You bring up the notion that the wide spread introduction of washing machines might not have had an effect on how people use their time. Go and read up on that

You bring up the notion that the wide spread introduction of washing machines might not have had an effect on how people use their time. Go and read up on that because the the introduction of labor saving devices had a MASSIVE effect of how people spent their time, especially women. It's often quoted as one of the greatest inventions and something that had a big impact on advancing equality. Indeed how people use their free time varies greatly but that is not a reason to limit people's free time.