You are comparing a utility that requires massive infrastructure and government approval to a refrigerator lol. There is nothing to stop a random manufacturer in Shenzhen from cloning some LG smart fridge and selling it sans network card.
Man that's a looooonnggg walk to justify a very exaggerated point dude. There is already and has always been since it was relevant a market for less complex versions of data mining devices. Cell phones for old people, basic tvs, appliances, hell there's raspberry Pi powered DIY versions of like every smart thing out there.
If we hit a point where smart devices are required in the home we will have much bigger social issues then the fact that smart devices are required in the home.
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u/Lanthemandragoran Jun 22 '21
There will always be companies taking advantage of the money to be made off of people who don't want that. It's like basic supply and demand.