I normally never shame buyers of “smart” products that end up being bricked, stupid or invading their privacy, because it’s totally conceivable that they want advanced functions in a product that couldn’t be achieved in the past and are now made possible by tech and ubiquitous internet, but corrupted by surveillance capitalism and greedy monopolistic corporations.
But a toaster with a giant screen that needs an OTA firmware update? Really? Like… why? When was the last time you thought “I wish my toaster had a big screen and internet access…”
Big Tech has boundless imagination when it comes to invading your privacy and putting you under surveillance every which way. And they even managed to convince people to give them their hard-earned for the privilege!
People pay beaucoup bucks for smart nonsense like this idiotic toaster, and voluntarily turn themselves into the manufacturer’s true product. The dystopia that people have slowly accepted as their new normal over the past 30 years is nothing short of staggering.
One thing that scares me even more than smart phones or toasters are these health monitors, constantly sending your pulse, temperature and whatnot home. And the way people justify using them you’d think 30, nay ten years ago everybody died of preventable diseases.
(and yes I know this can be useful for the elderly or otherwise endangered)
I normally never shame buyers of “smart” products that end up being bricked, stupid or invading their privacy, because it’s totally conceivable that they want advanced functions in a product that couldn’t be achieved in the past and are now made possible by tech and ubiquitous internet, but corrupted by surveillance capitalism and greedy monopolistic corporations.
But a toaster with a giant screen that needs an OTA firmware update? Really? Like… why? When was the last time you thought “I wish my toaster had a big screen and internet access…”
Personally, I’m waiting for Talkie Toaster.
The future could be so fun with the technology we have, but we’re ruled by imaginationless corporate minimalists.
Big Tech has boundless imagination when it comes to invading your privacy and putting you under surveillance every which way. And they even managed to convince people to give them their hard-earned for the privilege!
People pay beaucoup bucks for smart nonsense like this idiotic toaster, and voluntarily turn themselves into the manufacturer’s true product. The dystopia that people have slowly accepted as their new normal over the past 30 years is nothing short of staggering.
A non-religious “Amen!” To that. It’s so sad…
One thing that scares me even more than smart phones or toasters are these health monitors, constantly sending your pulse, temperature and whatnot home. And the way people justify using them you’d think 30, nay ten years ago everybody died of preventable diseases.
(and yes I know this can be useful for the elderly or otherwise endangered)
Minimalist is not how I’d describe the endless amount of spectacle and triggering but useless “features” on everything
Sleek boring silver rectangles with glass sides that you touch and swipe at.
Bring them back
Well, one of these is actually modern
It doesn’t have to be so boring.
Given that the universe is infinite, and that god is infinite… Would anyone like.some toast?
Howdy dooodley do!
We should make a RD community. I love it.
We have a couple, and they could use some more activity.
/c/reddwarf@lemmy.world
/c/reddwarf@feddit.uk
Subscribing to those bad boys! … But don’t get the @lemmy.world coming up when I search.
Subscribed!
Boys from the Dwarf
I’ve been to titan, I’ve been to Juno…
Pickles!
I’ll tell you one community we don’t have, that we desperately need, is a Brittas Empire community 🙂
Aha! I know the answer because i looked the thing up to see if it’s real
It can -and i wish i had made it up- … Display the weather!
But can it display the traffic? I need my weather and traffic together!
“Aw, so you’re a waffle man!”
“Just watch this short ad before toasting your toast”