Weezer have a new album out, and frontman Rivers Cuomo is obviously feeling his age. Firstly, it's the pressure of being an ageing rock star having to feed the corporate machine...
Cranking out another nineties jam
Wish I could do something new
But nobody wants to hear that
They just want the classics
You can't blame 'em, really
There's something special about your early shit...
Then, more generally, the terrible irritations of modern life...
Bought a toaster just to make some toast
First I had to scan a QR code
Where's the jerk who built this hamster wheel?
I'm gonna tell him exactly how I feel...
I was hoping for a rant about QR codes from you.
ReplyDeleteBring back tickets!
DeleteThe gig I attended on Sunday just asked me to print out an email as my ticket. Where's the romance in that?
DeleteThat's better than a bloody QR code!
DeleteBring back written menus and not a QR code on a card (with no free internet to allow you to read the bloody thing FFS)
ReplyDeleteHear hear all the above. I guess I just wasn't made for these times!
ReplyDeleteIt all went to an extreme level for me the other night at a restaurant in Manchester.
ReplyDeleteOn asking for the bill, I was requested by the waiter to scan a QR code that was located on the table. This put the bill onto my phone from which I was asked to then pay from the app attached to my bank. Nothing along the lines of 'I'll bring the card reader, sir' or 'would you prefer to pay by cash or card'. Just a souless transaction.......
I have to say the food was great, so I'll likely go back the next time I'm down south, but it wasn't a comfortable way to round things off as there was no real opportunity to thank the waiter and his colleagues for the service (other than a non-cash tip).
Here's a song all about that sort of thing, JC...
Deletehttps://youtu.be/pVIgQeIWkl8?si=1GF48Cm-GnflRorv
Made me smile, Rol. There's nowt much worse than vegetable crisps.
DeleteAh yes, the ubiquitous QR code. When I temporarily lost my phone whilst on holiday in Italy recently I had a real panic as many of the elements of the trip were on an app and then a QR code. The whole trip would have fallen apart had I not found it. Bring back tickets, as CC said.
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