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et’s be honest,
In this age of technology and conveniency, it’s be-
come a part of our culture to downgrade our standards and fall for the old okey-dokes of “talking,”
“chilling,” “cuffing up,” and all the other labels we
slyly place over relationships to avoid and post-
pone commitment. At one point or another, we’ve
all checked our phones to see that infamous text
from the person we know we shouldn’t be entertaining. Somehow though, on a lonely Saturday
night, we commit to the less than exciting yet
room, with just one app download or “www”
(and $8.99 a month), you can have hundreds of
movies at your fingertips. This has made the process of “dinner and a movie” a thing of the past,
casting such traditional dating styles off for those
we feel we “want to be serious” with. In retro-
spect, that means the majority of the time, we’re
allowing just about anyone into our personal
space and vice versa! When did it become easier
to shack up with someone than to get dressed
and go out for a night on the town?
somehow more than appealing, “Let’s Netflix and
chill.” With no alternatives or arguments, we pack
our stuff and dutifully make our move to get comfortable elsewhere for the night.
Netflix, though around since 1997. only just
boomed in popularity around 2014. From there,
This means that we’ve traded in our Cinderella
nights for the rags of routine and comfort. We
fear the magic of a new thing falling away at the
stroke of midnight, so we keep it casual. We have
contented ourselves to settle into this simplicity as to not rock the boat, go against the grain
it’s been on the up and up, catering more intimate- and ruin what could possibly be a good thing.
ly to user suggestions and demographics, adding
But wait. Let me knock at the door of this glass
more to the streaming category than the packing
and shipping DVD option. From the space of your
house you’re trying to sleep in...
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