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This made me think, but I don't think I have the problem(s) everyone else is having. Internet account - they'll file paperwork to get access. They can continue
by BeetleB 3y ago
This made me think, but I don't think I have the problem(s) everyone else is having.
Internet account - they'll file paperwork to get access. They can continue paying the bills. Same goes for all utility accounts and online services (most of which is not a big loss - they can sign up for their own Netflix account if need be!)
Router: That's the main failure point. But they can just replace it with one the ISP gives (for a fee, of course).
Email: I have my own setup, so no one is impacted if I die.
Self hosted stuff: I think I'm the only user. Wife was using Plex for a while but doesn't any more.
Smart home: Yeah, they'll lose this. Stuff like smart switches "just work". But smart bulbs occasionally need to be reset and resynced to the hub. All in all, it's not really a great problem if they start failing.
I did add notes to my will on what I felt were the important files on my PC they may want to preserve (photos, etc). They don't use Linux so they may need help extracting them. Easy to pay someone to do it, but I have a feeling they won't really bother.