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In reply to the discussion: Why I cut off my cable TV service in 2001 . . . [View all]Crunchy Frog
(26,876 posts)174. I cut it in 2004 after the election.
And I told the cable company that it was because I didn't want to have to see W's face all the time.
The truth is that there's not very much on TV that I actually want to watch, and most of what I do want to watch, I can find online. That's at least until the end of net neutrality catches up to things.
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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