Sounds like your parents cut you off, so in order to save face you’ve gone off the grid. Good for you for sticking it to your folks.I don't generally push my view onto anyone unless they mouth off as you have. My parents have certain entertainment needs so it make sense for them. Also there is a technological barrier to what I do. It requires some computer knowledge.
If you think CNN is progress you are either a damned fool or too young to remember what journalism looks like, likely both.