ZanyProgrammer

When the Apple Watch first came out, I swore I'd buy one as soon as the technology matured after a few iterations-I had always loved the idea of wearables, and the Apple Watch really seemed to hit a sweet spot.

Fast forward several years, and I'm very disgruntled with the idea of smart/wearable/IOT/etc devices-the fact that they're expensive and require replacing regularly like a phone, require regular charging, the fact that I'd sometimes like to be alone without any outside connectivity, etc just really turns me off. Also having had a few instances of natural disasters to deal with over the past few years makes me yearn for something just a lot less dependent on regular charging than a smart watch.

So, Ive gone back to (for the time being) ordering a good old Timex Ironman as a cheap standby that will last quite a while and do what it needs to do. I'll look into upgrading to something a bit fancier and possibly mechanical if the Timex experiment works out. I'm just wondering if I'm alone in this, or maybe I'm tapping into a (very slight) anti smart device sentiment that's only prevalent in really tech centric communities.