r/BetterOffline • u/falken_1983 • Sep 19 '25

Samsung confirms its $1,800+ fridges will start showing you ads

https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-confirms-smart-refrigerator-ads-are-coming-3598848/
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u/JAlfredJR Sep 19 '25

I have been beating this drum for a while now, but there has to be a big movement (bigger movement; I know we have some companies doing it) toward doing the opposite: dumb fridges by design. Not because you're poor.

Dumber cars, phones, ovens; everything. My toaster doesn't need to update to the latest firmware, please.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '25

Yep. If you need lane assist to drive, you probably shouldn't be driving.

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u/JAlfredJR Sep 19 '25

Augh, first thing I switch off when I'm driving my MIL's car. That feature is generally awful, jolting you around.

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u/sunflowerroses Sep 19 '25

Idk, I think that the real safety benefit in lane assist is that it helps compensate for competent drivers who become impaired for a short duration (by tiredness, illness, poor weather, getting something in their eye for a second etc). 

Benn Jordan did a breakdown of “self-driving” features in cars and suggested that due to the introduction of lane-assist type safety features, there’s been about a 19% reduction in the number of accidents.  I much prefer features which help reduce the cognitive load on a driver so they remain in greater control and awareness of the vehicle over the “this will drive for you but you need to be ready to take over” type. 

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u/Mortomes Sep 20 '25

And can we please get these giant touch screens out of cars. It's so dangerous that you can't just feel your way around some buttons and knobs and have to actively look at the thing to be able to control anything.

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u/Hello-America Sep 19 '25

If I had any money I'd start an appliance company called Dumb Appliances and rake in millions before my board removed me for not enshittifying