Maybe this isn't the right thread for this, but it really bothers me what home IoT has become. The "connected home" should be designed solely for people with di

Maybe this isn't the right thread for this, but it really bothers me what home IoT has become. The "connected home" should be designed solely for people with disabilities who can't see a thermostat or don't have motor control to work a lightswitch, and if it happens to be cool and trendy, that's a bonus. Instead it's this convoluted mess of many walled gardens for software engineers who don't get their fill of technology at work and want to keep working at home. Smart versions of fridges and TVs are objectively worse than non-smart, just a ploy to collect and sell data. They require tons of work to maintain and become disposable when the company moves onto a new line. Thankfully I'm not handicapped and can use non-smart appliances, but it'd feel pretty bad to not be able to and have this kind of ecosystem as the solution.