The Cobbler's Children Have No Smart Home

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The Cobbler's Children Have No Smart Home

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THE ULTIMATE TECH IRONY! 💀 While your cousin won't shut up about his voice-activated toaster, actual software engineers are living in digital POVERTY with ONE printer that's basically on parole! The sheer AUDACITY of printers to make those unholy demon noises at 2AM is the real reason tech workers have trust issues. We don't need smart homes when we're too busy contemplating HOMICIDE against our HP OfficeJet that decided printing is more of a "suggestion" than a "function." The cobbler's children have no shoes, and the programmer's house has exactly ONE piece of technology—and it's the most TRAUMATIZING one!

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