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>>thunde+(OP)
There is something extremely addictive about flipping channels on TV. I think it's the magic formula behind the popularity of TikTok. It's not "yet another social media app", it's TV re-invented.

>>wintor+mN
ugh, no, i grew up without a TV but i had TV in my 20s. one thing i learned very quickly that flipping channels was a waste of time. instead i would study the TV guide every week and mark every show that i wanted to watch or if i would't be able to watch at the time, record, and then i never watched anything but what i had marked.

and ever since i have the ability to watch what i want any time because it's always available or i can download it, i do the same, but now i can choose when to watch without letting the TV dictate my schedule.

>>em-bee+Ca2
How much time did you spend on this per week?

>>tenebr+3m2
Worth noting that, in some countries, TV guides published numeric codes for each programme. These codes could be punched directly into a video recorder to set up a recording (instead of having to manually select the channel, the date and the start/end times).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_recorder_scheduling_co...