She's over it now, but my wife's biggest complaint when I unilaterally cut the cord 5 years ago was that she couldn't be a passive consumer: she had to actively

She's over it now, but my wife's biggest complaint when I unilaterally cut the cord 5 years ago was that she couldn't be a passive consumer: she had to actively choose what to watch at any moment. Hulu Plus's automatic next show thing was a help with that, but I eventually ditched that too (money for ads - no thanks). The net out is that she reads a lot more. (No particular lesson, just another piece of anecdata to join the growing pile that always ends up on threads on this subject.)