smart appliances also communicate through the electrical grid and are identified by that smart meter on your house and can be manipulated by the power company.
Can we imagine power so ‘inbedded’; that ‘we’ may have to beg for toast. . .Can see an all to real horror story - from Hollywood (post their enlightenment) - unfolding; whereby citizens; beg; beg; beg. . .for life; and the ‘switch’;the Government connection - that allows it; and then waits to see; if they will; in fact; turn it on.
I’m happy that all of my appliances are dumb, as is the meter on my house.
not to mention we have Ethernet over Power Lines already, so if you plug it in and you are on the grid, you are OWNED.