I've been TV free for about 10 years now (although I subscribe to Eurosport). I now find it strange when I go to someone's house and the TV is blaring away. The

I've been TV free for about 10 years now (although I subscribe to Eurosport). I now find it strange when I go to someone's house and the TV is blaring away. The ads are just the worst, almost physically painful to experience. I don't think it's too hyperbolic, even if it's a bit of a cliche, to liken TV to other addictive things. It's just too stimulating. Walk into a bar with a TV and you kind of find yourself watching it for no good reason. Watching a sport you don't like, with teams you don't support with the sounds off.