Ask HN: What are some modern technologies that you refuse to adopt?

7•catstor•1h ago

Could be any modern technology that is popular, trendy but you refuse to adopt it for any particular reason. It could be environmental, social, political, legacy support or simple belief that it does not solve any significant problem.

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catstor•1h ago

For me it's: Smart Watch, AI image generators, cryptocurrencies, auto payments of bills.

bontaq•29m ago

Any new editor, airplanes, tablets, smart watches (as mentioned by catstor), VR, e-readers (though these are actually very good, mine just died).

It's not any particular reason, they don't seem to improve my life much? The e-reader was best for sure.

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