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In reply to the discussion: Why I cut off my cable TV service in 2001 . . . [View all]Mr_Jefferson_24
(8,559 posts)128. You're really asking who cares...
... about content? Amazing. I would venture to guess virtually everyone does with the possible exception of you.
Who thinks screeching on ad nauseum about scientific peer review in lieu of offering any substantive argumentation is persuasive?
I would venture to guess virtually no one with the possible exception of you.
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Gosh, I do hope you recover from this slashing, painful (and highly original) criticism!
hatrack
Mar 2014
#40
LOL. The OP simply posted a picture. Seems more like your issue than his/hers.
Democracyinkind
Mar 2014
#31
Your logic is the same as someone who says a gay couple shouldn't show affection in public...
HuckleB
Mar 2014
#142
Some of us can mix 'n' match, and don't choose Depression All Day/ All the Time.
WinkyDink
Mar 2014
#2
In total agreement. I'm down to basic-basic ($18 a month), because I like clear pictures.
reformist2
Mar 2014
#3
Cable provides misinformation, disinformation to the public as per column B. It causes IGNORANCE.
Triana
Mar 2014
#7
That's another reason why giving up TV is a good idea. More time to spend online reading. n/t
Turborama
Mar 2014
#11
It hasn't in all the years we've had it. They like live TV. Everyone has their things. nt
Blue_Adept
Mar 2014
#134
Have you watched the fucking "History" Channel lately? All UFOs and aliens almost all
ChisolmTrailDem
Mar 2014
#109
Books. Go for a walk. Listen to someone who is not paid to talk to you. Fix something.
bemildred
Mar 2014
#12
Please see post #24. You don't owe me any apologies. You haven't done anything. nt
bemildred
Mar 2014
#30
And yet you recommend talking to those not paid to talk to you as a form of entertainment
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2014
#86
I kept cable for years, I wanted access to the "good" channels. But I realized there weren't any!
reformist2
Mar 2014
#37
You're better off reading Shakespeare - which is drenched in all of those things
lame54
Mar 2014
#59
Not sure why so many people are criticizing Triana on HER reasons for cutting cable
Perseus
Mar 2014
#33
I know a lotta people love that GoT. I have a feeling I'll have to wait until I'm up north
MADem
Mar 2014
#176
That annoys me as well. I imagine they're looking around for something that will be half as good!
MADem
Mar 2014
#178
Just having access to 100 channels increases the time you waste just surfing. Turn the TV off!
reformist2
Mar 2014
#38
And, one can mentally filter what they watch, none are making one watch what they
RKP5637
Mar 2014
#83
I guess I can't make a tongue-in-cheek comment without raising someone's cackles.
totodeinhere
Mar 2014
#110
We cut ours off mainly because we want to be fully in control of what our daughter watches
Turborama
Mar 2014
#41
At random, I picked 'how to grow food' entered it as a search with TV series
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2014
#61
In childhood, I knew a few 'TV is Satanic' sorts who also did not see films.
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2014
#58
That's nice. I think the point I was making however is that the 'I hate TV' folks assume
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2014
#81
I would have said that if I meant that. But I did not. You did say it is 'all stupid stuff'
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2014
#85
No, I said claiming that the examples I cited are 'stupid garbage' suggests small mindedness
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2014
#96
I really grieved when i learned there was no tv service here (I'm rural)
riderinthestorm
Mar 2014
#84
I get like that when I visit friends and family. The constant noise is so pervasive.
Triana
Mar 2014
#93
Had cable for years, especially back when channels like Discovery and A&E
Lydia Leftcoast
Mar 2014
#122
Those are the same reasons why I don't use the internet or read anything in print.
penultimate
Mar 2014
#112
FFS, it is a discussion board. Do you get that? Wow, this place is whiny at times. n-t
Logical
Mar 2014
#138
I do not understand people here acting like it has changed so much. I did not see any mean posts....
Logical
Mar 2014
#148
It's like a schoolyard fight. Attracts a lot of attention. Everyone loves a fight.
Triana
Mar 2014
#173
And now this administration allows expansion of corporate power over the internet.
woo me with science
Mar 2014
#164
About the same time for me. 24/7 Iraq war propaganda made me drop it. eom
PowerToThePeople
Mar 2014
#171