In a multistory house, a laundry chute would definitely optimize ones life. If course it may not be easy to install a laundry chute. But I don't think that invalidates the life hack idea.
To me it was the "here is some cheap way to do something that one could do better and easier if they spend $5(or some other small nominal charge)"
Re:Lifehacks Stacks Exchange
by stevesearer on Sunday October 10, 2021 @12:57AM
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I was trying to find a good life hack for not wrinkling clothes while packing for travel.
One memorable “hack” was to have them professionally pressed when you arrive at your hotel.
I suppose there is a hack spectrum based on income.
For me what destroyed it was a video about home-decorating 'life-hacks', and one was basically 'have a laundry chute' - great if you have one, but basically pointless otherwise as its almost impossible to retrofit to a house (or at least a standard UK home).
It was at that point I realised that to many people 'life hacks' are just 'things which are cool/I like' and not, as I understood, optimising your life (whatever that means).