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WHY do (able) people let these things into their houses ??? i will never understand !!!
Because it actually can help.
I have light switches that don't turn on main lights when I walk into the house. Smart devices allow me to be physically safer in my house.
I can have my ac system not run full blast when I'm not home, I can save money.
I can see who is at my door and communicate with them without physically opening the door, therefore, I don't have to draw my gun if stuff is sketchy.
Think about disabled people, they can easily control their space with just about any device.
I am NOT a defender of big tech, but there are use cases where it can improve your life immensely.
For the first one, you should look into some z wave light switches; I have my house wired with them and then I setup triggers for things like "double tap this switch up to turn on the whole room" and "double tap this switch down to start a bedtime routine"