Post #1425716
2026-04-19 21:48 UTC
Product designers.
We live with/under capitalism.
Your job is;
1. make a product or service, AND
2. get paid.
There's a host of other things you might do as well, but if you don't do those two, both of them - then you are doing a hobby.
I am all for hobbies. They're bloody marvellous, please keep doing those, as will I.
Now. IF on the way between doing and paying, there's hobby things you want to do? Well that's irritating, maybe inconvenient, but ... OK, I've got patience, sure, let's see how we go....
Plug cable into EV.
THIRTY EIGHT fucking minutes with; a mobile phone, two apps, 3xSMS messages 5xemail messages, a membership number, joining another thing, a credit card, a touch screen a multicolour LED strip, advertising about insurance and about hamburgers, and two support staff
THEN
the plug pushes electrons into an EV.
Fuck me backwards.
You dumbfucks, you product designers, go to a vending machine. Choose fizzy drink, swipe card, get drink. Go to a train station, choose gate, swipe card, walk through. Go to a supermarket, choose milk, swipe card. ALL FUCKING GOOD. Capitalism. Hateful, but it's what we've got.
Repeat after me
Do thing, take payment.
Do thing, take payment
Do thing, take payment.
You've invented an oauth2 compliant app mediated advertising included multimedia agreement required extravaganza? Great hobby. It takes THIRTY EIGHT FUCKING MINUTES?!? Stay dafuq away from me.
EV charger design:
1. Plug in
2. Swipe card
3. That's ALL THE FUCK YOU NEED
4. Optional extra. Nice paint on the outside. Do I care? Nope.
Replies (2)
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@Heterokromia@aus.social 2026-04-20 03:00
Oh god. I should have added 5. NO, do not paint over the electrical contacts, no, do not paint over the card reader. Actually, I regret mentioning the paint. It was a mistake. Don't do that, you can't be trusted with tech.
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@cyclicautomata@aus.social 2026-04-20 01:46
@Heterokromia The lack of a common identity and charging setup drives me insane. I have 8 apps for charging (Australia has at least double the number of providers). And one RFID card (so far). I don't need any apps to fill an ICE vehicle. What are they doing with all that data?