Unnecessary bureaucracy.

I didn't buy one when it came out, but I've owned one for years now. What exactly make it so "ahead of it's time"?

No, it's not like that at all.

I'm sure there are other stoners who enjoy it.

Pretty tl;dr in context, I'd imagine.

I imagine he didn't get a reply.

2008, me and my jobless friends just after graduation, in my Dad's basement, copious amounts of rum, Sour Puss, and Moosehead, watching anime my friend had burned onto DVDs, using an Xbox 360 hooked up to an old 34" CRT TV.
Fuuuuuuuck those were good nights.

At least that's AMERICANS spying on AMERICANS.
Much more patriotic.

Those two thing sound like potentially completely different scenarios.
Also, you've massively over simplified parenting in general if you think putting the fear of God in your child is just lazy parenting.

So get good at something.

No, I'm listening to a Nazi-themed Vampire: the Masquerade stream while playing Bye-bye BoxBoy, i.e. not really on the market.

Well around here its definitely a lack of academic standards and a desire to push everyone through to graduation whether they've learned the material or not.

Then use the citation.

How much have you donated?

In the original version (and the DX version) you could pay significantly less for the bow if you quickly save & quit after you purchase it.

That's definitely debatable.