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Not all of TV sucks, and FX isn’t terrible. But given the commercials, TV feels like willful brainwashing in practice. Consider the idea of paying for cable, a

Not all of TV sucks, and FX isn’t terrible. But given the commercials, TV feels like willful brainwashing in practice. Consider the idea of paying for cable, and still watching commercials. It’s sort of like paying for the internet connection and still paying for the content. No thanks.

okket 9y ago
> It’s sort of like paying for the internet connection and still paying for the content. Sadly, this looks like it is going to be in future, see Netflix. It will even get worse when more content distribution companies start to argue you should not have to pay for the connection, as long as you only use their service, see "Free Basics".
jhatax 9y ago
Most Internet content providers have advertising, sometimes invasive based on my browsing history — YouTube, I am looking at you — to offset costs or rack up profits. Therefore, your beef with broadcast networks based on advertising is on shaky ground. There are many reasons to dislike broadcast TV vs. Internet content, but advertising cannot be one of them because both mediums have it.
- B1FF_PSUVM 9y ago
  > advertising cannot be one of them because both mediums have it Advertisers used to be in the dark about which half of their money they were wasting. That let the media guys (journos, etc.) get away with some stuff. No more. Delivery is the word.
- Fifer82 9y ago
  I don't see Adverts online anywhere, I have no control of that with TV?
bluedino 9y ago
>> It’s sort of like paying for the internet connection and still paying for the content. No thanks. Every streaming service works this way.
- Fifer82 9y ago
  It isn't quite the same. You don't pay a video streaming service for your connection. You pay for a connection and optionally use it for a streaming service. You pay for TV to watch TV, you can't do anything else with it other than view it.
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okket 9y ago

> It’s sort of like paying for the internet connection and still paying for the content. Sadly, this looks like it is going to be in future, see Netflix. It will even get worse when more content distribution companies start to argue you should not have to pay for the connection, as long as you only use their service, see "Free Basics".

jhatax 9y ago

Most Internet content providers have advertising, sometimes invasive based on my browsing history — YouTube, I am looking at you — to offset costs or rack up profits. Therefore, your beef with broadcast networks based on advertising is on shaky ground. There are many reasons to dislike broadcast TV vs. Internet content, but advertising cannot be one of them because both mediums have it.

B1FF_PSUVM 9y ago
> advertising cannot be one of them because both mediums have it Advertisers used to be in the dark about which half of their money they were wasting. That let the media guys (journos, etc.) get away with some stuff. No more. Delivery is the word.
Fifer82 9y ago
I don't see Adverts online anywhere, I have no control of that with TV?

bluedino 9y ago

>> It’s sort of like paying for the internet connection and still paying for the content. No thanks. Every streaming service works this way.

Fifer82 9y ago
It isn't quite the same. You don't pay a video streaming service for your connection. You pay for a connection and optionally use it for a streaming service. You pay for TV to watch TV, you can't do anything else with it other than view it.

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