• vithigar@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    I know that sounds ridiculous, since I can “simply not use them,” but I want to spend my money on an appliance, not a consumer data collection tool.

    For what it’s worth you’re actually spending the manufacturer’s money (or at least some of their profit margin) on a data collection device that they won’t get to use.

    Smart devices are cheaper because the data collection subsidizes them.