> "Most important piece of furniture" is a heavily loaded ideological claim. It points to the rampant American culture surrounding media consumption. I think y

> "Most important piece of furniture" is a heavily loaded ideological claim. It points to the rampant American culture surrounding media consumption. I think you may be engaging in a bit of axe grinding here! I agree that the sofa is one of the post important pieces of furniture in my home [1], but for reasons that have nothing to do with television. There is no TV in the room! But it is still where I spend the most time sitting during downtime, reading books, talking to my family, etc. And when I have friends over, we're either there or at the dining room table. [1] For the title of the most important, I might have picked my bed. But that's a quibble.