“how lazy do you actually have to be, to buy these??? or is it a welfare thing?”
You Luddite, you!
Do you use a TV remote? A dishwasher? A garage door opener? Automatic transmission? Power windows in your car? A washer, a dryer? Escalator? Elevator?...
no TV so no TV remote
no dishwasher
no garage door, so no garage door opener
yes auto-trans, first car i've owned that wasn't standard
yes washer
no dryer
no escalators within 50 miles from here
yes elevators
so guess i'm only a partial Luddite... 8^)