> Just one of those moving parts stops and not only does it kill a part of your internet of things, but there's a good chance you'll be in for a lengthy trouble

> Just one of those moving parts stops and not only does it kill a part of your internet of things, but there's a good chance you'll be in for a lengthy troubleshooting session. This is why I haven't jumped on board with HA or anything else. Long ago I had a very automated house with X10, but over time it slowly degraded to the point that I got tired of debugging my house every weekend so I ripped it all out. Ok, that was X10 and we all know X10 sucks, but my point is that was a single protocol from a single manufacturer. Imagine the MTBF where you have a federated system with 10 different protocols and 10 different "integrations." No thank you. The (manual) light switches in my house are 20 years old and they'll probably last another 30. But "smart" gizmos are just not built to last. They could be, but they aren't.