Why and how do novice users start a smart home with Home Assistant

[anakinsbrna]

question was brought up by Matthias (OM) in the Product Area Vision, with the aim to figure out the "intent" of user when using a smart home

[anakinsbrna]

I'm analyzing data from the past community survey, particularly the open text questions of "Other" regarding "What motivated you to start using smart home technology for private reasons?" in Dovetail currently