The Unreliability Of Modern Gadgetry Poem by DM W

The Unreliability Of Modern Gadgetry



We are forever being sold the lie,
That modern gadgetry, makes things so much
Easier. Well here's what's happened to me:
In the course of a year: my printer's broken
Down twice and also the damn ink never works.
My 'Superfast' Broadband is as slow as
A snail. And I'm so tired of repeating
Meaningless orders and hackneyed passwords.
I now use OpenOffice, and when I
Send documents no one can open them.
Also the files seem to be corrupted.
There appears to be no rhyme or reason.
My crude spell checker doesn't seem able
To recognise any 'difficult' words.
It also takes an age to remove unwanted
Bullet points and footnotes. I have a naff
Video recorder that records things
For 10 seconds only. Thank Christ I
Don't use a smart phone, O I can just
Imagine the frustration! And last month,
My university card refused to swipe.
So I had to wait some time in the cold,
For someone to help me open a door.
Watched a webinar, and all I could hear
Was a crackling, fragmented voice. My God!
It seems like when I use Skype it freezes.
I can get audio, but no visuals.
Yesterday, true to form, voice mail failed to
Function on 'fabulous' Facebook Messenger.
O I must have wasted hours, of useful
Energy and time, on so called labour
Saving devices. Now, perhaps it is
The case, that technology has something
Against me. Who knows? It is not beyond
The realms of possibility perhaps.
But by applying elementary logic,
To my soul destroying situation,
I've decided that I'm a victim of
Planned obsolescence. In the end, I guess,
It's all about making lots of money!

Sunday, March 29, 2020
Topic(s) of this poem: anger
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