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My home is my escape from tech. I use software and computer technology all day at work. Yes I have a PC at home but it's an isolated system. I don't want this s
by throwawayboise 5y ago
My home is my escape from tech. I use software and computer technology all day at work. Yes I have a PC at home but it's an isolated system. I don't want this stuff in every facet of my life. My light switches are all conventional mechanical ones. My thermostat is digital (I didn't choose it) but unprogrammed. It is set to hold whatever temperature I select, until I change it. My locks are all key-operated. Same with my cars, I buy older cars with minimal or no electronics. I will never buy an appliance the requires an app to operate it, and will never have any devices that listen or talk to me. Alexa, Echo, etc. seem utterly pointless and invasive.
- fredophile 5y agoI think there's a happy medium to be found here. I don't have a tonne of smart home devices but I have some that have been very useful for me. The deadbolt on my front door can sense my key fob. This means when I come home and my hands are full of groceries I just touch the deadbolt and it unlocks instead of having to juggle bags while I dig out my keys. I also have smart light switches in parts of my home. They aren't set up to be smart though. I bought them because they always return to a central, neutral position. Instead of toggling randomly for a three way switch I know that up is always on and down is always off.