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why the world is now addicted to ‘background TV’
I include Kayleigh Dray’s piece on concentration and ‘background TV’ because it speaks to the broader problem I’m circling: constant stimulation reshapes our capacity for immersion. When entertainment becomes a constant hum, the threshold of entering a film—mentally and emotionally—starts to disappear.
Pros
- +Connects attention and concentration to modern viewing habits
- +Useful context for understanding second-screening and background watching
Cons
- -More descriptive than prescriptive for changing habits
- -Not exclusively about cinema, so the reader must apply it to film
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Highlights
- +Connects attention and concentration to modern viewing habits
- +Useful context for understanding second-screening and background watching
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