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Comment by javajones | Hacker News Reader

You know I gave up the TV because I can get anything online. The internet rocks.

I gave up the TV for the same reason, but now I don't bother getting any TV online. I just do without. I sometimes wonder if I could do without the (90%) pablum I read on the internet.

I gave up TV because it just became too tiresome. Haven't missed it at all. I just noticed the other day, when I turned on the TV to play some Wii, that the cable company still hasn't turned off the signal, I don't know if they are hoping to sucker me in?

When I was in university, that was pretty common. I think you're right, they're trying to get you back. Like the coke dealer who tells you the first one is free...

The first one is free, that's the point!

Is it? I always wondered about that. My free first line cost me quite a few subsequent lines...

I gave up TV about 10 years ago as well because it was a big time waste. Unfortunately now I tend to waste as much time on the internet... (instead of meeting with friends in real life, spend time with my girlfriend...)

TV is to internet as digital tape is to SSD.

Who wants one's time to be held prisoner to 30 secs of ads to get to 5 min of info/entertainment (or to have to tivo and come back later)?

PS: death to the video on mainstream web sites (CNN, etc) that precede video content with add requirement.

PPS: Long live click-to-flash.

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