I bought a house a few years back that came with a washer and dryer. Let’s just say they were “gently used” models from around or before 2008; practically time capsules. The dryer even still had the protective plastic peel on the console. What’s key is that not only were they practically new, but are just dumb, analog, electric appliances. No frills, no digital displays, no IoT, and possibly no micro-controllers of any kind.

These things have given me over eight years of maintenance-free service and now I dread ever having to replace them.