See also Musk's Optimus "robots": futurism.com/future-socie...

real human beings located across the Global South being exploited for low wages, mechanical turking every single aspect of these supposedly futuristic technologies.

(TLDR, when you take the whole year & non office work into account, the effect of NZ's summer holiday model (combining, unlike the northern hemisphere, Christmas, summer, and the longest school holiday) on overall productivity is basically nil)

You know who doesn't rush to buy wi-fi-enabled "smart" appliances? IT security people. I had one regale me with a story about a "smart" heater that could be remotely made to bypass its own thermostat and keep heating. Ideal for burning your enemy's house down.