This amuses me. Lots of bitching and moaning here about all the trash on these cable and satellite TV services. You all know that you’re putting money into the pockets of al sharpton and msnbc, the weasels in the boardroom at MTV and now al jazeera, every time you pay your bill. But none of you actually believe what you say about how horrible all that is for the country and culture. Nope...your fake reality shows about ducks and pawn shops and professional wrestling and hour long shows reminding you that the US won WW2 and 24/7 sports are way more important to you all.
I agree with your rant. I haven’t had a TV for 14+ years, but when I watch anything I am surprised at the low quality. That includes sports where technology has helped production quality but the level of play has deteriorated. At this point in time the purpose of TV is to keep the plebes distracted while the country slowly slides into oblivion.
I cancelled our cable quite a while ago. At first it was due to necessity as we needed to cut cost. Now, even if we could afford it again, we’d do without. Almost everything we want to watch is accessible by Internet. Generally though, we just don’t watch much TV.