The Peak of Modern Convenience: A Car Wash Nightmare
Seriously? A car wash? You’d think in this age of self-driving cars and instant everything, a simple automated scrub-down wouldnt involve being entombed within a sudsy metal box for nearly an hour. But no. Apparently, we’ve reached peak convenience – the point where it actively tries to inconvenience you.
Let’s recap: A woman, bless her heart, just wanted a clean car. What she got was a terrifying ordeal involving malfunctioning machinery and what I can only assume were increasingly frantic attempts at communication through what probably amounted to a single, unresponsive button. An hour! Thats longer than some meetings I attend!
And this isn’t even a quirky anecdote; it’s apparently becoming a trend. It seems the relentless pursuit of automation has resulted in machines that are less helpful and more likely to imprison you. We’re all striving for efficiency, streamlining our lives, yet we end up trapped inside giant washing machines because some algorithm decided a rotating brush was more important than human safety.
Im just saying, if I want to feel claustrophobic, I’ll pay extra for it. Until car washes prioritize not trapping their customers, I suggest sticking with the bucket and sponge – at least then you maintain some control over your fate.
