Single Purpose Devices
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This is a perfect example of people absolutely not figuring out what the problem is, and coming up with kneejerk ideas that don't actually fix problems.
The problems we all notice are not technology, they are business problems.
They are problems that relate to a lack of regulation and a lack of consumer care to ensure that companies are legally hand tied into not enshitifying the products they've already bought.
I love connected touchscreens on things. They're simple, fast, allow for navigation of much more complex options much more simply, can be updated over time, and generally look better, with no components that wear over time.
What people hate about touch screens is all about the business decisions they enable. They hate that businesses can remove features, enable ads, or spy on them.
The ideal dishwasher/washingmachine/whatever has fancy features, but does not have the influence of these shitty business decisions.
The fancy touchscreen is not only cost effective, but more convenient and less liable to fail.
I'm sure some people will have a strong kneerjerk reaction to what I've said but I encourage them to actually think about what parts of the experiences of using appliances they actually hate.
They're allowing their association of technology to awful business practices to cloud their judgment on the technology itself.
Counterpoint: maybe you're also the problem and wrong about everything