[13.05.23]

[facethestrange]

*continues with the gigantic meme*

342. What’s quickly becoming obsolete?
A lot of things, but the regular kind of tv (as opposed to streaming) was my first thought. Anecdotally speaking, nearly everyone I've talked to about this hasn't watched tv for years and years. (I haven't since 2011, with a handful of exceptions when I was on holidays and the room had a tv.)

437. How well do you handle spicy food?
Really, really well? :D Like, Trinidad Scorpion is apparently among the hottest peppers in the world, and I love it! Well, I've never had the pepper raw, but the sauce that I love literally says on the bottle that you shouldn't use it for pranks. xD

479. What is the best way to spend a day alone?
Honestly whatever feels like the best way on that particular day? If you want/need rest or excitement or a challenge or something else, that's the best way to spend it. :D

Comments

[lauradi7dw]

We don't know each other (your post showed up in my network feed), but I am someone who still watches network TV shows as the air sometimes (most recently Grey's Anatomy on Thursday). If you need an outlier, there I am.

[rogueslayer452]

I don't think I've watched live television in a long while. Obviously, we have things that we can record digitally if they appear, and I will browse what's on every now and then, but I remember having a set time to sit down and watch something (while also recording on my VCR) back in the day, which that has kind of dwindled away into being nonexistent anymore.

Watching on the actual television set we still do, for DVDs, checking what's on, signing into certain streaming services to watch whatever. That is still very much a thing we do. But live television watching is something that has lessened over the years, which in a way makes me sad because I used to really like browsing the channels when I was bored and seeing what was on. I also miss the late night stuff where you'd get the really weird shit, that was always fun.

[tinny]

(I haven't since 2011, with a handful of exceptions when I was on holidays and the room had a tv.)

Ah, good point. I do still watch occasionally. Most likely I'm just sitting in a room with a tv that someone else is watching while I'm doing something else on my computer. :D

Popping in from spaciireth's journal...

[author_by_night]

. Anecdotally speaking, nearly everyone I've talked to about this hasn't watched tv for years and years.

Right??

And even shows streaming online that are still aired organically, as opposed to shows that are either exclusively online, OR have very short seasons even if they are on TV. I'm watching two shows now that are currently airing on Real TV (if you will), and I'm remembering that season breaks are a thing. LOL.

But I probably don't count, because I haven't watched TV the so-called "normal" way since the early 2000s. I was watching stuff on official websites before most people even knew that was a thing. I just didn't like having to set aside specific time to watch things. I only have a TV currently because I like watching movies and shows with friends.