My brother's washing machine and frifge have wifi. Why? I also think Alexa, and other spy technology, is a bad idea. My friend's wife uses Alexa for (terrible) music and shopping list. So I like to say "Alexa, add playstation five to my shopping list." I got her an analog Alexa: notebook and pen.
Also leaf blowers. Why do we use these? All they do is blow dirt around. I saw one guy blowing dirt from the sidewalk to the road and another guy blowing the dirt back onto the sidewalk.