Chris Berube

OK, let's see how high we can get you by the end of this.

So this is my experiment today.

I want to see how high we can get you on the anger scale from one to ten.

OK, that sounds like a plan.

So so what's the story that's going to make me so mad?

OK, so, Roman, I want you to think about smart devices.

OK, OK.

Go ahead.

Yeah.

So let's just start.

Think about all the devices that you own that used to be mostly analog.

Today, they are now digital in some way.

So can you think of some examples in your life?

So, Roman, this is a pretty common complaint, what you're saying, right?

We all have these devices that have some kind of a smart component.

They're supposed to make things convenient in our lives.

But in fact, they are making things really frustrating.

Like, why does my fridge need to be smart and talk to me, right?

Today, though, we're going to talk about how this phenomenon, it can be more than just annoying for a lot of people.

Because there are times when the digitization of pretty much everything is actively making people's lives worse.