The numbers just hit me...

I was reading up on how much the average person actually watches per week and saw that the typical binge session is something like 3-4 hours at a go. That's almost a whole school day for my students... just parked in front of a screen. I found the stat on a news site about streaming habits and it kind of threw me. Anyone else ever stop and think about how many total hours you've sunk into a single show?

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alex_nguyen20d agoMost Upvoted

Oh yeah, same here. I caught myself the other day realizing I spent like 6 hours straight on a Sunday watching some old crime drama, and I barely even remembered half of it.

nelson.nancy21d ago

You sure this is actually a problem worth worrying over? I mean, people used to park in front of TV sets for hours back when I was a kid, nobody freaked out about it then. Streaming just makes it easier to track the time, but we've always had our lazy weekends. Plus a lot of those "binge sessions" are people half watching while scrolling on their phone or doing other stuff too. Not saying it's totally fine, but comparing it to a school day feels a little dramatic.