easy, cell phones

don't have one, never have, can't imagine I ever will

What's so bad about them? Are they as bad as electricity and running water? :-P

Is that because you live so remote that you need a satalite uplink?

that and I don't have anyone to call

but yes, I do live in a dead zone so even if I did want one it wouldn't work

The topic is about technology you hate, not about technology you can't use for some reason. ;-)

I would rather have 4:3 monitors, as I find the height of "widescreen" monitors to be too limiting, and the width too much, but it seems they don't make them anymore for whatever reason.

Related: Websites which have headers or footers (sometimes both!) that stay in place instead of moving away when you scroll, reducing the amount of visible space available.

JavaScript: Both the fact that many sites won't work without it when they would be expected to (for example, sites with text content like articles), and the fact that JavaScript in webpages is overused and quite bloated, making much of the web unusable on low powered or older devices. (Also, from what I hear JavaScript isn't that great of a language, to the point where people have written programs to translate other languages to JavaScript, and even invented other languages for this purpose (like TypeScript).) There's also the fact that some tasks are really better done server-side; for example, if serving web pages that only change on occasion (the GOG home page would be an example here; except for things like timers, the page only changes when news is added or sales end/start), the page can be generated once per change instead of requiring the client to execute JavaScript and make more network connections.

Auto-playing videos on websites: This can be a problem when a link is clicked accidentally, and even if not, I might want to read the description or make the video full-screen before I start it. Also, animations are distracting. (YouTube and Twitch are offenders here, as are many news sites.)

Browser discrimination: Facebook does this. Try to access the site with a browser that doesn't pretend to be one of the major ones, and you will be redirected to an "unsupported browser" page. Instagram also does this, preventing you from posting anything unless you are using a mobile device (or have configured your browser to like about this). Also, many other sites give me 403 or sometimes even 503 errors when I am browsing with Lynx. This is *not* what the "User Agent" string is for. (One note: Facebook fixing this issue still wouldn't make the site acceptable for me.)

Assumption that everyone has a smartphone: I have seen this in a couple places. One, a tech conference where there are no printed copies of the schedule available. Two, a mall which (as far as I can tell) has no directories, so I can't see what stores there are.

Phone numbers as required fields: I really don't like giving out my phone number, but many website forms (including some for registering for in-person events, like a Yoga class I attended recently) require it as a mandatory field. Also, doing this assumes everyone who can access the site has a phone number, and that is not always a valid assumption.

So called influencers. Go get a live and a real job.

OK, what's your mobile phone number? (Required field)

OK, we'll send you a text with an authentication code; you'll need it the first time you log in. This is for your protection.

"Social" media needs to die in a dumpster fire.
Cellphone/tablet zombies. I'm always tempted to accidently bump into one, making them drop their preciousss to the ground.
Wireless PC accessories being marketed. No thanks. Wired accessories never needs recharging. All those batteries being used seems quite wasteful to me.

Most 2 factor authentication works fine with an email address.

(Except the Microsoft stuff here at work - but I don't care, I got a free cell phone, that I mostly only use for that)

Another one that I really dislike:

The Electric Guitar.

It has a rather obnoxious sound, and that sound tends to give me headaches, yet that instrument is *everywhere* in modern popular music.

I would rather listen to a brass section playing full blast. Or, perhaps, some of that modern art music that isn't meant to sound pretty (like some aleatoric stuff). I'd *almost* prefer Crazy Bus's title screen music (although I am in a bit of doubt here).

This is such a funny geezer topic!

Electric light.

Camp fires and wooden torches are free!

Running water.

Everybody has a river or natural body of water nearby!

Recorded music.

Don't be so lazy and learn to play an instrument. Or go outside, be social, hear a minstrel playing!

Phones.

Walk, get on your horse; talk to the real people in your village.

Refrigerators.

Just dig up some ice somewhere and put it in your "ice pit".

TV.

Create your own personal drama, it's really not that difficult.

I can't do that and yes I have hit that snag before

and I'm playing electric guitar right now, seriously. XD
The Star Spangled Banner mixed with N.I.B. at the end.

BUT I do agree with you. Zeppelin would have been so much better had Jimmy played an accordion or a tuba.

Actually, I do have one problem with this: The fact that there's recorded music playing *everywhere* in public, including stores (including grocery stores and other types of stores), doctor's offices (in the waiting room), and restaurants. Maybe some quite would be nice? (Also, background music makes it harder to have conversations with others.)

Related issue: TV in public places, especially when they're showing sports programs.

My point was that any idea, concept or technology can and will be abused. Do you blame your traffic accident on the invention of the wheel? Do you HATE the wheel?