The Prime-Flix-Star - A Discussion

 Hello Readers

 Hope You are doing well.

 By all means let's be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out.”

― Richard Dawkins

 The "virtual world" and the new normal is the latest jargon that is going around in all the corporate offices and workplaces.

 I am amazed and appreciate the great corporations and their strategic plans, which brought us into the remote mode of working, in a jiffy, I would say!

 We have heard this rhetoric that the world went through an unprecedented change, and to an extent changed forever.

 Switching gears to technology, the world is now partly ruled by technology and then by people.

 "Online" is the word which is in the limelight.

 Similarly, as we were not allowed to visit cinema halls to watch movies, the server farms of the OTT app owners would have skyrocketed with viewership traffic and increase in the membership numbers which is quite apparent.

 "OTT", again a household name, which stands for Over-the-top.

 This means streaming across different devices whenever we want is possible because of "over-the-top," a convenient little term that explains the new delivery method of film and TV content over the internet without the need for traditional cable or satellite pay-TV services.

 This has brought into a new dimension to entertainment, a new window to men and women who want to show their talent, a Pandora box of opportunities for sure.

 A new concept where you pause and play a movie, a soap opera at your whims and fancy, for a premium.

 There are movies involving eminent actors which got released directly into OTT apps which is definitely a paradigm.

 Now the ripple effect is that it boomed the smartphone market and most importantly, the android and apple TV market and service providers collaborated with OTT vendors and are selling a SIM card with these packages bundled with it.

 The concern.

 Till now, I have spoken all that is great about this whole eco-system called OTT, but now there are specific topics that need to be discussed and addressed.

 Firstly, the content, there is this concept "becoming a hero in the wrong way" I have noticed many Shows which are produced in these platforms move in that direction, for instance, drugs, murder, crime, domestic violence, taboos, and more and.

 The hero character is shown gaining money, name, and fame by becoming a tycoon in all of these! seriously? what is the example you want to set?

 When I took some time out and interviewed some friends and benefactors about this, I got mixed responses.

 Some told me, well it is just a TV show, not much of importance, others told me, they give us awareness about how criminal activities take place which is like a good thing! Basically, the positives and negatives which goes on in a society.

 Finally, there are the rest who say, there should be positive themes rather all the fuss and cry about negative societal themes.

 I am totally neutral just reporting my findings and leaving it to you to share your opinion.

 Here is mine:

 When we watch a video, there are many reactions which trigger in our mind, depending on what we see, and it is well known if you keep watching something continuously, we tend to follow or idolize.

 These TV shows are supposed to self-regulated, and you would get a PG 18 warning at the beginning, I do not think even the advanced economies follow it, so the self-regulation is a myth I strongly feel, the producers can do better.

 They do have all the potential to webcast something positive, and people can imbibe it in their daily life, but they sell what sells easy and quick!

 Am not saying that positive content does not exist, there are some beautiful TV shows and movies both positive and realistic out there worthy of being watched and enjoyed.

 But we as humans have proved that we have a negative affinity and so we get pulled into it watching the negative ones in the name of thrill and excitement and turn a villain character into a hero and celebrate him/or!

 More concerning is that kids are exposed to all this content habitually, intentionally, or unintentionally, what does it do to a young developing mind? will they not think that is the reality? We, as adults, should be more cautious and responsible and consider the viewership with care.

 

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 Finally, the goal is to build a healthy society with good values, this is the era of online learning! So, what they learn matters.

 Enjoy the shows, the movies and all that but also be mindful about your screen time, check if this is making your life sedentary, couch potato, a passive thinker.?

  Step-up let us enjoy at the same time be mindful.

 Thanks for your time, have a great week ahead.

 Helios.