America’s social-media addiction is getting worse

Re:America’s social-media addiction is getting worse by RHSeeger on Friday August 09, 2019 @08:07AM (#20653530)

That seems... REALLY high; nobody I know has that kind of time. Does the older, retired crowd really spend so much time in front of the tv to bring the average up so much, or is there something else? Maybe house-spouses (is that the PC term for man and woman inclusive house-wife?) that leave the tv on all day (but aren't necessarily watching it)?

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Re:America’s social-media addiction is getting worse by ryanmercer on Friday August 09, 2019 @09:34AM (#20654125)

>That seems... REALLY high; nobody I know has that kind of time

Netflix drops a series of something and you have millions binging it all in a sitting the first few days. Take Stranger Things, Netflix revealed that 40.7 million accounts watched at least part of the series in the first 4 days.

It's not uncommon for me to see in my Facebook feed, almost daily, people saying "I completed SERIES what do I watch next?".

The number doesn't surprise me at all, especially given there are people that are streaming stuff like Netflix most/all day at work on their phones with them propped up, then going home to watch something with their partner or binging an entire season on a Saturday.

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Re:America’s social-media addiction is getting worse by blaser-waffle on Friday August 09, 2019 @10:25AM (#20654614)

Totally believe the numbers (30 hours a week) quoted in parent posts. The CEO of Netflix said something to the effect of "our biggest competition is sleep -- and we're winning."

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Re:America’s social-media addiction is getting worse by mbesto on Friday August 09, 2019 @10:46AM (#20654835)

> Does the older, retired crowd really spend so much time in front of the tv to bring the average up so much, or is there something else?

You have no idea. Politics aside, there is a reason Fox News is above and beyond the most watched cable network (4th behind NBC/CBS/ABC/Fox which are all free).

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Re:America’s social-media addiction is getting worse by dcchambers on Friday August 09, 2019 @10:50AM (#20654873)

I know many people that have the TV on 24/7 "in the background" when they are home, even if they are doing something else. Rewatching the Office for the 100th time or something similar. I am not surprised by that number at all.

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