I think another unspoken reason is that many have standards drilled into them by their mothers that they seem incapable of rationalizing.
I worked an overnight shift in a computer room with a women where one chore was to vacuum the area around the printers each night (lots of dust and punched out paper holes flying around). When we were done, the small canister vacuum was pushed under one of the storage racks where it was not in anyone’s way.
But the woman insisted on wrapping the cord around the vacuum when she was done which meant that I had to unwrap it every time it was my turn to use it instead of simply pulling the vacuum cleaner out from under the rack.
When I asked why she insisted on adding this unnecessary step, her answer was “this was how my mother always taught me to it.” To which I answered “your mother is never coming up here to inspect the office and if she ever does and finds the cord unwrapped, you can blame it on me.”
I cook, do dishes, clean toilets, and yardwork.
But I WILL not do laundry.
Matter of fact, I’m still trying to figure out why I have to wear clothes at all.