@iansinclair oh yes!

Cars with ever upgrading firmware (looking at you, #Tesla ) , any android, IOS or windows based software application (are there any remaining desktop sw installs even available?? ) . My smart TV keeps flashing brainless low quality shows to watch.

No. Anything smart, relying on cloud servers is the dumbest thing you can buy today. You pay to have some corp feed you stuff you dont want. And probably with a very short useful life. Highly wasteful indeed! #enshitification