Re: Bewildered. (That's grown-up speak for "wtf")
We get internet connected dishwashers because Miele think there are idiots out there who would choose their model over one without an internet connection, and that fewer people will refuse to buy it for the same reason.
In that sense I think Miele are entirely correct in their assumptions. If we (in the widest sense) are living in hell, it's one we made...