“.. unplug it, or don’t buy it...”
That’s what I was thinking, unplug it. I am in the market for a TV and most ads have Smart TV built in. Don’t want a spy in my home.
And that is problem with these trends. Once they have some idea that this is what everyone wants, everyone who doesn’t want it is forced to get it or get nothing at all because they are no longer available. This is how they force these on everyone.
I can sacrifice and live without a huge screen if there are smaller basic minimal featured models available. Or I will go to the thrift store first and have absolutely no shame in doing so. Let the idiots be idiots if they like, I will not follow the trend of being an idiot... I will do without it and read a book before I make myself an idiot.
Now if more had this personal principle, willpower, and resolve this crap would stop. Start being a leader and trend setter rather than a trend follower to be herded like sheep.