Yeah, but a lot of that stuff is already doable. It's just not telling you remotely. For instance, the filter light is on when you walk by the refrigerator or t

Yeah, but a lot of that stuff is already doable. It's just not telling you remotely. For instance, the filter light is on when you walk by the refrigerator or the dishwasher beeps and shows an indicator when it's done. It's really more than sufficient to me. In fact, with everything else I have going on, I don't need my refrigerator texting me whenever it thinks it deserves my attention. That would actually be inconvenient. Then, there's this hidden cost of the purported "convenience". More stuff updating, hacked etc. And, with the thousand other devices, now I have to spend time configuring what I want to manage, etc. Reminds me of something I read years ago about the hidden costs of some tech. In one anecdote, subway riders were excited when A/C was installed on the train. Now, they could ride in comfort. What they didn't realize was the A/C exhaust heated the platform another 10 degrees or so, and they were actually less comfortable while waiting.