> Because as it is right now, powering a fleet of those with USB power supplies is annoying as fsck…

Therefore, wifi is more convenient than ethernet.

You don't need long cables, just a local power source.

> You don't need long cables, just a local power source

Which means batteries that have to be replaced and maintained or cables... So ethernet with PoE or even better SPE (single pair Ethernet) with PoDL (power over data lines which is PoE for SPE) is the best from my point of view

	▲	amelius 41 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I mean, if I just look at my house. There is just one ethernet outlet, but many power sockets. If I want to connect devices all over my house, the best way is to use wifi and usb power adapters. Not ethernet. Both solutions require 1 cable per device, but the first solution would require only short and thin cables, and the second solution would require very long cables which I don't know even how to do properly without milling my walls.