> IoT devices are not necessities I wouldn’t go that far. To best of my awareness, there are no good automatic cat feeders on the market - just crappy ones an

> IoT devices are not necessities I wouldn’t go that far. To best of my awareness, there are no good automatic cat feeders on the market - just crappy ones and tolerable ones. This doesn’t mean they’re a some novelty gimmick I don’t really need. I’ve got two cats, one had developed a health condition that requires special diet - and I’d say that a feeders that track consumption and can recognize between two furry assholes and unlock only for the appropriate one, are basically a necessity for me here. Without those I would have to force unnatural feeding schedules on my cats, so I can watch them eating from their own bowls. Even basic stuff like smart lights isn’t totally a gimmick. It’s not just a light with phone for a remote control, after all. Being smart enough to e.g. not blast at full brightness in my eyes if I need something at nighttime is not just a fancy thing, but good for sleeping hygiene.