Steve B wrote:
In the fifties, there was a groundswell among consumers to do work in less
time, and take that extra time to go fishing or spend quality time with the
family.

So, in comes the riding mower. The idea was that what once took you four
hours to do with inefficient tools would now take one hour, net gain three
hours for napping or fishing or golfing, or whatever.

I've got a robot that cuts my lawn. Apart from the couple of hours
that was first required to set it up 3 years ago, I spend about 60
seconds cutting my lawn.

Some time saving devices actually do save time.