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20 Signs Netflix Is Taking Over Your Life

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20 Signs Netflix Is Taking Over Your Life

1. You spend more time watching Netflix than doing anything else.


2. You get to the point when Netflix asks you if "you're still there."


3. You're more emotionally invested in some fictional characters' lives than those of your friends'.

4. You're more emotionally invested in some fictional characters' lives than your own.

5. When you say "Netflix and chill" you actually mean that you want to watch hours of Netflix in PJs in your bed.

6. You plan Netflix-binge-watching into your schedule.

7. You use Netflix as a reasonable excuse to not go out and socialize with real people.

8. You use Netflix as a reasonable excuse to not do your work.

9. You know the theme song to your favorite show and you may or may not burst out singing it at random times in the day.


10. You have planned what your character would be if the director of your favorite show decided to cast you.

11. You also know how this character would work into the storyline.

12. You're convinced the characters in your favorite shows would be your friends in real life.

13. When you (sadly) rip yourself away from your computer to go to class, you spend all of class wondering when you and Netflix can reunite.

14. You've taken every BuzzFeed quiz entitled, "Which Character Are You in [insert show/movie here]?"

15. When your friends text you and ask if you're busy, you tell them you are because you're in the middle of an episode.

16. People start to question whether you do anything other than watch Netflix (and the answer is no).

17. You start to question whether vampires/wizards/werewolves are real.

18. You want to date a fictional character (who may or may not be a vampire/wizard/werewolf).

19. You've watched all the good material on Netflix so you're re-watching shows/movies for the second (third, fourth, fifth, you lost count) time around.

20. You're reading this article and you're wondering why you're not on Netflix.

Happy binge-watching! And remember, always watch responsibly.
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