As long as science fiction’s been around, and probably longer, the fear of technology has fueled the stories that keep us up at night. One of the scariest scenarios? That a smart home, ostensibly designed to make life easier, would suddenly transform into a nightmarish high-tech prison—or at least a place you would never, ever want to live. Here are seven examples that argue strongly in favor of lo-fi domesticity, taken from both movies and television.
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