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Re: Casual Viewing – Why Netflix looks like that

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Post by dang » Wed, Jan 01, 2025, 8:05 PM UTC

jsnell wrote: post #49

The source, https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-49/essays/casual-viewing/ , seems like a much better article. But it is hilarious in a meta kind of way that a bottom feeder "summarize real writing done by others, and slap on a clickbait headline" website pretends to have the moral high ground on this issue. I wonder what the guidance they give t to their writers is, and what metrics they're pushed to improve.

belated note: we changed the URL from https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2024/12/27/netflix-tells-wr... to the article it is reporting on. Thanks!

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Re: Casual Viewing – Why Netflix looks like that

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Post by MichaelZuo » Sun, Jan 05, 2025, 4:31 PM UTC

skeledrew wrote: post #360

MichaelZuo wrote: post #357

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The latter is also an opinion, because the people who decide to create videos are also fallible human beings… Unless you believe it’s impossible for someone to have contradictory or incoherent intentions?

Nothing about opinion or fallibility here. The latter is theoretically possible, but practically senseless. In a very literal way. There is 0 purpose to have something visual that is not intended to be consumed visually. What is a picture that is never seen? This is actually very similar to the philosophical question of whether or not a tree falling in a forest with nothing to hear it makes a sound, but this isn't ph…

“0 purpose” according to who…?

Re: Casual Viewing – Why Netflix looks like that

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Post by Jack_MC » Tue, Jan 07, 2025, 8:28 AM UTC

I think this shift towards "casual viewing" speaks volumes about where mainstream streaming is headed, but it also highlights an opportunity for something new. Platforms like Netflix focusing on easily digestible, multitask-friendly content might work for maintaining subscribers, but it feels like a step away from respecting storytelling as an art form.

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Streaming doesn’t have to be a race to the bottom. Platforms like Apple TV+ and HBO are showing that high-quality content still has a place, and IZSIT is joining that fight by putting AI artistry and storytelling first.

We won't settle for "endumbification." Film and TV should inspire, challenge, and resonate—not just fill silence while we do chores. If you’re tired of scrolling through mediocrity, keep an eye out for what we’re building at IZSIT

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