Likely Normal

Sometimes a software update ends up being the tech world’s version of a surprise party where the gift is your productivity getting murdered. One minute you’re clicking “Install” like a naive fool, the next your once-functional app has transformed into a glitchy mess that crashes if you look at it wrong. That “minor bug fix”? More like a major personality change—suddenly your PDF reader thinks it’s a cryptocurrency miner, and your keyboard’s autocorrect is aggressively suggesting your ex’s name. Thanks, patch Tuesday.

The funniest part? These updates come wrapped in promises like “Improved user experience!” when what they really mean is “We moved all the buttons to confuse you, and also your files are now in Swedish.” It’s like playing Jenga with your workflow—every “upgrade” yanks out another critical block until your entire system collapses into a pile of “Why is my printer trying to connect to Bluetooth?” chaos. And let’s not forget the social fallout: coworkers bonding over shared misery in Slack (“Did… did the update just turn the save icon into a taco?”), or the sheer betrayal when your go-to app rebrands itself as a “holistic wellness platform” mid-deadline.

At this point, hitting “Remind me later” isn’t procrastination—it’s self-defense. Because in the grand battle between “innovation” and “things actually working,” the only guaranteed winner is the IT guy’s ulcer.