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The Subtext: Netflix is Boring Because of Our Short Atten—
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Are our shrinking attention spans rewriting the rules of storytelling?
This week on The Subtext, we dig into the claim that streaming platforms like Netflix are deliberately dumbing down storytelling to accommodate distracted viewers. What is being lost when stories are engineered for half-watching? Are we shaping content around distraction, or training ourselves to expect it? And in a world where story is increasingly reduced to “content,” what does it mean to tell something true, meaningful, and worth paying attention to?
Things we mentioned in this episode:
Waiting for God by Simone Weil
Jefferson Fisher on Diary of a CEO
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