A friend of mine has no tv because he says there is so much rubbish on Tv. While I completely agree with him on the amount of crap to be seen there is still some gold to be found there and I would never cut myself off just because of this. TV is just like music , literature , Art and other media. You just have to enjoy the good stuff
The problem was that i had to save money, and TV is very expensive. And you don't really have a choice. The media pre-chews your limited choice. And the media also poisons that very limited choice with a plethora of annoying ads.
So you pay money, to not really have a choice and get 50% of your precious time wasted by ads.
For me the choice was simple. Cancel the cable account and not only gain money, but also gain half a lifetime of time.