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Why the focus on Netflix? Just because it's popular right now?

This blog post honestly just comes across as "I'm better than you because I claim to use my time more productively, and I'm telling you how to live your life."

Speaking of a waste of time, I'd like my 5 minutes back after reading that.

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Amen to this. All these arguments are no different to binge-watching a DVD box set. Hell, if I choose to watch the entire series of something in one or two sittings, that's my choice. I barely use my Netflix subscription, but when I do, it's appreciated - I've discovered many independent movies, some quite low-budget, that I've really enjoyed through it.

Just like any technology, use in moderation is important. Netflix has a great model - low price, tonnes of content, just use it wisely.

The article was pretty useless.

In 480p? This isn’t 2004.

This is about television watching, not Netflix. You seem to have deftly missed the author’s point about the value of time.

As a millennial I think I confused Netflix with television consumption. I (and most people around my age) don't consume cable television. I used Netflix wrongfully as a scapegoat for television media as a whole, which has in turn confused some readers.

There's no confusion that netflix == television, and also no confusion in the tone of your "article"

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