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When you connect a new device to a 'smart' tv, you must pay homage to the manufacturer with a ritualistic dance. Plugging and unplugging the device. Turning them on and off in the correct sequence like entering a konami code.

Every time you want to switch devices, the tv must scan for them. And god forbid you lose power, or unplug something. You are granted the delight experience of doing it all over again.

I have fond memories of the days of just plugging something in, and pressing the input button. Instant gratification. It was a simpler time.

What is some other tech that used to be better?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

One wheel

The original

  • easy to replace batteries,

  • easy maintenance,

  • most important: highly customizable

(I mean, yes, you could blow yourself up with the gigantic lithium pack in your garage, but the community around one wheel has a lot of rich guidance to prevent you from doing that)

Entered version 2

  • batteries are now locked to the device.

  • hey! Ride carefully! Battery pack unplugging (even by accident) bricks the device ๐Ÿ˜†

  • uuuh, I bricked the device. What now? Send the device across Atlantic ocean to HQ in the US to plug it back in ๐Ÿคฃ ๐Ÿคฃ