Few thoughts:
1) As mentioned before in this thread, every machine is truly a work of art. Non pinball friends are always amazed when I show them underneath the playfield
2) No matter how much you play, no body is ever a perfect player. I have played 1000s of games of TAF. I have some good scores, but I still shoot games of 30 million.
3) Pinball brings people together. All my friends, and 4 year old daughter, love playing. Me and my father in law spend a lot of time tinkering with switches, adding mods, etc...