This is a really well disguised ad. 9/10 points.
In all seriousness, I dunno, chess is a pretty classic game, hard to improve without making convoluted.
My main issue with him is he rarely addresses the game itself and does not offer quality reviews like some of the other more "angry" youtubers like Jim Sterling and.. that other angry guy at?.... Whoever he is, he does quality reviews!
I'm already on my 6th book this year haha. I devour the damn things. Last year I hit around 85 judging by my spreadsheet. That said, I won't hit nearly as many this year as I will be leaving for awhile and won't have time to read.
Entirely possible, depends on how EA goes with it and how much leeway Bioware has on production and monitization. I think 20$ is a bit much for skins, I wont be buying any but they may see a market for them.
That's just an appeal to tradition, not an argument against the funding policy itself. It's more of an argument for why you don't support the funding and why you believe people should not support it, rather than an argument against the policy.