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There may be a future consumer backlash for ‘dumb’ appliances.

[FreedomPoster]

I bought a dishwasher probably 15 years or so ago. Intentionally bought the simplest one I could find, with the most electromechanical controls, the fewest computer controls possible at the time. It was still going strong when I sold that house 2 years ago.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

#2: "There may be a future consumer backlash for ‘dumb’ appliances."

Yep. It makes washing dishes by hand not seem like such a bad chore after all.

I myself could even be categorized as a "dumb" dishwasher. But at least
I'm organic and powered by renewable energy.

[Still Thinking]

If you’re a good engineer, you can dumberize them quite a bit (aside from just not allowing them to go online). The problem comes in when the basic engineering is shoddy and cheaped out. That’s a lot harder to fix.

[EnderWiggin1970]

There may be a future consumer backlash for ‘dumb’ appliances.

Vehicles as well. The benefits are utterly trivial in comparison with the risks and headaches and time wasted.