Kevin with that mentality I hope you truly live by the words you speak. You dont have any Thermax/Thinsulate/GoreTex/Scent Lok clothing do you? What about your boots, I hope you only wear deerskin mocs instead of the latest boots. Do you hunt with a knife or a spear? Because it wouldnt be fair to especialy use a scoped rifle or a compound bow (hell even the selfbow was an " evolvement" of technology over the spear).
See where it goes? You cant paint everyone with such a broad brush. Hearing enhancement isnt the only reason for using such tools. Hearing protection IS something that every hunter needs to be conscerned with and I dont care how old/young they are. I suspect you are young in your comments. I too was " 10ft tall and bulletproof" when I was a teenager. Now at 32, several pounds heavier and after 3 kids and a wife, I realize I am merely a lil over 6' tall and water resistant...

Live and learn,
RA