Do you feel you have outgrown media sources or discontinued them for other reasons?

  • Computerchairgeneral@fedia.io
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    8 months ago

    Television. Can’t remember the last time I turned my TV on to actually watch TV. It’s mostly for streaming, but even that’s getting harder to keep up with. It just feels like there are too many services and shows to keep track of. If I sit down and watch a show then I really need to want to watch it. More and more I’ve been listening to podcasts or treating Youtube videos like podcasts. It lets me multitask in a way that sitting down and trying to watch something just doesn’t.

    • ALostInquirer@lemm.ee
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      8 months ago

      More and more I’ve been listening to podcasts or treating Youtube videos like podcasts. It lets me multitask in a way that sitting down and trying to watch something just doesn’t.

      How much of them do you catch as you’re multitasking? Any time I try this I’m astounded at my unwitting ability to almost entirely tune out whatever they’re talking about, defeating any point to playing the podcast outside of giving myself some background noise.

      • Delphia@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        Its a trainable skill. Ive got it to the point where my boss doesnt give me shit about listening to audiobooks while I work because I’m faster when I do.