@jwildeboer Rather than base it on age, which is a completely arbitrary distinction, they should check a user's maturity instead. "How?" you might ask. Probably "AI."

While we're at it, we should probably require an extensive maturity, intelligence, morality, and emotional stability check for elected officials, particularly those with access to nuclear weapons.

@jwildeboer Yeah, great. Next thing you know our microwaves will have to take pictures and submit them online through -Error: hax0r network intercept; all your data are belong to us- for verification...

I keep thinking they'll come to their senses and realize this just isn't a thing that can ever work, but even if they do, who knows how much insanity they'll force on us first before they do. And that's a big if these days...

@jwildeboer Then you know your fridge and your oven are going to get all judgy on you: "You've already had three slices of pizza. Come on, that's enough." Or "I can only cook Blamco brand."

My rule is that nothing that requires an app or an internet connection is allowed in the kitchen. Low tech is good: my coffemaker is a plastic Melitta pour-over cone. My waffle iron is a c. 1960 Sunbeam CG-1 (the GOAT of waffle irons).