Yeah it's crazy how my process for evaluating expensive purchases (cars, appliances) has changed from looking for what I do want to mostly focusing on what I do

Yeah it's crazy how my process for evaluating expensive purchases (cars, appliances) has changed from looking for what I do want to mostly focusing on what I don't want. So many products have gotten bogged down with anti-features like touch screens, AI nonsense, or shitty phone apps. When I was car shopping a couple years ago I immediately disqualified at least half of the ones I looked at because of garbage features. Now I'm looking for a new fridge and that market hasn't gotten as bad yet, but it's already bad. I have no interest in a fridge that has a camera and a wifi connection, or needs an app to change the temperature.