Abby said it very well..
Not sure about the question. But as far as if AA works or people saying it's not for them;
I love technology and I use my smartphone all the time. But technology does have its downfalls. In the age of smartphones, tablets, etc, we like everything at the push of a button.
One of the problems with alternatives to AA such as on line solutions is that they don't require any physical interaction with people who have been where we are. It doesn't really require accountability to a sponsor. You see, people have their own ideas about what works in recovery. Like it says in "How it Works," some of us tried to hold on to our old ideas and the result was nil until we let go absolutely.
AA is a program of action and it only works when you put action into the program. Someone said "as long as your staying sober." That statement is empty because they say that if you take a horse thief and get that horse thief sober all you have left is a sober horse thief. You have to be able to make the changes in your life. The 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous give us those changes.
When we take the 12 steps we become Happy, Joyous and Free. I've been in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous for decades and I've seen people come and go. I relapsed many times until I sat down all the way and became willing to do what was suggested to me and not what I thought was right in my own thinking.
When I did this I eventually could see where I was wrong and the people who have come before me were right.
But hey, we all have free choice to do what we choose. It's great to have that right. If you think it works for the moment, our hats are off to you. But if you find out after a while that maybe it doesn't work after all, AA members welcome you back with open arms.