My concern is more with the "like a watch" comparison. Who here affixes his watch to his body with subdermal magnets?

I actually built my own antenna to replace a set of rabbit ears, although the rabbit ears and the antenna that replaced them resides in the attic. Maybe I'm just too old and have too much to do to pay for any TV.

I'm somewhat scared that people have never had to use a wrench to fix anything. Most of the self-respecting geeks I know are also gearheads... No one is a musician any more? Microphones are unknown to most people? I agree...What Universe is this tool living in?

"Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech ... or the right of the people peaceably to assemble"

I believe that answers your question.

I ran an amortization schedule. The effective interest rate on the Xbox comes out to closer to 25% than 20%. Even on a 20% card, making the payments over a course of 2 years (so long as you actually make those payments, which for the Xbox fees seems to be a little less than most minimum payments but we'll leave that to the side) still beats the $99 Xbox.

There are many forms of entertainment that are arguably better for mental health and demonstrably less expensive than video gaming.

I did it to compare my Chevrolet Silverado to a Prius, based on mileage and leaving out maintenance. With $5/gallon gas it came out to over 400,000 miles of driving before the Prius broke even. That's 20-30 years for my driving habits. Only time will tell if the Prius becomes a mainstay of classic car shows.

It's the same with U.S. Presidents hosting peace talks between Israel and Palestine. They can say "I worked for peace in the Middle East!" without any risk of either making the situation worse or losing that political card for future Presidents. If the United States switched to nuclear power and electric cars, the politicians who pander to the "green" vote would lose a political playing card. Fortunately, there is little to no risk of that happening and any risk that does exist is easy to eliminate by also fighting against nuclear energy.

In what way is that supposed to be a positive recomendation?