Please someone start a company that exclusively makes and sells electronics and appliances that don’t connect to the Internet.

Could call it “Luddite”.

“Hey how’s your new Luddite dishwasher?”—“Great, it washes dishes and never crashes!”

@thomasfuchs

Home appliances without internet surveillance also last longer.

Chips were never intended to work with corrosive detergents, damp, vibration, constant use, and #enshittification's accelerated planned obsolescence.
https://www.wired.com/story/companies-might-soon-have-to-tell-you-when-their-products-will-die/

Home appliances that must be discarded every two years isn't sustainable.

https://www.trillmag.com/news/planned-obsolescence-and-what-its-doing-to-us/

https://rabble.ca/columnists/planned-obsolescence-vs-the-right-to-repair/

Neither are surveillance systems.
https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/singapore-enforce-cybersecurity-labelling-scheme-iot-devices

@thomasfuchs bonus if they have mechanical push buttons that can be easily repaired.

@Theorem_Poem @thomasfuchs Biggest concern with mechanical buttons is they accumulate grit and break down much more quickly than membrane keypads (which can easily be sealed modules). Radio buttons in particular are mechanically complex, which makes them less reliable.

Definitely physical buttons over touchscreens or dial-based interfaces, but membrane is inexpensive, durable, and reliable.

@bob_zim @Theorem_Poem @thomasfuchs how about harsh environment piezo push buttons! Some even come with tactile feedback.