The original post: /r/funny by /u/Pedal_up_hill on 2025-01-21 06:17:04.

Decided to buy a “smart” lightbulb because, apparently, regular lightbulbs are for peasants. Installed it, set it up with my phone, and felt pretty tech-savvy.

Fast forward to last night, I decided to turn it off using the app. Except, the app wouldn’t load because the Wi-Fi was down.

So there I was, lying in bed, staring at my glowing ceiling like I was trying to summon a UFO, because the “old-fashioned” light switch doesn’t work with it anymore.

Long story short, I had to unscrew the lightbulb manually like it’s 1875. Technology really is amazing.