Weber now has a smart grill including an app that allows lazy control freaks to remotely monitor how things are going without having to lift the hood. The aptly named iGrill, which Weber acquired from iDevices last year, tells you when your meat is done and takes the guesswork out of grilling.

Where’s the fun in that? Where’s the adventure?

Grilling is all about guesswork. Everyone has his own rituals and techniques. So you mess up sometimes. It happens – usually when you’re drinking and, you know, having too much fun with family and friends. I know there’s a food safety issue, but after decades of grilling, I haven’t poisoned anyone yet. At least not as far as I know.

Where does all this smart nonsense end? When we never have to lift a finger? When everything is done for us by smart machines? When every drop of humanity is squeezed out of our lives? When every move we make is optimized for maximum efficiency? When we’re all interchangeable digital drones?

Where’s the fun in that? Where’s the adventure?

Look, I get that some people just don’t have the grilling gene. I know that not everyone is as into cooking as I am. And there are definitely nights when it would be very cool to have that Star Trek gadget that instantly makes whatever you want.

The thing is, none of us get to fly around the universe in a starship discovering strange new worlds and all that. We’re all just regular people. And if you take all the guesswork out of daily activities like cooking, what’s left? TV. Games. Apps.

How long before there’s an app for living?

Where’s the fun in that? Where’s the adventure?

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