Netflix and Chill: The Impact of Netflix on People

Regardless of the inappropriate usage of the phrase, the couch potato on us releases once we get to Netflix and start to relax for the next several hours. Propped up feet, relaxed on your favorite spot in the house, drinks and chips on your left, and an internet connection and you’re all set for binge watching this one series you promised to watch after finishing the one you just finished that same morning. Pulling out all-nighters and procrastinating the things you really have to do are, of course, part of the complete Netflix experience.

Netflix has produced and released countless series and movies around the world including the “Two Most Influential Netflix TV Series”, 13 Reasons Why and Stranger Things, which are both have a second season within this year. Netflix touched millions of its subscribers by giving the chance to watch exclusive TV shows and movies which can gain self-confidence and self-esteem especially to the millennials suffering on depression today. According to the statistics, 30 million Netflix accounts existed as of 2014 and can be doubled or tripled at the end of 2018. Netflix is also one of the first pay-TV services that can watch thru your mobile phones and tablets. As of today, Netflix were successfully penetrating the ASEAN Region including the Philippines. Simply download the app on your phone for free, make your Netflix account on their official web page (netflix.com) then choose the plan that is suitable from your budget, ranges from Basic Plan for Php 370 to Premium Plan for Php 550 which is good for a 4-member family. Lastly, monthly dues can be paid thru your preferred online banking system. Luckily, Netflix provides a free one month trial in each Netflix account to expand their impact to the society.

Netflix is consistently rising and giving constant flow of shows and movies that the young Filipinos want today. On daily average, one to two hours are the time allotted by the binge watchers on the app, which good for watching one movie or two episodes on a TV Series. It is good to remove stress and escape from the reality for a while. Being a college student especially in an engineering course needs to have well balanced leisure time in order not easily exhausted and depressed. Avid users of Netflix recommend on the newbies or first timers to watch the science fiction series and movies to experience the out-of-this-world ideas.

However, in reality, most students and the digital generation, they allotting almost 5 to 6 hours a day in order to suffices their curiosity and to finish the whole series.

According to the reports, most adult and teenagers consumes their day sitting on the couch or on their bed watching the whole series forgetting their priorities like doing household chores and making their assignment or projects.

Based on an exclusive interview, a professor admitted that one of the reason why he/she late of work is finishing one episode of a Netflix TV Series.

According from the first hand data gathering approach, there are Netflix Binge Watchers on Grade 11, Grade 12 until the Junior Class ranges from 5 to 10 students. Most of them denied that watching TV Series on that online video streaming platform affect their grades but replenish their brain to work more productively.

As a college student, I was able to see the firsthand effect on these online streaming networks especially at school. There are many times that my friend was constantly watching a certain episode on corner of our room because my professor was absent on that day. Also, sleep deprivation is one of the problems here because of urgency to finish the series, almost 4 to 5 hours were their allotted time in order to meet the 7am to 8am class.

Time management is very important in our life especially on students. We should be more responsible enough to handle our time properly because every second counts. The time that we spend watching a movie or TV series can literally robbed our time that can never be got back. It is also perfect for the some AiTECH students who are savoring the moment of almost 2-month long vacation even if PAGASA officially declares the rainy season, as of today. Netflix is like a beer and wine that need to be consumed responsibly in order to prevent the negative effects get back to our body.

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