This morning, I woke to an e mail notifying me that my Netflix account had been positioned on maintain with the topic line “Miss us? We miss you”. So I started to marvel if I miss gaining access to the streaming platform and fairly frankly, I don’t.
You see, I really feel as if I had begun to endure from what I name Netflix fatigue which I can solely liken to the sensation that most individuals are feeling now as the top of one more 12 months approaches.
Why I made a decision to finish my Netflix subscription
One of many earliest tell-tale indicators of my Netflix fatigue was my lack of curiosity in all the brand new releases and this 12 months, there have been a whole lot of these.
In line with a report from Moffet Nathanson revealed simply final month, the streaming service premiered an unprecedented 1 026 new episodes and 159 unique and unique exhibits between July and September of this 12 months.
By comparability, Prime Video and Hulu launched 223 and 194 episodes, respectively, Disney+ launched 140 unique episodes, and 114 episodes have been premiered by HBO Max.
And that’s simply on the worldwide market.
In South Africa, Netflix shouldn’t be solely combating for my very restricted cash but additionally my consideration and it’s up towards the likes of conventional free-to-air tv which continues to air some fascinating (and native) exhibits and flicks, in addition to streaming rivals Showmax, Disney+, Amazon Prime, Viu, eVOD and Apple TV to call just a few. All of which I additionally wrestle to maintain up with.
My historical past with Netflix
My choice to chop ties with the platform isn’t essentially fueled by something damaging. You see, as an leisure journalist, I used to be current for Netflix’s launch on the continent and I proceed to stay not simply within the content material the platform produces however within the enterprise strikes they’re making as effectively.
I attended the native launch occasion for the platform lengthy earlier than they even had a neighborhood workplace and plans to speculate as a lot as they’ve, not solely in South Africa however the continent as an entire.
For the occasion, the Netflix workforce had rented out a cool house someplace in Joburg and adorned every room to seem like a set from a number of the hottest exhibits on the platform on the time.
Due to the superb decor, the very first present I watched on Netflix was Stranger Issues and now, all these years later, I’m content material with by no means figuring out how that present would possibly finish.
And that’s just because I’m far too drained to spend any extra time than I already do observing screens of various sizes all through my day.
I’m at a stage in my life the place silence in my downtime is likely one of the most valuable issues and it has turn out to be much more valuable than quelling the worry of lacking out on one thing that everybody appears to be partaking in.
Simply this 12 months alone, I’ve struggled to seek out time to complete the primary a part of fourth season of Stranger Issues, the third season of The Umbrella Academy and I couldn’t even get began on the primary seasons of native exhibits like Justice Served and The Courageous Ones and even the much-talked-about Dahmer collection.
I’ve additionally come to phrases with the truth that I most likely is not going to ever get round to watching them.
So, no Netflix, I received’t be updating my fee data to proceed watching. I sadly don’t have the capability to maintain up anymore.
Most nights making an attempt to open and use the platform are spent scrolling the library searching for one thing to look at earlier than making an attempt to determine on one thing that matches my temper and the extent of consideration I’m prepared to pay no matter I find yourself watching.
Generally, I land on a present that permits me to scroll via quite a few apps on my cellphone whereas merely listening to the present, however most occasions, it simply feels as if the juice is not definitely worth the squeeze.
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Originally published at Irvine News HQ
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