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Re:I'm Done with Social Media by globnomulous on Friday July 11, 2025 @11:54PM (#44539150)
Canceling streaming, on-demand media subscriptions and replacing them with cable is my next step in this process. The practices cable TV cultivates and requires seem healthier and more civilized than those streaming services cultivate.

I love the idea that media consumption is tied to a specific place, which the whole house shares, and that if I want to watch something, I may need to plan for it and know when it'll be available. Moreover, not always getting exactly what I want, when I want it, in the largest possible dose, seems the right way to consume media.

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Re:I'm Done with Social Media by throaway955 on Saturday July 12, 2025 @10:18AM (#44542259)
Cable is a good downgrade but still insidious. I personally would recommend just a hard drive full of whatever media you want to store on it.
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Re:I'm Done with Social Media by globnomulous on Saturday July 12, 2025 @02:27PM (#44543961)
Sure, cable has huge downsides, such as cable news, reality television, and countless other sources of unconscionable garbage. On the other hand, I grew up with these and survived the onslaught of dreck with my wits basically intact, and I discovered a number of things through TV that I wouldn't otherwise have.

I really think that part of what's healthy about cable is precisely that you don't control when or how much of something is available.

That full hard drive doesn't hold much appeal for me.

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