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In reply to the discussion: Americans are the loneliest, most isolated people [View all]magical thyme
(14,881 posts)No different, really, then if we were raised on an addictive drug.
Going cold turkey on teevee is the best remedy. It's painful, but you fill in the time with other things.
Go for several months, even, and then go back and watch your "favorite" show and you realize how pathetic the programs really are. And they seem to get worse with time. I used to laugh at Frasier. I just started watching it on netflix and all I could think is that it wasn't the slightest bit funny.
But when you are exhausted from work, it's something to numb out your brain before going to sleep.
Now, I just pick and choose, and use netflix just to keep me company when I'm resting or doing something else or to see an old movie I never got to see. But the addiction is gone.