Well first of all I think there's a large portion of home automation users that are tech people and just enjoy the process more than the results. There are som

Well first of all I think there's a large portion of home automation users that are tech people and just enjoy the process more than the results. There are some generally good use cases though. My most useful automation feature currently is that I can turn the air conditioner on and off in my attic office without having to walk up two flights of stairs or even be home. Sure I could leave the ac on a preset temp, but that would be a huge power waste. Then there's home security features, which are really all just a subset of home automation. The only low tech solution to this problem is basically to move, but that isn't exactly practical.