10 Tech Frustrations That Didn't Exist 5 Years Ago

Oh, how times have changed.

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Technology is grand, ain't it? It let's us keep in touch with our friends, family, share news with our networks, and spy on our significant others. Yeah, at the rate at which we're making our lives more accessible to people on the Internet thanks to new technology, we're also heading into a new world of problems we've never experienced before. Even though we have a bunch of responsibilities at our jobs, school, and back home, we created a new digital part of our lives to keep track of as well. Tech has improved a lot in the past five years, and if things keep steady, we'll be trapped even tighter in the web we call the Internet when we hit the year 2019. Here are 10 Tech Frustrations That Didn’t Exist 5 Years Ago. Enjoy these frustrations before they get worse—because it's guaranteed they will.

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"Typing..."

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Unable to find the emoticon that emotes the feeling you're feeling despite having thousands of emoticons.

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Standing behind someone at a concert who holds their phone up to Instagram/record the entire thing.

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Convincing yourself Bitcoins are a worthy investment.

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People in the street taking photos with massive iPads.

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TL;DR

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Having to look up needless abbreviations.

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Always-flattering accidental selfie cam.

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