Hot take: tried turning off all my smart home devices for a week

I unplugged my Alexa and smart bulbs last Monday in Dallas just to see what happened, and honestly not having voice control made me realize how much I rely on the cloud for basic stuff like turning on lights. Anybody else feel like we're one bad server crash away from living in the dark ages?

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susan_adams1mo ago

Did you have any weird moments where muscle memory just kicked in and you stood there talking to the air? I had a similar thing happen last year when my internet went down for two days during a storm, caught myself saying "Hey Google turn off the kitchen light" and nothing happened. Felt like my brain short circuited for a second.

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evahenderson1mo ago

Saw a study that said most people do that at least once a month now...

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