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That's why I try to make dumb things smart, not replace the dumb with smart. Like, make the switch smart, not the bulb.
I agree with the overall sentiment, but a smart switch would be harder to change than a smart bulb most of the time. Smart switch would require electrical work to replace. A smart bulb can just be swapped. If anything the toilet is a good proxy. A smart flush means it won't manually flush. If they had done a smart fill you could just manually fill the tank with water.
To be fair, if you had a water supply you could just chuck buckets of water down your toilet if the flush wasn’t working.