Google cloud is down so people can't turn on their AC or get open their "smart" locks to let people into the house etc. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20077971 …https://twitter.com/jDantastic/status/1135282856085852160 …
In cases where people rely on remote access, which happens more and more, this is true. And there are more and more cases in which IoT is the only way, there is no manual option. See full thread.