Those youngsters are going to kill off TV as we know it

A recent poll found that fewer young adults think of TVs or cable or satellite hook-ups as "necessities," though they do think of their cell phones and high-speed Internet access in that way.

Which sets the old-school old-guard into paroxysms of panic, leading them to making observations and asking questions like:

"As many already know or will soon find out, youth is fleeting. Which leads to the question: Are young adults different just because they are young and, if so, will they set aside childish things as they get older? For example, if a young adult has relied solely on mobile wireless, will she want a landline phone when she's 30? If someone has grown accustomed to the selectivity of online video, will he pay for a package of 500 basic and premium TV channels when he gets older, especially if online TV can by then be streamed conveniently to big screen TVs?"

(The evils of technology.)

The answer to these questions seems to be "No." Those anarchists. On the other hand, did we continue to buy fedoras like our dads or frilly aprons like our moms?

Anyway, this poll sees big, brutish changes in the future, changes which I anticipate the status quo will be loathe to follow, since it means they won't be able to make so much money then.