I've also editorialized on forums about the necessity to continue monitoring tires the "old fashioned way", but I usually come away feeling like I've just wasted a bunch of virtual ink. Kind of like when I preach about the importance of only installing tires that meet or exceed the vehicle manufacturers load and speed ratings.
IMHO old isn't necessarily bad. In the "electronic gadgets for everything" era we are losing as much as we are gaining. Many people no longer think they should learn the basics, why bother when you can google anything on your phone? The difference is huge, but good luck trying to explain to young folks who have grown up with Google, YouTube, etc., that knowledge and the ability to work out solutions on your own is still very important. I guess we'll have to wait for a massive EMP event to kill everyone's devices before they will understand.
Jerry