That's a fair observation, however consider: are you spending less time or money on game or game-like entertainment now then you were in 2008? My hypothesis wo

That's a fair observation, however consider: are you spending less time or money on game or game-like entertainment now then you were in 2008? My hypothesis would be: "No". Instead, I would theorize you shifted your attention and money to either other games. Therefore your money isn't lost, it just has to be warned elsewhere by developers.