19 Head-Scratching Things That People Are Wondering Why They Still Exist In 2022

    Honestly, we should have been able to stop those robo scam calls about the expiring car warranty by now.

    Brian Galindo
    by Brian Galindo

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Recently, Reddit user IDCWhoIam posed an interesting question to the AskReddit Community: "What has no reason to exist in 2022, but yet it does?"

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    The thread soon had thousands of replies from people chiming in on the things they didn't understand why we still have around. Here are some of the top-voted and best comments:

    1. "My job. I sort incoming faxes for 70 hours a week."

    A person using a fax machine.
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    —drewc34

    "And here I was going to say fax machines!"

    —Dave-Again

    2. "I work in an Amazon warehouse; the other day I shipped out a 2019 wall calendar. I have no idea who needs this."

    A 2019 wall calendar
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    —Rez

    "Only thing I can think of is that 2019 was an exceptionally good year for that person, and they want to collect as much as they can to remind themselves of it."

    —mattjoseph1995

    3. "An inkjet printer."

    Person using an inkjet printer
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    —soline

    "Motherfucking racket. It's the fossil fuel industry of offices."

    —ejhampton15

    4. "Areas that have poor or no cell reception even though it 100% feels like it should. An example being a campsite just five minutes from a popular town."

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    —EbonyUmbreon

    "Experienced that last week in Devon UK — Exmouth area.

    "There is a huge campsite there and you could barely make a phone call, let alone get any data connection on any of the three UK networks. They offer free WiFi, but only in the immediate vicinity of the bar/eateries — so you can't use their online check-in, food delivery service unless you are already in the reception."

    —Bobbler23

    5. "Ticketmaster service fees — heck all online ticket brokering service fees."

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    —woolalaoc


    6. "Pennies."

    A jar of pennies
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    —Admirable-Ocelot

    "Apparently, getting rid of pennies is somehow 'communism,' even though it would save the government money."

    —USSMarauder

    7. "Child beauty pageants. To be fair, these shouldn't exist regardless of the year."

    A tiara resting on a pillow.
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    —PrettyDryPerry

    "Child beauty pageants. Or any sort of beauty pageant for that matter."

    —photoguy423


    8. "Pay phones. I still see them in my city."

    A man using a pay phone.
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    —SadCalzone

    "The one in my town has been converted to a defibrillator."

    —ButtholeQuiver

    9. "Poor internet connection."

    Miramax Films

    —OldSoulRobertson

    10. "Uploading your resume and then manually filling out all the same information on a separate page when applying for a job."

    A woman using a laptop.
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    —monty2

    11. "Automated scam calls about my car's warranty expiring."

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    —J0k3rA34

    12. "DVDs"

    —Vic_Hedges

    "Well, a massive library does seem more impressive in person as a collection of DVDs than as a 1 TB drive with 1,000s of files."

    —John_Martin_II

    13. "Cookbooks without pictures."

    A woman holding eggs and using a cookbook.
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    —StonksStink

    14. "Non-resealable cereal bags. C'mon now!"

    A ripped cereal bag with cereal spilling out onto the table.
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    —RPO1728

    15. "Places that only accept cash and no form of electronic payment like Apple Pay or contactless. Local taxis in my area moan about Uber taking over but STILL refuse to allow people to pay by any other way apart from cash."

    A person using a credit card to buy produce.
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    —daodonovan

    16. "The ability to still steal a vehicle. After all these years, we still can't come up with some kind of technology that makes it 100% impossible to steal a vehicle once and for all? Even keyless entry systems can easily be hacked and your car stolen in a matter of seconds. Why is this so hard to do?"

    A man breaking into a car.
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    —justiceismini

    17. "Ads on streaming services I’m paying for a subscription."

    A person using a remote control for their TV.
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    —BiscottiExtension315

    18. "Telephone books. One was recently delivered to my house and went directly into the recycle bin."

    A person using a phone book.
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    —CaptainCuddles

    And finally...

    19. "Home phones. Like, what do you even need them for?"

    An old rotary phone.
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    —boucephala

    You can read the full thread of responses on Reddit.

    Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.