Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

GenThePerservering

(4,097 posts)

3. What's interesting about the internet of everything

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Jun 21, 2026, 04:44 PM

Jun 21

Is what happens when the manufacturer of one's fridge, washing machine, etc stop issuing updates 🙄 Some manufacturers have a 7 year deprecation date, some only a few years.

But hey - IoT ranked up with The Second Coming when it first came out. Now it owns you.

Kinda like AI.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

3 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Americans Have Turned Against AI in Incredible Numbers (Futurism, 6/21/26) [View all] highplainsdem Jun 21 OP

I block all the AI that I can -misanthroptimist Jun 21 #1

I block it all too! Sweet Rosie Red Jun 21 #2

What's interesting about the internet of everything GenThePerservering Jun 21 #3