Not surprisingly, Netflix has become mega popular!
With an inexpensive month-to-month charge you can get all type of documentaries, Films and TELEVISION programs. They even have exclusive shows like .. Orange is the new black.

The typical American spends 4 1/2 hours of their day watching TV EVERYDAY!
That's 31 hours a week, Equivalent to a full-time job!
Why do we spend so much time watching Tv when there are millions of other things we could be doing?

How much Tv are you watching each week? Try adding it up! The results could be shocking.

Personally I'm a sucker for shows like
- Big brother
- Hells Kitchen and Masterchef
But I don't allow myself to watch Masterchef anymore, I only allow myself 3-5 hours of TV per WEEK, So I must pick wisely. Then when I'm sick I'll allow myself a bit extra for documentaries. So I'm not too concerned about my consumption. But I'm amazed by how obsessed other people are about tv!

Why do we prefer TV over movies?

• The length of a movie: 1-3 hours.
• Length of a TV shows 22 or 44 minutes,

It's less risky time wise to sit down and enjoy a tv show; We aren't committing an hour or two to anything. But instead, we are committing short increments of time. This is why people would rather watch a tv show.

Why Netflix?

Personally I"ve had my share of binge watching on there, but I'm finding more and more low quality junk, that I"m not really interested on there.
Why do other people love Netflix so much?

Netflix has imitated everything we love about TV with more convenience.

• Lots of "channels."
• Huge variety
  Netflix also managed to give us other better benefits
• No commercials
• Exclusive shows
• Ability to pause and rewatch whatever we want as many times as we want.
• Lots of movies, and TV shows.

Should we cut back on our Tv Consumption?

It makes us feel insufficient!

We can watch pirates fight, Then watch what it would be like to be a wizard at Hogwarts! We can see people travel the world, Fly without a plane. and explore space.
Why would we go back to our regular lives?
It can make us feel empty. We can't have lives like that no matter how we try. Life seems dry and boring, and worthless. I don't watch a lot of TV and I feel like I'm much happier overall than other people, could this be part of the reason?

TV Is expensive

Sure going on a vacation to California will cost you more, But TV adds up, It requires electricity. The bigger the screen, the more electricity you are using!
You may pay for cable packages. As well as Netflix, or Hulu.

It takes up a lot of Time

Many people watch 4.5 Hours a day! Imagine what you could do with that time?
Well, you could write 1-2 extra Steemit articles every day, Go to the park, Go for a long bike ride.
Hang out with friends! There are so many things you can do, Watching TV isn't living, you are just staring blankly at a lit screen.

Raised Expectations!

Not only do we feel empty because we can't be the next Harry Potter, But it gives us unrealistic expectations with everything else.
We can't have the perfect relationship, We can't be famous and have all the money. Sure it's somewhat possible. But not to the degree we see in the movies and tv shows we watch, And not as effortlessly either. It takes a ridiculous amount of work, and we often don't see that work in the shows we watch. It also may give us the expectations of certain appearances and beauty standards, When in reality they probably do a lot of editing and what you are seeing isn't' realistic.

Conclusion

We need to run and hide from the TV because it's deadly. Why are we wasting 4.5 hours of our day staring at the screen?
I'm sick of people complaining that they are "stuck" at a job they hate, Or they wish they could make more money, Especially if they are one of the people consuming so much tv time. If this is you, you have a FULL-TIME job worth of time every week that you are using on TV you could use that time better and get more done in your life!

Lets use our time more wisely people!

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