[blairbeckwith]

I'm not sure that this is at all true. Maybe I'm using too broad a definition of IoT, but most people I know have some kind of IoT device. Admittedly, my direct friends are probably representative of a specific group, but...

My apartment a few years ago (wasn't a luxury place) came with a Nest thermostat. My parents have a Nest thermostat as well as a smart lock. My sister has a smart toothbrush. My friend uses Tile to keep track of a couple of her grandmother's important things. I went all in on Phillips Hue across my house, as well as a bunch of other things. It's not all sunshine and rainbows, but it's been a net positive.

HomeKit (and any Android equivalents) have brought this stuff pretty mainstream, and in a mostly-just-works way.

This stuff is everywhere.

[TeMPOraL]

> My sister has a smart toothbrush.

What could there possibly be for a tootbrush to do that would require an Internet connection?

[perl4ever]

It can record your brushing and harass you if you're not doing it right. What else?

[TeMPOraL]

I hope it doesn't need an Internet connection for that.