People who refuse to use modern technology

How Soon Is Now · 14-06-2013 01:11PM #1

Just spent at least an hour queuing in the bank. There where good few people in front and behind me.

Of course four auld ones in front of me refused to use the lodgement machines right beside them....

A member of staff went threw the queue asking did anyone need help offered each one of these people help said they could use the machines and would be shown how. ''No no i am not using any of those machines i dont want to''

You wont take the chance to do things quicker but you will stand in the queue hold everyone else up and moan the whole time about how slow the banks are....... Uhhhhh

Another example people who will not use the self service checkouts in Tesco or Dunnes. They where put there to speed everything up ffs a monkey could operate one.

I understand some people dont like these kinda systems or dont know how to use them but i still dont understand why you would at least refuse to ****ing learn if your given the offer.

You see alot of this **** living in a small town every second person is still living in old fashioned dark house watching Rte on a 19 inch crt television :pac:

**Vai** · 14-06-2013 01:13PM

Woah! Slow down there Timecop! Whats a CRT television?

How Soon Is Now · 14-06-2013 01:14PM

**Vai** wrote: »

Woah! Slow down there Timecop! Whats a CRT television?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathode_ray_tube

Outkast_IRE · 14-06-2013 01:14PM

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

Just spent at least an hour queuing in the bank. There where good few people in front and behind me.

Of course four auld ones in front of me refused to use the lodgement machines right beside them....

A member of staff went threw the queue asking did anyone need help offered each one of these people help said they could use the machines and would be shown how. ''No no i am not using any of those machines i dont want to''

You wont take the chance to do things quicker but you will stand in the queue hold everyone else up and moan the whole time about how slow the banks are....... Uhhhhh

Another example people who will not use the self service checkouts in Tesco or Dunnes. They where put there to speed everything up ffs a monkey could operate one.

I understand some people dont like these kinda systems or dont know how to use them but i still dont understand why you would at least refuse to ****ing learn if your given the offer.

You see alot of this **** living in a small town every second person is still living in old fashioned dark house watching Rte on a 19 inch crt television :pac:

To be fair I see their point. I don't mind the option of self service but forcing it on you is wrong.
The banks/shops are saving money by having less workers. and making you do the work yourself.

Are you seeing the saving from them using the self service machines ?
In my opinion no, you are not they are only reflected in a higher profit for the company, with very little benefit to the user.

Downbound Train · 14-06-2013 01:15PM

I don't use them or the ones in Tesco because they put people out of jobs.

Sam Kade · 14-06-2013 01:16PM

Anti old person moan thread.

How Soon Is Now · 14-06-2013 01:16PM

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

To be fair I see their point. I don't mind the option of self service but forcing it on you is wrong.
The banks/shops are saving money by having less workers. and making you do the work yourself.

Are you seeing the saving from them using the self service machines ?
In my opinion no, you are not they are only reflected in a higher profit for the company, with very little benefit to the user.

No one is forcing you to use them there are still checkouts with actual people behind them but if there is a big line of people waiting why stand there when you can speed things up ffs??

Voodoomelon · 14-06-2013 01:16PM

I refuse to use the internet. I wouldn't know where to start.

mike65 · 14-06-2013 01:17PM

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

You see alot of this **** living in a small town every second person is still living in old fashioned dark house watching Rte on a 19 inch crt television :pac:

No point in junking a perfectly working TV, I only went flatscreen when the old Sony Trinitron finally gave up, I still have a Nokia 6100 mobile phone as its fine and I have no need for anything more "clever".

Ddad · 14-06-2013 01:17PM

What, like computers have made everyone unemployed??:)

How Soon Is Now · 14-06-2013 01:17PM

Sam Kade wrote: »

Anti old person moan thread.

Its not just old people who do it. In this example i seen a few auld ones doing it but ive seen plenty who where much younger also.

**Vai** · 14-06-2013 01:18PM

Ddad wrote: »

What, like computers have made everyone unemployed??:)

Abacus makers ain't smiling with you.

**Vai** · 14-06-2013 01:18PM

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathode_ray_tube

Aha! Now, whats the television part all about?

How Soon Is Now · 14-06-2013 01:18PM

mike65 wrote: »

No point in junking a perfectly working TV, I only went flatscreen when the old Sony Trinitron finally gave up, I still have a Nokia 6100 mobile phone as its fine and I have no need for anything more "clever".

I was just using that as an example of old fashioned people living around where i do :pac:.

SafeSurfer · 14-06-2013 01:18PM

Lets just do the work of multi national corporations for them so they can increase their massive untaxed profits ever more. These technologies are introduced, not for our convenience but for corporations bottom line.

Skull Murphy · 14-06-2013 01:19PM

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

Another example people who will not use the self service checkouts in Tesco or Dunnes.

Keeps them clear for the rest of us. Worse thing is, the oul' dopes do eventually start using them & spoil the whole thing.

Valetta · 14-06-2013 01:19PM

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

No one is forcing you to use them there are still checkouts with actual people behind them but if there is a big line of people waiting why stand there when you can speed things up ffs??

What were you doing that couldn't be done remotely?

SEPT 23 1989 · 14-06-2013 01:20PM

give me Ceefax 302 over sky sports any day

How Soon Is Now · 14-06-2013 01:20PM

Valetta wrote: »

What were you doing that couldn't be done remotely?

Foreign Exchange.

kingcobra · 14-06-2013 01:20PM

Downbound Train wrote: »

I don't use them or the ones in Tesco because they put people out of jobs.

But they put the software engineers in jobs?

**Vai** · 14-06-2013 01:20PM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

give me Ceefax 302 over sky sports any day

Aertel 220 man, at least give your money to homegrown teletext services

wil · 14-06-2013 01:21PM

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

Just spent at least an hour queuing in the bank. There where good few people in front and behind me.

Of course four auld ones in front of me refused to use the lodgement machines right beside them....

A member of staff went threw the queue asking did anyone need help offered each one of these people help said they could use the machines and would be shown how. ''No no i am not using any of those machines i dont want to''

You wont take the chance to do things quicker but you will stand in the queue hold everyone else up and moan the whole time about how slow the banks are....... Uhhhhh

Another example people who will not use the self service checkouts in Tesco or Dunnes. They where put there to speed everything up ffs a monkey could operate one.

I understand some people dont like these kinda systems or dont know how to use them but i still dont understand why you would at least refuse to ****ing learn if your given the offer.

You see alot of this **** living in a small town every second person is still living in old fashioned dark house watching Rte on a 19 inch crt television :pac:

on-line banking op.

was invented for people just like you.

Freddy Smelly · 14-06-2013 01:21PM

i wrote this text onto boards using a hammer and chisel... might need a new screen though

Outkast_IRE · 14-06-2013 01:21PM

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

No one is forcing you to use them there are still checkouts with actual people behind them but if there is a big line of people waiting why stand there when you can speed things up ffs??

They are trying to force you to use them, that's the problem.

Tesco for example, at night there used to be people employed for the tills at night in 24 hour stores, now in my local one its 100% self service at night.

Banks, they are getting worse and worse, asking people to leave the queue and use self service machines, they aren't holding a gun to you head but will make you feel like a tool if you don't use self service.

How Soon Is Now · 14-06-2013 01:22PM

wil wrote: »

on-line banking op.

was invented for people just like you.

I cant get sterling last minute online if i could i would i dont go near the bank unless i have no choice.

humbert · 14-06-2013 01:22PM

The world is far too tolerant of Luddites. Nobody is unable to learn/adapt, just too lazy.

Downbound Train · 14-06-2013 01:23PM

kingcobra wrote: »

But they put the software engineers in jobs?

What, i India or China orsomething?

Fat lot of help that is for the person who used to be the cashier - human waste that person s I suppose? Who cares about that person because someone else may get a job designing the machines?

mike65 · 14-06-2013 01:23PM

SafeSurfer wrote: »

Lets just do the work of multi national corporations for them so they can increase their massive untaxed profits ever more. These technologies are introduced, not for our convenience but for corporations bottom line.

QFT! about 50 years ago someone realised that building solid long lasting consumer goods was the road to low growth and poor profits, so built in obsolescence became the new watch word - the throw away world followed (admittedly with the help of ever more efficient production methods).

How Soon Is Now · 14-06-2013 01:23PM

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

They are trying to force you to use them, that's the problem.

Tesco for example, at night there used to be people employed for the tills at night in 24 hour stores, now in my local one its 100% self service at night.

Banks, they are getting worse and worse, asking people to leave the queue and use self service machines, they aren't holding a gun to you head but will make you feel like a tool if you don't use self service.

Why is it such a problem to just use them when there available though ?

Would you rather stand and wait for another few people to do what they have to do or use a free available quicker machine ?

hatrickpatrick · 14-06-2013 01:25PM

After what we've just learned about how our use of technology is allowing the American government to build up a profile of absolutely everyone who uses them, refusing to use technology doesn't seem so ridiculous anymore.

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

Another example people who will not use the self service checkouts in Tesco or Dunnes. They where put there to speed everything up ffs a monkey could operate one.

Sorry but I'm generally regarded as some kind of tech wizard in my family and I absolutely loathe those machines and refuse to go anywhere near one.
Easy to use? Five words for you: "Unexpected item in bagging areaaaaaaaa!"

Judgement Day · 14-06-2013 01:25PM

What about poor ould fellas like myself who like to use cash in supermarkets and are delayed by fuppin yuppies paying for a bag of crisps with their shaggin Visa card.

People who refuse to use modern technology

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