First of all, this is pretty awesome, don't know why I missed it.
Second, I grew up in a rural area on the border of a suburb. We did not get cable until I was like 14, and I think it was pretty good that way. I actually did shit, or you know, read or something. I still rarely, rarely watch tv unless it is sports, bill maher, or a very, VERY special show (Arrested Development and Curb Your... are the only two shows I can think of that I watch, and I usually download the new Curbs). Oh, and Andy Rooney, maybe even all of 60 Minutes. In fact, I have no access in my home to a t.v. signal, though I do have one for Wii and DVDs.
On the other hand, I was hell of sucked into the internet when I had to go back and live with my parents that one semester of college. Oh man, since then I check the internet once a day (well, way more than that) and before I .... didn't. At least the internet is justifiable in my opinion. But seriously, I have pretty bad addiction problems, and I would say that the internet is up there with a couple others we have been over time and time again.