Proably a cultural thing. I live in a place where we eat rice daily, and we just use a regular pot. Rice is literally one of the easiest and fastest things to cook, that we focus on optimizing other things. Also, rice cookers are expensive around here, take aditional space and feel like a consumerist thing.
But now that I've said this, does it make you feel unsettled about it?
Only after languages were institutionalized and formal education became more common, that the languages sort of stabilized and the rate of change became slower. Back then, languages were more "freestyle" and people sometimes didn't even properly understand each other
I wouldn't say weak, but lazy. People are literally willing to give power o oligarchs in exchange of a minor convenience. Also, most people don't even think about such things and just go with the flow. They use what "everyone else is using".
And they tend to grow in any place, including small spaces or cracks in the floor or walls. They spread through different methods and can quickly fill your yard, your street, your house, and everywhere else.
But they also grow a beautiful flower and attract hummingbirds
Some local news sites in my city show local ads that are simply static images loaded in their pages, mimicking traditional newspaper ads, without any kind of tracking. Although it's questionable at a philosophical level if ads can be ethical, I can live with it, and that method will pass automated adblockers, so it's a win-win.
The average person will only realize that something is really changing when they have to drastically change their consumption habits, and it will be too late to something about it
In my country, new machines with around those specs are sold and cost around the equivalent of 400+ usd :(