# Personified Tech Issues ‘If Computer Problems Were Real' Depicts PC Difficulties Liter By Matt Ho | Published 2011-09-30 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/if-computer-problems-were-real References: [theawesomer](http://theawesomer.com/if-computer-problems-were-real/126704/) & [youtube](http://www.youtube.com/user/AwkwardSpaceship) Anyone who’s worked in an office knows how incredibly annoying it is when the [entire network goes down](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bad-workflows), but as Awkward Spaceship, reveals in the 'If Computer Problems Were Real' clip, things could be a lot worse. The very funny ‘If Computer Problems Were Real' highlights what it'd be like if tech issues were to actually translate to real life. The scenario takes place at a [typical office](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/transforming-work-environments) in which the employees are having a cruddy day. Whether it's [Windows crashing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/windows-xp-crocs), documents freezing or a firewall interrupting the system, these white collar employees are having anything but an easy time at work. After watching this, I'm sure most people will now agree that a literal computer problem is far worse than what occurs on the screen -- sort of, anyway. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.7/10 - Popularity: 14% | Activity: 60% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Humor](https://www.trendhunter.com/humor) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Real-life Tech Issues:** The trend of depicting tech issues in real-life scenarios presents opportunities for disruptive innovation in tech support and troubleshooting services. - **Humor in Technology:** The trend of using humor to portray technology problems opens up opportunities for disruptive innovation in comedy content creation and entertainment. - **Empathy for Tech Problems:** The trend of personifying tech issues fosters opportunities for disruptive innovation in product design and user experience by emphasizing empathy in resolving technical difficulties. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Tech Support Services:** The tech support services industry can capitalize on the trend of depicting real-life tech issues by providing innovative and personalized solutions to customers. - **Comedy Content Creation:** The comedy content creation industry can leverage the trend of humor in technology by developing unique and engaging comedy sketches related to tech problems. - **Product Design and User Experience:** The product design and user experience industry can seize the trend of empathy for tech problems to create more user-friendly and intuitive interfaces that address common tech issues effectively. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Slacking Support Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/office-slacker.md) - [Creative Frustration Outlets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/punch-your-client.md) - [Amusing Work Platform Ads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/monday-platform.md) - [Desktop GIF Displayers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cyber-cube.md) - [Sleekly Conceptualized All-in-One PCs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ws1-workstation.md) - [Humorous Quick Cleanup Workstations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flip-desk-concept.md) - [Animated Tech Resistance Shows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jazz-cow.md) - [Productivity-Focused Ai-Powered Pcs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aipowered-pcs.md) - [Comedic Christmas Parodies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reinfell-ad.md)