What modern conveniences are the least we need?

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

81. I don't know about the robot stuff or the pickup

But for elderly people or those with hand problems who don't want to depend on others all the time to do simple things, the electric tools are lifesavers. It's much simpler (and more likely to get done) if someone can use an electrified tool to screw in a cabinet door that's gotten loose, rather than waiting on someone from outside your home to do it. Who may or may not show up anytime soon.

Small tools are also good for those who need to put together a DIY bookshelf or printer stand well enough to hold up for a long time. Electric screwdrivers/drills will do a better job assembling them in a stable way than doing it by hand. That's just reality. I'm glad you're rich enough to afford or inherit furniture that doesn't need it, but many of us out here aren't that privileged. We need things like the electric screwdrivers to add longevity to the cheap versions of things that are all we can afford.

I also don't have a problem with specialty appliances--if their owners use them on a regular basis. What, exactly, is wrong with people having espresso makers at home, rather than using gas to drive to Starbucks for it? If you don't like espresso, fine, but you sound like a reverse snob singling that out for scorn. Plenty of people enjoy espresso enough to drink it every day (I *dare* you to tell an Italian it's stupid to want espresso at home), and only hateful people put others down for liking something so minor.

Some of the "designer" appliances (FFS, how stupid to call them that) the husband and I do have are:

Your hated pizza oven
A $$$$$$ gourmet coffee maker
Air fryers - Large *and* small
Instapot
Crockpot
Electric skillets - Large *and* small
Bullet blender that doubles as a regular blender
Tabletop indoor grill/griddle
Tabletop roaster oven
Rotisserie oven
Electric can opener
Electric tea kettle
Electric knife

And probably some others that I can't think of at the moment.

I find all of those supposedly "designer" appliances necessary for reasons that are quite frankly no one's business but mine, and anyone who doesn't like that can bugger all the way off.

I bet you have a bunch of stuff that I'd consider stupid and useless, but I'm not going to slag off on you for that. Your money, your house, your life. So why slag on other people for what they have?