Re:A Dark Consensus About Screens and Kids Begins to Emerge ...
by Wowfunhappy on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @09:53PM
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This is an interesting take.
I think where I draw the line with Netflix compared to Facebook or Youtube is twofold:
1) Netflix does not have such a wealth of content that they micro-target my individual psyche†. When I watch Stranger Things, I don't feel like I'm being manipulated, and I feel satisfied with the time I spent when I'm done.
2) As long as I maintain my subscription, Netflix makes the same amount of money regardless of how much or little time I spend on their service. So I feel as though my interests are generally aligned with theirs.
And, this may be neither here nor there, but I inherently like serials, and have since I was a child. I just spent nearly two years reading the Wheel of Time novels and becoming super immersed in that fantasy world. Longer and slower paced stories aren't necessarily paced poorly, although they certainly can be‡.
†They can do more subtle things like adjust a show's poster image, but at least that doesn't affect the content.
‡Wheel of Time specifically has massive pacing issues, and thus may not have been the best example here.
I think where I draw the line with Netflix compared to Facebook or Youtube is twofold:
1) Netflix does not have such a wealth of content that they micro-target my individual psyche†. When I watch Stranger Things, I don't feel like I'm being manipulated, and I feel satisfied with the time I spent when I'm done.
2) As long as I maintain my subscription, Netflix makes the same amount of money regardless of how much or little time I spend on their service. So I feel as though my interests are generally aligned with theirs.
And, this may be neither here nor there, but I inherently like serials, and have since I was a child. I just spent nearly two years reading the Wheel of Time novels and becoming super immersed in that fantasy world. Longer and slower paced stories aren't necessarily paced poorly, although they certainly can be‡.
†They can do more subtle things like adjust a show's poster image, but at least that doesn't affect the content.
‡Wheel of Time specifically has massive pacing issues, and thus may not have been the best example here.