My barber once spent five minutes just looking before touching my hair. @milas72 has a point, but I started wondering if he forgot how to talk.

That "steep learning curve" seems overblown. Brian854 made it sound worse than it is.

But adam_lane81 is right about the VHS struggle teaching patience. I had a whole system with a pencil to fix the cassette tape when it got eaten. That analog problem solving was its own skill. Now my biggest issue is a buffering circle, which doesn't build the same kind of grit, even if I get the workout done faster.

Your Berlin döner story is exactly it. I totally bought into the idea that those handwritten notes were hidden gems you had to hunt for. Seeing that it just led to a bad tourist spot really shows how the apps, with all the reviews and pics, just cut through the guesswork. I don't love that the mystery is gone, but I love not wasting a meal on bad info.

The wall not being flat thing really hits home (my place is full of those surprises). It's like how we rely on tech for accuracy, but real life is always a bit off.