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I like TV because it tells me what to watch. I don’t have to choose. I think other people derive a lot of value from this as well. I don’t have TV but I’m at a

by smabie 7y ago

I like TV because it tells me what to watch. I don’t have to choose. I think other people derive a lot of value from this as well. I don’t have TV but I’m at a hotel right now and watching TV while drinking beer (and typing this I guess) is pretty damn nice. It’s possible that feeling would wear off if I had it around regularly, though. But I bet TV will still be a major thing, say, 30 years in the future. Right now 75% of households in the US pay for TV, so I think your comment is a little overblown.

jedberg 7y ago
> It’s possible that feeling would wear off if I had it around regularly, though. Over Christmas/New Years I was at my parents place, and they have DirectTV. The first few days were nice. After that I realized I was just watching for the sake of watching just to see what came on next, and it was all reruns of stuff I've already seen. I am a big fan of curation, but I much prefer the curation of seeing what the programmers put on in prime time and then watching it on demand, or Netflix's recommendations.