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Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Historian, Australian Catholic University

Don’t feel bad about bingeing TV. Humans have binged stories for thousands of years

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Last night, millions of people will have tuned into Netflix and other streaming services to binge their favourite shows, including the (much anticipated) second part of Bridgerton season three.

Streaming services such as Netflix, Disney+, Stan and Prime Video have habituated us to the “all at once” series drop. And even as some services try to find ways to break the binge model, many commentators have bid farewell to the “the good old days” of appointment viewing.

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