[Huck]

I think the film “Network” nailed it a long time ago. I gave up broadcast and cable tv a few years back and haven’t missed it a bit. In fact, I’ve lost all tolerance for it. If I am exposed to it for even a few minutes, it starts to make me sick.

[NativeSon]

I really liked TV, turn it on and I'd sit in front of it and flip through the channels and zone. For the past five years I've been more or less TV free. I watch movies on DVD or Netflix, get my news only online (thanks Freepers). But now, I can't even get interested in movies; the best thing I've watched recently was a 30 minute show about two beavers building dam.

I'm now onto audio books, downloaded from the library, I can listen and do other things at the same time. I'm not trying to be snobbish about it, I just can't tolerate what is being served up. The news has me ranting for hours and the shows, well, they just plain s**k.

[ctdonath2]

Ditto. The whole swath of ad-funded media is repulsive (most of it lowest-common-denominator material); I’d rather pay for ad-free than “save” the money at the cost of my mind.