Okay, people. I know telly is the downfall of modern man, sapping the intellect right out of people, pacifying them into a mildly-entertained stupor with constantly lowering expectations.
I'm not much of a fan of telly either. And I used to be like you, constantly adverting to the fact that you not only don't like tv, you "don't even OWN a tv". I mean, I, too, always chose to read a book instead.
Yeah, as a former "one of those guys", I can tell you from experience that taking that attitude towards telly is ANNOYING. Basically, everybody interprets what you're saying as really meaning "I don't watch telly, but it's not enough that I just say that I don't watch telly, I have to advert to the fact that I don't own one because I secretly think I'm better than anybody who does own a telly, even if they don't ever use it". You know this is the subtext of your "I don't own a TV" line, and I'm sorry to inform you that you're not fooling anybody; we all know that's your subtext.
Besides, none of you actually uses that time to read, like you say you do. Nobody buys that story and you shouldn't be selling it. We all know that you use your former tv time to cultivate your internet addiction like all the rest of us, so just give it a rest, yeah?
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