As technology progresses, I hear more arguments that people say “How could I live without this thing before?”. And even I could’ve said something like that in the recent past. Everyone’s needs are different, and you do you, but this was said in the context of smart home and smart speakers. So I should start a rant! I don’t need any of that, so I fundamentally can’t understand what’s the problem with standing up and changing the song or turning the lights on. But seriously, hear me out. Laziness The whole argument of “it is so cool to turn the lights off and on while I’m laying down in bed, or even doing so automatically” promotes laziness. I think it is safe to say that the majority of people on the Earth have sitting jobs. And probably what happens after that is: you get tired, so you sit down and watch Netflix or something like that. So I would say that having to stand up from your ass is actually a great thing. The body needs to be moved regularly. And these manual actions are so easy that it doesn’t take even the least amount of mental energy to do. Do you really need a device to control the lights? Really? I understand that someone with special needs would absolutely need that. That’s out of the question, but if you’re a healthy individual, come on. There’s also the case if you’re using some kind of system to control the lights during the shoot, I can understand that as well. There are the production requirements. But apart from that it is just laziness. Why don’t you just put a VR headset over your head and be happy? Smart devices are stupid Yeah. The less control you have over anything, the more stupid it is. If your use case is not accounted for, good luck. Smart devices is a perfect category for brands and manufacturers to cut down all of the corners and costs possible. Which leads me to... Security The less inputs a tool has, the more secure it is. It is that simple. It’s called an attack vector. If you add more inputs, layers, device, the possibility of vulnerabilities grows. Since I don’t have the need for all of that, that’s just one more nail in the coffin of smart devices. Cost And above all, you pay extra so that... -You’ll stand up from your ass less which is unhealthy -Your security may be compromised -At some point you’ll have to do it yourself It isn’t rational in the slightest. What can you do what I can’t? P.S. I don’t see anything wrong with, say, building and coding an automatic flower waterer. That’s just fun.