{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Netflix is too overwhelming to properly enjoy &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"4bYyGw9fUO\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/netflix-is-too-overwhelming-to-properly-enjoy\/\">Netflix is too overwhelming to properly enjoy<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/netflix-is-too-overwhelming-to-properly-enjoy\/embed\/#?secret=4bYyGw9fUO\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Netflix is too overwhelming to properly enjoy&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"4bYyGw9fUO\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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It was sudden and abrupt. We had a long relationship, but it just had to end. I didn\u2019t \u201clet her down easy,\u201d so to speak. Didn\u2019t even really call or text. Just did the deed swiftly with the click of a mouse button. Sorry Netflix. It wasn\u2019t you, it was me. Maybe that\u2019s not true. Maybe it WAS you. I couldn\u2019t stand the pressure anymore. When I saw a story about how the streaming content service planned to debut something like 27 new series between now and the end of the year \u2026 I just couldn\u2019t do it anymore. I\u2019m getting entertainment fatigue. There would literally be times where I just scrolled through all the available movies and shows on Netflix, put a whole bunch of them in my watchlist, then get tired and never end of watching anything. Or, worse, I\u2019d intend to watch something, but be paralyzed by debilitating indecision. There\u2019s just SO MUCH to choose from, and so little precious time. Plus, I feel like Netflix was starting to be a little unfaithful to me. Using me. Taking advantage of my kindness. When I first subscribed, years ago, it was $7 or $8. I never really paid attention too much to what I\u2019d been paying. I looked the other day \u2026 over $14! That\u2019s just wasted money for content to sit there that I have no time to watch. I think there is such a thing as too much choice. Having an endless library of interested, well-produced entertainment content can be exhausting. You feel almost obligated to try to watch it all. Maybe it\u2019s just my completionist attitude coming through. And Netflix was always pressuring me to watch all of it by sending emails and making recommendations. Netflix is very pushy that way. I\u2019m starting to think if I LESS television watching options, I might actually get MORE enjoyment out of what I do have. So, bye Netflix. Perhaps we will hook up again one day. Fair warning to Hulu \u2026 you\u2019re next! SOME OTHER STUFF \u2022 Eggfest this past week in Corbin was amazing! Trouble is, I get full way before I want to really stop eating. There is just so much to try. One of the best events we have annually, in my opinion. \u2022 I\u2019ve covered every Lion\u2019s Chase race ever held for this newspaper. All eight of them! Honestly, I just don\u2019t know how people do it. I\u2019ve had numerous people tell me it\u2019s, by far, the best obstacle course race they run. Many of them have participated in more famous races like Tough Mudder, Spartan Race and Warrior Dash. That\u2019s high praise! It\u2019s been a great addition to our local culture. \u2022 Speaking of quality entertainment and events, the Fine Arts Association show this past weekend \u2014 The Tamburitzans \u2014 is one of those things you just have to see to believe. I\u2019d been looking forward to that performance for months, and it didn\u2019t disappoint."}