It's basically the fantasy equivalent of "Jesus, what a struggle to leave the couch to to get myself a glass of water".
Except in this case the aggravating factor is that you had your bottle of fresh water with you all the time and you were the one who decided to throw it two meters away.
I mean, I see your point, but I'd counter that drinking water is something necessary for survival, whereas games are something we play for fun. I don't really want to make space in my inventory for fish and salami when I could be stocking up on potions and explosives. There's nothing wrong with convenience features in a game as long as they don't break a game's balance. All anybody's suggesting here is eliminating an unnecessary chore, which could increase their enjoyment of the game. There's really no point calling people lazy for that, because a game isn't meant to be hard work to begin with. At least, that's my logic.
