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Don't tighten everything!

Tightening is amazing. There are so many things I'm grateful for - all the vitamins in a single capsule I can take in the morning, mobile banking apps, MIT's student card with Charlie inside, my iPad's case that can hold the iPad in place, my keychain that's also a can opener. But some people need to chill out. These are some examples of tightening that absolutely drive me insane in my day-to-day life:

  • Meta's feature to post in both Instagram and Facebook at the same time: I feel violated. Not only I've accidentally posted on Facebook things I shouldn't, but I also worry about what other kind of information transits from one app to the other. Facebook is Facebook. Instagram is Instagram. I don't make use of them in the same manner. Please keep them separated.

  • WhatsApp's ability to send money, to create broadcast lists and to join communities: please, stick to the messaging. I see that the goal is to unify every activity on a single app, but I don't want a single company to control every aspect of my life. Besides, how do I know they are not putting the same amount of research into encryption and fake news detection that they used to? I want to send money through my bank, because there's where all my money related things are. I can't put WhatsApp in my "Finances" folder! I don't want to join communities! WhatsApp is about talking to people you know, not to find strangers to interact with.

  • Google's ad personalization: it's scary. Yes, Google, I know you have a ton of information about me. Yes, I know you have to show me ads. But don't do it in such a creepy way! I literally just googled about this new popcorn machine I won't be able to afford, please stop following my every step.

  • Netflix's autoplay preview: the amount of times I almost got deaf because I didn't know the volume was too high is not written. Besides, I don't want my parents hearing some embarrassing keywords from a movie I'm not watching when they happen to pass by me. I also lose focus if something is moving on the screen, so it takes me even more time to find something to watch. End the autoplay tirany!

  • WhatsApp's audio integrated with image: come on. This is a video. We already invented this. Just send me an audio, please, so I can do other things while I listen to 5 minutes of your voice.