I don't see how it's not clear. Kiseleon wants the convenience features of various bits of smart home tech without having to use their phone to do it so that they can avoid the attention maw that is the cell phone.
That's not the parent comment's point at all. Parent comment is clearly arguing that the convenience provided by an alexa over having no smart home stuff at all is not worth the privacy invasion. Pointing out that you can accomplish the same thing with your phone only improves that position.