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So, yes the alternative is not to use a device used by 95% homes in the US.

What next the old Slashdot meme - “I haven’t owned a TV in 10 years. Do people still watch TV?”



This is a non-argument - just because most people do it doesn't mean you have to do it, too.

Edit: The slippery slope: 95% of people are straight.


Your edit doesn’t help. That’s just like giving advice to a straight man who complains about not being able to find a woman - “just find a man. I haven’t slept with a woman in 10 years. You don’t have to date women.”


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> other people shouldn't watch it either.

Where did i suggest that? I only showed that what i did is a possible path. At no point i judged the other paths.

Watch my phrasing.. "... is an option", "you don't have to ...".

I suspect you are reading too much between my lines.


Yes because without such great insight, everyone would have thought that TV was a necessity in life like food water and shelter…


Worse, they think they need an TV because its "used by 95% homes in the US".


Would you say it’s good advice if someone needs to know how to change a tire - “I haven’t owned a car in 10 years. Just don’t buy a car?”


Its only unreasonable if you need the car for something. By implication, i assume having a TV is a necessity for you.

If you want a TV in your life so badly, you can say just that. Like "But i love Star{gate,trek,wars} and i can't watch it comfortably without a TV/Streaming". The thing with the 95% is a unecessary pretense.


While I do see, and agree with your point, we're also at a time where it's honestly much much easier to not own a TV than say 20 years ago.


He said that he means no video content from anywhere - including streaming services.


Yes, I understand that. Going back to the 80' or 90' you'd frequently be in a position where everyone had seen the same news, show or movie the night before or during the weekend, leaving you out of the conversation. That's no longer the case, there is so much content that it's not really weird that haven't watch something. Sports is so expensive that it's no surprise that you didn't a particular event. It's almost surprising of two people in an office watched the same thing the night before.

Also there are so many other types of media available, like video games, audio-books, podcasts, online articles, e-books. You can be just as informed and entertained without a TV.


Why does it matter what devices most homes have?




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