We like to believe that progress is a straight line up, that we are a little better every year than before, but unfortunately, that’s not always true. How else could you explain the fact that in this modern day and age, we’re still waiting hours on hold, being forced to buy so much of our food in single-use plastics, and wearing baggy jeans that we all thought went out of style years ago? The truth is that sometimes progress is two steps forward and one step back. Want to see what we mean? Check out this list of things by Reddit users that shouldn’t exist in today’s world but somehow still do.
#1: That’s Pretty Inconvenient
We’ve come a long way from when everything was on paper; less than 20 years ago, we were all still paying for everything by writing checks. These days, almost everything, from buying concert tickets to paying bills, can be done online.
But if paying for things online has become so ubiquitous, why are we still paying these massive convenience fees every time? It’s not like this is a brand-new and expensive technology; there’s no reason we’re still paying a premium as though it’s some amazing new privilege that we are paying for. Well, no reason except for corporate greed, of course.