But how often does that actually break stuff? Most signal noise just slows things down a bit. My old router used to interfere with the baby monitor but never fully broke it.

Wait, you had to dump everything and start over twice? That's next-level bad. A kitchen scale should be the one thing you can trust not to ruin your workflow. The fact you need to leave a spoon on it just to do a normal task proves the auto-shutoff is completely broken.

My buddy's mechanical keyboard sounds amazing, but he gets constant complaints during late night gaming sessions. If your setup actively bothers people you share space with, their eyes are the least of your problems. A loud clicky switch in a quiet apartment or a blinding RGB wall in a dark room forces your choices on others. Sometimes the social feedback is just as important as the personal feel.

Ever just nod and do your own thing? Works for me.

Have you ever just let a record store clerk pick something for you? I leaned on streaming for years, but grabbing a random tape from a bin last summer led me to this psychedelic surf rock duo... now I've seen them live three times. That lucky find feels more personal than any app ever could.