I honestly find it interesting. After all- it depicts how completely alien and far-away the idea of war is to this generation. Everyone in this discussion has lost money due to a contractor or buisness partner not paying, but nobody in the room can imagine the real world atrocities of WW2 or WW1.
Imagine, if LA was besieged and starved for 3 years like St.Petersburg was. This generation cant even imagine how it is to run hungry- for a day. That people can scrap tapestry from the wall, eat there pets, burn there furniture - and finally eat other people, all that, is so far away by now- it does not even appear in war and horror movies.