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What do you guys think of the idea of smart homes? I could make a basic setup using https://home-assistant.io to control my home temperature and lighting; the tools for doing this are everywhere nowadays and implementation doesn't seem too horrific anymore.
But setting aside what I "can" do, is this something that I "should" do? How can a person implement this without connecting any devices to the internet?
One of the biggest improvements I noticed after switching to smart lights and home assistant was how much better my sleep got when I used a circadian light cycle. I don't think we realize how important the gradual shift is in triggering the release of sleep chemicals (not my field lol, just my experience).
Just a fun aside take a look at WLED for LED controls. My use case is not particularly practical but they are pretty cheap and lots of fun. That said I bet some smart folk have probably used it for various sorts of indicator lights.