Look, I know how to make my own candles from tallow (including how to bring down the beast to get the fat). Does that mean using electric lights is lazy?

Of course not.

I have my hands full cooking. Is asking "Alexa, set a potato timer for 12 minutes" any lazier than stopping my stirring the sauce, wiping my hands, picking up the timer and punching buttons on it to set a timer? I can keep going about my tasks and have the Alexa device help. Likewise, "Alexa, turn on dinner table" or "Alexa, announce 'Everybody get down here, dinner is ready'" These are little conveniences that keep a busy process going smoothly.

Could I live without them, sure. But I could live without electric lights and plumbing too. But why would I when they exist and are available at a reasonable expense?

Luddites, the lot of you.

It's not about being lazy, it's a huge help if you are multi-tasking and are time poor ,like most parents are. A pretty normal scenario for me is trying to get the kids out the door, whilst doing their shoelaces you tell Alexa to turn off the tv, turn off lights, tell you the weather forecast and when the next bus is due to arrive out the front.