Rage Against the (Smart) Machine - Why I want my TV to be ‘dumb’

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[–]BISH 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I want my TV to be deaf and dumb.
And blind.

On a similar topic. It seems strange that the computer screen is called a monitor.

Was it intended to monitor us?

[–]TaseAFeminist4Jesus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You just know that guy's a 42-year-old virgin with a fancy mechanical keyboard.

[–]tiny-brown-mug 0 insightful - 1 fun0 insightful - 0 fun1 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I've heard bizarre stories of people's smartphones showing them ads for things they merely thought about. Like, a lot of stories, especially on the Privacy subReddit.

I've seen my friend's smart TV show him ads for things he talked about. It's creepy. Like, why? You're just watching episodes of Seinfeld, why the heck do you need it listening to you?

$#@! the "internet of things". It's a stupid phrase, anyway. Like "rabbits of squirrels". What?