Re:Commercials make us like TV more (2010)
by reaperducer on Saturday August 20, 2022 @09:07PM
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we think we want no ads. It’s only after we have the experience that we realize it’s more enjoyable when it’s interrupted.
In the 90's, I had a Panasonic VCR that could detect superblack and use those markers to automatically skip commercials on playback.
After several months of using it, I found myself not understanding a lot of general cultural references that my coworkers would make around the office. It became increasingly hard to socialize with them between tasks because I was left out of a lot of what the rest of society knew about.
It's how I learned that commercials were a big part of our shared culture back then. i assume it's sort of like being the only kid in high school without Netflix today.
In the 90's, I had a Panasonic VCR that could detect superblack and use those markers to automatically skip commercials on playback.
After several months of using it, I found myself not understanding a lot of general cultural references that my coworkers would make around the office. It became increasingly hard to socialize with them between tasks because I was left out of a lot of what the rest of society knew about.
It's how I learned that commercials were a big part of our shared culture back then. i assume it's sort of like being the only kid in high school without Netflix today.