Aunt's financial gift is siphoned
Readers will surely want to weigh in with their own theories and responses.
Dear Amy: "Living in the Future" lived in a "smart home," with lots of monitoring technology. Her husband was able to control the lights, electricity usage, and monitor the entrances remotely, which, according to the letter, he did, while he was at work. She works at home, and he admonished her for running the dryer at the "wrong" time of day -- and then shut it off remotely!
You took the opportunity to opine about the serious loss of privacy and assert this woman's right to make choices in her home while she was in it, but you did not address the alarming amount of control this husband was exerting over her.
People can use technology to stalk and intimidate. That's exactly what this guy was doing.
-- Concerned
Dear Concerned: I completely agree. Thank you.
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