I regret ever getting mixed up with Amazon in the first place. I canceled Prime, stopped ordering from Amazon’s website, found a Kindle alternative, pulled the plug on my IoT crap, and unplugged my Echoes. No regrets. YMMV.
this post was submitted on 11 Oct 2025
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Anyone know a good TV on the market now? I don't need ultra resolution. I want it unsmart. I need it to switch between HDMI inputs.
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Never owned that Alexa shit.
Why anyone would want a corporate government surveillance wire tap that’s connected to the Internet and constantly listening for voice command is beyond me.
My friend used an Alexa and smart plugs to rewire all the lights in his house because it was cheaper to get the Wi-Fi connected lights and sockets rather than rewiring the whole house.
In order to keep the thing running, no one was allowed to touch any of the lights switches on the walls because it would break the system. It was fucking hilarious listening to him yell at his Alexa to turn on the lights in the living room and have it turn on the dining room instead.
He even had the screen on the base that would follow you around as you were walking in the house and this creepy screen would constantly be monitoring you while waiting for commands.
If anyone walked in it just looked like he was screaming at the top of his refrigerator about the lights in the house.
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I don't think I'll ever buy any product that advertises itself as 'smart'. They seem to be anything but.
Edit: I do have a 14 year old 'smart' TV, but it's basically only a monitor for my PC.
[ Picachu Face : o ]
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LOL I knew that would happen the day they announced it.
FWIW, I have had some Google (now Nest) Home Hubs for years and I don't think I've ever seen or heard ads on them.
I'm gradually de-googling my life though, so maybe I'll just replace them with some DIY thing
The stupid part is how incredibly obvious this outcome was yet a bunch of clueless morons bought them anyway.