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PoindexterOglethorpe

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37. When I used to have TV, I'd always mute commercials.

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 12:12 PM

Oct 2019

But I still don't like the time wasted while they are on. A half hour show is what, 22 minutes of running time? I'd rather watch all 22 minutes without interruption, because the commercial breaks aren't long enough to do anything very meaningful.

What I notice is people here complaining already about certain political commercials being run. Or they complain about a particular commentator as if their TV has no off or even mute button. I'm offering an alternative.

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Get rid of your TV. [View all] PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2019 OP

I like my TV. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #1

Shows me my favorite teams playing sports and the local news. Bonx Oct 2019 #42

No chance Polybius Oct 2019 #2

Live and let live and you do you. Sure I'll get rid of my TV because you said so. nt UniteFightBack Oct 2019 #3

I like getting real news like AlJazeera and France24. roamer65 Oct 2019 #4

For six years in the 70's I watched no tv basically Captain Zero Oct 2019 #5

Probably. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2019 #7

Havent watched tv since marybourg Oct 2019 #6

I probably should but at least i have commercials mostly beat Midnightwalk Oct 2019 #8

It used to be that commercials were almost as fun as the tv show. roamer65 Oct 2019 #9

You arent wrong, but I like it. Joe941 Oct 2019 #10

It really is not that hard to avoid commercials. Tipperary Oct 2019 #11

When I used to have TV, I'd always mute commercials. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2019 #37

I have not an ounce of Luddite in me...so Nope. alphafemale Oct 2019 #12

When I was 11 my family downsized and moved to a flat in a big city... with no TV... Rollo Oct 2019 #13

I'm in the middle of Occupied, a Norwegian thriller with Russian occupation. mahina Oct 2019 #14

"Occupied" is one of the best TV series I've seen The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #24

My wife loves her cable TV shows and I enjoy a few things here and there Sherman A1 Oct 2019 #15

I cut the cable in 2012 alittlelark Oct 2019 #16

I discovered this wisdom after 9/11 - I was so sickened by IndyOp Oct 2019 #17

It's not hard to have cable and TV and still avoid the majority of commercials Blue_Adept Oct 2019 #18

I agree that it is easier now to go "no tv"... hlthe2b Oct 2019 #19

But I WANT to be smarter, prettier and more sexually attractive, and ... Whiskeytide Oct 2019 #20

TV is not the big evil... cynatnite Oct 2019 #21

It HAS been awhile since we've had a "I don't XXX and neither should you" post. brooklynite Oct 2019 #22

I would get rid of my TV.. Captain Stern Oct 2019 #23

Your life will be vastly better if you get rid of your internet connection. Get rid of it. nt LexVegas Oct 2019 #25

Lol, yes indeed. cwydro Oct 2019 #27

Democratic Underground is my major internet vice. hunter Oct 2019 #40

"I get to watch plenty of TV on the internet..." GoCubsGo Oct 2019 #26

I like my TV. TidalWave46 Oct 2019 #28

I did that... Newest Reality Oct 2019 #29

We ditched cable two years ago. luvs2sing Oct 2019 #30

I have the internet and Over the Air (OTA) TV, the best of both worlds. WestLosAngelesGal Oct 2019 #31

Sorry, not gonna happen. ananda Oct 2019 #32

A 9/10 measure: Turn off the 24-hour political entertainment machine. Hortensis Oct 2019 #33

I did exactly that about 30 years ago, PoindexterOglethorpe Glorfindel Oct 2019 #34

Getting rid of Facebook is far better for the planet randr Oct 2019 #35

I don't mind if you do. MineralMan Oct 2019 #36

My wife and I quit traditional television a long time ago. I think we are much happier for it. hunter Oct 2019 #38

From my cold dead hands, bud NoPasaran Oct 2019 #39

I agree with what I believe to be the statement you are trying to make here. llmart Oct 2019 #41

It's nice to have in case of an emergency, though... PasadenaTrudy Oct 2019 #43