To me, over&above the goodtech/badtech issue, the obvious: What principally matters is who controls the technology.
The fact that the owners are the worst, greediest, most unscrupulous motherfuckers on the planet should be the central point for discussion.
It will never serve humanity in their hands
The fact that the owners are the worst, greediest, most unscrupulous motherfuckers on the planet should be the central point for discussion.
It will never serve humanity in their hands
October 2, 2026 at 2:15 PM
To me, over&above the goodtech/badtech issue, the obvious: What principally matters is who controls the technology.
The fact that the owners are the worst, greediest, most unscrupulous motherfuckers on the planet should be the central point for discussion.
It will never serve humanity in their hands
The fact that the owners are the worst, greediest, most unscrupulous motherfuckers on the planet should be the central point for discussion.
It will never serve humanity in their hands
The #irony isn't lost on me that I'm in the process of #printing game cards for an #InteractionDesign class I'm running tomorrow to help designers understand the frustrations of #BadTech... And every interaction I have is painful #academicsky #slowtech #IndustrialDesign
March 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The #irony isn't lost on me that I'm in the process of #printing game cards for an #InteractionDesign class I'm running tomorrow to help designers understand the frustrations of #BadTech... And every interaction I have is painful #academicsky #slowtech #IndustrialDesign
Prepaying for my prescriptions on the @nhsbsa.bsky.social website... Why was my card was charged and the balance debited *before* I pressed the "confirm payment" button? 🤔
#badtech #badux
#badtech #badux
May 24, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Prepaying for my prescriptions on the @nhsbsa.bsky.social website... Why was my card was charged and the balance debited *before* I pressed the "confirm payment" button? 🤔
#badtech #badux
#badtech #badux
Me: Alexa, turn off the fan
Alexa: ok
*fan continues to run*
Are #amazon deploying downgrades every week now? Every time I interact with #alexa, another function that used to work fine has been broken. smh
#enshittification #badtech
Alexa: ok
*fan continues to run*
Are #amazon deploying downgrades every week now? Every time I interact with #alexa, another function that used to work fine has been broken. smh
#enshittification #badtech
May 22, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Me: Alexa, turn off the fan
Alexa: ok
*fan continues to run*
Are #amazon deploying downgrades every week now? Every time I interact with #alexa, another function that used to work fine has been broken. smh
#enshittification #badtech
Alexa: ok
*fan continues to run*
Are #amazon deploying downgrades every week now? Every time I interact with #alexa, another function that used to work fine has been broken. smh
#enshittification #badtech
3 times in the last 4 weeks, the temp traffic lights down the road have broken (stuck red for everyone). Each time, I call the co the council rents them from, and eventually the lights work again- for a bit
Would it kill them to identify the bug and fix it instead of just pressing reset?!
#badtech
Would it kill them to identify the bug and fix it instead of just pressing reset?!
#badtech
May 17, 2026 at 4:50 AM
3 times in the last 4 weeks, the temp traffic lights down the road have broken (stuck red for everyone). Each time, I call the co the council rents them from, and eventually the lights work again- for a bit
Would it kill them to identify the bug and fix it instead of just pressing reset?!
#badtech
Would it kill them to identify the bug and fix it instead of just pressing reset?!
#badtech
I set cruise control to 40 (speed limit) and came off the accelerator at 37. Car kept accelerating to 45 before "noticing". Am I a criminal now? Will #VW pay my legal fees?
More to the point, where can I get a car with a mechanical (ie non software) automatic gearbox?
#badtech #cartech
More to the point, where can I get a car with a mechanical (ie non software) automatic gearbox?
#badtech #cartech
May 11, 2026 at 11:24 AM
@vodafonegroup.bsky.social email to say my £12 broadband contract is ending and asking me to renew. Click through, I'm offered the choice of renewing @ £12 or upgrading to £20
Problem- i already pay 20 not 12, there is no button to renew @ 12, and the button to renew @ 20 does nothing
#badtech
Problem- i already pay 20 not 12, there is no button to renew @ 12, and the button to renew @ 20 does nothing
#badtech
May 7, 2026 at 4:42 PM
@vodafonegroup.bsky.social email to say my £12 broadband contract is ending and asking me to renew. Click through, I'm offered the choice of renewing @ £12 or upgrading to £20
Problem- i already pay 20 not 12, there is no button to renew @ 12, and the button to renew @ 20 does nothing
#badtech
Problem- i already pay 20 not 12, there is no button to renew @ 12, and the button to renew @ 20 does nothing
#badtech
"Alexa, connect to [device X]"
"Now connected to [completely different device Y]"
"Alexa, disconnect"
"Disconnected from Y"
"... Now connected to Y"
"Alexa, disconnect"
"Disconnected from Y"
"... Now connected to Y"
fuck the fuck off man
#badtech #amazon #alexa #enshittification
"Now connected to [completely different device Y]"
"Alexa, disconnect"
"Disconnected from Y"
"... Now connected to Y"
"Alexa, disconnect"
"Disconnected from Y"
"... Now connected to Y"
fuck the fuck off man
#badtech #amazon #alexa #enshittification
April 22, 2026 at 7:26 PM
"Alexa, connect to [device X]"
"Now connected to [completely different device Y]"
"Alexa, disconnect"
"Disconnected from Y"
"... Now connected to Y"
"Alexa, disconnect"
"Disconnected from Y"
"... Now connected to Y"
fuck the fuck off man
#badtech #amazon #alexa #enshittification
"Now connected to [completely different device Y]"
"Alexa, disconnect"
"Disconnected from Y"
"... Now connected to Y"
"Alexa, disconnect"
"Disconnected from Y"
"... Now connected to Y"
fuck the fuck off man
#badtech #amazon #alexa #enshittification
#jagex forced an update of the #oldschoolrunescape client/launcher this week. Now every login attempt fails the first time, and the world (server) switcher functionality is completely broken. #badtech #enshittification #osrs
April 19, 2026 at 3:48 PM
#jagex forced an update of the #oldschoolrunescape client/launcher this week. Now every login attempt fails the first time, and the world (server) switcher functionality is completely broken. #badtech #enshittification #osrs
Am I going crazy or is there literally no way to open a SharePoint folder in a new tab anymore @mssharepoint.bsky.social? Can't persuade my browser to do it with ctrl+click either because the "links" aren't links; they're JavaScript event triggers... #sharepoint #badux #badtech #enshittification
April 13, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Am I going crazy or is there literally no way to open a SharePoint folder in a new tab anymore @mssharepoint.bsky.social? Can't persuade my browser to do it with ctrl+click either because the "links" aren't links; they're JavaScript event triggers... #sharepoint #badux #badtech #enshittification
#instagram has once again started sending me notifications I did not consent to and explicitly turned off. pls stop. #badtech #badux #enshittificatiom
April 10, 2026 at 4:26 PM
#instagram has once again started sending me notifications I did not consent to and explicitly turned off. pls stop. #badtech #badux #enshittificatiom
#amazon have just emailed me to say they are turning my perfectly functional #kindle into a brick next month. This isn't the most aggressive example of #forcedobsolescence - and at least they gave me notice - but it's still Very Not Cool for users or the planet. #badtech #enshittification
April 8, 2026 at 6:57 AM
#amazon have just emailed me to say they are turning my perfectly functional #kindle into a brick next month. This isn't the most aggressive example of #forcedobsolescence - and at least they gave me notice - but it's still Very Not Cool for users or the planet. #badtech #enshittification
@notion.com android app opens external links itself rather than in my chosen browser - ignoring the in-app setting. I've even removed its permission to open supported links in my device's settings, just in case - no luck.
Why?
Please, I just want to control my own stuff. #badtech #enshittification
Why?
Please, I just want to control my own stuff. #badtech #enshittification
April 5, 2026 at 2:14 PM
@notion.com android app opens external links itself rather than in my chosen browser - ignoring the in-app setting. I've even removed its permission to open supported links in my device's settings, just in case - no luck.
Why?
Please, I just want to control my own stuff. #badtech #enshittification
Why?
Please, I just want to control my own stuff. #badtech #enshittification
Ok so who's idea was it to install flashing blue lights and high-pitch beepers in #migraine treatment devices like #Cefaly and the #lloydspharmacy alternative? Blue lights, flashing lights, and high pitched noises are textbook migraine triggers 🤦🏻 #badtech #badmedicine
April 5, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Ok so who's idea was it to install flashing blue lights and high-pitch beepers in #migraine treatment devices like #Cefaly and the #lloydspharmacy alternative? Blue lights, flashing lights, and high pitched noises are textbook migraine triggers 🤦🏻 #badtech #badmedicine
Every time I get in my car, it connects to my phone and starts navigating to an InPost locker I went to once a few weeks back. Doesn't matter how many times I exit navigation or navigate somewhere else in between... Why does the universe want me there again so bad?! 🤔 #badtech #cartech
April 4, 2026 at 9:30 AM
I have all "deals and recommendations" notifications disabled in the #amazon shopping app. Does Amazon respect that? Absolutely the fuck not. I still get push notifications recommending me products. ffs. Will uninstall soon - as I should have done years ago. #badtech #enshittification
April 2, 2026 at 3:24 PM
I have all "deals and recommendations" notifications disabled in the #amazon shopping app. Does Amazon respect that? Absolutely the fuck not. I still get push notifications recommending me products. ffs. Will uninstall soon - as I should have done years ago. #badtech #enshittification
My #volkswagen car does not let me turn off the headlights. I can be parked, handbrake on, engine switched off, and it insists on keeping the headlights switched on. Even when I move the switch to the "off" setting. Please, just let me control my own car. #badtech #cartech #enshittification
April 2, 2026 at 5:03 AM
My #volkswagen car does not let me turn off the headlights. I can be parked, handbrake on, engine switched off, and it insists on keeping the headlights switched on. Even when I move the switch to the "off" setting. Please, just let me control my own car. #badtech #cartech #enshittification
Sharing a @microsoft.com #PowerBI report by link in Teams chat generates a warning that the message will grant Power BI access to new people... even if the link is created only for people with existing access.
What gives? Is Teams wrong, or is PBI lying about link permissions? #badtech #badux
What gives? Is Teams wrong, or is PBI lying about link permissions? #badtech #badux
April 1, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Sharing a @microsoft.com #PowerBI report by link in Teams chat generates a warning that the message will grant Power BI access to new people... even if the link is created only for people with existing access.
What gives? Is Teams wrong, or is PBI lying about link permissions? #badtech #badux
What gives? Is Teams wrong, or is PBI lying about link permissions? #badtech #badux
Can't get the essential medicines I need to treat my various health conditions because my pharmacy's app (yep, you read that right) has hidden the "order" button behind my phone's 3-button navigation. #welcometothefuture #badux #badtech #badmedicine
March 30, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Can't get the essential medicines I need to treat my various health conditions because my pharmacy's app (yep, you read that right) has hidden the "order" button behind my phone's 3-button navigation. #welcometothefuture #badux #badtech #badmedicine
@microsoft.com Teams "reset status after" does not work (and possibly never has?). The status you choose simply doesn't get set - it's your *previous* status that is fixed until the time you specify. #badtech #badux
March 28, 2026 at 7:33 AM
@microsoft.com Teams "reset status after" does not work (and possibly never has?). The status you choose simply doesn't get set - it's your *previous* status that is fixed until the time you specify. #badtech #badux
Who calibrated the contact-free taps in my office? They've arranged things perfectly to make hand washing impossible. Surely the motion sensor should be pointing at the place the water goes?! #badtech #badplumbing
March 26, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Who calibrated the contact-free taps in my office? They've arranged things perfectly to make hand washing impossible. Surely the motion sensor should be pointing at the place the water goes?! #badtech #badplumbing
My (work) #apple #iPhone updated overnight and the @microsoft.com Outlook search function no longer returns any results from deleted items. ffs #badtech
March 26, 2026 at 7:18 AM
My (work) #apple #iPhone updated overnight and the @microsoft.com Outlook search function no longer returns any results from deleted items. ffs #badtech
My #HP printer and #macbook *always* get two-sided printing wrong. If I select two-sided, the document prints single-sided. But the next document I print will always be two-sided regardless of what I choose! It's like the printer never registers the settings until *after* the print job #badtech
March 25, 2026 at 7:14 AM