1/ "I don't comment much but I do notice trends"...
Everybody does, then they usually try to provide some kind of evidence before making a thread.
2/ ...(as I am a political scientist by trade)."
There is no such thing as a political scientist...
3/ "who do you all think are buying PS4s then if no one's friends have PS4s?"
who said "no one's friends have PS4s" ?