I remember getting similar disdain from people who thought laptops were a overpriced passing fad and that I was a fool for not sitting at my desktop computer too.
Then the trend changed, and laptops became more prevalent than desktops for personal use.
The trend has long since changed again, and phones have become way more prevalent than laptops for personal use.
It’s just Apple that continues to pretend that the iPhone (and iPad) aren’t full computers, despite having specs that prove otherwise.
Some of us like to embrace change. Some people like to stay with what they know. Neither is wrong, as long as you’re happy with your choices.