Well you don't have to. I've never paid for cable. I have this crazy thing called an aerial which picks up television signals out of the goddamn vacuum.
"picks up television signals out of the goddamn vacuum."
But how do you breathe while watching those shows?
Many people (including myself) cannot pickup broadcast signals out of the vacuum (or the air) even in the general vicinity of major cities.
You mean the original intent of CATV?
Because consumers have been trained to not expect better.
Also, why do I have to pay for +200 channels to get the sum total of about 10-20 that I ever watch?