Mine is connected to a smart outlet that is only ever powered on when we are away from the house, and it’s connected locally to my home assistant setup.

The USA isn’t the whole world, but even if it somehow were, there are conservatives who refused to vote for Trump (not enough but they do exist).

Not all conservatives are MAGA.

Plus when it is broke it still works a couple times per day.

Irrelevant is too strong a word given the opportunities in VR for training or even therapy… but you have a point.