Wired connections are still needed for some professionals, and as we shift to more remote work (think remotely operating robots), the need for reliable network

Wired connections are still needed for some professionals, and as we shift to more remote work (think remotely operating robots), the need for reliable network connections will increase. Perhaps more importantly, wireless still connects to a wired router which needs to be somewhere in the house (unless we switch to more long-distance wireless, which I don't see happening anytime soon without both technical and political advances). In my house, a major upgrade we did was install 3 additional access points, and we still have dead zones in one area because there was no Ethernet port (it would be 2, but one was a bedroom, so we ran a wire along the wall. Ugly, but bedrooms need wifi). You are certainly correct that most people won't need Ethernet ports in every room