Why You Have 10,000 Movies and Nothing to Watch

We were promised the Golden Age of Television, but all we got was a 45-minute scroll. Remember when you’d sit down, find something on cable, and actually watch it? Today, we have infinite choice, yet we spend more time looking for something to watch than actually watching it. So, how did we get here?

In this video, we explore the Paradox of Choice and how the streaming wars (Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, and Peacock) turned our relaxing evenings into a stressful math problem. We dive into why the "Endless Scroll" is designed to keep you in the app, why the algorithm pushes mediocre "content" over quality stories, and why rewatching The Office feels safer than trying something new.

If you’ve ever given up on your watchlist and just turned off the TV in frustration, this video is for you. We are exposing the gradual shifts in technology and psychology that ruined our downtime.

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:52 - Rewind to late 2000s
02:14 - The paradox of choice
04:43 - The marketing trap
06:28 - We lost ability to commit

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