The thing that really ticks me off about people these days is how they insist there must be only ONE single way to do things, and it must be the way the TV tells them.
They don't see all of the the potential problems with their "modern" toys. Solar flair? Heck, all that has to happen is some company magically decides to stop giving us some product or service. Google can't just waltz up to me and take my printed books away from me or make unwanted changes. Some service I need only perhaps once a year? I'll just use paper, pencil, and snail mail rather than access some web crap that I would have to waste time re-learning it or worrying if my custom hardware/software is even compatible with it. Perhaps I want to shop at a physical store where they don't track who I am and every little move I make and store that data forever - although more physical stores are doing that too.
With all the crap under the hood that makes this stuff go, I'm honestly surprised things haven't fallen apart badly, just from neglect and ignorance. When online services do disappear or break, somehow people just put up with it.
People seem to think cell phones are made with freaking unicorn magic and throwing them away every couple years is somehow good for the planet. I'd like to think that these recent chip supply issues would be a wake up call, but that probably won't happen.
Then there is the complete lack of proportion. There are still idiots who think all paper is somehow bad. I've automated systems where users had boxes of paper reports literally stacked up to the ceiling. Inefficient use of paper? Sure, but more importantly an inefficient use of time as they had to manually go though each report to aggregate data. But on the flip side, when I need to draw something or make quick notes - using some restrictive software, worrying about compatibility issues, buying the latest hardware, waiting for it to load as it does updates, worrying about security, and so on, is all incredibly inefficient.
When the power goes out, I still have plenty to do. All I would need is some sunlight. Books to read, notes to organize, ideas to write down, cleaning to do. He, he, my phone doesn't need charging.
No internet? I do most of my work locally and if push came to shove, I would only really need it at intervals.
People don't know what files and folders are? This world has gotten dummer than in the movie Idiocracy. I spend all day manipulating files and folders. I could not do what I do with some brain-dead toy "app" or online web site. I don't expect everyone to be an expert, but that is basic computer literacy and people should at least know what it is and respect that some people do more than post mindless drivel on Twitter(R)(TM) all day.
"Don't forget to download our FREE news and weather app/malware! - [Download now] [Rape me later]". No, I'll just stick my head out the window instead.