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  • Throw those bulbs away. They're likely Tuya bulbs, and everything Tuya is a major security vulnerability. Worse than TikTok

    Go with TP-Link. Their products work well, work with home kit, and work with things like home assistant. They're also creating matter devices now.

    Also, I'd recommend getting a smart light switch instead of a smart bulb since the Led controller in the bulb is what will fail first. But, I get that this isn't an option for a lamp, or if your overhead light and fan are tied together.

    For the lamp, a smart outlet would work, and for the fan you can probably rig up a Shelly relay at the fan so you don't have to do a drop for the fan control cable (if it has that capability).

  • That's only because that light has been running non-stop, and at very low power. It's the on/off cycles that kills the filament.

    Plus, the whole "they used to make stuff to last" thing is just survivorship bias. They absolutely made garbage products in the past, but those didn't survive.

    Plus, most things like appliances were major purchases. People today don't want to/can't drop the equivalent of $400 on a toaster or $3k on a washing machine.