Just.....why?
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if you're not on your way to get a refund for that bullshit, then that's entirely on you and i have no sympathy
that shit exists because people keep fucking buying it
We should not be shaming the consumers, but educating them. The blame is on the companies for making such a terrible product in the first place, the consumer only found out how bad it was after. Sometimes, you can no longer return a product because its X days out of policy.
Not that I don't completely agree with your sentiment, but to make people start advocating for themselves, you have to make them see you are a friend, and the company is the enemy.
(not that the oop would ever see this post, comment or reply because who on twitter is also using lemmy, but you get it right?)
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Rhod Gilbert on toothbrush is worth watching if you haven’t seen it yet.
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if you're not on your way to get a refund for that bullshit, then that's entirely on you and i have no sympathy
that shit exists because people keep fucking buying it
If it’s anything like mine, it works just fine without the app. The app just does brush tracking and shit. I don’t need any of that, so I never set it up. But I suspect even if I had, it would still let me use it without being logged into the app.
I suspect the same is true here. That the function of the toothbrush is available regardless of whether it’s logging data to your phone.
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You have brushed in New York and Philadelphia this we
Sorry, not sure what you mean by this (not a native English speaker)
"where you have brushed" -> either "where in your mouth" or "where you were when brushing"
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You have brushed in New York and Philadelphia this week!
Suspicious activity has been detected in your toothbrush in Hong Kong. Your account has been locked for your security.
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Because you don't want someone else using your toothbrush on your account. Do you?
Edit to add: just thought of the implications. It'll totally screw up your algorithm. Just like how now that my kids can get on YouTube in the living room, I only get suggestions for Minecraft videos. I don't even like Minecraft.
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But.. how else am I going to connect my toothbrush to my smarthome..?
Just kidding, I use home assistant and my oral-b toothbrush broadcasts using BLE, which Is capture using the oral-b integration. You don't need to be logged in.
I agree. It's super dumb to buy IOT toothbrushes that require you to be logged in. Luckily I'm not one of those people, so that doesn't apply to me. Phew..
IoT has gotten way out of hand
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If it’s anything like mine, it works just fine without the app. The app just does brush tracking and shit. I don’t need any of that, so I never set it up. But I suspect even if I had, it would still let me use it without being logged into the app.
I suspect the same is true here. That the function of the toothbrush is available regardless of whether it’s logging data to your phone.
But that's way too rational and doesn't let me rage, I don't like it!
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Just kidding, I use home assistant and my oral-b toothbrush broadcasts using BLE, which Is capture using the oral-b integration. You don’t need to be logged in.
Oh god I hope this is sarcasm. I'm good with my old, dumb oral-b that does nothing but brush my fucking teeth.
I imagine getting a notification on their phone reminding them if they've not brushed their teeth by a set time might help forgetful people to remember to brush their teeth, and if it's via Home Assistant, which is self-hosted, entirely local, and open-source, there's no downside other than having to set it up in the first place.
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It's the experience of a toothbrush collecting data about your daily routines to sell for profit.
Ah yes, there's a whole line forming to buy data about teeth brushing, it's like a gold mine.
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How repairable are we talking? Can the battery be replaced?
I have the cheapest oral-b (bought for under 20 euros about a decade ago) and it uses AA-batteries, a pair of rechargeable ikea 1900mah batteries last for about 100 cumulative minutes of usage.
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IoT has gotten way out of hand
wrote on last edited by [email protected]No it hasn't. Nerds spend all day looking for edge cases with mostly unsuccessful dumb ideas then screech while having the option of 40 different branded regular brushes in every grocery store.
It's angry permanently online rage fiends.
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We should not be shaming the consumers, but educating them. The blame is on the companies for making such a terrible product in the first place, the consumer only found out how bad it was after. Sometimes, you can no longer return a product because its X days out of policy.
Not that I don't completely agree with your sentiment, but to make people start advocating for themselves, you have to make them see you are a friend, and the company is the enemy.
(not that the oop would ever see this post, comment or reply because who on twitter is also using lemmy, but you get it right?)
Sometimes, you can no longer return a product because its X days out of policy.
I bought this $50 brush than didn't use it for 6 months 
I weep for all 5 of you that happened to.
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Uh, looking that up, it really doesn't seem to be true.
It was sarcasm. They were making fun of the comments.
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I wonder if it's so you can get a calendar of usage tines. Could be handy to ensure kids are brushing for the right amount of time?
It does that plus map areas you are missing. Probably overkill for most but could be a good teaching tool as you suggest.
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If you meet a man who has been logged out of his toothbrush, do not mourn him. He has chosen thus. He is exactly where he has desired to be.
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Sometimes, you can no longer return a product because its X days out of policy.
I bought this $50 brush than didn't use it for 6 months I weep for all 5 of you that happened to.
You don't have to not use it. You just have to not consistently use the app for 6 months. This is not about the users. Its about the abuse of the users. Regardless of if they did or did not use it for 6 months, the company should not force things upon you at random. I don't understand the mentality of attacking people who are ignorant of the evils companies do. We all walk different paths, and no one learns without being taught.
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It was sarcasm. They were making fun of the comments.
Oh, alright, I guess...
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Right? I buy only open-source wifi toothbrushes. Still waiting on the year of the Linux toothbrush, tbh
My esp32 vibrator-toothbrush is up on GitHub. Might take it down later, idk.
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I mean, it looks more like you got logged out of your app.
