As I was reading the responses, I found myself nodding in agreement a lot. Here are some of the things people said were actually downgrades:
1. "Touch screen buttons replacing physical buttons. Especially in cars."
—u/snorens
2. "The change of some products, especially software, from a 'you buy it, you own it' to subscription-based models where you lose access once the subscription ends."
—u/TheBassMeister
3. "Customer loyalty cards being replaced with an app that sometimes works and sometimes doesn't when you're at the checkout."
—u/CoolHandMike
4. "The removal of disc drives in laptops. Sure, the laptop is thinner and lighter now, but I can't use any of my CDs or DVDs anymore."
—u/Tranquilcobra
5. "All these smart appliances. I don’t see the use of these washers and refrigerators with touch screens and internet connectivity. They have so many points of failure. Just give me a bare-bones fridge that will last longer than me."
—u/Novapunk8675309
6. "Getting rid of headphone jacks on phones. Getting rid of external SD cards on phones. Getting rid of replaceable batteries on phones. Smartphones used to be a lot better in so many ways."
—u/Outrageous_Tea_4597
7. "Definitely streaming services. We were all fooled by Netflix's initial success. It had nearly everything at a low price and was super convenient, so convenient in the fact that rental shops pretty much went out of business in a few years. But aside from those few years, it has ultimately become a huge loss for consumers. Other companies wised up, and everyone and their mother were starting a streaming service. Tons of movies stopped being available, and to have decent availability, you have to spend 50 bucks per month on streaming alone. Pac
