so....who is gonna save us? It's getting harder to avoid smart *everything*
There’s probably a billion dollar market in selling “dumb” appliances and housewares to people who don’t want “smart” ones. I’d start with a dumb TV, with no apps or anything that surveils your viewing to phone home to an ad network about what you’ve been watching.

Feb 20, 2021 · 11:03 PM UTC

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So who will save us? It is more difficult to accept, refrain from acute * aggregate *
There’s probably a billion dollar market in selling “dumb” appliances and housewares to people who don’t want “smart” ones. I’d start with a dumb TV, with no apps or anything that surveils your viewing to phone home to an ad network about what you’ve been watching.
Right?!? The damned car windshield is connected to the computer now.
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It's actually very hard to find a TV without smart functionality now so that would be nice
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It's not smart without a connection. Firmware updates via thumb drive.
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Surely there is a list of "dumb" products somewhere? I'd pay for that list.
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I wonder if there is a valuable market out there for marketed "dumb TVs" yet :D
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@anildash is right. I definitely paid extra to get a pocket LED flashlight that didn't have multiple modes. I was happy to do so.
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My washer and dryer don’t even have circuit boards. Knobs forever!
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It took me ages to find a non-smart TV. Eventually found a decent Toshiba which doesn’t seem to have any software/apps but even with this one I’m not totally sure. Could be paranoia.
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Yes!!!! Give me a choice. Even if I have to pay more.
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