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Poll: Cable TV Cord Cutter?

2 points by paul9290 ↗ HN
Since we are the inventors and early adopters of the marketing cycle, I thought to create this poll to see where we are collectively regarding our media buying habits. How have our media consumption habits changed due to streaming media?

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leviathant
I moved out when I went to college and opted out of getting cable. It was kind of excruciating for the first couple of months, but then I made stuff to do, and ultimately became more productive as a result.

Unfortunately, in the decade-plus since, I've drifted more and more toward consuming content on the internet and away from creating it, and between Netflix, Hulu, PoeTV/YouTube, forums, and a variety news aggregators, the Internet has replaced cable television in a different way for me now.

So while I may not have cable TV, I've definitely regressed a good bit into the childhood habit of zoning out in front of a screen (or two). I still do create, but for better or for worse, it's a lot easier to fire open a browser and just kind of tune out for a few hours.

paul9290
Thanks for those who have taken this poll. If you are interested in seeing what the Hacker News crowds' current media consumption habits are, please upvote the thread after you have voted.
thamer
How about "$AGE_RANGE I have no interest in watching TV, streaming or cable"?