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TV either comes over public airwaves, or through a cable service that I pay (a lot) for. So no, I don't feel obligated to sit through commercials. My GMail ac
by larrik 15y ago
TV either comes over public airwaves, or through a cable service that I pay (a lot) for.
So no, I don't feel obligated to sit through commercials.
My GMail account, on the other hand, is a great service provided directly to me. The ads on it are well done and don't interfere with my usage. Sometimes I even see ads I click on, since they are interesting. Seems like a good deal.
- Drbble 15y agoBroadcast is forced into your home over public wavespace, yes. But cable is something you signed up for, and ads are part in for the deal, like Gmail. You are paying Comcast, not the content producer of the channel you watch. A better argument against cable is that it's a monopoly product, so you feel entitled to renegotiate against the anticompetitive agreement that got cable in you neighborhood.
- larrik 15y agoGiven that my DVR is 1) provided by that same cable company, and 2) rather awful (5 years old, and yet still the newest model available), I still don't have any sympathy.