Comment by nottorp

Comment by nottorp 4 days ago

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So how is this different from people sitting in front of a TV and watching endless samey series?

Only that it's portable.

If we didn't have "social media" we'd be all watching samey tv series on our phones.

FinnLobsien 4 days ago

It absolutely makes a difference because tv shows are usually 20 mins at least, which means watching 3 minutes in the supermarket line is actually a bad experience, so it requires more deliberation.

I’d also argue that the average TV show is more edifying than the average social media post but that’s another topic.

  • nottorp 4 days ago

    > I’d also argue that the average TV show is more edifying than the average social media post but that’s another topic.

    Nope. In my experience most modern series can be remade as 1 hour movies ... per season.