Verification Codes.
One-Time my ass, more like, repeated times. I’m so tired of verification codes up the ass these days. Just today, I had to reset my PayPal password. So that meant there was a code sent to an e-mail address after the reset process was set, to begin with. Then I had to go through the obstacle of verifying the information of the account. And then even after the password was reset, I’m sent ANOTHER freaking code right after!
And it’s even more frustrating to deal with, with my bank. I’ve gotten random verification checks for making internal transfers within my account. Things I’ve done without any issue. But just one day, I got THREE verification checks to do what I needed to do!
This verification shit has gotten out of hand! I want it to just die, just like captcha. Whatever purpose they originally were intended to do, is lost in translation, because now they’re just obstacles that wastes our time every minute we have to bother with them.
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Conservatism.
Liberals and leftists discussing things would be much better. They’d discuss policy and how to implement it.
We wouldn’t need to have “discussions” in the “marketplace of ideas” around murdering people, deporting people, removing healthcare, denying people’s existence, etc.
Just because horse piss is a yellow liquid doesn’t mean it has to be stocked on shelves next to Gatorade.
Seconded 100%.
It holds us back so much. Definitionally archaic and exploitable.
With it, organized divinity and faith-based religions, and in the void a universal rallying around humanism.
Leftists would be too busy screaming FASCISTS! At any liberal. Once the liberals leave, leftists will fight over the definition of words until actual fascists show up and kill/enslave them. Half of the leftists will join forces with the fascists to hunt down the leftists whose definitions they don’t like.
What do you mean by definition?! Sounds like you haven’t properly studied Kuwame Rosenthal’s Treatise of the Plebian in it’s original Portuguese. Try reading a book before having an opinion on words, you capitalist nazi!
Just one little genocide and everyone labels liberals as fascists.
We don’t need a stupid app for every separate thing. And don’t force a redirect to the mobile app instead of the website.
Go to Settings > Apps > tap on the offending app > Set as default > uncheck everything under “supported web addresses” and “open supported links”
Now the app(s) will open in your browser instead of the app.
Just as, if not more, annoying: the app redirecting you to the website to do a single task.
My banking app just recently updated to open your browser to login before being sent back to the app. Like, why did the old system with the account login in app need to be removed?
billionaires
Needing to create account for apps and sites where the account provides zero additional value.
Ah, but it provides value to them.
(and that’s the problem)
Fireworks.
I live in the Netherlands and New year’s eve is hell on earth here. Even the weeks leading up to it are bad. This year is the first year that consumer fireworks are banned, but of course there are already people going to Germany, Belgium or Poland to buy them anyway. And it’s not just the pretty stuff, it’s more like bombs. It would be so much better if it just disappeared.
I’m in Florida, US, and backyard fireworks on NYE are huge here. Alcohol and fireworks. What could go wrong? And let’s not forget about the animals and people with PTSD who are affected. Of course, we’re not just limited to NYE. They do it any major holiday, and days before and after. I hate it.
Oh man, even more than one holiday… Are fireworks allowed all through the year over there?
Yeah, it’s terrible for animals and traumatised people. We have a dog and while it’s been okay this year so far, we usually can hardly take her for a walk at night as we get closer to the end of the year. And we have a residency for people who’ve been granted asylum nearby with a lot of people who’ve fled the war in Ukraine. I can’t imagine what it must be like for them :(
why wouldn’t people be allowed to calibrate all year?
Over here fireworks were only allowed on New year’s eve, mainly because of safety reasons. Every year there are people who get maimed for life, lose eyes, fingers or sometimes even die. Of course you can celebrate whatever you want throughout the year, you just can’t use fireworks.
People pull that shit in the entire month of July, despite fireworks only being appropriate for the 4th. But because they spend hundreds of dollars just to watch pretty sparkles in the sky, they feel it justified to do it at any given opportunity.
US-defaultism on Lemmy. It’s gotten so bad, many users absolutely don’t seem to realise that they’re writing to an international audience.
I have a Canadian flag with my username but it doesn’t help. Just yesterday someone tried to win an argument with me by bring up health insurance.
FWIW I don’t see a flag when you make a comment.
Oh. Thanks for that. I didn’t realize.
Edit: I checked with another browser, not logged in, and I do see the flags. So odd.
I think it’s an app specific thing, I’m using Voyager and I don’t see a flag nor profile pics.
I use Thunder and it’s the same for me.
Omg what happened? There were some months I wasn’t on the Fediverse but I thought the European presence here was strong?
Sms verification that you can’t disable and replace with another method
This shit’s so annoying because I can’t receive sms when travelling overseas.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases. All of them. I would love to know a world without them.
Cigarettes
This could be a long list, not sure.
- AI - no more data centers, no more vibe coded junk, all CEOs drinking the AI Kool-aid need to go away.
- Mass Surveillance - Online, offline, and in cars.
- Politicians - Especially those who make laws about things they don’t understand.
- Science deniers - no more religion, no more fake news, no more alternative facts.
- Bigtech.
- Fossil fuels.
On a more personal level:
- Filler words in the spoken word - “I mean”, “um”, “like”.
- Tailgaters - Just fuck off, I’m driving the speed limit (usually a few over) and if that isn’t fast enough, tough cookie.
- Lazy co-workers -
- No more scented products - perfumes, body wash, laundry products, etc.
I get your list. In case of politicians I’d rather remove those who only act in their own interests.
For your personal list: Ist there something wrong with scented products I don’t know about or so you just dislike the smell of them?
I agree with what you say about politicians.
Scented products either give me a headache or hurt my throat. Wearing an N-95 helps a lot.
Capitalism
The stigma against weed and psychedelics. You would think that legalization would make people more tolerant, but I’m finding the opposite to be true, especially among Gen-Z. Even the Boomers—who used to spread lies like weed will kill you or acid would make you go insane—still enjoy their 5mg edibles. IDK what is going on with the kids; I’m happy that they choose to abstain, but leave us who do partake alone. Stop being so damn judgemental. I got tired of arguing with people about this subject 20 years ago.
I’m not against drugs at all, people can do as they please.
I did get into with a neighbor awhile back, he’d smoke on his balcony and the smoke and smell would rise up and flow right into my living room.
It wasn’t a huge issue, but when I asked if he’d smoke somewhere else and explained why, he lied to my face about it.
THEN, came to my door at 9pm that same day with his wife and teenage kids, wife telling me I shouldn’t accuse them of smoking and bitching me out whole he sheepishly stood behind her. At that point I was done and would call his ass out. Literally that same night I catch him smoking again at 1am and he’s like “naw, it’s not me”.
In this case it was the person, not the drugs, that turned out to be a piece of shit.
Scammers, hackers, con artists, things of this nature. I’m old enough to remember being excited when the phone rang because it could be anybody, like my friends! Then I got scared of it because its could be anybody, even my boss or my debtors! Now I dont even bother looking because theres absolutely no chance its anybody I know or even anybody who wants me, its either an Indian guy about to trick me about my Microsoft Computer, or some computer program about to trick me about being a real person about to trick me about my Microsoft Computer.
Same for emails. Maybe the Prince of Nigeria really was in trouble one time and just got drowned out? Maybe one of the penis enlargement pills were just from a misunderstood genius scientist? We’ll never know because scammers have absolutely fucked every single line of communication we’ve ever been granted access to.
Just. Fuck. Off. Die slow.
Stocks. But I’d almost be satisfied if those who make the rules governing them weren’t allowed to profit from them.
Trading stocks should be taxed a small amount
They are in Germany…
Each trade?
Only sells and you pay them on earnings only afaik.
I’m in IT and login to many different client systems and accounts daily. I get at least 20-30 a day, swapping accounts, making changes, etc. once a month I have to completely wipe all history and cached data from Edge, otherwise things start getting weird and not working.
It’s a mess, but I will say MFA alone stops a LOT of attackers. Even if they know your password, unless you’re a specific target, they usually just quit once MFA is prompted. It’s a small balance between safety and convenience. I bet you’d be more pissed if they get into your account and were able to transfer it all out with a single password alone.
Hell, we use conditional access also, if your account teleports from florida to Colorado within a few moments, VPN or not, we get an alert and a phone call and will most likely lock your account until we speak.
Attacks are on the rise and getting better. Enjoy OTP and MFA, they’re probably saving you a lot more headaches than you know.
