I use ad blockers and privacy extensions on all my devices. Since I first started using the internet I've used a fake name for every registration except for the few I make purchases on. If they manage to see through all that plus my VPN without breaking any laws I'd say it's time for some new ones.

Just yesterday a 6th grade girl brought a gun to school and shot 3 people. Please tell me how banning "Ghost Guns" or Universal Background Checks would have prevented this. We don't have a gun problem - we have a mental health and violence problem.

I'm sorry but regardless of which candidate you support this was an idiotic idea for 2 reasons... 1) The energy put into a website like this would be better used on recruiting new young voters to your party/cause. 2) If the Supreme Court rules in your favor then it got resolved. If it doesn't.. we still have to get back to work as a nation and this does nothing to help move forward. The reason election reform will never happen is because it's always presented in a partisan manner when YOUR candidate doesn't win. If everyone would work together and present a case that addresses ALL the questionable election outcomes we might actually see some change. My apologies... I was looking for solutions instead of something to bitch about.

I'll be dammed... those bastsrds snuck it in. I have subscriptions to Netflix Hulu Disney+ and HBO Max. When they first rolled out the ads they were only for subscriptions I had so they appeared to be suggestions. Looking now they've added a bunch of random shit. They still aren't any more intrusive than my Roku TV though.

Samsung's remote is pretty good as well. I have the TU8000 and it's Bluetooth so you can point anywhere too. It even auto programmed itself when it identified my cable box which was awesome. Not bad for a TV that was on sale for $379 for the 50" model.

That's not true at all. Android TVs are the only ad free interface. In fact Roku TVs have a large ad when you're going thru the menus. Android also shows your recently watched shows from each service directly on the home screen, and you can remove all the services you don't need to keep it streamlined. This is coming from someone who owns both a Sony x950g (Android) and a TCL r635 (Roku).

You all are over-thinking this again. Unless a movie just came out, I don't go to the theatre anymore. Movies come and go so fast now it just kills the desire to do so, and everyone I know feels the same. Worst case scenerio: I'd pay $16-18 bucks for a pair of movie tickets (plus gas), and two weeks later the DVD is on sale at BestBuy for $14.99. So IMO, yes, they're right. Unless you are just the "Movie Go'er" type, more than likely your interests have been dwindled by this as well.
 
I do however feel that there is a hidden element that no one is considering: Home Theatre Systems. Years ago it was a thrill to go to the theatre, if not just for movies like the Matrix or a good WW2 flick. Nowadays, stores give away free satelite speakers and a subwoofer with a bottle of Dasani, so damn near everyone has one now. Instead of going to the movies, all the true audifiles (like my brother) can't wait to get it on DVD so I can "come over and hear movie_x on surround!"