TECHNICALLY VALID: But It Still Feels Like Bullshit
Send us Fan Mail Why are chip bags half empty? Why does “easy open” packaging require scissors, teeth, and upper-body strength? And why does the self-checkout machine accuse us of wrongdoing immediately after telling us exactly where to place the item? In this lighter, and slightly unhinged, episode, I’m exploring the everyday inconveniences, confusing designs, technological betrayals, and misleading packages we’ve somehow accepted as normal. We’ll decide whether each one is...