Cable v. Internet- Which is a waste of time?

Since 1970 when a select few owned a huge satellite dish that they placed in their backyards to transmit to local cable companies, the wonder of television has been an ever expanding phenomenon. It’s very rare today to hear that one doesn’t have cable. It makes you wonder slightly into their personal life about what it is that they could possibly be doing with their time. Nevertheless, the dull person some may think is missing all the worlds exciting events just may be spending their time enjoying a more modern marvel- the internet.
The internet, which was introduced to the world post WWII when the Advanced Research Projects Agency was created, has been dominating the lives of its many consumers since day one. Though at times, time consuming one cannot complain when it offers everything entertaining and educational one could wish for.
It's time to fire the cable guy and the satellite guy.
When television exploded onto the scene in the 1940-50s, it provided much the same things the Internet is providing people today: entertainment and information. However, the Internet has certain advantages over television and, most importantly, it provides instant access to specific information. It is interactive, whereas television is not. If you have a high-speed Internet connection, you have so many new ways to watch shows and movies on TV that you don't need those guys any more.
I can connect my laptop to my TV to watch YouTube videos and network shows -- NBC, CBS, ABC -- online. And now that Netflix movies can be watched on Macs, just about any computer can download and play movies. In addition, to all that great stuff, I can be doing my homework at the same time.
I believe the biggest internet takeover will occur within the colleges. It began as a communication device within colleges and the biggest consumers of it will be the college students. Not only can we accomplish our scholastic tasks with a computer but we can also enjoy ourselves with one. Many college students have an extra advantage with using computers also- the laptop. Its portable!
Later, cable company.

Works Cited
Neff, Jack. (2008). Public might cut cord on landlines, cable TV. Advertising Age, Vol. 79 Issue 40, p3-27, 2p