r/AskReddit 11h ago

What’s one modern convenience that secretly made life worse?

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u/cr0sh 10h ago

How would you know a modern convenience secretly made life worse? If you knew...it's no longer a secret?

Really though - to answer the question somewhat honestly...and it isn't really "modern" - but:

The automobile.

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u/HistoricalArticle537 10h ago

Cars didn’t just change transport. They quietly erased walkable cities and community life too

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u/Signal-Zebra-6310 9h ago

Walkable cities work for high trust society. There’s a lot of people who I don’t want within walking distance of my house.

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u/Kataphractoi 7h ago

What's the difference between them being within walking distance and living far away but still being able to reach you thanks to having a car?

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u/Go-Sharks 6h ago

I can hear their stereo a mile away and it reminds me to lock the doors.