How Netflix Has Made the World Smaller
Long gone are the days of rewinding VCR tapes to get back to the beginning of the movie. Long gone are the days of driving to your local Blockbuster and picking a movie or two out of the stiflingly small selection, and there may be faint memories bouncing around in your head of what video quality was like before HD and Blu-ray. Oh, how entertainment has changed!
Netflix, and other similar streaming services like Hulu and Amazon Video, have revolutionized the way we watch television and movies. You can watch hundreds of movies without leaving your house, and you can access it all with just one click of a button and a fee of $10 a month. Besides having remarkable ease, Netflix’s variety has made it more possible to “travel the world”.
In the past, you were strictly limited to the movies that were available at the Blockbuster down the street, but Netflix offers movies and shows from around the world. Some of the currently popular shows are The Great British Baking Show, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, and Élite. With these shows, you can learn British baking techniques that have yet to cross the pond, find Japanese-inspired ways to “spark joy” in your life, and learn what high school life could be like in Spain.
Twenty years ago, it was quite difficult to find easy access to entertainment from a wide variety of countries. Through Netflix and other streaming services, we are able to learn far more about the culture in other countries than we could have previously. Netflix has shrunk our world and has given us international travel that is just one click away.
