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In reply to the discussion: How do you consume "television"? [View all]mike_c
(36,392 posts)52. it's been more than thirty years since I've owned a TV
Going on forty years, since the 1980s. In recent years I've begun watching YouTube videos occasionally, mostly individuals documenting something cool that they've accomplished, like cycling across continents or building a boat. Of course, those sorts of videos have only been available in relatively recent years.
I utterly despise commercial television programming. I don't watch movies or any other films, etc. Haven't in decades. How many hours do people waste watching the squawking box? Life is too short for that.
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I've had the same experience in the Caribbean and remote-ish places in Europe
LearnedHand
Jan 2024
#39
Live TV is an option, and, in pseudo-DVR fashion, you can "record" live shows to watch later
Silent3
Jan 2024
#29
No cable, no satellite, no broadcast, two or three ad free streaming services, and DVDs.
hunter
Jan 2024
#22