i’m talking about those little things that just grind your gears. like, why do shoelaces exist when we could have instant foot-enveloping technology? or why is the ‘reply all’ button always so tempting? i just had to battle a blister pack for like five minutes for ONE tiny pill. there has to be a better way. what’s your pick for the most infuriatingly simple problem that needs to just… disappear?

  • neidu3@sh.itjust.worksMEnglish
    18·
    8 hours ago

    Mod Notice: OP banned for being a bot.

    Question gets to stay out of respect to those who wrote answers.

  • calcopiritus@lemmy.world
    7·
    13 hours ago

    It’s not minor, but commuting. If every job that could be done from home was always done from home, those people would save 100% of their commuting time. They would also leave room so the ones that have to commute can go faster (in case of road) or enjoy more space (in case of rail).

  • Evans@lemmy.ml
    15·
    15 hours ago

    I wouldn’t mind a world in which I don’t have to authenticate/MFA dozens of times a day just to use services…

  • Jack_Burton@lemmy.ca
    1·
    8 hours ago

    Blister packs aren’t a problem, they save lives. In a moment of weakness it’s easy to grab a handful of pills from a bottle. Often by the time a few pills are removed from a blister pack the desire to continue diminishes. Pain in the ass? Sure. Problem? Nope.

  • mushroommunk@lemmy.today
    11·
    14 hours ago

    Ads, in every form. I use an adblocker so I don’t see most of them digitally but a few still slip through. It’s a pain having to keep it updated with new lists of things to block.

    And don’t get me started on the amount of mail that just goes straight into the bin. Credit card ads, valpack ads, “buy your house for cash” cards, etc etc. So much time wasted tossing those.

    • Evkob (they/them)@lemmy.ca
      2·
      13 hours ago

      For junk mail, it might be worth checking if there’s any way to opt-out with the postal service in your jurisdiction.

      I know where I live (Canada), you just have to place a notice on your mailbox that reads “No unaddressed advertising”.

      • mushroommunk@lemmy.today
        1·
        5 hours ago

        I’ve looked and can’t find much. It’s been a few years though so maybe time to look again.

        Unfortunately here (US), companies buy your information from bulk vendors so most of the junk is still directly addressed to me so that wouldn’t stop it. Even when I was in apartments they got the information from somewhere.

  • ICCrawler@lemmy.world
    3·
    14 hours ago

    In keeping things in the spirit of petty problems, there has got to be a better way to remove hair than dragging a razor over ones skin or having the hair ripped out with wax. But I’m too dumb to realize the solution.

    • razorcandy@discuss.tchncs.de
      4·
      14 hours ago

      I wish we could opt out of body hair. There is laser hair removal (mixed results) and electrolysis, both both are expensive and require multiple sessions.