Is Netflix deliberately dumbing down TV so people can watch while scrolling?

Looking forward to when an AI James Lipton reads the classics on Netflix. No script, no actor, no crew, no need to look at the screen and the works are in the public domain.

Re: Is Netflix deliberately dumbing down TV so people can watch while scrolling?

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Post by paulpauper » Fri, Jan 17, 2025, 6:47 PM UTC

I think this has more to do with the user option existing to simply or annotate the dialogue than rewriting the script. It's like GPT-summaries.

Re: Is Netflix deliberately dumbing down TV so people can watch while scrolling?

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Post by beardyw » Fri, Jan 17, 2025, 7:22 PM UTC

> ... so people can watch while scrolling?

I am rather old. Could someone explain what the point of that is?

Re: Is Netflix deliberately dumbing down TV so people can watch while scrolling?

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Post by hombre_fatal » Fri, Jan 17, 2025, 7:26 PM UTC

beardyw wrote: post #6

> ... so people can watch while scrolling? I am rather old. Could someone explain what the point of that is?

I have friends who can't even watch a movie without using their phone the whole time. I find it pathetic and childish, but it's also annoying because the only reason we're watching a movie together is for the shared experience.