#way of delivering information. and in one case outright refused to switch over to e-mailing the information because they expected

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i hate you wireless i hate you smart device assistants i hate you voice register i hate you streaming services i hate you [browser that actively sells normal people’s data and/or mines cryptocurrency] i hate you digital-only services i hate you pop-ups that request money or which won’t let you proceed unless you “download the app!” i hate that in a “modern world” that there are several people left behind solely because they cannot afford or manage “modern technology” and there is no (or a lengthy, almost similarly inaccessible) alternative

#gnashes my teeth #jestersvaguely #the more i think about this the more it's just. man... #esp the last bit like you have no fucking clue how many years i spent just lagging behind because i wasn't provided the same resources #that my peers were. solely because they were rich enough for smartphones & the teacher preferred that #way of delivering information. and in one case outright refused to switch over to e-mailing the information because they expected #my friends in the class would let me know. which is just. ohhh so many issues with it #and then even outside of that it's an inconvenience because you can't easily call your parents/guardians if an issue arises without needing #to 1) ask if you're allowed access and 2) if you're sick you're forced to stand up. walk past people as a Show of Shame and talk in an open #space about personal things without crying because someone at the desk is watching you and is irritated you're bothering their work #and then in general the whole thing where it's like ''make sure to take a picture of this'' [the class bell rings and i have to scramble to #write it down while people are packing up and covering the screen and the teacher is erasing it] #LIKE IT'S JUST. UGH. AND THIS ISN'T EVEN GETTING INTO LEGAL ISSUES THAT REQUIRE YOU TO HAVE TECHNOLOGY #my grandparents literally rely on their children - and entrust a LOT of their information to their children. which HAS been used against #them - to manage some of their legal & important shit because it's only through websites or texting & calling services and it's soo #it's so fucked up. i hate how it feels like a requirement these days i hate how much is being transferred to digital platforms #instead of something physical and real. you're just losing SO much and it's. ughh