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Yeah, I know about Home Assistant and would probably start there if I gave a shit about home automation.
Personally I just think it’s kind of stupid in most applications. The only time I’ve heard of a useful home automation was my BiL who put a smart valve on his water main because his water heater failed one time while he was out of town.
But I’m admittedly a bit a Luddite when it comes to tech things that only solve a self made problem.
Smart light bulbs are an easy and pretty cheap way to get around inconvenient lightswitch placement, and do basic stuff like turn the lights off when you leave. Smart outlets can serve a similar function for lamps and fans.
With that said I would never get either on wifi directly; I just zigbee devices with a single hub I need to trust.
I understand all of this, I don’t need to be convinced of the use cases existing. I know they exist, I just don’t think they are a necessity and don’t care about them for my own situation. I just remember to turn my lights off as part of my routine… if I accidentally leave them on it’s. It the end of the world.