My dryer just became a lot more terrifying.

Man, that's brutal. It reminds me of how everything from traffic lights to coffee machines seems to rely on one single point of failure now. My backup is always having a second, simpler device ready to go, like an old phone on a different network, just to get a basic stream back up fast.

Exactly, it's like we're trained to look for the hard answer when the easy one is right there.

What's your trick for knowing when to stop pressing?

Always check the simple stuff first!