I would (and did) use plex even for purely local playback, because of dozens of other of features it offers. It’s a full fledged media library, not just a folder and player.
You are the one that is clueless and you’re making a fool out of yourself, badly.
Clearly you have no clue how to do simple networking tasks if you believe Plex to be doing something special, so maybe take your own advice.
I would (and did) use plex even for purely local playback, because of dozens of other of features it offers. It’s a full fledged media library, not just a folder and player.
You are the one that is clueless and you’re making a fool out of yourself, badly.