That's not fair at all! Look at our affluent, american lifestyle. We use massive amounts of electricity, water and chemicals to wash clothes, then get in our petroleum powered machines and drive to a place called a "gym" where we pedal a bike that goes nowhere. And we pay for the privilege!
Perhaps the solution is NOT to make trivial tasks ever more trivially easy? Perhaps humans need a little resistance training in their daily lives? There is a point where things are too easy and the average american's health is proof of this. This product can improve the lives, not just of those without electricity, but also those with electricity.
You have made some sort of logical fallacy... I'm not sure which but you are stretching my words beyond the breaking point by framing the situation in a black-or-white, all-or-nothing way.
There are some benefits to living in a rural Indian village- you get more exercise then I do in my natural habitat. That's not saying that it's healthier to live there or that I would ever voluntarily move there. Obviously, I have more choices, better health and more wealth living in the states. But living in front of a macbook also has downsides- my arteries are clogging as we speak. So I have to offset all my inactivity on my bike or at the gym.
With this washing machine, I can get everything I want and need- clean clothes, lower electricity bills and exercise. And so too can a woman in India get what SHE needs- clean clothes, free time and less toil. But stating the obvious- that Americans needs more exercise and to use less energy- is not even close to advocating for living in a rural Indian village.
Perhaps the solution is NOT to make trivial tasks ever more trivially easy? Perhaps humans need a little resistance training in their daily lives? There is a point where things are too easy and the average american's health is proof of this. This product can improve the lives, not just of those without electricity, but also those with electricity.