A fellow American after my own heart! I didn't have a TV throughout college nor the whole time I was young and single (that was a few years ago!!!!). I wouldn't have one now except that my husband and I use it to watch a video or DVD with dinner. We don't have cable -- just rabbit ears. The only broadcasts we watch are Fox News Sunday, and I am chagrined to admit that we got hooked on 24 (that Jack Bauer!). Other than that -- nada, unless it's a presidential speech or debate. Except my husband watches morning news on weekdays for 10 to 20 minutes with his first cup of coffee to get his blood boiling before he turns the TV off in disgust!
I am a radio person. I love the medium of radio. Not having a TV enriches one's life immensly, doesn't it?
It may if one uses their time learning and enjoying other things.
Too many people claim an elitest moral high ground in admitting they don't watch or own a televsion...as if people who watch a lot of television are somehow lower in intellect and judgement....when it's simply a case that they can't afford one, or can't afford the cable bill.
And furthermore, if you had cable, you could enjoy the Discovery, History and a wealth of other educational channels.