@oldmtwoman,
Great post!
Spot on with the ease and safety. There is a part in The Incredibles 2 movie where one of the characters said that people will trade for convenience anytime.
I have spent about the past hour trying to get the fire going in the kitchen. How many would give up after 15 minutes and trade in for the convenience of pushing a button?
Occasionally I/we do go see a movie, but it is usually something we have to be really excited about (Godzilla, Downton Abby). Otherwise, meh. I like a good book. Real, physical book in my hand.
I do sometimes miss the experience of being waited on at a fine dinning restaurant. A real restaurant with a chef in the kitchen. Not a chain. We budget to dine out about once a quarter. Otherwise, it is me in the kitchen, a library full of cook books and books on cooking technique. I have gotten pretty good at making a number of dishes that could be served at a fine dinning restaurant.
Last night it was old dinner style skillet hamburgers, on homemade potato buns, with homemade ranch sauce and oven baked french fries.