TIL about “Second Screen Viewing” and that Netflix pushes writers to make scripts and dialogues simpler to keep viewers who are on their phones engaged

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No nuance and characters are saying the obvious stuff, because viewers are looking at another device while watching. We’re so cooked.

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If I’m looking at my phone it’s because whatever’s on the screen is not engaging my attention isn’t it?

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All the stuff on the phone has been designed for maximum engagement, there is no way movies or series can compete with that for people who are e.g. social media addicted.

And I am not saying that to say Netflix is right, the problem needs fixing at the root, not doctoring movies into something complementary.

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I watch everything on my computer which is hooked up to a couple of TVs but it’s still the same problem…or not a problem. When it gets a little non-engaging, I’ll start browsing on my 2nd screen. These boring parts to me usually are the scenes that spout the most exposition. Then I just have to rewind like 50 times before I understand what they just explained.

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