I am failing to see the interest in having tons of IOT devices to manage, connect, segment, etc… Why would someone want to do it? To be clear, I have friends deep in it but… I still don’t understand. Can anyone try to explain the magic I am failing to see?

Edit: Thank you all for sharing your experiences! The ones I found more interesting are those that can easily translate in reducing or tracking consumption. The rest I hear but makes more sense when I look at it from an hobbyist perspective.

  • makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml
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    11 months ago

    My wife is nearly home. System alerts me. I quickly tidy my day’s mess. She doesn’t need that after a big day.

    She arrives. Gate opens for her automatically.

    As she approaches the door, the light turns on for her.

    Her night time play lists starts on low volume, overriding mine.

    A leopard approaches the house. The house robot with bolt on subscriptions, (the expensive “hunt and defend” add on), wreaks carnage on said leopard, only to find it was a child trick or treating. Lawyers for subscription bot are arranging payment to child’s family for their lost family member.

    All in all, it’s really useful.