I respect the many reasons why someone might want to not want a smart TV, but honestly, data collection isn't one of them for me personally.
If I watch a show, I'd be thrilled if somehow that information makes it into the data at the disposal of whoever has the authority to cancel or renew it, or to greenlight something new from those creators. The worst part about TV before streaming was that the few hundred "Nielsen families" at any given time, with either diaries or special TV-metering boxes, were the only people whose viewership actually counted.
(but also, I'm one of those unspeakable monsters who would rather get targeted ads for things I'd like versus the mass-market ads for Ram Trucks, Budweiser, Verizon, etc).
- the shows we were really engaged, and made an effort to be vocal still didn't flourish. Because guess what: the target market was middle age women at home, so strongly signaling we were in it wasn't helping.
- the more targeted the ads, the crappier the experience was.
We're leaving this with youtube now, ads often fall into domains I know lot about, and I know they're mild scams or sub par offerings that are trying to gain market through brainwashing, as their competitors are gaining shares through word of mouth.
I'm currently getting flooded with Adobe Photoshop ads, and god no I don't want to give money to Adobe.
If I watch a show, I'd be thrilled if somehow that information makes it into the data at the disposal of whoever has the authority to cancel or renew it, or to greenlight something new from those creators. The worst part about TV before streaming was that the few hundred "Nielsen families" at any given time, with either diaries or special TV-metering boxes, were the only people whose viewership actually counted.
(but also, I'm one of those unspeakable monsters who would rather get targeted ads for things I'd like versus the mass-market ads for Ram Trucks, Budweiser, Verizon, etc).