• the internet of things refers to physical objects that connect to networks to communicate and exchange data with other devices or systems.
• the internet of shit is a meme to describe the deterioration of the IoT and the malfeasance and mismanagement of big tech and its promises.
  • culprits include everything is a subscription and
  • see also enshittification.
• printers have become one of the most obvious and egregious examples of this phenomenon – e.g. hp forcing users into a perpetual ink subscription for their printers to function.
  • josh kruger quoted in Warzel, Charlie - 2023 - My Printer is Extorting Me:

as a dumb american who owns the device, i should be able to use blueberry juice to get this thing to print if i want.

• from The Internet Con:[UNABLE TO LOCATE EMBED]