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The rise of Netflix and scroll
When did we stop being able to watch TV without scrolling? And what is it doing to the shows we watch? Katie WildeGetty Images
It was the finale we’d waited almost a decade for. The living room lights were off, the snacks were lined-up across the coffee table: the conditions were perfect. I pressed play and eagerly looked over at my boyfriend as the opening credits for the last ever episode of
Game of Thrones rolled across the screen. Eight years of patient waiting and there he was, scrolling.
Something very sinister is happening to our attention spans. Or, at least, we’re doing something very sinister to them. At some unknown point we allowed double-screening to become a constant and relentless part of our lives. Ant and Dec, socks and sandals, fish and chips - now Netflix and scrolling. Think about it, when was the last time you settled in to watch a series and you