A new survey in the UK shows Information Technology rage is increasing as complex electronic gadgets dumbfound users. Frustration over gadgets failing and being too confusing has IT rage ranking higher than road rage amongst survey participants. The article does not reveal the ages of survey participants though. It would be interesting to see if age is a factor, or if IT rage is happening across the board.
Pocket Lint reports:
Three quarters of people have hurled a gadget in a fit of rage(73%) and the same number have admitted to swearing (75%) or losing their temper with their computer….
A stressed out 1 in 10 people say they’ve turned to alcohol to cope with technology meltdown, while a fifth of people admitted to simply turning off the gadget that has gone wrong and hoping it will fix itself.
66% of people feel more angry when they lose their internet connection than when their football team loses an important match ( 6%)
[via Pocket Lint]
Perhaps this is why facebook has been so successful, easy to use, free applications which make participation easy and stress free. Thinking of having to learn new software has stopped me from purchasing programs. If the sales spiel reeks of high tech language I’m immediately turned off… indicates the instructions will be equally as difficult.
August 2nd, 2008 at 10:28 pm
It is true. When gadgets are working we dont feel of inconvienience and rage, problem is when it fails. Any technology advances need time to stabilize… for that we need research and patience.
August 3rd, 2008 at 1:49 am