Yes, this is why I point it out. I agree with you, but no part of this is actually common sense. It just feels like it.

If you are capable of giving good directions…

I’m probably not arguing with you, and I’m not trying to regardless. You seem like you have tried this, watched it happen, go “huh, neet!” And then get it to take the next step in whatever you were doing in the first place only to find out you didn’t provide adequate requirements for your config.

I mean… Are they right on top of this? The internet has only been around for… 40 years now?

Piracy has been a significant part of it for at least the last 30.

I dont want to sound like I’m justifying the lack of responses, but govt moves at the speed of govt, and it really doesn’t feel like anyone is really on piracy.

This implies that I am paying to access HA outside my network. I am not. You do not need any kind of subscription to access home assistant externally.