Alexa makes our lives so much easier, doesn't she? Unless our kids order shit off Amazon or monopolize the music or our spouses talk to her more than they talk to us. But other than that, so so great.
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16 Tweets About Our Love/Hate Relationship with Alexa

Alexa makes our lives so much easier, doesn't she? Unless our kids order shit off Amazon or monopolize the music or our spouses talk to her more than they talk to us. But other than that, so so great.

Remember in the days of yore when we had to like get up and change the radio? Or physically write down a grocery list? Or make (and keep) mental notes so we didn’t forget shit like picking up our kids and changing over the laundry? Rough world, that was.

A few years ago we got Siri and no longer had to actually Google the answers to life’s big questions, like “How do I get slime out of the carpet?” and “What is the guy actually saying in that song ‘Blinded by the Light'”? We thought that was cool. But then the tech-gods sent us Alexa. And our worlds were changed forever.

Even though we’re sad for the post-it note industry that has suffered since we don’t need to jot down reminders anymore, we are grateful for our new bestie. Except when she listens to our kids and changes our music from Adele to Kidz Bop. And when our spouses talk to her more than us. And when our kids add five PS4 games to our Amazon lists. But other than that, super grateful.

If you’re an Alexa house (or even if you’re not because the thought of your three-year-old having control over the appliances and your contact list is terrifying), you can probably relate to these tweets about the good, the bad, and the ugly that this newest form of technology brings into our homes.

 

Hopefully Alexa will be able to feed our kids and predict our mood swings soon. But I guess, for now, we’ll have to just appreciate her helping our kids with their homework, reminding us to put the clothes in the dryer, and doing our Christmas shopping so we don’t have to people out in the world.

Also, to all the people who were named Alexa before this invention took over our homes, we’re sorry. Sincerely, the world.