It is the same with the way we consume content, or sit around scrolling,
I very much want to reduce the time I spend online, and try to do so, but almost any new endeavour has a large component of online time to it. I want to do the activity, but it is at a cost to my wellbeing. At what point do I just step away, go for a walk, and benefit more from that walk than I do, say, from the class I have chosen to take? Is this a desire that is negative for my wellbeing? There is a fine line there.
how much "comfort and convenience" we are willing to pay for in our lives,
The illusion is that our devices are making our lives easier and giving us more quality time. We don't have to get out of a chair to turn on lights, listen to music and what-all else Alexa can do in our stead. I don't know. I refuse to get one of those devices, among many other supposedly life-enhancing devices. I do know that the folks who have all these devices are working their asses off, are stressed out, anxious and emotionally unstable according to my definition of unstable.
It can be a fine line for those who are paying attention - for those who are not, I don't think they realise there is a line at all, they are all in!
Funny, isn't it? Your definition is probably more "correct" yet people believe that they can define their own states, without realising they are mostly just lying to themselves.
Most of the lights (that we use) in our house are digital LEDs, but I will not get a listening device to control them, and I have all the voice crap turned off on my phone. The lights I can deal with, because I can change the colour to set different feels throughout the year.