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Great idea. I'd even say to try to avoid buying a tv, as this is the most powerful brainwashing machine you can get. In the same vein, I like to say one's free
by gbog 13y ago
Great idea. I'd even say to try to avoid buying a tv, as this is the most powerful brainwashing machine you can get.
In the same vein, I like to say one's freedom in invert proportional to the number of keys in the pocket.
- marshallhaas 13y agoLove the "keys in the pocket" line
- merlincorey 13y agoI disagree... I use a large LCD television for my laptop's main display. I don't have a subscription to cable or satellite service, but when I want to watch Hulu or Netflix, it works very well.
- shire 13y agoHard to beat $8 dollar Netflix.
- drivebyacct2 13y agoRE: TV Cut cable, save the money, buy a projector after a year, hook it up to your computer, subscribe to Hulu/Netflix and enjoy some media when you want without TV. I hate TV anymore, mostly because when I do watch media, I watch comedies and commercials diminish my enjoyment.
- eru 13y agoThat's why one keeps a pickset?
- kryten 13y agoHa! A true hacker answer :-)
- kryten 13y agoSpot on. Another TV-free household here. I had some of my daughter's friends over for a sleep over last year (ugh) and we had a 15-year old 26" Sony Trinitron CRT which I was ridiculed for by them as they all have massive plasma/LCD and 3D units. For some strange reason I felt slightly guilty about this but after a discussion with the other half, we decided that this was the symptom of a problem with society rather than a problem with us and that it needed fixing. Couple of days later, it went on the street with a sign taped on "Free TV". Within 10 minutes someone had taken it. A year later, we all sleep better, we all communicate better and we are all a lot closer and we're also £150 a year better off (we have to pay TV license in the UK). All it does is consume time and divide people.
- Sven7 13y agoHow much time now gets spent on desktop/laptop/smartphone per day per family member? Just curious if these numbers jump after the TV goes.
- kryten 13y agoVery little. Kids and wife dont use computer at all. I use it for work and HN (currently HN whilst waiting for compiler!). We have one smartphone but it's rarely used unless commuting.
- Sven7 13y agoGood to hear. Sometimes I feel, in the "consume time and divide people" department, the Internet beats TV hands down. Also it is one of those easy roads to take, as it keeps the kids fully occupied. So it's nice to see what you guys are doing. Keep it up!
- _mulder_ 13y agoI've heard of a few parents who have gone TV free but allow their kids phones, iPads and laptops for homework, etc. End result, they see less of their kids because they're all in their rooms watching streaming TV or videos. Results may vary of course
- Lucadg 13y agoI just googled "one's freedom in inversely proportional to the number of keys in the pocket" and found nothing. You have just written a really powerful sentence. I lived mostly traveling for the last 13 years and I have very little stuff. I constantly write/think/discuss about it and I rarely found such a great sentence. Congratulations.