Everything’s harder now than it used to be, isn’t it? From booking train tickets to understanding your phone bill, everything’s more complex and complicated. Gone is the simple life. And everything’s going up in price now, too: gas, electricity, fuel, and food. It’s enough to make you want to break - in to the Big Brother house. Well you get full board and lodgings while you’re there and, unlike jail where you get the same, you can chill out, have a laugh - and an outside chance of making a right few quid.
A few weeks in the Big Brother house would also mean not having to think about car insurance. That’s right, car insurance. That’s no different to everything else now: it can be harder to find the right deal, more complex and complicated to get the cover you need, and it’s getting more expensive all the time.
I blame technology. Well, isn’t that what we blame all modern ills on? It’s true to a certain extent that technology has enabled a wider range of companies to offer a much wider range of options. Or appear to. Take train tickets. Once there was a flat fare, 1st or 2nd class, and you knew what it cost. Now, thanks to technology, the rail companies offer you dozens of different ticket options, prices and deals. With the marketing departments adding their spin, it’s all offered as being for your benefit, so you get the best possible deal.
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