Why do you dislike it and why do you keep using it and not an alternative? What would make you switch to a new service or alternative in a heartbeat?
What service do you dislike using but keep using anyway?
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#2Google. Privacy. Search results are the best.
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#3Google search. The combination results Of a search including videos and sites is unsurpassed for guides and diy. As long as Google owns YouTube no other search engine will get closer.
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#4Google. Privacy. Search results are the best.
Why don't you use StartPage instead? It searches using Google, but it's private
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#5eBay --can't stand their website usability-wise, the way they totally ignore user feedback and their usurious fee structure. Unfortunately it's about the only site for selling your unwanted stuff that gets any kind of decent traffic.
PayPal --for similar reasons
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#6YouTube.
Dislike because: ads.
Keep using it because: there are tons of videos.
Why not an alternative/why I don't pay: YouTube is not that relevant in my life.
If they remove the free tier, I would just stop watching YouTube videos.
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#7iphone
dislike because of: Any sort of synching to my PC is made as difficult as possible, i imagine so that I will feel the need to break down and buy a mac.
I would switch to android if imessage was cross platform. have seriously considered using mac stadium to use message forwarding in order to keep the damn blue bubbles.
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#8Reddit
I used to read the frontpage and popular constantly. Now I feel like I'm fully off it and only use it to consult with niche groups that don't have dedicated forums.
Reddit went from a fine slashdot/digg remake to no better than facebook. I know reddit has always been a groupthink upvote downvote machine, but it's never been as bad as it is now. What would've gotten you a controversial back in 2013 is now just met with instant downvotes because it's slightly pro right wing.
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#9Reddit I used to read the frontpage and popular constantly. Now I feel like I'm fully off it and only use it to consult with niche groups that don't have dedicated forums. Reddit went from a fine slashdot/digg remake to no better than facebook. I know reddit has always been a groupthink upvote downvote machine, but it's never been as bad as it is now. What would've gotten you a controversial back in 2013 is now just…
+1. It's actually very disturbing to me just how much of an echo chamber it has become.
Not only are slightly conservative ideas met with vitriol -- even the most ass-backwards, ridiculous ideas are showered in praise if they tow the liberal ideological line.
I suspect what we're seeing is a huge dumbing down of the platform by people who don't use it to think or be challenged. They want their garbage memes. What's upvoted is quite indicative, along with the fact that any attempt by moderators to curate content is met with outrage.
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#10starting strength app is really bad but i keep on using it because i already have all my lifts recorded there, and i think it's easier to use than a spreadsheet and don't really want to check if all other lifts recording apps are just as bad