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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'll start off with one, Being upset about a breakup that happened hundreds of years ago.

Edit 1:

Heath death of the universe, Death of the sun, etc, does not count. I feel like focusing on this is an overused point.

Edit 2:

Loneliness does not count. I feel like we all know immortality means you'll miss people and lose them.

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[–] [email protected] 80 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

Being asked your birthdate in order to view a game on Steam, and the year dropdown not going back far enough.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 weeks ago

Date pickers that assume you have a 5 digit birth year.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

Or not being able to play a board game, because it says "ages 9 - 99" on the box.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Worse still, no manual entry of the birth date, so it takes ages to scroll down and select the year.