That's it, I'm out. I can't take it any more

It seems to me one of the first questions to ask about WiFi is where do you live?

  1. Single family home, fairly isolated from neighbors?
  2. Apartment complex abutting other apartment complexes?

Just on the quest to find an uncrowded WiFi channel in condition #2, if most folks have a basic ISP router set by default to dynamically “hop channels” to establish best connection, isn’t an individual’s attempt to manually select the best channel an exercise in futility?