You might not see the benefit directly, but the idea is that we must do this for future generations. If everybody keeps looking at the others, nothing happens. The ones that can lead must lead.
A great alternative is Traefik. We have been using v1 and v2 for several years now in a setup that uses the docker labels for configuration of services.
Please read more fiction. Why should everything be about becoming a 'better' person? Why not enjoy a good story? Unconsciously you will learn something, even from fiction.
Probably because the housing stock in continental Europe is older and therefor much more often retrofitted with modern electricity. Newly build houses won't have that problem. Although I'm not aware of fire regulations having an effect on the number of outlets in a room, in my region (Belgium).
This is one of those articles I regularly revisit. It is so fascinating to see that progress is not necessarily a straight and always forward moving process.