The neo-luddites are out in full force on FR this evening. I suppose it's an indication of the age of the average FReeper :).
Good God, you aren't kidding. Every time I go into a thread about new consumer technology, all I see are posts about "My granpappy never needed any such thing, so neither do I, dagummit!" Come on, people! Of course no one NEEDS this stuff, but we live in a highly advanced, wealthy country, and the toys you can play with (if you have the money) are really, really cool. Check it out sometime rather than claiming it's witchcraft, please!