GDP is one thing but GDP PER CAPITA is oemthing totally different.

MBA guy here.

I think you hit it on the head about ppv/cost and how a kid who would have come out of a lower class upbringing has no influences.

and yes, it is moreso a western dilemma. As GDP per capita gows us, so do standars of living, thus consumption, then comes PPV, then demand falls, no new fighters.

don't forget aobut the current accound deficit. eventually the loans willbe recalled. then less consumption, less demand, fewer home computers, and then the recesison might generate some new interest. who knows.