I haven't had a television for 15 years. My life is far better off for it.

I grew up in a family that watched a lot of tv, so Im not ignorant of it. Going to watch a movie is more special, im more likely to read, I go on walks usually multiple times a day in my downtime instead of sitting on a couch.

TVs are lame in my opinion.

> Unplug the TV from ethernet and disable wifi

This likely requires opening the case and physically disabling (hence knowing what you are doing). Or the TV will find other devices to transmit the data. Not an easy measure for everyone.

a TV cannot "find" a way onto the internet without your wifi password (don't say insecure wireless networks)

Amazon Sidewalk is an example of an opt-out long-range cross-household device mesh/relay network using Bluetooth and LoRa to exfiltrate surveillance data.

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Sure, if you discount the glaring wide open loophole your argument is perfectly airtight.