Curious on everyone opinion of smell.

Me and my roomate have been debating and i want some opinions. I absolutely hate buying cult on the net because I can't smell it. I feel like I can smell if flower is good or not way before I can see it and tell if it's good or not. Yeah I can get a general idea if it's schwag or decent by looking but ya know. I've been searching for 2004-8 fruity pebbles "purp" for a while and cant find it. One whiff and I'd know immediately. Instead I have wasted so much money chasing a strain I'll never find. (online anyway) I wish so badly we could smell through our phones or computers. Come on app developers. It's 2024 The tech has to exist right?