lately, as I age, I find myself asking at what cost vs what benefits??
A cart that follows me around the garden vs. me pulling my little wagon? I need the exercise so pulling the wagon no problems as it keeps me young and I can always use the $5k for something else.
Smart light bulbs? Why do I need to spend $40 on a bulb I control with a smart phone vs. controlling the bulb with a flick of a wall switch? Sure I could turn off / on while lying on a beach on the other side of the world but heck if I was lying on the beach why would I be thinking of the light in my bathroom anyways and does this value warrant the cost.
now if it makes commercial farming more efficient, lowers cost of manufacturing, etc... I fully get it and fully support but dam I don't need my fridge display pad, connecting to my stove, so that it can tell the dishwasher to start its cleaning cycle only when my solar panels at fully capacity output but only when my electric cars are not charging. All this for a home automation price of $50k?? this I don't get. (grouchily old man pic here)