Problem solved: a dimmer switch. I look at stuff like Google home and wonder what problem they're trying to solve and if they've actually made it disappear or

Problem solved: a dimmer switch. I look at stuff like Google home and wonder what problem they're trying to solve and if they've actually made it disappear or just hidden it behind a wall of ever more complicated marketing. None of it particularly scares me, but the older I get, I think things need to get simpler and a voice-activated, centralized home control system isn't it. Especially when I'm 80 and have enough problems figuring out where my cats hid my glasses (I expect they'll probably have hidden them on my head - sneaky bastards). Literally, the only product of the past decade that I can think of that nailed it was Nest. They decided to replace the thermostat and so they replaced the thermostat. Sure, it ties into your phone and whatnot, but the brains are in the little box you hang on the wall and you don't need the extra connectivity. IoT sounds great, but, yeah. Light switch is simpler. YMMV