Technology

Welcome back to "The Binge," the podcast for anyone who's ever wanted to throw their "smart" device into a goddamn wood chipper! I’m your host, and today, we're diving headfirst into the digital dumpster fire that is modern technology. Because, let’s be honest, we’re all just one software update away from a full-blown meltdown.

Look, we’re all stuck in this digital prison. We’re mainlining content, sure, but we're also mainlining frustration. So, today, we're going to scream into the void together.

 On today’s glorious shitshow, we’re kicking things off with a full-blown, unhinged rant about the tech that’s actively trying to ruin our lives. Then, because misery loves company, we're counting down the top ten ways technology consistently lets us down. Prepare for a healthy dose of rage. And finally, because we need a goddamn escape hatch, we're exploring the blissful, technology-free sanctuary of… well, anything that isn't a screen. We’re talking nature, real human interaction, and the sweet, sweet sound of silence.

 So, grab your stress ball, your favorite beverage, and let’s get this cathartic binge started. Because, let’s face it, we’re all drowning in digital bullshit, and we need to vent. Let’s do this.

What the fuck is the deal with technology these days? We live in a world that’s supposedly built on all these incredible advancements, designed to make our lives easier and more efficient. But instead, all they seem to do is make things a whole lot more fucking frustrating. Software updates that break everything. You go to update one thing, and suddenly everything else is messed up. Your phone that used to be fast and reliable now takes ages to load even the simplest apps. It’s like they purposely make it slower to make you feel like you need the latest model—no, fuck you. I don’t need a new phone every year just to feel like I’m living in the future.

Then, there’s the godforsaken auto-correct. Don’t even fucking get me started on this bullshit. Every time I type something, it’s like I’m typing in a foreign language because my phone has no idea what I’m saying. It autocorrects words I didn’t even need changed, and the words it doesn't touch are the ones that make me look like I’ve lost the ability to form coherent thoughts. It’s 2025, how has this not been fixed by now? And don't forget about those predictive text features that somehow always try to finish my sentences… but never in the way I would finish them. It's like my phone is trying to start a fucking conversation I never wanted to have.

And customer service? Oh, please. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been stuck in some never-ending loop, being told “your call is important to us” while they play the same elevator music for the 10th time in a row. If my call was that important, why am I waiting for 40 minutes, only to speak to someone who doesn’t even understand the issue? It’s a fucking joke. By the time I get to a real person, I’m too exhausted to explain my problem, so I just give up. I swear they do it on purpose just to wear you down. And the customer service bots. It’s like we’re all just one big experiment in how much frustration people will tolerate before they just hang up and deal with it themselves.

What’s worse is the complete disregard for our time. We’ve got all these subscription services—Spotify, Netflix, Apple Music, Hulu, Disney+—the list goes on and on. It’s supposed to be convenient, right? But somehow, after paying for 5 different services, I still can’t find a damn thing to watch. You would think with all this access to entertainment, I’d never run out of options. But instead, I’m stuck scrolling through endless lists of recommendations that either don’t match my taste or just repeat the same five titles over and over again. It’s like I’m paying for a treasure chest full of fucking junk. The more I pay, the less I actually get.

And of course, there’s the constant reminder that we’re nothing but data points to these corporations. Every time you click, search, or buy something, you’re just another statistic. Your personal information? Oh, that’s just something they’re going to sell or use to market more shit to you. It’s as if our privacy isn’t even worth considering. You get bombarded by email after email asking you to update your password, or to confirm your identity, or to verify this or that, and it’s always a hassle. But then when something goes wrong, you can’t even get in touch with a real person to solve the issue. You’re left navigating through 1000 auto-generated responses, each one less helpful than the last.

We’re constantly told that technology is here to simplify things, but it feels like the exact opposite is happening. The more “convenience” we’re promised, the more complex our lives become. We’re paying for services that should be free, dealing with tech that’s supposed to make our lives better but only ends up stressing us out, and we're left wondering what happened to the promise of easy, user-friendly innovation.

Honestly, I’m tired of it. Tired of all the broken promises and the constant feeling of being sold something I didn’t ask for. Tired of having my time wasted, tired of feeling like I'm just another number in some corporation’s database. It’s fucking exhausting, and no one seems to care. You can only take so many pointless updates, confusing passwords, and endless customer service holds before you just want to throw the whole damn system out the window. But, of course, there’s no way to do that without signing up for another fucking service, right?