“People enjoy shopping in physical stores. Shopping will continue to be this nation’s highest form of entertainment.”
These are the words of Toys R Us CEO Jerry Storch, quoted in USA Today.
Highest? Doesn’t say much for our culture, does it? I’d say most popular is more accurate for what Storch is getting at. And it goes without saying that in terms of entertainment, there are certainly cheaper, more rewarding, and more, well, entertaining things to do with your time than finding amusement by buying stuff.