Why I cut the cable cord and you probably shouldn't

[Commentary] Eighteen months after dropping our cable TV package, here’s what I learned:

1. It's great. I'm saving a bunch of money. And thanks to streaming Internet services, we've got way more stuff to watch than we could ever want.
2. But ... cutting the cord will remain a fringe activity for years to come. Watching the things you want to watch becomes a puzzle. It's a lot of work to replace all the options you had with the flick of the remote. It's too much effort for most people to find and track all this content across different platforms. And also, the lack of reasonably-priced options to watch sports will remain a deal killer for most people.

But that doesn't stop people from hoping that the masses will rise up and throw off the oppressive yoke of their local cable monopoly. Hating your cable company has become the new national pastime.