master: welcome to my Smart Home

student: wow. how is the light controlled?

master: with this on-off switch

student: i don't see a motor to close the blinds

master: there is none

student: where is the server located?

master: it is not needed

student: excuse me but what is "Smart" about all of this?

master: everything.

in this moment, the student was enlightened

@lritter
Reminds me of when my mom wanted all off these smart bulbs and shit, and i was like "this is a terrible idea what if the wifi goes out" (as it was prone to do, our wifi was about as stable as a drunk in an earthquake) and when it did, weekly, and we were woken up in the middle of the night by our lights going full brightness, i was like "told you so"
@kharos
@DiodeHyena @kharos perhaps smart homes are for people who want to go on an adventure without leaving the house?