Are we exploited, Yes we are, but so are men. Businesses make these gadgets to make money, if they can find someone who will buy them. If I find something that looks interesting, I will buy it and if it doesn't work it goes right back.
My husband better not say one word about my fabric purchases. I don't say anything about his hobby, railroad memrobilia, and he doesn't say anything about mine. Both of our girls are out of the house and there is just the two of us. We both work hard and we both deserve our hobbies. The only thing he complains about me spending is time. I spend too much time quilting and not enough on him.