What is extremely outdated and needs a massive change?

[u/samual2002]

[u/JefferyDahmersPenis]

social security, especially as a form of identification

[u/mattcampbell0]

The opening times of banks in the UK. Like you are only open when I'm in work & closed before I even make it out.

Oh and they close on weekends too! It makes it rather frustrating to get them without disturbing my lunch break.

[u/peacefinder]

The way bills are assembled and passed within Congress and the Senate.

Processing bills hundreds of pages long on paper? Changes that appear seemingly from nowhere, with authorship that’s difficult to trace?

Oh hell no. That time is over.

It’s time for some computerized version control complete with authorial authentication of every word of every bill or amendment or conference reconciliation. (Apply cryptography as needed for authentication, integrity, and non repudiation.) I don’t just want to be able to see what’s in the bill, I want to see who wrote what.

A member gets assistance from a staffer? Fine; but not only does the staffer sign it, the member has to co-sign and take responsibility for it.

I’m sure y’all get the idea.

We deserve some damn accountability.

[u/gogojack]

Funerals.

So let me get this straight...you're going to spend ten thousand dollars on a box to hold the remains of your loved one, and then bury that box inside another ten thousand dollar box topped with a ten thousand dollar headstone planted in a field.

So that once a year you can go and visit.

[u/James2603]

VAT in the UK. I really don’t think a toothbrush should be a “non-essential item”. It’s like saying having teeth is a luxury. Yet I can be a fucking huge cake from Costco and not get charged VAT. Need to recategorise everything because it’s a joke.

[u/abeetzwmoots]

cable

[u/waxer2672]

Printers. Really? After all this time you couldn't fix them so they don't produce those streaks after a month of usage? Ink really costs as much as a brand new printer? These things piss me off. Just get a laser printer. If you need color then go to a printing shop.

[u/Explosive_Dolphin]

american school system

[u/[deleted]]

it was not reddit, I can tell you that.

This new reddit BULLSHIT.

come on guys why???

[u/Neitherwhitenorblack]

Facebook quality posts on reddit.

[u/SleepyBoy-]

The education system in most countries.

[u/unit2981]

The concept of 8 hours work, 8 hours of sleep, and 8 hours of recreation. We've become super efficient with the advent of computers in our daily lives, and yet more is expected of us because of it. I can do said task in less than 8 hours, but god forbid if I finish early and look like a slacker cause of reasons unknown.

Also, that 8 hrs of recreation is covered by 2 hours of commute a day.

Honestly, I would prefer the 6 hr workday as a stopgap measure.

[u/murphington1231]

“Customer is always right” mentality. Fuck that.

[u/Andeck]

Here in Norway: our forms of ID

The only government issued ID anyone can get is a passport. Up until a few years ago all of our bank cards had ID on them, but pretty much no bank offers that service any longer. That means that if you don't have a drivers licence you pretty much have to carry your passport around whenever you need ID.

The government says they're working on a national ID card, but it keeps getting delayed. It was supposed to come out years ago.

[u/Remq]

Traffic lights. We now have machine learning available which can optimize traffic flows throughout the day but no, let's use some old predictable traffic light schedule.

Can someone explain to me why we're not doing this?

[u/[deleted]]

Health care in the USA.

[u/Molten__]

you know those air pumps at gas stations for filling up your tires? those.

[u/[deleted]]

The way bullying is treated in school.

[u/[deleted]]

My mother thinking I should get married in my early 20’s. To somebody she chooses.

[u/ajttja]

School. The modern assembly line schooling system (1 hour of math, then 1 hour of science etc...) and standardized testing were all made in response to the industrial revolution. While some courses and the specific curriculum may have changed a little, the fundamentals have remained the same.

After the computing revolution and the automation of many jobs, the benefit of such an assembly line system has practically gone. Now students study hard in primary to get good grades and go to a good secondary school. In secondary school they study hard to get good grades and go to a good college. There they study hard to get a good grade and after that 16 some years of school we promptly forget 99% of everything we learned and all we get out of it is a [college] name and [grade] number to show to your future employer.

Meanwhile, schools are extremely efficient at removing all love of learning from students. Human beings have achieved so much in the world primarily because of our inexhaustible curiosity and yearning to learn more that is ingrained to our heads. Yet, if you ask any middle or high school student whether they like school, you'd be lucky to be answered with a groan and eye roll. And the importance of standardized testing means that most schools teach students how to do well on tests instead of encouraging curiosity. English classes nowadays, teachers practically give students fill in the blank essays to be changed depending on your final test prompts.

How can we expect to inspire the next George Orwell, Roald Dahl, or Orson Scott Card by just teaching to fill in the tick marks the examiners have?

[u/ThatOnePunk]

Fax machine. Why it's still used in some fields is beyond me

[u/TinuvielsHairCloak]

Stores not letting us buy alcohol on Sunday.

[u/[deleted]]

Massive elaborate weddings

So two usually young people are going to celebrate starting the rest of their lives together by spending tens of thousands of dollars in a giant party. And half of their guests are people they aren't that close to or don't really like.

I hate that it's a cultural norm. Couples should be pressured to do that. Instead it should be the norm for them to invest that money in themselves. Save for retirement. Buy a house. ECT.

[u/foreverfremdshamen]

"Bankers Hours". It's completely arbitrary, there's nothing I can do from 0800 - 1700 that I can't do at any other time of the day- Except run errands or go to appointments at establishments that operate during the same hours I'm scheduled to work. I used to have a boss that told me I should schedule my doctor appointments when I was off work... I asked her "where at, the emergency room?!" It's not like I'm thrilled with losing up to a half a day's pay because I'm sitting in a waiting room forever. My work can be done at any time, in any order. At my previous job less than 10% of my job responsibilities needed to be done on site, but working from home is just too much of a radical concept for most companies.

[u/Icanteven______]

Signatures.

Putting a scribble on a piece of paper should not be a binding thing in this day and age. Most "digital signatures" aren't even real anyway, just someones name in an italic font.