I'm lazy, when it comes to stuff I don't want to do. I love my down time and getting to relax. I hate to use this comparison again, because I tend to throw it out all the time, but here it goes, I will compare it to golf. I like golf, I find it somewhat enjoyable and if I have a lot of friends who are going to go play, I'll usually tag along with them. Now, you could give me a new set of clubs and even a gift certificate to the local course, but I would never get up Saturday morning by myself and go golf, probably wouldn't even go hit balls, It's just not that much of a thing for me.
Now brewing is the exact opposite. I really do enjoy brewing beer as much as drinking it. I think in the end, that's the key. Most of us probably think people are crazy for not brewing their own beer, but for most, buying what they want at the store is just what suits them. Rather than get up Saturday morning and brew, they would rather go play golf, jog, or hell, sit on the couch and watch TV all day.
Most people I know enjoy drinking beer way more than making it. All the equipment in the world wouldn't change that. They just have other things that are more important to them. Don't get me wrong, I'm a lazy guy, but that's just it, my way of relaxing and being lazy (i.e. not doing stuff I don't want to do) is to brew. Nothing says lazy to me like sitting in a chair, with a cigar and a beer, telling my wife, "Sorry, I have to watch the mash."