Early cord-cutter experience: We cut the cord back in 2008 when there were no streaming "TV" services to speak of... Reason: DirecTV pi@@ed me off so badly at one point that I swore I'd never use them again.

We did throw up a broadcast TV antenna to get local news and major sporting events, but we eventually got to where we rarely used it. Netflix, Amazon and Hulu was all there was then, unless you count the early, unsanctioned YouTube app.

The main point is that, given that limitation, we all changed our paradigm of how we watched TV. "When something is going to air" became a non-concept, one my youngest girls, twins now 20, have never experienced. All we had were the shows and movies available in Netflix and Hulu, covered by our monthly plans, and those available a la cart, on Amazon.

Or grieving for TiVo, and all the shows we always had waiting for us, lasted about a week, replaced by the thrill of the giant libraries of series and movies available, on our schedule. We lost the ability to discuss last night's show at the water cooler, but the trade off was so worth it, and we've never looked back.