Both amusing but also interesting.... I will often find the more complicated path in many things.... But for situations like this I do like the flexibility I get from having options for controlling a device, both when everything is working as expected, but also when my preferred platform is not working.
For me the best example of this are my blinds, Somfy motors that came with RF remotes (with rolling codes), which I then paired to a Bond bridge that I then have integrated with Hubitat, Home Assistant, Node RED and Google Home. I can automate my blinds as I want through Hubitat using the Bond integration. Separate to HE, remotes I have around the house paired to a Z2M intance can adjust the blinds via Node RED / HA. I can also adjust the blinds via Google Home or the Bond App. If all else fails I can always rifle through a draw and find the remote that came with the motor.
