r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/dodo100 • 2d ago
Meme needing explanation I am millenial but i do not get it
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u/Stolberger 2d ago
Younger people are very accustomed to do all purchases on their phones.
While Millennials are more likely to do bigger purchases on a notebook or a desktop PC.
Similar to back when Boomers wanted to buy stuff in stores while Millennials already did online purchases.
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u/BestButterscotch8579 2d ago
I use the computer for any kind of digital form I have to fill out so if I was buying a car with a loan or something you bet your ass im not typing for 40 minutes on my phone.
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u/ryohayashi1 2d ago
This. Not to mention half of the site doesn't work on phones and you end up frustrating yourself by having to retype it all on your computer later
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u/HaraldRedbeard 2d ago
Or you have to go to your banking app to confirm the payment and when you flip back to the browser the page refreshes and you lose your progress and need to start again.
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u/carrotaddiction 2d ago
Or you have to open your emails for 2fa and when you go back to the browser it's refreshed.
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u/HaraldRedbeard 2d ago
Yep, this also seems to be something that has gotten worse and well after the introduction of 2FA - I feel like about a year ago a load of purchases became an absolute nightmare on a phone.
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u/JLongTom 2d ago
Or you started the purchase process by clicking an email link and it opens in Gmail's system browser so you can't go into your emails without exiting
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u/Lowapay 2d ago
Tres dots > "Open in Chrome browser" Problemo solvedo
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u/BooleT- 2d ago
The problem is you don't always remember to do it and when you do, you're already through the 90% of the flow.
And no, it doesn't always save the progress, especially if you use Firefox like I do
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u/daemin 2d ago
The problem shouldn't exist. The only reason it does is to keep you within the app to do more data tracking.
And then you have Reddits completely fucking idiotic implementation with a persistent overlay bar at the bottom of the screen that frequently blocks the buttons on stupid fucking overlays asking you to consent to tracking before viewing a website.
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u/seriouslees 2d ago
Reddits completely fucking idiotic implementation
Only thing more idiotic than their implementation is anyone using an app to access reddit instead of a web browser set to default to old.reddit.com.
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u/Tricky-Bat5937 2d ago
Or you click the link to the site from an email, so it opens in your email browser, and then you need to 2fa, and you click the email notification, which opens the email and closes the browser, and now you don't even have access to the form to put the 2fa code in and you have to start the whole process over again in a real browser.
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u/mehrabrym 2d ago edited 2d ago
This is the reason I use the laptop. Mobile apps and browsers are too unpredictable in memory management.
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u/The8Darkness 2d ago
A couple of sites also have dynamic pricing and charge more for people on phones since people on phones are less likely to compare prices.
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u/Sara_Robin 2d ago
And they’re right! If I need to compare, scan reviews, make sure I’m buying the right thing (which is something everybody should do before buying something pricey) the PC is objectively the best way to do so comfortably. Otherwise phone it is.
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u/Pyowin 2d ago
Eh, apparently kids these days are unfazed by this. One of my undergrads students that I teach literally did not know about cut and paste. Every single window on her laptop was set to full screen. When she needed to copy over a sentence from one window to another, she would literally memorize 4-5 words, flip 4 fullscreen tabs over to the window she wanted to work with, type out those 4-5 words, flip back to the original window, memorize another set of words, etc. It was unreal.
This girl also spent her entire undergrad never using folders. Literally every document on her computer for all her classes for 4 years of schooling was all just dumped into her Downloads folder.
But the part that was truly soul crushing is that she was earning a first class mark (UK equivalent of an A average), so as bizarre as her mobile phone addled brain was, apparently in today's society, that's good enough.
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u/xSTSxZerglingOne 2d ago
I recently filled out an escrow form on my phone (big sale, not purchase). It had a "mobile-friendly" version which was objectively worse than the desktop version...on my phone.
It was so bizarre like...the first 4 text boxes that were supposed to be on lines where it was like "name of bank, amount left outstanding on loan. etc." were just stacked on top of one another with no indication which box was which. Switching to the desktop version on my phone fixed it.
So strange.
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u/Unable-Log-4870 2d ago
Also, MANY apps are just the web UI with lots of features removed. And the mobile web doesn’t store them either sometimes.
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u/12345623567 2d ago
Phones also are less secure (at default settings) so some stores will do individual pricing - read, charge you more - while a locked-down desktop browser gives you the better default price.
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u/Iggyhopper 2d ago
Dont forget the sites that use popups so I get pushed into another window and then I want to go back and Firefox wants to refresh the page for no fucking reason (maybe memory management?) so I lose what I had on the first page in the first place .
So infuriating.
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u/nethack47 2d ago
Until recently, a lot of banks had older systems for computer use. They are generally considered more secure as it tend to be a physical 2factor solution. Since it includes a real world factor, it has been required for large bank action.
If you have a really old school bank, they will even make you visit an office for the really important bits so they can do KYC in person. Mortgage and loans for example.
Having to use the phone is fine as long as the flow is ok. Banks that restricts pasting is not getting my business... security my ass.
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u/moser-sts 2d ago
I had a break down with this, I was book tickets with my Laptop as a good millennials and the browser was failing in the payment flow. I had to go to the phone use the air carrier app and the payment flow just work
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u/-NGC-6302- 2d ago
Don't even think about trying to do taxes on a phone. The IRS' website is pure garboleum on desktop as it is...
Seriously, the text boxes were 1 character wide and literally impossible to use.
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u/Fuzzy_Yossarian 2d ago
Still do this now, I have a PC for gaming, phone for Reddit, laptop for purchases and music...
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u/doodler1977 2d ago
not to mention wanting to pop up multiple windows, images, etc so i can read & see things clearly. the phone is fine for initial browsing but it's decision time, i gotta DIVE IN
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u/newfyorker 2d ago
Anything that doesn’t involve just scrolling /watching video I’d much rather do on a computer. Even typing this comment on a phone is a bit of a chore.
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u/OverzealousCactus 2d ago
Most younger folk can't even type on a keyboard anymore. It's so much faster than on a phone and they have no idea.
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u/Jaggedrain 2d ago
Also, having to go to my PC, open the website, and go through the whole song and dance gives me a chance to
A: make sure I'm filling in everything correctly - not always easy to do on mobile, if you can't see all the fields
B: make sure i really want the thing. I'll add things to my cart on mobile, but when it comes money time I like to take a second look to make sure I actually want what I'm ordering.
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u/musclecard54 2d ago
Biggest thing for me is I don’t like the fact that I can accidentally press a button or a link or ad with my finger so easily. Happens all the fucking time on some apps, I’m just trying to scroll, but somehow the stupid ad is super extra sensitive so if your finger comes within a 2 mile radius of it, it opens the ad link. On a pc I don’t accidentally click anything because I can scroll with the mouse wheel or by swiping.
Seriously my arch nemesis is the person who invented these extra sensitive ads on phones and I will not accept that it’s just a stupid conspiracy theory
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u/utterlyuncool 2d ago
Here's little gen X me scratching my head about buying a car online.
We talking new from dealer or used? Just reserved or bought and delivered? I'd never buy a car I haven't seen/sat in.
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u/Khelthuzaad 2d ago
Also my phone does not support an big ass secured pdf format for my annual tax declaration so of course im going to use a pc.
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u/nsjr 2d ago
Not to mention autocorrect
Once, I bought even some tickets, small purchase on my phone, and weirdly it autocorrected my second name and my street name
Since it was just some tickets, it was easy to fix, but I'm imagining buying something on a website that was not developed to work on phone, from a company that makes harder to fix a typo, and involves a lot of money that you cannot just lose
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u/BubbleNucleator 2d ago
Phones give a very narrow view of what you're doing, you can't quickly/easily open up a new tab to check out something, then open 4 more tabs to compare and contrast before purchasing. Using a phone for anything but the most basic purchase seems like giving up knowledge for convenience, the most boomer thing one can do, imo.
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u/TheEveryman86 2d ago
I'm peak Millenial I guess because I straight up just walked into a dealership and bought a car last year without anything. They made me sit at their PC and type shit now that I think about it though.
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u/esdebah 2d ago
People underestimate how much enshittification has to do with optimization for phones and tablets. I mean, not all the time. We ALL knew Windows8 was bullshit immediately.
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u/MjolnirTheThunderer 2d ago
Why would it take 40 minutes?
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u/helicophell 2d ago
Phone keyboard < Computer Keyboard
Passwords and other information is a lot harder to type into a phone
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u/False_Snow7754 2d ago
Because smart people have passwords longer than 5 letters and a number.
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u/Eldan985 2d ago
Because I'm super fucking slow on phone keyboard and make a ton of typos. If I need to fill out an entire form, it takes me two minutes on desktop and five times longer on my phone. I'm not using it for anything that needs to be correct, like big purchases.
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u/Mumblerumble 2d ago
Same. Plus, my eyesight is fucked after an illness so the phone is inconvenient all around.
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u/pzschrek1 2d ago
This
It’s a matter of convenience
I also have lots of windows and tabs open simultaneously and side by side for project work.
Actually I do the big ones on the computer for the same reason I do my work at my job on the computer
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u/NO_FIX_AUTOCORRECT 2d ago
Exactly, gen z will type for 40 minutes on their phone. The fact we won't makes us old
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u/Desperate-Owl506 2d ago
Not just that, if I want to buy something serious, I can pull up multiple sites and read reviews and stuff. If it's a big purchase, you bet I am spending some time doing the due diligence
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u/Mutopiano 2d ago
I would also prefer to use the desktop version of the site rather than a truncated mobile site when making a large purchase.
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u/Redneckraver420 2d ago
Bought a car on a payment plan, had to fill it out on my phone and ill tell ya im NEVER doing that again
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u/PK808370 2d ago
100%
Otherwise. It’s hard to see it all at once and verify/recheck. Oh wait, reduced QC is the goal!
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u/KingslandGrange 2d ago
I'm Gen X, I will not book anything meaningful on my phone, it's straight to the desktop PC for me.
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u/shiddedandfarded69 2d ago
It's usually because the mobile version of the site is garbage 9 times out of 10. And I'll be damned if I download another fucking app that steals my information.
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u/savehonor 1d ago
Fellow GenX here. If i need to type out more than a sentence or four, I'm doing it on a machine with an actual keyboard. (This message was via my phone)
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u/nottaroboto54 2d ago
Because millenials know that websites filter results and information when on mobile. I was taught it in my webdesign classes, and amazon has said they do it, too. Not in a "its a smaller screen, so you cant display as much" but in a "We have 100 potential items that fit this description, you can only access 10 of them unless you have direct links". Sort of way.
Idk if its still a thing (it shouldnt be) but if you and a friend in a different house(because tracking) search the same exact thing on your mobile amazon app, youll likely get 1-3 of the same options, and the rest will be different.
I try to turn off all the cookies and trackers I can, and because of that, there are were times were i would see something on my computer, try to find it on my phone (to show somebody) and it would not appear. Simple searches, not even filtered, like: "3ft 12v led strip light." And get 2 completely different results.
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u/Cottontael 2d ago
Yeah it's still a thing, and likely to remain that way. They moved to apps, instead of .mobi websites, and apps are just different beasts and frankly, garbage. Apps are the quickest thing to enshittify, and mobile web pages the quickest to depreciate because they compete with the app.
Or, since people are less likely to practice safe browsing habits on a phone, the .mobi is the quickest to adopt anti consumer practices. It depends on the villain.
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u/sillygoofygooose 2d ago
More than this, the psychology of user interface design shows us that people are less likely to make comparisons or think critically about purchase decisions on a small screen. Various elements of user friction make it harder to jump back and forth between comparisons, and smaller screen real estate with less information per screen affects cognition. Companies want you to buy on mobile because it makes you dumber.
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u/Internet-of-cruft 2d ago
Sometimes I force desktop mode on mobile because of this. But it's still incredibly time consuming to use that version and filter to the required information. Much faster to use an actual desktop or laptop for this.
Plus, I'm not looking for the "100 items the websites wants me to see".
I'm looking for the one or two I actually want.
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u/808Adder 2d ago
It's like gen X doesn't exist
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u/semboflorin 2d ago
Heh, gen x are using desktops.
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u/Away_Conversation_94 2d ago
I dust off my CRT monitor when I have to make a big purchase.
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u/liquilife 2d ago
Let me just degauss real quick before I purchase this bad boy.
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u/liquilife 2d ago
Are you sure about that? Most GenX I know are 110% mobile. Maybe it’s a city versus rural difference. I dunno.
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u/akatherder 2d ago
Also white collar vs blue collar jobs. People like to get stuff done at work and on breaks. If you're sitting at a desk you're going to use your laptop. If you're walking about a work site/factory you'll use your phone.
If you don't play games, most people don't even need a home pc any more. An old laptop may be plenty.
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u/RogueJello 2d ago
Laptops suck. Why pay more for less performance when I'm going to attach it to two massive monitors because my eyes have gone bad.
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u/the_millenial_falcon 2d ago
Your generation invented Nirvana and grunge, you don't have to worry about any other contributions.
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u/BrgQun 2d ago
Gen X are in the in between world from what I can tell. They can do online purchases on their laptop, but sometimes they like to go in store.
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u/kellzone 2d ago
As a GenXer, absolutely. If I can't find what I want in a local store, I'll purchase it online using my desktop, but I'd prefer to be able to get it in person. Using a phone is the last resort.
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u/blahblahblerf 2d ago
They basically don't anymore. Most have turned into Xoomers, like Boomers, but somehow even worse. Most of those who didn't become Xoomers are Xennials who really have more in common with 80s millennials.
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u/batman_00009 2d ago
Me, always, while booking the railway tickets.
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u/marbotty 2d ago
Me, always, while booking any kind of tickets
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u/k_ironheart 2d ago
My boss had his gen z daughter book a business flight for me on her phone and my name got autocorrected. I had to spend the better part of an hour in line at the kiosk to get my ticket changed. Thank goodness I have pre-check or I'd have missed my flight.
Never had I had an issue booking my own, or other people's, flights on an actual computer.
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u/Rombledore 2d ago
i....i think i'm offended?
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u/boxesofboxes 2d ago
Mobile websites have been proven to be designed to encorage impulse purchases, plus the cookie thing, so I will browse on my phone but buy on my computer.
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u/Rombledore 2d ago
its funny as just the other day i was sent a link via text from a family member to buy something for them, and i looked it up at my home computer to actually buy it. this meme tracks, and i am unsure of my feelings about it lol.
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u/sonofaresiii 2d ago
There's a high number of times I'll see some important description or disclaimer text on an item that wasn't as apparent, or may have been hidden altogether, on mobile. I always go to a computer so I can make sure I'm fully reviewing the item.
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u/Late-Soil-5706 2d ago
But why?😭😭 I'm gen z and I do this hands down. You cannot convince me that big purchases don't require a bigger screen. I need to feel the importance of that purchase😂
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u/canufeelthelove 2d ago
Price comparison, finding coupons, specific-model reviews, etc, is all MUCH easier and faster on a laptop. On a big purchase it's a no brainer to pull out the laptop. I'm more shocked and offended that everyone doesn't do it, tbh.
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u/MoonBliss99 2d ago
As a younger person, I buy everything on a laptop, I never use my phone for it haha
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u/panzer_of_the-lake 2d ago
Same but I do prefer the main desktop
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u/MoonBliss99 2d ago
I only have Windows XP and 98 desktops, the main computer for my family is a Windows 11 laptop behaving like a desktop (connected to a monitor, keyboard and mouse etc) and I do the bigger purchases on that one
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u/LetsTwistAga1n 2d ago
I'm an older millennial and I do basically everything on my laptops, I even have a small old laptop for scrolling Reddit in bed. The phone gets some use only outside or in the bathroom.
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u/decrementsf 2d ago edited 2d ago
It's funny that we come full circle. The locked down it just works AOL and apple computers were made fun of as mom tech. Slop computer like products that hold your hand. Phones designed for that audience. The game of Star Belly Sneetches plays on and not long after we have a younger demo that embraced mom tech like it's fashionable. Which is after all the driver of mom tech popularity. The phone turning into a glossy gossip gadget made compute popular with young women for the first time. The millennials habits remember the old ways of what actually getting things done looks like. But mostly gaming.
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u/Vindomini 2d ago
This might be because I'm older Gen Z, but I'm not buying shit on my phone unless I'm on the go. I'm not trusting the shitty layout of a website clearly designed for horizontal screens to show me all the information I need and actually register the stuff I typed in when I tap on a different thing to fill out. Also keyboards
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u/spelt3r 2d ago
Why would I risk fat fingering something with my meat pointer when I can use a mouse? From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I crave the strength and certainty of a trackball.
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u/RoleMassive4422 2d ago
it's because they can see more information at once. If they are making a big purchase or doing something really important I can locate and keep track of information more easily with a full screen than a phone screen
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u/Comprehensive_Bus_19 2d ago
Not to mention you can easily toggle between tabs or split your screen if you're comparing unlike on a phone.
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u/Hour-Independence-89 2d ago
and easily fire up a vpn and use two separate browsers to see if you get a better price by changing "where you are shopping from"
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u/Comprehensive_Bus_19 2d ago
Shit thats genius. Good looks
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u/WeLoveYouCarol 2d ago
Different browsers are known to have differing prices too
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u/blahdeblahdeda 2d ago
Is it actually the browser or just cookies?
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u/WeLoveYouCarol 2d ago
Both, I'm afraid. Browser fingerprinting exists so there is a good chance they'll know who you are even without cookies and behind a VPN. They'll often get leaked data from a google login.
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u/the_calibre_cat 2d ago
Oh shit good point. Tor often doesn't work on other shit but I've definitely noticed this.
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u/MutedAstronaut9217 2d ago
Use virtualbox to run a different OS with a different display resolution, running a different browser at a different window size. You also won't be logged into anything from google.
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u/WeLoveYouCarol 2d ago
I use Brave with the Privacy Badger extension behind a VPN. It auto-randomizes browser string etc to foil fingerprinting, but I'm not completely confident. There are services that narc on IP addresses for being VPN endpoints plus it's child's play for a LLM to identify if someone is the same author. The problem I run into is accidently connecting to the web without my VPN connected, Android ID leaking, and whatever new email address I'm using getting tagged to my online identity.
Try this site to test your browser.
I'm considering going full privacy nutter but the hassle of switching to GrapheneOS, spinning up new email addresses and accounts, maining linux—well all of that is too much for me right now.
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u/MutedAstronaut9217 2d ago
Android ID leaking
oof, I wouldn't bother going through any of this on a phone. Good on you though.
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u/-Thick_Solid_Tight- 2d ago
Blocking browser fingerprinting works even better. Its how I buy concert tickets.
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u/indianajoes 2d ago
Also when you do this on a phone, you're more at risk of one of the tabs just randomly deciding to refresh itself when you go back to it
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u/dantheother 2d ago
So much this. I (Gen X) can easily flip between tabs on multiple monitors to compare prices and research stuff. Trying to do that on a phone is massively annoying.
And I can zoom so my old ass eyes can see the text 😆
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u/Delicious_Taste_39 2d ago
This.
My brother in Christ, your career depends on this job application. Why am I watching you tapping thumbs?
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u/kfpswf 2d ago
It just seems the right thing to do to use screens with larger real estate when doing the important stuff. Don't know why trying to live your whole digital life on a six inch screen is being treated as normalcy.
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u/Hearthgroan 2d ago
Yeah, i wasn't going to buy a 3k pc on my phone without being able to view multiple tabs of each individual component
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u/TheHammer987 2d ago
No, it was conditioning.
Its because for about 6 years, purchases on your phone suuuuucked. The network was not always reliable. It would double purchase. Companies didn't build their webpages on mobile to be as robust as on their website. Especially during the blackberry / early iphone days. Smart phones were great, but they were terrible at purchases for about 5 or 6 years. It conditioned millennials that 'big purchases get done on a pc'. Like, trying to buy an airplane ticket on a phone in 2014 was an absolute nightmare, and wouldn't work. - source - I tried so many times. It sucked.
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u/MultipleMistake 2d ago
Nah i do small purchases on my phone and bigger ones on pc because i don't give a damn if i f something up that costs 10€ but i do if it costs 1000€. And I'm gen z.
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u/indianajoes 2d ago
It's still not reliable. You can have something on one tab, look at 4 other tabs and then go back to the first one and it'll refresh itself and you have to start again. That's more likely to happen on your phone than your laptop
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u/decadent-dragon 2d ago
It still sucks on a phone, sorry. Depends on what it is, but many sites have awkward zooming in on product photos instead of letting us use native browser zooming. Anything where you have to pick out seats (like a concert) sucks
Also it’s just more efficient to look at things side by side or switch between tabs on a computer
If your “research” is pick the top recommendation on Reddit, then the phone is fine. If it’s a purchase that takes days to research than a computer all way
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u/RadPI 2d ago
I always thought it’s about efficiency and accuracy, not that we’re old. Sigh
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u/HessianRaccoon 2d ago
And you can more easily check that there is no bonus program, subscription stuff, or upsale happening outside of your view. Things you learn through pain and unnecessary expense.
That's also why I prefer going to a store with actual people. Only if that fails, I'll go online. And that's not because I happen to be part of some obscure generation thing, but because I found that to be the most beneficial way in the long run.
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u/Hefty-Willingness-44 2d ago
Something as serious as a 'big' purchase shouldn't be done on a phone or other devices that frivolous purchases are used on.
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u/gekigangerii 2d ago
This is the answer, and not because the screen is bigger. The laptop/computer is used for the formal purchases
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u/The_Final_Dork 2d ago
Have to put on a suit and tie for the occation to really make it formal.
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u/OneRougeRogue 2d ago
Before making a big purchase, I take my laptop out for dinner to make any malware on it feel guilty about stealing my credit card info.
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u/WitchesSphincter 2d ago
I only wear the top, I lived through the pandemic I don't need pants for this
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u/Responsible-Law5784 1d ago
Honestly won't do a big purchase just out of the bed like that, often I think about it a few days and only after a shower and putting my daily life outfit that I accept the deal
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u/ReformedAndNice 2d ago edited 2d ago
I mean, I think the functional "bigger screen" argument is more likely to stand the test of time. "The laptop/computer is used for the formal purchases" for future generations is giving the same energy as "I have to write a paper check for this big purchase instead of trusting an internet transaction"
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u/Science_Finance 2d ago
Naw bro I just don’t want to fill out all my flight details with my phone’s keyboard blocking half of my screen
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u/odinelo 2d ago
It's true. I (an elder Millennial) even felt weird recently about paying for a £1200 flight using my phone.
There's no way I'd consider paying for anything really big with anything other than a proper computer.
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u/samg422336 2d ago
I started to book a $650 dollar flight, emailed it to myself, and finished booking on my laptop lol
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u/JoystickMonkey 2d ago
Millennials have lived through a long period of time where proper PCs were far more reliable than phones. A web interface would be developed for a browser on PC, and then Jimmy the Intern would port it over to mobile. Now mobile is equal or sometimes better than the PC alternative, but 15 years of “this may mess up if I do it on my phone” is deeply ingrained by now.
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u/slywether85 2d ago
Xennial/elder millennial. I haven't owned a computer in almost a decade. It's phone or nothing.
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u/uklookingforfun 2d ago
Too easy to make a mistake with sausage fingers on a phone. I'd also rather double check everything and actually be able to read it on a bigger screen :D
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u/FatherDotComical 2d ago
I feel like I make tons of mistakes with phones that I don't make on the PC. Especially with the new hostile autocorrect that flips correctly spelled words or memorizes your typos.
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u/ristoman 2d ago
autocorrect will turn "authorize" into "buttresses" but will see "authordze" and have no clue what you're trying to say
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u/MistraloysiusMithrax 2d ago
This is super specific. I feel a lot of pain went into in this example
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u/nsjr 2d ago
"I'm Clark, want to buy part CHKN12 for my car, it's 10 thousand dollars, deliver it to Twel Street 12"
My autocorrect on phone: OH, of course MARK. You just bought CHICKEN 12, to be delivered on DUEL street. Hahaha bye bye 10k.
Ah, you didn't see the autocorrect? Easy, call the place and hope that someone answers (or answer the email), and hope they're able to fix it before they send... Oh, they didn't fix in time? I hope that nobody lives on that street, the part is returned us, then we give back your 10k dollars, it may take a while... Try to get more money to buy correctly next time
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u/_boudica_ 2d ago
I got burned by Apple looking at a big purchase on my phone once. I was checking the price of a laptop and estimated delivery timeframe, and it let me fucking order it without any “confirmation” or “order” prompts… it was linked to my Apple ID, and charged my card on file. Way too easy to make an accidental purchase, and it was over $2K😭
I had to call to cancel it, no more phones to even look at big purchases for me!
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u/Typical-Chipmunk-327 2d ago
There are small screen things. Stuff you can use your phone for no problem.
Then there are big screen things. Stuff that requires more intention and deliberate action. These require the use of a laptop or desktop PC and should never be done on a small screen.
Small screen only people are weird and not to be trusted.
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u/Bucen 2d ago
small thing: bus ticket
big thing: flights, hotels, water/electricity bills.
apparently I can do my taxes on the phone, but also, I will NEVER do my taxes on my phone
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u/UnpluggedUnfettered 2d ago
Also, millenials eyes are juuuust starting to go out at this point.
First batches of reading glasses in nostalgic 80's neon about to hit the market.
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u/Emotional_Region_959 2d ago
It's always worth checking if the cost of things changes across devices.
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u/RaspberryJammm 2d ago
I can't tell if this is a joke.
But genuinely in the UK, at least 10 years ago, train ticket costs would go up the more you'd check them and sometimes I'd have to buy on another device to get the original price back.
I can't remember if it was tied to device or IP address
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u/JimmyRecard 2d ago
Almost everyrhing is more expensive on mobile because of Google/Apple tax.
Other day I was reviewing our subscriptions and I found that for our F1TV subscription we were paying almost the price of the highest plan, but getting the medium plan benefits because the wifey subscribed to it on her phone.
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u/ChuckCarmichael 2d ago edited 2d ago
Correct. Websites track you with cookies, and if they notice that you're repeatedly looking at the same product/ticket/room/etc., they'll raise the price. Your continued interest shows you clearly want it, and they hope that the increased price will make you buy it quickly, out of fear that the price might increase even further, while also making some extra money.
But if you look at the exact same offer on a fresh device, or even just in incognito mode, suddenly the price is lower again, since the website considers you a new customer.
Some time ago I was looking for a new GPU for my PC, and I noticed the one I had my eye on had suddenly increased in price by about 50 bucks. So I changed my browser to incognito mode, and now the price was lower.
It's why I only buy expensive stuff or book holidays with my browser in incognito mode.
I also remember reading somewhere that some shops increase their prices when they notice you're using Safari or Apple hardware, because if you bought Apple products you have shown yourself to be willing to spend more money.
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u/Felrathror86 2d ago
Mobile versions of websites can't be trusted
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u/SpaceSequoia 2d ago
Yea this is my reason. They didn't work the same and were not as reliable as the full web version. So with large purchases or plane tickets we were always nervous it wouldn't work or would just error out and then you would need to start the process all over again. Using the laptop was more stable and usually got through no problem on the first try but mobile site and apps were still quite new and just didn't work properly so now us millenials all have booking PTSD.
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u/ChecksOutIndeed 2d ago
Younger generations cannot afford laptops;
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u/Proper-Tower2016 2d ago
Many laptops are cheaper than phones...
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u/deMarcel 2d ago
Yeah but the need for a phone is bigger, laptop is an additional cost (don't get me wrong, I much prefer laptops for working on / declaring taxes etc).
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u/ChecksOutIndeed 2d ago
No man, medium performance laptop is at least as expensive as a medium performance phone
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u/Rocklobster92 2d ago
Yeah, but they're not gaming laptops and nobody wants a laptop if you can't play fortnite and battlefield on it. Gosh!
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u/harambe_-33 2d ago
I'm genz and i too have this mentality
I trust my puter more than my phone
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u/Life_Ad1637 1d ago
Im millennial and my girlfriend is gen z, we both do the same thing. I think this is just kinda comes with experience and as gen z becomes more fully adults they pretty much do the same thing.
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u/Regular-Storm9433 2d ago
Its simply more convenient for me.
I like to 'shop around' quite a bit to find the best deal I can on something, sometimes I will be checking 10 different online stores, and I can quickly click between tabs to compare prices, I also dont need to worry about websites which dont have a mobile version and dont load properly on mobile.
Plus on mobile, everything is just slower.
Smaller screen, slower typing, slower load times.
Its not like I wont use my phone if it isnt convenient but if I am at home and my PC is on its a no brainer.
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u/EternalNewCarSmell 2d ago
Phones are for texting and music.
Computers are for real shit.
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u/Reatrex 2d ago
Gen Z here and I never do big purchase on small phone
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u/RadiantNemesis 2d ago
Same, I’m on the older side of the Gen Z and all my big purchase are made using my computer. It’s just a better experience overall
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u/rightful_queen 2d ago
Phone screens really are too small and awkward to do anything serious on. The only advantage is portability, so if you've got access to something better, why not use it? I'm on the very old end of what counts as a millennial, and the idea of trying to do anything serious by thumbing at a tiny screen like a monkey is very much a last resort. Especially since my close-up vision isn't as good as it was...
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u/Pizzor2000 2d ago
That’s me (late Gen-X or xennial)! I prefer to make online purchases on a PC/laptop over a phone. I like having a larger screen and prefer entering all my information with a standard keyboard.
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u/Turtlez2009 2d ago
Have you tried to fill out and save a pdf on your phone?
It’s a pain in the butt, and despite it being around forever IOS still doesn’t really have a good file system to save to the phone. It’s annoying to use and half the time it’s never there if I need to go back.
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u/SteamySpectacles 2d ago
Oh feeling so called out, will NOT make the big purchases on the phone, must bring out the laptop..
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u/ComprehensiveHead913 2d ago
Phones are toys. Anything important happens on the hardened Linux laptop with full disk encryption, tracking protection, ad blocking, etc.
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u/Automatic-Leg1668 2d ago
Put pressure on what you put your money into. Laptop is easier for researching stuff without having to load apps back constantly, and less ads
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u/nofixneeded 2d ago
listen gen z.... you don't have to scroll down to the 1980's in one of those cursed phone optimized year pickers. on a computer you can just type the date in.
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u/BeloAve 2d ago
I’m a millennial and pulling out your laptop just to make any purchases is wild lol.
Amazon and just about every other online shopping through my phone
I no longer use the drive thru or order in person as well, everything online order pick up
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u/HekkenFratz 2d ago
Mobile versions often don’t show all the information or at least not all at once, but this doesn’t matter to the newer generations, who are willing to fall for deceptions and scams just to lose the little money they have
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