But even if you passively watch TV while doing something else - like cooking for instance - you at least show the intent to do that. Your TV doesn't turn itself

But even if you passively watch TV while doing something else - like cooking for instance - you at least show the intent to do that. Your TV doesn't turn itself off and play in the background even if you actively don't want it like web auto-play videos attached to unrelated content (your social feed) do.