Watching your favorite TV show a million times isn't compulsive. It's a comfort binge.

In Binged, Mashable breaks down why we binge-watch, how we binge-watch, and what it does to us. Because binge-watching is the new normal. 

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Imagine a day where you have nothing better to do. Your bed is made, your bathroom counters are wiped. There’s food in the fridge and your calendar is completely devoid of obligations both work and social. In front of you, a television. You’re not going to watch anything new today. You don’t want to sit through a movie. That would give you too much to think about. 

What TV show do you put on?

The TV show people turn to in their coziest, laziest, or most bored moments is their Comfort Binge. Engaging in the comfort binge can barely be classified as seeking entertainment, it’s more of an attempt to let familiar voices, beats, and plots flow through pre-made grooves on an exhausted brain. The comfort binge is about minimizing effort while maximizing pleasure, and while some people’s comfort binges might not seem obvious, most of them are fairly easy to identify.  Read more...

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