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I don't think you should be downvoted tho. Reasonable and correct opinion from a (guessing) security professional.
The 20 year smart devices argument should be the norm, imho. We have way too much e-waste as it is. Although that would also mean that smart devices should include that in sales calculations.
The firmware flashing before EoL brings a tear to my eye from the elegance of a solution. Also manufacturers would have to stop with other anti-consumer practices like serialization and scrubbing identity markings, otherwise reversing could be too costly.
You guessed correctly. I was a senior SecOps engineer for a federal contractor before DOGE decided that my company increasing government efficiency by 900% was a bad thing.