Auto Correct: Worst Invention Ever?

[Sampsonsimpson]

P4P auto correct on cell phones has to be the worst invention of all time right? 95% of the time it corrects from a word I was trying to type into something entirely different. I don't think it has ever once actually been useful to me. How the fuck is this even a thing? Can anybody think of a worse invention?

 

[ventrue]

Auto Correct pisses me off. It is almost useless. Probably invented by a former Sherdogger, like Bloq, just to troll people.

 

[Tycho- Taylor's Version]

Autocorrect has a heavily inflated idea of how popular the word "duck" really is.

 

[j123]

More harm than good. The other day "blue collar" ended up as block collar

 

[Badger67]

Just take it off?

 

[Peteyandjia]

I simply turn off the autocorrect on a new machine - laptop, phone, whatever - the day I get it; and thus, I never have to think about it again, much less be bothered by it.

Plus, I don't need it anyway, because I spell goode.

 

[chardog]

I think it's plenty useful. Google keyboard has a swipe capable keyboard, and with autocorrect, it's borderline amazing. I can swipe faster than typing, for specialty words, I can rely on typing. You also add words to your dictionary on the fly, it's knows when autocorrect screws up and wont likely screw up again. Embrace technology, it's getting better and better.

 

[mushishi]

I've seen worse.

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[Deleted member 158611]

I turn that shit off.

 

[Sampsonsimpson]

Auto Correct pisses me off. It is almost useless. Probably invented by a former Sherdogger, like Bloq, just to troll people.

Seems more likely to be Shayo in my opinion.

 

[Sampsonsimpson]

I think it's plenty useful. Google keyboard has a swipe capable keyboard, and with autocorrect, it's borderline amazing. I can swipe faster than typing, for specialty words, I can rely on typing. You also add words to your dictionary on the fly, it's knows when autocorrect screws up and wont likely screw up again. Embrace technology, it's getting better and better.

Well look at you with your fancy pants typing machine and word book. Probably got one of them electric ice boxes and one of them rubber flashlight penis massagers too.

 

[Kardashians]

as frustrating as it can be i also find it plenty helpful. i mess up words a lot and type like an idiot (surprise), so it fixes the words im totally lost on and . . . well, it learns my typing habits and also starts sounding like an idiot itself xD

 

[BisexualMMA]

I hate it. People can't spell for shit anyways, but I'd rather see their real mistakes than a machine enforcing its own fucktardery into the conversation.

 

[The Clinch]

Had to disable it. Shit's too frustrating.

Now if only I'd quit hitting the voice icon or the stupid ass emote button when I type shit on my phone.

 

[Sampsonsimpson]

I've seen worse.

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Those could be useful if you need to strain large amounts of pasta on the fly. Better invention than auto-correct if you ask me.

 

[Primitivo]

Auto-correct feeds itself of what you write, so if you think is the worst invention ever... go complain to your parents.

 

[iThrillhouse]

I have no probability with auto-correct

 

[Matt4786]

I think it works most of the time, but we only really remember when it fucks up. It's a selection bias.

 

[Sampsonsimpson]

Auto-correct feeds itself of what you write, so if you think is the worst invention ever... go complain to your parents.

I get that but it doesn't explain why it changes the word I'm typing into an entirely different word I had no intention of using or that even makes sense in the context of the sentence. It'd be like if I was texting someone about buying a new Honda and it changed it instead to Peter Fonda, something I have never typed with my phone until now.

 

[Jellis31]

Most of the time it fucks up actually are hilarious though. Changed the Cardinals WR "Mikey Floyd" to "Miley Slots" so anytime the friends in that group chat see/talk about him it's good for a giggle.