In my early twenties, I'd catch 'Maury' reruns at 3 PM sharp... it was my daily break. I totally get why you'd let yourself enjoy something simple like that. My current guilty pleasure is those home renovation marathons on basic cable. Sometimes you just need a show that doesn't make you think too hard. Honestly, who cares if it's not fancy TV?

That "traded quiet dignity" line is a bit much. You can usually change the settings to keep those reminders private. It's not the tech, it's just a setup thing.

That shift from hating tech to asking for updates is so real. @the_ryan is right about results winning bosses over, and it goes way beyond work. You see it with people who refuse smart home stuff until they try a light that turns off by voice. They just need to see the actual fix for their own problem before they let go of the old way.

Paperwork does the same thing. We filled out a perfect log for a guardrail that was clearly broken. Boss loved the paper, didn't fix the rail.

Isn't it weird how they lock down the settings?