Bug List Assignment 2A

Bug List:

1. Fair weather fans that jump on a bandwagon when a team starts winning all of a sudden.
Why does it exist: Winning is universally held as good feeling, and being "part" of championship teams can be appealing to fans who are not as dedicated.

2. When a person starts telling a "funny story," but they laugh while telling it and you cannot comprehend what the story is.
Why does it exist: In their mind, it's extremely funny and how funny the story is cannot be put into words because they can't control themselves without laughing.

3. Complaining about everyday tasks longer than it takes to actually get that simple task done.
Why does it exist: Many individuals like to feel comforted and rewarded in some way for achieving even the most simple tasks, therefore complaining is extremely popular.

4. Airport security lines that are deemed important and take over an hour but are led by individuals who look like all the life has been sucked out of them.
Why does it exist: Air travel is a very popular mode of transportation, and because buying airline tickets comes with very little resistance, security must ensure everyone's safety.

5. Constant positive feedback youth sports parents give to their children, which creates average play and soft attitudes.
Why does it exist: It is in both the parents and child's best interest to remain upbeat and positive about athletic performance, as the parents can feel pride in declaring success and the child feels proud of their effort.

6. When an individual's side in a given argument revolves around a point they either read on someones personal blog or "heard" from someone they struggle to remember.
Why does it exist: Knowledge often times takes time to form and understand, so citing one easy-to-read article is preferred to time-constraining research.

7. In my opinion, a washer and dryer's process takes too long.
Why does it exist: The mechanics behind a washer and dryer and large loads of clothes are sound, and are an efficient technique compared to hand-washing and hanging laundry.

8. When someone is dying to play a certain song in the car so you finally relinquish the music duties, and it's country.
Why does it exist: Country music can be appealing to certain people based on the homestead nature of it's feel and lyrics.

9. For all that's good about Chick-Fil-A, if only they had McDonald's prices.
Why does it exist: Chick-Fil-A is a superior product to McDonald's, both in taste and quality, and therefore the price of goods must be higher to compensate.

10. When someone (who either forgot headphones or doesn't own a pair) decides to play music for the whole world to hear as if their tastes are the same as everyone else.
Why does it exist: Hearing music that we are attracted to can help provide positive mood swings or lighten an individual's day, and listening to it without headphones still achieves a personal level of happiness.

11. When people struggle with self confidence even after multiple people try to convince them that they have nothing to worry about.
Why does it exist: Self-confidence cannot be bottled and sold to the mass public, and often individual shortcomings in personality come from past experiences.

12. When someone posts every detail of their life on social media for their dwindling followers to consume as if they are on some social
Why does it exist: Posting on social media provides a somewhat communal feel, and posting everyday action and receiving virtual emotional feedback, such as likes, creates a sense of acceptance.

13. Cups at restaurants that are so small you have to refill them every time you take a sip.
Why does it exist: Paying for smaller cups decrease the overhead cost of resources needed at a restaurant.

14. When for no reason at all one side of your headphones decides to retire and only one earbud now works.
Why does it exist: Water, sweat or even constant use can often manipulate and change certain electrical flows within a headphone, causing a short.

15. There's just no excuse for poor hygiene in public.
Why does it exist: Poor time management, extreme exercise, or lack of resources such as deodorant can cause different forms of body odor.

16. People who claim they "don't have the Uber app," therefore they are exempt for paying for a ride and are unable to take the two minutes to set up an account.
Why does it exist: People can often go a long time without paying for a ride if someone with the app pities their struggle to download the app.

17. Toll roads take a randomly set amount of money from me just so I can drive on a highway with a car and insurance I've already paid for.
Why does it exist: Potholes and other road issues have to be paid for, and tolls are one way to offset those costs.

18. Whenever a sale is "Buy 1, Get 1 50% off" instead of  "Buy 1, Get 1 Free."
Why does it exist: These sales are still promotional and giving customers a deal that they would not get on a normal item, which is enticing to some.

19. Buying access codes for materials that I feel as if I have paid for with both textbooks and tuition itself.
Why does it exist: Access codes are free money for textbook publishers and are an effective way of gaining even more economic prosperity, because they are required for students to buy in order to access materials.

20. "End of the world" attitudes after events that are unfortunate, but in no way change their livelihood.
Why does it exist: Overreaction is the human way of overcoming an event that did not go in their favor and can be helpful in coping with eventual defeat.

Reflection:

I found this assignment to be less difficult in terms of coming up with the list of twenty "bugs," and more difficult to explain while they exist. The change in mindset and trying to understand the reason behind things that I feel to be problematic is a difficult switch to make. In the end, I did not find this assignment to be too challenging, but found out a little more about myself and what bothers me most.