“Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded — here and there, now and then — are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty.

This is known as “bad luck.”

― Robert A. Heinlein

Get over yourself and have a normal light switch

Im relatively young and grew up with automated systems right and left, but I never got on the bandwagon. My dad always woke my ass up early on the weekends to help him fix up the house and maintain the vehicles. It gave me an appreciation for simple, robust tech.

I raise an eyebrow at all these iot appliances and keyless entry homes. As if these cant be hacked or gamed. If the power goes out and the battery is dead, my key still works.

Give me a society built by engineers