content: I think the majority of shiny new IoT devices are not purchased by the tech-savvy, but instead are purchased by tech whores who don't understand tech, but think they're at the leading edge of tech fashion, a form of tech-virtue signalling IMO. If you look at Amazon or any place where all these IoT devices are sold, there's zero technical information, and just pretty pictures and feature hype.  It drives me crazy that sometimes even information about whether or not the thi  ffa  ng uses batteries or not, are difficult to discover.  The new paradigm is to buy things without thinking, use it without knowing.  It's really a recipe for disaster, but since it's a profitable model, it's not going away.  This isn't just about IoT hardware - this also applies to software, "apps" whatever.  People are just too quick to download shit.