thermostat
A thermostat is a device that valiantly struggles to realize the impossible consensus of humans’ "just right" temperature. Once the set point is reached, it idles the heating or cooling only to resume its relentless toggling at the slightest deviation, turning your room into either a freezer or a sauna. Users fiddle with settings in search of comfort, but the machine remains unconvinced, perpetuating an eternal game of cat and mouse. Under the lofty banners of eco-friendliness and energy savings, it often runs mercilessly, forgotten with its power left on. Ultimately, the one truly in control isn’t us, but this tiny climate dictator that judges our world by its numeric whims.