Talk about inventing problems.
Still, my main point was the lights. I guess I am well into minority situation since turning them on/off is easier than talking to a thing or, god forbid, using a phone.
From experience, I just as baffling to these people as they are to me.
I also have kids that are terrible at turning things off, so I've stuck one smart bulb in each of their rooms and quietly conditioned them to prefer that light to some of the switch-activated lighting so I can just centrally switch them all off once they're gone or when leaving the house without trekking around.
My dad uses Alexa routines for lights and shutters. Turning the shutters up when the sun rises, and down again when the sun sets.
However I can tell you that it's really handy to set timers for cooking, checking weather, or even just checking the time when your hands are busy or dirty.