[XAP]Bob wrote:Jdsk wrote:[XAP]Bob wrote:One option is to *not* buy a helmet. If I asked you about buying a chocolate fireguard, I'd be disappointed if people didn't point out that it was likely of very little use.
The analogy doesn't hold. We all know that there are people strongly in favour of wearing helmets and people strongly against, and the topic has been debated many times. That doesn't apply to the use of chocolate fireguards.
The analogy holds perfectly well. The vast majority of people haven’t considered that helmets might be of ~ zero net benefit - because all the advertising suggests they are essential (whilst completely failing to suggest any safety benefit).
I very nearly said teapot instead of fire guard, because there was a working chocolate teapot made a few years back. But felt that the more traditional “useless item” would be easier for readers.
As I said before there are people strongly in favour and people strongly against. Your analogy is invalid because it starts by ridiculing one view... how could anyone sensibly advocate what you describe as a useless item?
What sort of discussion do you expect to follow when you start with ridicule?
Jonathan