My problem was not with Alexa specifically, it was a general feeling of "if software controls both locks and blinds it can lock you not only outside but inside

My problem was not with Alexa specifically, it was a general feeling of "if software controls both locks and blinds it can lock you not only outside but inside as well". Of course I was immediatelly told that there's a physical workaoround in case anything goes wrong. I cited this example not as something that is objectively bad, but as something subjective, more about my gut reaction. Funny thing is both my friend and I have electrical engineering education. I went to build software for a living, he more or less moved to sales/management. His job is to hype tech. My job is to make the saussage. There's a popular meme which I heard some time after the anecdote above: Tech enthusiasts: My entire house is smart. Tech workers: The only piece of technology in my house is a printer and I keep a gun next to it so I can shoot it if it makes a noise I don't recognize.