.... you or the person above you?
1. Religious / spiritual argument
2. Intellectual / scientific argument
3. Physical fight
4. Argument over who left the iron plugged in
The fights are between you and the person above you.
I think what you're describing is a prison, and they have those already. Technology doesn't make a difference if the aim is to make the inhabitants suffer and die.
My cellphone manual is only about 10 pages long. Which is good, because I make it a point to read every manual I get, no matter how easy the thing is to operate. I even read the instructions on shampoo bottles.