Why? Because complex narratives require energy. As a student, my brain is fried by 5 PM. I don't have the cognitive bandwidth for subtitled foreign films or complicated timelines. I want noise. I want bright colors. I want a man in a mukbang eating noodles.
I have a problem. It’s not homework (well, not just homework). It’s the 24/7 firehose of entertainment. Diary Of a Student -Marc Dorcel- XXX DVDRip NEW...
My group chat lives on Discord and Twitter. Popular media is the glue. If I don't watch The Last of Us or the latest Marvel movie, I am functionally illiterate in my friend group. I don't watch these shows because I love them; I watch them to avoid spoilers. That’s not fun. That’s social defense. Diary, let me confess something embarrassing. While all my friends are watching prestige dramas and true crime documentaries, I spent three hours last night watching "gas station food review" videos on YouTube. I don't have the cognitive bandwidth for subtitled
Popular media knows this. That’s why "low stakes" content (ASMR, cleaning videos, unboxings) is exploding. It’s the mental equivalent of a lullaby. I haven't solved the problem, but I’ve started a few rules to stop entertainment from eating my GPA. I want a man in a mukbang eating noodles
Now, if you'll excuse me, my phone is buzzing. A notification says a streamer I like is going live.
I admit I watch lectures while scrolling Reddit. But I’m trying to reverse it. Now, when I watch a movie, I put my phone in the other room. Watching one thing deeply is more satisfying than watching three things poorly.
I don't watch anything "serious" within 30 minutes of studying. If I do, my brain keeps analyzing the plot instead of the periodic table. I listen to classical music or brown noise instead.