The Rise of "mindless" Tv: Quantifying a New Way of (kinda) Watching Television
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Article discusses the rise of 'mindless' TV watching and its quantification.
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But I feel like streaming services don't want us to watch, since that cost them money, they just want the subs.
Instead, I downloaded my favorite shows, mix them into various playlist in VLC, and put shuffle on. I hate choosing so much, it's usually just the "all" playlist I put on. It's glorious.