I know some people who think that way. They think it's a way to progress. Like, someone whose ideal is The Jetsons. But The Jetsons never really dealt with security, privacy, or the fact that the appliances weren't truly "owned" by the family.
I too grew up with that cartoon, but I think it sucks that we're still very far from open sourcing appliance technology, which is how I thought it would be. Kind of like PCs.