I'm not sure whether I should be ashamed or proud but I'm a regular user of both YouTube and Hulu (and a half a dozen more video sites). It all started when my TV blew up and I decided that I wasted too much time with TV anyway so instead of getting another one I started looking at YouTube and now I waste time watching things online.
The difference is the control I have to watch the things that interest me, whether it's skateboarders getting their nuts cracked or the origin of the universe. While there is an awful lot of time wasting stuff there, it's easy to avoid. I don't have to watch something awful because it's the only thing on and I don't have the willpower to turn the tube off. Instead, I can watch something edifying even though I still don't have the willpower to turn the d*mn thing off. My only concern is that if the "content providers" ever get their act together some of this stuff could disappear, which makes me want to waste a lot more time watching it than I should.
Hulu is especially great if you don't have a TV because there are lots of television programming there as well as movies and other odds and ends. The best thing about it is that it ends the tyranny of broadcast TV. You can watch what you want when you want it. You don't have to wait for a commercial to run off to the bathroom or kitchen, just put the player on pause. It's the civilized way to watch TV.
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