“I miss changing the AC with one knob instead of going through a touchscreen menu like I’m filing my taxes.”

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"I miss changing the AC with one knob instead of going through a touchscreen menu like I’m filing my taxes."

"Any 'smart' appliance. Toasters do not need to think. They need to heat bread. Refrigerators do not need to think. They need to keep food cold. All of these added complexities to basic machines add points of failure. They break more. They malfunction more. They fail to perform the only function that I need them to."

"Especially the ones with AI-generated images."

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