I’ve definitely turned into the paranoid nutcase within my friend group in recent years, I hate that everything is “smart” nowadays requiring an app/internet connection & account, just to do basic things that didn’t require any of that before.
What’s some things currently making you ramble like an old man?
I don’t mind touchscreens in cars; what I can’t stand is when they put every important feature on there so you can’t even adjust your A/C or turn up the music without taking your eyes off the road for several seconds.
They should be limited to things like displaying the song title, controlling things from your phone like maps, music, and calls. Showing the backup camera, extra info that doesn’t fit on the dash, etc. Not replace every god damn function on the car.
My older brother used to have a Nissan Froniter, I can’t remember the year but it was the first year that backup cameras became mandatory. It had a screen but it didn’t have touch capability, it was pretty much as you described - only for song names, backup cam, and some other small things. As much as I hate screens in cars I thought that one made sense.