I can watch boring old shows that I choose for $9/month; or I can watch boring old shows that someone else choses for me for $80/month.
What’s the question again?
To which it should be added that the shows which you select can be started and stopped anytime you please. Whereas the shows the cable network chooses must be started and stopped when they please.
Of course, the cable company has a solution for that-- another device to clutter your television stand for an additional monthly rental fee.