THE RANTIMATOR
Here's what I'm ranting about..
I believed in social media, once
I spent quite a lot of time getting into all that shit. I was what we once called an "early adopter". I had Google+ and Instagram and Facebook and Twitter and Slideshare and LinkedIn and all of the things. And I loved them, so much so that I gave them all up because they were eating my life.
The sad fact is I also spent a lot of time convincing people (mainly museums) to do the same. Workshops, guides, blog posts, conferences...
Then, for a whole range of reasons that I'll probably write about one day, I decided it is probably all bullshit. I say probably because, you know - never say never - but right now in my life, I don't feel like I need that shit. So now I have nothing, apart from a Twitter account which sits dormant for now.
But... I fancied a place where I could just rant. No replies, no likes, no comments, just me on a hillside howling at the moon. It's the digital equivalent of a padded cell with soundproofed walls.
And that, dear reader, is what this is.
Today's "old man grumbles" (AKA Things That Bug The Fucking Shit Out Of Me)
People who hold their phone like a Star Trek communicator
...and therefore have to have their volume up loud, so you can hear ALL ABOUT Auntie Jane's piles.
Is it a) because you think you're always on a video call, b) because you read somewhere that your brain will melt if you get your phone too close to your it or c) just because everyone else does it
Look: phones have this thing where you can hold it up by your ear and not only hear better but also prevent the world from listening in. Magic, eh?
People who respond to an email chain (or, worse, an entire email list...) with a thumbs-up emoji.
Just no. Seriously.
Endless fucking videos with fucking "dynamic text" written all over them
I know: the yoof like it, for TikTok or attention or some other weird related set of reasons. But it's really shitting irritating.
Endless fucking videos with fucking "dynamic text" written all over them AND THE TEXT IS FULL OF TYPOS
If you've got to do it, do it well. FFS. Seriously - "too", "to", "lose", "loose" - c'mon. Put some effort in.
This rant was ranted on November 25 2024 11:47:29