I think that a basic lifestyle should be affordable for a basic person

My old person traits are most of all posted here because I am an old person.

But I’ll add that my old person traits is that I think a living wage should support… er… living, including a place to live, food to eat, paying for services, buying clothes, getting decent public health and education, and even have spare money for your free time (hobbies, eat out, theatre, concerts, etc.).

I think cars should not be dependent on a touch screen for ANY of it’s functions (or really have one at all). They are more difficult to use than tactile buttons, distracting, and do not receive long term support from the OEM.

What do you do with a 10 year old car that runs but the touch screen nuked due to age, firmware bugs or mechanical damage? Ford isn’t going to be selling replacement units 10 years later and I have yet to see an ‘infotainment’ system that has aftermarket replacement considerations.

My old person trait is that when I purchase a printer, I should be able to use whatever is the cheapest compatible ink without the printer treating me like I’m smuggling unicorn blood out of Narnia

I don’t have notification enabled on most of my apps. I will check on them when I want, but I hate seeing or hearing notifications because they are distracting me. If something is urgent, call me, otherwise it can wait.

I think I should be allowed to order food from a restaurant without needing to scan a QR code which requires me to have a smart phone and an active, paid plan in order to access their menu.

My old person trait is that instructions do not need to be videos.

Yeah that line was used by my abusers way to often. They just “can’t understand” why I’d go no contact. As if the last 300 explanations were somehow non existent. Nope. I don’t owe you anything.

And my old person trait is my walking stick I suppose.

I hate all websites that move things around as they load. If I see a button, that button should stay where it is when I try to click it.

I like having a keyboard and mouse. Doing things on a smartphone is a last resort.

I have a few. And I’m not even that old (mid thirties)

• People who talk on phone calls using airpods or similar look ridiculous in public, like they’re utter lunatics talking to themselves or their imaginary friend.

• people who view life through their mobile phones are unfortunate and sad. Like…why pay money to go see a gig if you’re going to view it through your phone screen? I went to a wedding last week and I was one of the very few who was actually watching the procession with my own eyes rather through a camera app.

• Not being on social media should be an accepted norm, not a fucking exception. This is an issue when dating, unbelievably.

Where should I start? I like to own my music, stream it from my server @home, I like to use a calculator, just because I like them. And I like to do things in a terminal, even when it takes 5x the time and a hand full of code. I like to connect things with cables instead of wireless, still faster and more secure, got a full cupboard of cables and adapters, I even collect movies and ebooks on my drives with the thought of “the day the internet brakes down I’ll be the king here”. Maybe it’s because I AM old?! That kind of old, there was a time I spent money for a ringtone.

my old person trait is remembering that it didn’t use to be this hot in the summer where I live.

I don’t use my phone to pay at the POS and I refuse to do so. I will always carry around my card and use that.

I want a proper headphone jack on my phone! Bluetooth can be convenient, but I prefer wired headphones.