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Michigan's Newest Bedtime Routine: Scrolling Through Streaming Services Until You Fall Asleep!

 

Ever spend so much time trying to find something to watch that you finally give up, turn off the TV, and head to bed? Congratulations! You may have a case of streaming fatigue.

And here in Michigan, we've got enough things to complain about already. Road construction on I-75, potholes that could swallow a Jeep, and trying to figure out if it's going to be 75 degrees or snow tomorrow. Now we have to work a second job just picking a TV show?

A survey from a few years ago found that the average American streaming subscriber spends 110 hours a year just looking for something to watch. That's more than four full days spent scrolling through menus instead of actually watching anything!

Experts call it "content overload." Sure, Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Prime Video and all the others give us thousands of choices. But after a long day at work, sometimes making one more decision feels harder than getting through the afternoon traffic on I-69.

And apparently, we're reaching our limit. One report found that 49% of people would consider canceling a streaming service because they couldn't find anything worth watching.

Honestly, can you blame them?

You sit down, browse Netflix for 20 minutes, check Hulu for another 15, scroll through Prime Video, and somehow end up watching the same episode of The Office you've seen 37 times. At least you know what you're getting!

It's the streaming equivalent of opening the refrigerator three times, hoping something new magically appears.

So here's our Michigan question of the day:

What's your streaming routine?

  • Do you spend an hour looking for something, then go to bed?

  • Do you watch the same three shows over and over?

  • Or do you let your spouse or significant other pick, then complain about their choice for the next two hours?

Around here, we have a simple solution: put on a Michigan football replay, turn on a classic movie, or find a show about people renovating houses. If that doesn't work, there's always the local weather forecast. Give it five minutes, and you'll know whether to grab a hoodie or start looking for your snow shovel.

Now, if you'll excuse us, we've got 47 minutes of scrolling ahead of us before we decide to watch absolutely nothing.