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		shantly on Dec 26, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 88% of Americans use a second screen while watchin... My mom used to record all her soap operas (on VHS) so she could FF through the ~1/2 of storylines she didn't care about at all. I think this is, or at least used to be, fairly common.

benibela on Dec 26, 2019 [–]

I watch boring parts at 1.5x speed, especially speeches.

Then you still get all plot information, but do not become bored

Actually, now I have trouble listening to speeches or tutorials at normal speeds.

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