this post was submitted on 13 Nov 2025
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A Boring Dystopia

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[โ€“] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

How about... we go a step further and just stop making appliances "smart"?

My toaster doesn't need AI to tell the difference between a fucking bagel and a slice of bread. They already figured out solutions to this shit decades ago.

Lots of appliances doesn't need to be smart, I agree, there are plenty borderline where I think there is some benifit, bulbs for example, I think things should be a lot more local, it's a shame people use cloud solutions instead of home assistant or how much telemetry these smart appliances are allowed to get.