> It's like someone complaining that the sun is to bright when they have their cap turned backwards and their shades on top of their head.

It's more like you're saying that it shouldn't be a problem to require someone to stare directly into the sun because they should have brought eclipse glasses and be fine with using them

If that were the case, 95% of the US population would be going blind.

It amazes me how many people are railing against technology while posting on HN...

It amazes me that you cannot seem to realise that many people have problems with the inappropriate uses of technologies.

And they are free to make choices and accept the inconveniences that come with those choices.

I’m sure people complained about those horseless carriages years after cars became mainstream

why do you think that so many people here are proposing that the choices you suggest are toxic? because they are stupid?

Well, if you stay in the HN bubble you would think that in normal life, people are complaining that they can't run Linux on AirPods....

But in the real world, smart phone penetration is 95%, including 94$ of the homeless (I posted a citation earlier)

> why do you think that so many people here are proposing that the choices you suggest are toxic?

People also think that alcohol sales shouldn't happen on Sunday, and all other crazy stuff. I'm simply suggesting that if your choices are out of the society's norms, it's not society's responsibility to make affordances for you.

somethings that you don't seem to understand:

- this is not entirely about the homeless

- this is not entirely about the elderly

it is about companies using technology badly - something you either support or can't recognise.

If we made a law forbidding companies from using software badly, every single SaaS business would disappear.

> it is about companies using technology badly - something you either support or can't recognise.

Would you believe that my wife and I refuse to use American Airlines partially because the app and the website is so bad? I stay away from a lot of services, software and hardware because of a bad user experiences.

People are complaining about cars now. Walkable cities and bike lanes are the fashionable wave in urbanism.

We have the tools, but QR code menus override the most basic tool – keeping my phone in my pocket. When I have to take my phone out and haven't pre-planned by switching to DND, I'm likely to see notifications.

It's like complaining that the sun is too bright after deciding to stay indoors and consequently not bringing a hat, but then being forced to go outside.

Once again it seems like you want me to inconvenience myself because you don't want to make the effort.

> It's like complaining that the sun is too bright after deciding to stay indoors and consequently not bringing a hat, but then being forced to go outside.

You really didn't know that in 2023 you might have to use a QR code to see a menu? That's like going to Seattle and being surprised that it started raining.

I'm not from Seattle or the US so don't know that stereotype. In the same way, I don't expect restaurants to use QR codes for menus because it's fairly rare in my experience, so no I would not plan for it.

I prefer it when venues like restaurants design for all and don't expect knowledge of local customs.

> Once again it seems like you want me to inconvenience myself because you don't want to make the effort.

This is not the conclusion most would draw from this. If anything it seems fairly well understood that QR menus are mostly beneficial for restaurants not diners.

If I open Scarface's Pork, Beef and Spirits should I be forced to design my restaurant for people who have a religious conviction against eating beef and pork?