HTG – A Pacifier and a cigarette – Binge watching: how much is too much?

With the rise of streaming services, binge-watching has become part of daily vocabulary. Typically if you’re watching something for more than an hour that’s not a live sporting event, that would be considered binge-watching. While it is okay to need a break every now and then, it can be too much, too often, leading to dopamine overload. We often see binge-watch not just because we like the content, but because it is a pacifier. If it’s getting in the way of other responsibilities, especially spiritual ones, then it’s a problem. It is robbing us of physical human interaction and getting to truly experience the world due to constant stimulation.

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“The Spiritual Cost of Binge Watching” by panelist Justin Saviano

C.S. Lewis quote on masturbation that can be applied to binge-watching/tech obsession too: “I agree that that the stuff about ‘wastage of vital fluids’ is rubbish. For me, the real evil of masturbation would be that it takes an appetite which, in lawful use, leads the individual out of himself to complete (and correct) his own personality in that of another (and finally in children and even grandchildren) and turns it back: sending the man back into the prison of himself, there to keep a harem of imaginary brides. And this harem, once admitted, works against his ever getting out and really uniting with a real woman. For the harem is always accessible, always subservient, calls for no sacrifice or adjustments, and can be endowed with erotic and psychological attractions which no real woman can rival. Among these shadowy brides he is always adored, always the perfect lover: no demand is made on his unselfishness, no mortification is ever imposed on his vanity. In the end, they become merely the medium through which he increasingly adores himself.” – C.S Lewis.

“The Social Dilemma” – Netflix documentary on social media, the dangers behind it, and the creators of the platforms showing their unintended consequences.

Zenith Ministries Run by panelist Thomas Clement that works with people seeking to overcome addictions, life challenges, and grow in community.

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Producer Ben

Thomas: @zenithministries