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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

Alerts can be good

  • did someone leave the door open?
  • did something happen so your food is no longer cold/safe?
  • is the stove unexpectedly on?

Sure you can live without any of these. However from the number of times my cleaner turns on the stovetop, if I had little kids i might call it important. From the number of times my mom has left the stove on, if she lived here I might consider it important