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minus-squarexthexder@l.sw0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoBefore AI it was IoT. Nobody asked for an Internet connected toaster or fridge…
minus-squareBalder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 months agoI always felt like I was alone in this thinking. I think anyone with a bit of a security mindset don’t want everything connected, besides it makes them more expensive and easier to break. It’s certainly very convenient for programmed obsolescence.
minus-squareafraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIt definitely has to walk in the desert for a while. I know multiple people who like it for some stuff. Like cameras and managing air conditioning.
Before AI it was IoT. Nobody asked for an Internet connected toaster or fridge…
I always felt like I was alone in this thinking. I think anyone with a bit of a security mindset don’t want everything connected, besides it makes them more expensive and easier to break. It’s certainly very convenient for programmed obsolescence.
It definitely has to walk in the desert for a while. I know multiple people who like it for some stuff. Like cameras and managing air conditioning.