why commercials are important

Technology has made it possible to bypass all the unpleasantness of interruptions during a lengthy movie; it has taken this long for our civilization to have such convenience available via Tivo and the like. But I've made a valuable discovery today.

When else could you get up to make another sandwich? Or to pour yourself and the one you love another drink? Take a bathroom break? Tell the kids to behave? The point is this: commercials have a point. You are giving life to that second sandwich that would have never existed without a commercial break. You are the real hero, thanks to our friends in the advertising business.