I think a lot of this stems from "what causes stress?" in our modern society. My wife and I like doing things manually, and purposefully make our lives more "busy.". We grow food when we can, cook everything from scratch, have a clothes washer but dry our clothes on a line, chop fire wood by hand, etc. We do this because we make the conscious distinction of, " how do I want to spend my time?" If you view those tasks as getting in the way of what you really want to do (watch TV, go on Facebook) they will be stressful. If you convince yourself that, in the long run, living a life of leisure is more stressful on your body because you're sedentary, the choice is clear.
That viewpoint is nuanced and I doubt most people would agree with it, but it's frankly the difference between riding a bike to a location vs a car. If you can enjoy the breeze and the leasurely pace of a bike, most people would agree that that beats the stress of a car ride during rush hour. However, if your mindset is cemented that physical exertion sucks and car rides are better, a forced bike ride will be stressful to you.
The point is, modern conveniences can make some of the more grueling aspects of life easier. But there is still some labor to be had. If you goal is to completely eliminate that labor, you'll never be happy until you've reached that goal. So I say, embrace the suck and be happy! It could always be worse.
Do you have children? Because I found that things changed drastically after children. Prior to kids, we did a lot of stuff manually, because we like that. Home improvement and maintenance, hobbies (quilting, crocheting, knitting, wood work), hanging laundry, cooking from scratch, cleaning our own house.
After children - well, man, they are such and incredible time suck. I still love to cook, but - it's completely different.
Pre kid: get home at 6 or 6:30pm, go in the kitchen, cook dinner together. Eat. Do dishes, pack lunches, watch a TV show together, go to bed.
Post kid: get home at 5:30 (one of us) with two kids. Kids are hungry at 6 or 6:15. Maybe you can swing it until 6:30. But anyway, try to cook dinner with two kids who want and NEED your attention. And man, they can't (or aren't able to) help you in the kitchen. Work like mad to throw something together (or reheat), while helping the 9 year old with homework, making sure the 3 year old goes to the bathroom (and NOT on the couch), and in the end, letting them veg in front of the TV for 30 minutes.
THEN have dinner, do the dishes, pack lunches (but have to pack 9 year old's lunch separately, because no microwave for leftovers). If you are smart, you do prep for the next night's dinner too. Of course, now there's 2x as much to cook and 2x as many dishes. Then there's play time, bath, books, bed (but honestly, no bed until 9 pm, which is when I go to bed. I'm usually asleep before the kids.)
You can spend time WITH your kids if you can get them to help you with dinner and chores, but of course, it takes a lot longer that way. So think about all those manual things, and imagine trying to herd cats at the same time.