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