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Lots of people use them to turn on lights or listen to music. Maybe not your workflow but IMO you sound a little silly strawmanning like that.

I don't own Alexas either, but it's obvious why 'normal folk' would like the convenience.

These use cases sound a bit like using a chainsaw to trim your beard.

People can also use the Assistant on their phones like Siri or Google Assistant which does basically the same.