Talk:Upcoming ERB suggestions/@comment-86.168.214.195-20140916224717/@comment-24328089-20140917032737

What does "They're the number 1 source of entertainment these days".

If you gave a survey out to 100 random Americans of all ages and genders and asked them "Do you play video games?" How many of them do you think would say yes? I'd estimate 30% or 50% tops.

Then if you asked those same people, "Do you watch TV?", "Do you listen to music?", "Do you watch movies?" or "Do you read books?" I'd say maybe books would get fewer affirmative responses, but probably not. Asking someone if they watch TV, or if they listen to music or if they watch movies seems like almost a ridiculous question.

The only thing I can imagine would make it the "number 1 source of entertainment" is if you meant that it makes the most money, which wouldn't be surprising since you need a $300 console to play, each game cost about $60, online membership can cost another $60 a month, and a lot of games add mandatory DLC that you need to buy in order to continue playing online. But saying that that makes Videogames the "Number 1 source of entertainment" would be like saying that resort skiing in the "number 1 sport".

But I've heard both you and Dragon say this exact thing, so I am wondering what you mean and where you are getting it from.