The quality of the audio was so poor.
Syllables and words often smearing.

Seems to happen quite frequently, but far from "all the time".

I'm thinking the algorithims they're using to shrink the bandwidth of the audio signals are not suitable for the environment they're being used in.

#Enshitification
#PhoneCallAudioQuality
#PhoneAudio
#AudioQuality
#ConsumingIn2025

@jpnearl

Yes products and services have become very un-usable for an increasing proportion of the population.

Hidden controls, complex controls, hidden food packaging openings, food jar tops that need tools to lever open, the whole of IT (with a few exceptions), low audio quality phone calls, microscopic print on food packaging are just the ones that spring to mind.

Seems to be a de-couple between design and consumers.

#DesignFails #ConsumingIn2025 #APatternLanguage #ChristopherAlexander

@jpnearl

Yes products and services have become very un-usable for an increasing proportion of the population.

Hidden controls, complex controls, hidden food packaging openings, food jar tops that need tools to lever open, the whole of IT (with a few exceptions), low audio quality phone calls, microscopic print on food packaging are just the ones that spring to mind.

Seems to be a de-couple between design and consumers.

#DesignFails #ConsumingIn2025 #APatternLanguage #ChristopherAlexander

@jpnearl

Yes products and services have become very un-usable for an increasing proportion of the population.

Hidden controls, complex controls, hidden food packaging openings, food jar tops that need tools to lever open, the whole of IT (with a few exceptions), low audio quality phone calls, microscopic print on food packaging are just the ones that spring to mind.

Seems to be a de-couple between design and consumers.

#DesignFails #ConsumingIn2025 #APatternLanguage #ChristopherAlexander

@jpnearl

Yes products and services have become very un-usable for an increasing proportion of the population.

Hidden controls, complex controls, hidden food packaging openings, food jar tops that need tools to lever open, the whole of IT (with a few exceptions), low audio quality phone calls, microscopic print on food packaging are just the ones that spring to mind.

Seems to be a de-couple between design and consumers.

#DesignFails #ConsumingIn2025 #APatternLanguage #ChristopherAlexander

@jpnearl

Yes products and services have become very un-usable for an increasing proportion of the population.

Hidden controls, complex controls, hidden food packaging openings, food jar tops that need tools to lever open, the whole of IT (with a few exceptions), low audio quality phone calls, microscopic print on food packaging are just the ones that spring to mind.

Seems to be a de-couple between design and consumers.

#DesignFails #ConsumingIn2025 #APatternLanguage #ChristopherAlexander

An #ElderlyRelative is heartily sick and tired of taking 5 x #FishOil capsules the size of footballs (hyperbole).

Today the first dessert spoonful of fish oil went down in seconds with no drama.

#AgingInPlace #Supplements #ConsumingIn2025

#Aliexpress are making it very difficult to get a refund for an #ItemNotAsDescribed.

No apparent way to do it on Android browser.
On "desktop webpage" the buttons do no match up with the touch fields on the screen".

Had previously been relucant to spend +$70 there. Now seeing that the time wasted in trying to get $ refunded for trash cheap products isn't worth the cheapness, the delay and the hassle.

Yay for trashy companies like Aliexpress and #DiDi.

#ConsumingIn2025