The IoT/smart home devices I've accumulated over the last decade are all still working just as well as when I bought them. In that time, I've gone through multi

The IoT/smart home devices I've accumulated over the last decade are all still working just as well as when I bought them. In that time, I've gone through multiple TVs, HDMI sticks, laptops, phones and fridges. I do think we need to work on more open protocols for IoT to prevent this kind of situation, but I'm not sure that ewaste disaster of a generation seems entirely warranted. Most people barely have more than an Alexa, if anything.