Why aren't you just using torches or candles? Isn't that what tools are for? My bedroom has a light switch by the door that turns on the fan light. I have can

Why aren't you just using torches or candles? Isn't that what tools are for? My bedroom has a light switch by the door that turns on the fan light. I have canned lights as well but the switch is on the other side of the room in the bathroom (why God why?!). I have two lamps on their respective night stands plugged into always on outlets. If I leave the room then chances are I'll first have to walk across the room to shut off one of the 3 lights not controlled by the switch at the door. Instead I have two smart plugs on the lamps. I can operate simply by saying "Alexa turn on the lights". If I enter the room with a load of laundry in my arms, I don't have to fiddle with a switch. If I am leaving the room, I don't have to run around turning off lights. If I wake up in the middle of the night I don't have to grope around the back of my night stand for the switch on my lamp cord. I can also set a schedule when I am away to make it appear that I am home. It's useful.