Smart Smart, smells like fart. The adjective "smart", as in e.g. smartphone, is in the context of [1]modern [2]capitalist technology used as a euphemism for malicious features that include [3]spyware, [4]bloat, obscurity, [5]DRM, ads, programmed [6]planned obsolescence, unnecessary [7]dependencies (such as required Internet connection), anti-repair design and others; it is the opposite of [8]dumb. "Smart" technology is far inferior to the traditional dumb technology and usually just downright [9]harmful to its users and society as a whole, but normal (i.e. retarded) people think it's good because it has a cool name, so they buy and support such technology. They are [10]slowly boiled to accept "smart" technology as the standard. See Also * [11]dumb Links: 1. modern.md 2. capitalist_technology.md 3. spyware.md 4. bloat.md 5. drm.md 6. planned_obsolescence.md 7. dependency.md 8. dumb.md 9. harmful.md 10. slowly_boiling_the_frog.md 11. dumb.md