Lol... Exactly which "naysayers" are you referring to, sweety?
Once I know that, I'll respond accordingly, save to say that I hate central heating (its dry, artificial heat gives me a headache), and I've always had access to a real coal/log fire in every house I've lived in, which in my view are better than any modern form of heating, and that I love 'retro computers', DETEST smartphones (what they stand for in today's society), and find old red phone boxes rather 'cute'!!
So I would fundamentally disagree that "everything progresses", at least certainly not always for the better...
Marco.