His rebuttals are pretty much DARVO. You can also tell he's getting fired up and tripping up.

Holy cow. I wish I had me some popcorn.

Because it's really tasty!

Same goes for anything artificial. Sour cream and chives chips, burger rings, cordial etc. We eat it because it tastes good.

Nope. Depends on the parent. I still got beat up in the 80s/90s for closing the door too loudly, hitting my brother, waking mum up from an afternoon nap etc. It stopped when I was 17 because I was big enough to hit back (though I never did).

Is this when they realise that infinite growth isn't actually infinite? There's always a place for a device for entertainment. Be that pen and paper or electronic.