
Not every innovation makes life better, and some genuinely make us miserable. Rank these digital menaces from most to least destructive to your sanity.
Put the items in your preferred order.

The Algorithm
That invisible puppet master deciding what you see, think, and buy. It knows you're pregnant before your mum does, and it wants you angry.

Self-Service Checkouts
Tesco promised convenience and delivered a screaming machine that accuses you of theft every 12 seconds. Somewhere, a checkout worker is unemployed.

Cookie Consent Pop-Ups
Every single website now demands a 15-minute negotiation before you can read a recipe. Brussels meant well, but this is genuine psychological warfare.

AI Chatbot 'Customer Service'
You just want to speak to someone about your broadband. Instead, a cheerful bot named Aria loops you through 40 menus before hanging up.

QR Code Menus
Remember paper menus? The pub does not. Now you squint at a greasy screen while your pint gets warm and your phone dies.
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Double-dipping your crisp in the shared dip at a party: harmless or just plain disgusting?
π½οΈ Food & Drinks Β· 30 votes
Be honest: do you wash your hands every single time you use the loo at home?
π¬ Science Β· 29 votes
Would you date someone 15 years older or younger than you?
β€οΈ Relationships Β· 29 votes
Who invented the Bailey bridge, the portable pre-fabricated truss bridge widely used in WWII?
π³ 26 votes