▲ 317 ▼ Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like (www.theverge.com) submitted 1 year ago by schizoidman@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world 145 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/51856491 Here’s how to opt out. Archived version: https://archive.is/20251027141201/https://www.theverge.com/report/806797/samsung-family-hub-smart-fridge-ads-opt-out
[–] Soup@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) So a whiteboard with dry erase markers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] seejur@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) And a clock, and a weather forecast, and a picture frame... A screen has a lot of potential. But not if it works against your interests permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Soup@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago So for a clock and picture frame you’re not gunna believe this but… And for a weather forecast I mean just make a widget on your phone’s home screen, it’ll be fine. The techification of every damn fucking thing we have is ridiculous and we so happily dive into filling our lives with nonsense just to have a theoretical 1% improvement in efficiency that we don’t even need. I’m not saying we need to throw out all technology but we also don’t need to jam modern tech into every single aspect of our lives. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] seejur@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) And a clock, and a weather forecast, and a picture frame... A screen has a lot of potential. But not if it works against your interests permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Soup@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago So for a clock and picture frame you’re not gunna believe this but… And for a weather forecast I mean just make a widget on your phone’s home screen, it’ll be fine. The techification of every damn fucking thing we have is ridiculous and we so happily dive into filling our lives with nonsense just to have a theoretical 1% improvement in efficiency that we don’t even need. I’m not saying we need to throw out all technology but we also don’t need to jam modern tech into every single aspect of our lives. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Soup@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago So for a clock and picture frame you’re not gunna believe this but… And for a weather forecast I mean just make a widget on your phone’s home screen, it’ll be fine. The techification of every damn fucking thing we have is ridiculous and we so happily dive into filling our lives with nonsense just to have a theoretical 1% improvement in efficiency that we don’t even need. I’m not saying we need to throw out all technology but we also don’t need to jam modern tech into every single aspect of our lives. permalink fedilink source parent