Why Amanda Trenfield s soulmate and marriage break-up extract went viral
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OPINION: Last month, Netflix officially launched its new “Play Something” feature, a programme shuffle aimed at bypassing the indecisive endless scroll that plagues so many users who log on, spend hours searching for something to watch, and then log off without viewing a thing. In an age of viewer fatigue and a debilitating abundance of choice, it’s a nifty idea. Press the “Play Something” button and the Netflix algorithm will instantly start a show it thinks you’ll enjoy based on your viewing history. But does it work? My experiment with the button promised an instant problem that may plague many users: up until recently I was (allegedly) sharing my password with my parents, which has done irrevocable damage to my algorithm. Netflix now thinks I’m obsessed with Spanish-language telenovelas and shows about Argentinian BBQ, rather than my true passion: heartwarming sitcoms.
Contagion and
Outbreak in the immediate days following the COVID-19 shutdown last March, and was reiterated just last week with the viral response to the trailer for the upcoming
Godzilla vs. Kong, a movie monster that’s long represented post-Hiroshima anxiety over nuclear fallout.
When the COVID-19 pandemic has made such disaster film scenarios uncannily real, what’s the lingering appeal of the genre?
“I think we crave the structure to see something bad happen but not have to experience it ourselves,” says Dr Katie Greenaway, a senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Melbourne. “You can simulate the scenarios in your mind and imagine how you would respond. Sometimes that can help people feel like they’re building up resilience resources.”