Point of thermostat?

I look at the addition of an thermostat or anything for that matter it is not just to act like how things do in RL, it provides options in game even if it's function may be useless or have limited use. I more than likely will not care to use the item but it is an option that I can use or not use for there are other options that I do not use in this version or it's previous versions and I still enjoyed myself. Heck some people cannot even program an modern thermostat and all they want to know is how to turn on the heat or A/C or turn it on or off. I have an thermostat that is an piece of trash and all I know how to do is turn it on and turn it off and for me I do not want to program an thermostat in game but still it can be an option for others if they wish to go that route as long one can just turn on and off at will. :) I do like the thermostat idea and just need tweaking as well as some of the other options in the game.