“As of this writing, I am on the verge of becoming a Luddite. And I despise this trend of filling cars and washing machines with computers.
Bah. Who needs all that crap?”
Oh... Wisdom and foresight. What an intelligent concept now forgotten and obsolete. I have been all in for about two years now guys. Other than the last minimal residuals of communications I have unhooked from everything I can. I have come to hate this trend and “Internet of Things” they are shoving down our throats. Yes, Luddite is the proper comparable label I think. I am all in for joining that club of intelligent understanding of reality...
I think we have an advantage in vision because we actually do understand the tech and how it really works and do not roll with myths and misconceptions based on false narratives. Everything we own and everything we do is being connected to the IoT. Like you say our Appliances, Thermostats, TVs, Cameras, PCs, Mobile Phones, Vehicles, Just about everything electronic is now connected to the IoT with Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC).
For us the delusion of “It is not possible” no longer applies. We understand that it is possible and it is already here and being used in everything even down to Crock Pots hooked to the IoT that you can control from work with a phone app. The only thing left to hook into the cloud of IoT is “US” physically and that is just around the corner. But as long as we are connected to that remote control modem called a Cellphone they have us leashed and connected anyhow. Our cell phones interact with everything around us in the IoT as a data gathering and tracking device.
Take Vehicles for example. I hear arguments from all the genius technology apologists that Vehicles can only be connected to data centers by Cell Service. This is an absolute myth and ignorant perspective. The newer vehicles are actually hooked to and sharing data with everything around them by default through the IoT. Other cars, traffic lights, home modems and Ring Cameras as you drive by... Everything wireless is all connected together in one big cloud called the Internet of Things including your vehicle.
This vehicle connection is already being used without our full knowledge. The technology and infrastructure has been incorporated for several years now without us knowing they are doing it. And they will hide it until we get the “It has come to our attention that data recorded from your driving habits requires us to raise your insurance policy rates” notice to our email or text. Or the “It appears you have gone past your vehicle’s service requirement mileage so your warranty has been voided”.
This is all very real. And with the addition of the 5G “Data Network” and AI it is about to go on steroids. The “it is only GPS and local in car hotspot through Cell service” is absolute BS period. It is 5G satellite tracking, Cell Service, Local interactive wireless/WiFi Internet of Things... Every method of radio data connection is now utilized to gather data and track in real time no matter where you are through phones and vehicles.
“Connected vehicles are capable of mass communication with their surroundings, including traffic lights, toll booths, parking facilities, and nearby vehicles. These communications include vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V), vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) (WiFi), and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) (WiFi IoT), which include pedestrians and cyclists. Connected vehicle technology aims to improve driver safety, and while still relatively new, DSRC has been the longest standing technology for V2X. Now, with 5G entering the connected vehicle market, there is some debate about which technology should be used.”
https://www.smatstraffic.com/2021/06/28/connected-vehicles-dsrc-5g/
This is why
General Robert Spalding Ret. (Now of the Hudson Institute which this link is to) was re-assigned from his duties on the National Security Council, because he was ringing the bell long and hard about Commuist China building the infrastructure for 5G Networks all over the world, including the US. He ended up writing a public Op-Ed that his superiors got angry about.
That man is a Patriot. He took that route knowing what it would do to his career in the military, but retired shortly after his re-assignment.
He wrote a phenomenal book about Communist China called:
LINK TO GEN. SPALDING DISCUSSING HIS BOOK: "Stealth War: How China Took Over While America's Elite Slept"
I used to be a huge advocate of technology at all levels, an enthusiastic early adopter, but...this business of people who can't survive in a disconnected mode, tracking their children, etc. is very disturbing to me.
There is something dehumanizing and evil about it that I find more repulsive with each passing day.
And I spent most of my career implementing these types of things for myself, people I know, and my work.
I think it is out of hand. A big EMP event (man-made or natural) is going to cause chaos. Real chaos, not this crap Leftists say Trump is causing, but civilization ending chaos.
I am damned concerned about it.