The point is I don’t want my TV, my refrigerator, my toaster, my dishwasher, or my washing machine to be “smart” or to have any AI or internet connectivity.

These all have a very simple job to do, and there’s absolutely zero value-add to the smart edge software nonsense.

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ekropotin 5 hours ago | parent [-]

I may want sometimes to use my TV for watching something (I know, sounds wild), and I don’t want to buy additional piece of hardware for that.

	▲	ycombinatrix an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Then go ahead? Not sure why you're so surprised that some of us don't like running spyware on our devices.