Your Session Has Expired (And So Has Your Will To Live)

User experience Web security Tech frustration Deadline panic Bureaucracy Session timeout Government websites Tax filing E-filing Government services

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Your Session Has Expired (And So Has Your Will To Live)

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The government's idea of "e-Filing Anywhere Anytime" apparently means "anywhere you want, anytime except when you actually need to file your taxes." Nothing says modern technology like a website that knocks you unconscious after 15 minutes of inactivity—just like how tax laws put the rest of us to sleep. The poor cartoon guy isn't experiencing a session timeout; he's having the appropriate emotional response to seeing how much he owes in taxes.

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