This is an interesting concept... "cutting the cord". I have two friends who are also baby boomers and they went a step further,, the got rid of all TV's. They now say they send more time with their spouses, listen to the news on the radio,, go out to movies, are more active.. in general they have adapted to the situation quite admirably. Better than I would I suspect. However, I suspect this type of entertainment "surgery" would be best accomplished in "The Villages" (seriously). A friend of mine once explained the reason behind "bundling" which he described as a proven method to improve customer retention and nothing more. Furthermore you see the "push" for bundling from many sectors,, open a bank account and they bombard you with deals on life ins., home ins. credit cards. Same applies to cell phones,, they want to sell you bundles as well,, the theory is that any customer having three(3) services from the same provider lessens dramatically the chances that you will switch to another provider.. it works apparently. Yes,, the new generation (the We generation,, google "We Day") I suspect will change many, many things,, including the demise of the cable industry,, maybe a good "short" sometime in the future.
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