{"id":16567,"date":"2024-11-14T18:38:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T17:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/14\/smart-devices-have-serious-downsides-letter\/"},"modified":"2024-11-14T18:38:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T17:38:00","slug":"smart-devices-have-serious-downsides-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/14\/smart-devices-have-serious-downsides-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Smart\u2019 devices have serious downsides | Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr Jan Udris <\/strong>notes the catastrophic contribution to global warming, and says the more complex technology is, the more likely it is to go wrong <\/p>\n

Victoria Turk (As a jaded tech journalist, I\u2019m in a battle to keep \u2018smart\u2019 devices out of my home \u2013 despite my partner\u2019s efforts, 9 November<\/a>) makes an\u00a0important point about the excesses of \u201csmart\u201d internet-connected appliances, and it is certainly true that many of us are truly spoilt: not only do we have devices that make it unnecessary for us to make any physical effort, we are now browbeaten into giving up any vestige of real control over\u00a0those devices. But there are two other crucial points that Turk fails to make.<\/p>\n

First, the more complex the technology, the more likely it is to go wrong. When a vacuum cleaner malfunctions, I can usually fix it. If\u00a0a \u201csmart\u201d device malfunctions, most of us don\u2019t know where to start. Hence wasted time, frustration and a predictable tendency to throw it away and get a new one. This benefits only the grotesque late capitalism that cares nothing about the consumer or the\u00a0planet.<\/p>\n

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\nDr Jan Udris notes the catastrophic contribution to global warming, and says the more complex technology is, the more likely it is to go wrong
\nVictoria Turk (As a jaded tech journalist, I\u2019m in a battle to keep \u2018smart\u2019 devices out of my home \u2013 despite my partner\u2019s efforts, 9 November) makes an\u00a0important point about the excesses of \u201csmart\u201d internet-connected appliances, and it is certainly true that many of us are truly spoilt: not only do we have devices that make it unnecessary for us to make any physical effort, we are now browbeaten into giving up any vestige of real control over\u00a0those devices. But there are two other crucial points that Turk fails to make.
\nFirst, the more complex the technology, the more likely it is to go wrong. When a vacuum cleaner malfunctions, I can usually fix it. If\u00a0a \u201csmart\u201d device malfunctions, most of us don\u2019t know where to start. Hence wasted time, frustration and a predictable tendency to throw it away and get a new one. This benefits only the grotesque late capitalism that cares nothing about the consumer or the\u00a0planet. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dr Jan Udris notes the catastrophic contribution to global warming, and says the more complex technology is, the more likely it is to go wrong Victoria Turk (As a jaded tech journalist, I\u2019m in a battle to keep \u2018smart\u2019 devices out of my home \u2013 despite my partner\u2019s efforts, 9 November) makes an\u00a0important point about …<\/p>\n

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