I’m not really joking.
Robots highlight capitalism’s lack of soul.
They will take jobs and destroy lives, with the sole upsides being richer rich people and cheaper products for a society struggling to find new things to spend money on.
But seriously, my floor needs sweeping.
Robot vacuum cleaner: no need to have a connection with your immediate environment, or the organic matter you shed/drop/let in.
Sweeping: is so Zen. You can see every little bit that you sweep up. Parts of your world. That thing you dropped, hair, crumbs. Real.
And pride of place. Don’t discount the power of that.